Administration Views on Global Climate Change: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade, and Environment of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, May 18, 1993, Volume 4United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade, and Environment, United States U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993 - 35 pages |
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As our understanding of the atmosphere has improved , we become more aware of how our actions affect it . It is clear that human activities are increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases , carbon dioxide , methane , and ...
As our understanding of the atmosphere has improved , we become more aware of how our actions affect it . It is clear that human activities are increasing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases , carbon dioxide , methane , and ...
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Now , with new satellite technologies and the very sharp progress in atmospheric science and a major research effort in the last decade , I think our understanding of greenhouse gas concentrations has gone up very , very sharply .
Now , with new satellite technologies and the very sharp progress in atmospheric science and a major research effort in the last decade , I think our understanding of greenhouse gas concentrations has gone up very , very sharply .
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What we have to do in the United States is to price energy appropriately and to make sure that we are understanding and taking into account as much of the full cost of energy as possible . And this internalizing of costs , making sure ...
What we have to do in the United States is to price energy appropriately and to make sure that we are understanding and taking into account as much of the full cost of energy as possible . And this internalizing of costs , making sure ...
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I stress that over and over again because for any of us to go away from a discussion of greenhouse strategies not understanding that it contains a wonderful potential for the United States of America , both domestically and in terms of ...
I stress that over and over again because for any of us to go away from a discussion of greenhouse strategies not understanding that it contains a wonderful potential for the United States of America , both domestically and in terms of ...
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My understanding is that the administration , in an attempt to decrease the consumption of motor vehicle gasoline by the people of this country , wants to raise the taxes on their gasoline . Is that correct ? Mr. WIRTH .
My understanding is that the administration , in an attempt to decrease the consumption of motor vehicle gasoline by the people of this country , wants to raise the taxes on their gasoline . Is that correct ? Mr. WIRTH .
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Page 29 - 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.
Page 30 - Protocol for the period referred to in subparagraph (a), with the aim of returning individually or jointly to their 1990 levels these anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol.
Page 30 - Parties shall adopt national' policies and take corresponding measures on the mitigation of climate change, by limiting its anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and protecting and enhancing its greenhouse gas sinks and reservoirs.
Page 5 - We also must take the lead in addressing the challenge of global warming that could make our planet and its climate less hospitable and more hostile to human life. Today, I reaffirm my personal and announce our Nation's commitment to reducing our emissions of greenhouse gases to their 1990 levels by the year 2000. I am instructing my administration to produce a cost-effective plan by August that can continue the trend of reduced emission.
Page 30 - In order to promote progress to this end. each of these Parties shall communicate, within six months of the entry into force of the Convention for it and periodically thereafter, and in accordance with Article 12, detailed information on its policies and measures...
Page 31 - I reaffirm my personal, and announce our nation 's commitment to reducing our emissions of greenhouse gases to their 1990 levels by the year 2000. I am instructing my administration to produce a cost-effective plan . . . that can continue the trend of reduced emissions. This must be a clarion call...
Page 30 - Convention, recognizing that the return by the end of the present decade to earlier levels of anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol would contribute to such modification, and taking into account the differences in these Parties...
Page 31 - We must take the lead in addressing the challenge of global warming that could make our planet and its climate less hospitable and more hostile to human life. Today, I reaffirm my personal, and announce our Nation's commitment, to reducing our emissions of greenhouse gases to their 1990 levels by the year 2000. I am instructing my administration to produce a cost-effective plan by August that can continue the trend of reduced emissions. This must be a clarion call, not for more bureaucracy or regulation...
Page 4 - 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...
Page 2 - Mr. Roth. Mr. ROTH. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will try to be brief.
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| Title | Administration Views on Global Climate Change: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade, and Environment of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, May 18, 1993, Volume 4 Administration Views on Global Climate Change: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade, and Environment of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, May 18, 1993, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade, and Environment |
| Authors | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade, and Environment, United States |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993 |
| ISBN | 0160417627, 9780160417627 |
| Length | 35 pages |
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