3/ Het klimaatverdrag (UNFCCC) afgesloten op
9 mei 1992 en geopend om te ondertekenen op de zogenaamde "Earth Summit" in Rio de Janeiro, die plaatshad van 3 tot 14 juni 1992.
UNFCCC = United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Raamverdrag van de verenigde naties inzake klimaatverandering
Ultieme doelstelling = Artikel 2: het voorkomen van een gevaarlijke opwarming van de aarde.
The ultimate objective of this Convention and any related legal instruments that the Conference of the Parties may adopt is to achieve, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Convention, stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Such a level should be achieved within a time frame sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, to ensure that food production is not threatened and to enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner. BRON