NDLI: Interpreting ‘dangerous’ in the United Nations framework convention on climate change and the human rights of Inuit

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Crowley, Paul
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	The ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the stabilization of greenhouse gases at a level that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system. Over the past decade, a growing body of scientific and anecdotal evidence has demonstrated that significant adverse effects of climate change are already occurring in the Arctic. In turn, Arctic climate impacts have fundamentally altered the Inuit’s way of life, which is intimately tied to the physical environment. This article argues that changes to the Inuit’s means of subsistence, property, cultural heritage, enjoyment of natural resources and movement, among others, constitute human rights violations. Those human rights violations, when combined with other global consequences of Arctic climate impacts, indicate that the Parties to the UNFCCC are not meeting their international legal obligations. As a consequence, the author submits that the Parties to the UNFCCC should re-examine their negotiating positions to determine what level of greenhouse gas stabilization will prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. In making that determination, human rights must be considered.
Starting Page	265
Ending Page	274
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISSN	14363798
Journal	Regional Environmental Change
Volume Number	11
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	1436378X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2010-12-24
Publisher Place	Berlin/Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Arctic Inuit Human rights Dangerous climate change Regional/Spatial Science Geography (general) Climate Change Oceanography Nature Conservation Geology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Global and Planetary Change

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