Are there any moves to limit global warming?
Australia is a signatory to and has ratified the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which is now international law. The objective of this Convention is to stabilise concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous human interference with global climate. Australia has also signed (but will not ratify) the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which would become international law if sufficient countries ratify it (see http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/international/kyoto/index.html). The Kyoto Protocol would bind many developed nations to greenhouse gas emission targets. The Protocol aims to cut emissions from developed countries by about 5% from 1990 levels by the year 2012. However, the Kyoto Protocol target will not lead to stabilisation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The target represents only the first step towards meeting the objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Australia is a signatory to and has ratified the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which is now international law. The objective of this Convention is to stabilise concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous human interference with global climate. Australia has also signed the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which will become international law if sufficient countries ratify it over the next couple of years. The Kyoto Protocol will bind many developed nations to greenhouse gas emission targets. The Protocol aims to cut emissions from developed countries by about 5% from 1990 levels by the year 2012. However, the Kyoto Protocol target will not lead to stabilisation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The target represents only the first step towards meeting the objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change.
