United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
abstract:The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC) is an international environmental treaty negotiated at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), informally known as the Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992. The objective of the treaty is to "stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system".
Nationalinventoriessuch as those conducted annually bythe UnitedNations FrameworkConvention onClimateChangecurrentlyconsideremissionsproducedineachcountry's own territoryonly.
In a few weeks from now, the meeting of the conference of parties to the UnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange will take place in Copenhagen.
Education, although included in Article 6 of the UnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange, is often overlooked in climatechange debates, strategies and national action plans.