At first, he insisted that he and Lieberman announce a set of climate-change "principles" instead of a bill.
Donohue said that Nike's comments weren't quite accurate, and that the board did vote on broader climate-change principles, as part of what the Times called a "consent calendar, where members are voting on several items at a time".
This requires methodologies for Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of emissions that follow the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) principles of transparency, consistency, comparability, completeness, and accuracy [2].
This requires methodologies for Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of emissions that follow the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) principles of transparency, consistency, comparability, completeness, and accuracy [ 2].
The support for action on climate change, more in principle than action, is reflected in the public opinion in the US.
Several websites and summary documents are dedicated to addressing the public's questions about climate change and the scientific principles behind ocean acidification (National Geographic Society et al., 2005; U.S. Global Change Research Program, 2009; Fauville et al., 2012).
The delegates, operating under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, did agree in principle to negotiate new, global limits on greenhouse gases by 2015.
We reaffirm our commitment to address the threat of irreversible climate change, based on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, and to reach agreement at the UN Climate Change conference in Copenhagen in December 2009".
(As you might expect, the ECR certainly has some gripes about proposed EU climate policy, but doesn't seem to question the science that underpins our understanding of climate change, or the basic principle that a 'business as usual' approach is not sensible).
In principle, climate change should help forests take up even more carbon dioxide, as warmer temperatures and increased levels of the gas should encourage trees to grow.
Here are some core principles for climate change policy.
