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Feeling the Heat
Table of Contents Introduction Climate Change Science The greenhouse effect and the carbon cycle Current evidence of climate change Future effects The Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change What can be done Reducing emissions Expanding forests Changing lifestyles and rules Coping Accomplishments to date. . . and challenges United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Bodies of the Framework Convention, actors in the negotiation process, and the UNFCCC Secretariat The Rio Conventions The Kyoto Protocol Emissions trading Clean development mechanism Joint implementation
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About Feeling the Heat

This guide provides an introduction to climate change and shows how the international community is responding. Starting with a scientific perspective, it explains the causes and possible impacts of climate change; it also explores ways of coping and dealing with the problem. The final sections provide an insight into the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the stricter legally binding agreement: the Kyoto Protocol.