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Quiz (PG) International agreements in practice

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

1. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change introduces "common but differentiated responsibilities". What does that mean?
2. Article 2 of the UNFCCC calls for the prevention of "dangerous anthropenic interference with the climate system [...] within a time-frame sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally, to ensure that food production is not threatened and to enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner". What does that mean?
3. The UNFCCC is a framework convention. What does that mean?