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UN Framework Convention on Climate Change  

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  • The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an environmental treaty that entered into force on March 21, 1994, and has been updated a number of times since. The UNFCCC itself is a declaration of intent, set up to allow for the creation of specific mandatory emission limits through the adoption of subsequent updates; thus, signing the UNFCCC does not bind the signatory nation to specific actions the way signing and ratifying those updates does. [Source: Green Politics: An A-to-Z Guide; UN Framework Convention on Climate Change]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/UN_Framework_Convention_on_Climate_Change

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