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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In addition , programs exist which provide for : • replacement of annual crop production systems on highly erodable lands with perennial vegetation , enhancing soil carbon reservoirs ; and • expanded tree planting programs in forest ...
In addition , programs exist which provide for : • replacement of annual crop production systems on highly erodable lands with perennial vegetation , enhancing soil carbon reservoirs ; and • expanded tree planting programs in forest ...
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For example , the projected total cost in 2030 of maintaining a 50 % reduction in net carbon dioxide emissions ( in a program where the carbon - sequestering impact of additional planting of new trees could be counted in the calculation ) ...
For example , the projected total cost in 2030 of maintaining a 50 % reduction in net carbon dioxide emissions ( in a program where the carbon - sequestering impact of additional planting of new trees could be counted in the calculation ) ...
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Mr. Reinstein , the OECD text includes explicit commitments to encourage tree planting and other techniques known as carbon sequestration . Since the United States endorsed that cost - effective approach , what is the official position ...
Mr. Reinstein , the OECD text includes explicit commitments to encourage tree planting and other techniques known as carbon sequestration . Since the United States endorsed that cost - effective approach , what is the official position ...
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I'm afraid I don't have data on how many trees the administration planted . We can look to see whether such data ... You don't know how many were planted ? Mr. REINSTEIN . ... planting trees beyond global warming . Mr. SYNAR . Okay .
I'm afraid I don't have data on how many trees the administration planted . We can look to see whether such data ... You don't know how many were planted ? Mr. REINSTEIN . ... planting trees beyond global warming . Mr. SYNAR . Okay .
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In the DOE study , following on the congressional request , we were asked about a reduction in emissions , and we took that to mean a reduction in emissions not taking account of things like the effect of extra tree planting that you ...
In the DOE study , following on the congressional request , we were asked about a reduction in emissions , and we took that to mean a reduction in emissions not taking account of things like the effect of extra tree planting that you ...
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