Environment & Ecology · Environmental Science
According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), climate change is defined as:
- 1A change of climate attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods✓
- 2A short-term variation in local weather patterns caused by seasonal transitions
- 3The immediate cooling of the Earth's surface due to the reflection of sunlight by volcanic aerosols
- 4A localized increase in humidity levels within tropical regions due to rapid evaporation
Correct answer
A change of climate attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods
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