Global Warming: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session, on the Role of the U.S. Government in the United Nations Negotiations on Global Warming Climate Change, March 3, 1992, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992 - 192 pages |
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... effort trying to assess impacts on greenhouse gases and trying to change the path we are now on . I think it is very clear that what we have done in this legislation is clearly an improvement relative to where we would be without the ...
... effort trying to assess impacts on greenhouse gases and trying to change the path we are now on . I think it is very clear that what we have done in this legislation is clearly an improvement relative to where we would be without the ...
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... efforts we are making in the United States , we believe very strongly that we need to make cooperative efforts with the developing countries to address climate change . As you pointed out , developing countries will be the source of the ...
... efforts we are making in the United States , we believe very strongly that we need to make cooperative efforts with the developing countries to address climate change . As you pointed out , developing countries will be the source of the ...
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... efforts , we have noted that many private sector interests and state and local governments are also contributing to help ensure we have the most comprehensive and effective approach possible as we confront this global problem . We ...
... efforts , we have noted that many private sector interests and state and local governments are also contributing to help ensure we have the most comprehensive and effective approach possible as we confront this global problem . We ...
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... effort to remain sensitive to their concerns . We have sought to involve them in contributing to our action plan and engaged them in discussions as to how the private sector might contribute to technology cooperation . We interpret ...
... effort to remain sensitive to their concerns . We have sought to involve them in contributing to our action plan and engaged them in discussions as to how the private sector might contribute to technology cooperation . We interpret ...
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... efforts to address climate change and other issues of a global nature . For this reason , we are committing to contribute $ 50 million to the core fund of the revised Global Environment Facility ( GEF ) of the World Bank , UNEP and UNDP ...
... efforts to address climate change and other issues of a global nature . For this reason , we are committing to contribute $ 50 million to the core fund of the revised Global Environment Facility ( GEF ) of the World Bank , UNEP and UNDP ...
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Page 161 - Humanity is conducting an unintended, uncontrolled, globally pervasive experiment whose ultimate consequences could be second only to a global nuclear war.
Page 162 - Convention ... is to achieve . . . stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.
Page 65 - Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit by such State or regional economic integration organization of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
Page 31 - Climate change' means a change of climate which is 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.
Page 35 - 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 102 - Emissions resulting from human activities are substantially increasing the atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons, and nitrous oxide. These increases will enhance the greenhouse effect, resulting on average in an additional warming of the earth's surface.
Page 64 - Convention, the organization and its member States shall decide on their respective responsibilities for the performance of their obligations under the Convention.
Page 66 - WITHDRAWAL 1. At any time after three years from the date on which this Convention has entered into force for a Party, that Party may withdraw from the Convention by giving written notification to the depositary. 2. Any such withdrawal shall take effect...
Page 47 - Parties, may be admitted unless at least one third of the Parties present object. The admission and participation of observers shall be subject to the rules of procedure adopted by the Conference of the Parties.
Page 64 - In such cases, the organization and the member States shall not be entitled to exercise rights under the Convention concurrently. 3. In their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession...