Sentence examples for fccc- from inspiring English sources

That was the stumbling block for the Kyoto treaty, which is built upon the FCCC agreement: its targets and timetables proved unrealistic.Any revised Kyoto treaty or follow-up accord (which must include the United States and the big developing countries) should rest on three basic pillars.

And the political rift continues: the EU and Japan pushed ahead with ratification of the Kyoto treaty a month ago, whereas President Bush reaffirmed his opposition.However, go back a decade and you will find precisely those principles enshrined in a treaty approved by the elder George Bush and since reaffirmed by his son: the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC).

In effect, this commits even gas-guzzling America to the goal of declining emissions.Better than KyotoCrucially, the FCCC treaty not only lays down the ends but also specifies the means: any strategy to achieve stabilisation of GHG concentrations, it insists, "must not be disruptive of the global economy".

The FCCC asks that in future the Chinese authorities be more transparent in explaining the criteria by which they select invitees for official events such as Thursday's presentation of the new PBSC.

The FCCC would be very concerned if the Chinese authorities had decided to exclude them in response to their recent coverage of Chinese political leaders.

"This effort to deter news coverage is a gross violation of Chinese government rules governing foreign correspondents," the FCCC said in a statement.

According to the FCCC, 27 foreign reporters have been made to wait for more than four months for visa approvals over the past two years.

"The FCCC believes that foreign news organisations, not the Chinese government, have the right to choose who works for them in China, in line with international standards".

Peabody's call for more coal development is contrary to statements made by OECD secretary-general, Angel Gurría that "continued reliance on coal-fired power is a road to disaster" and by Christiana Figueres, executive secretary, UN FCCC who called on the World Coal Association to "diversify beyond coal" and transfer into renewable energy companies.