The Kyoto Protocol and Its Economic Implications: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, March 4, 1998, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1998 - 392 pages |
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... Eizenstat , Stuart E. , Under Secretary for Economic Business and Agricul- tural Affairs , Department of State Yellen , Janet , Chair , Council of Economic Advisors Additional material submitted for the record : Schaefer , Hon . Dan ...
... Eizenstat , Stuart E. , Under Secretary for Economic Business and Agricul- tural Affairs , Department of State Yellen , Janet , Chair , Council of Economic Advisors Additional material submitted for the record : Schaefer , Hon . Dan ...
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... Eizenstat and Ms. Yellen . So , I am look- ing forward to the testimony and certainly would now yield to my good friend from Texas , Mr. Hall . Mr. HALL . Mr. Chairman , thank you and I won't have an official opening remarks , but just ...
... Eizenstat and Ms. Yellen . So , I am look- ing forward to the testimony and certainly would now yield to my good friend from Texas , Mr. Hall . Mr. HALL . Mr. Chairman , thank you and I won't have an official opening remarks , but just ...
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... Eizenstat and Ms. Yellen to the committee this morning . I had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Eizenstat over there in Kyoto , where I think we converted an opportunity for mischief into a genuine disaster . I know that you will try to ...
... Eizenstat and Ms. Yellen to the committee this morning . I had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Eizenstat over there in Kyoto , where I think we converted an opportunity for mischief into a genuine disaster . I know that you will try to ...
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... Eizenstat , one of the things that struck me was how all of this seems so speculative . When you talk about the economic costs , all of the models used and the language that Dr. Yellen uses throughout her testimony , we've got to be ...
... Eizenstat , one of the things that struck me was how all of this seems so speculative . When you talk about the economic costs , all of the models used and the language that Dr. Yellen uses throughout her testimony , we've got to be ...
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... Eizenstat , have been talking about . It cannot be any- thing but helpful to our country if our country becomes more energy efficient . If the United States is more energy efficient than its competitors , we can compete better in the ...
... Eizenstat , have been talking about . It cannot be any- thing but helpful to our country if our country becomes more energy efficient . If the United States is more energy efficient than its competitors , we can compete better in the ...
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Page 265 - Develop, periodically update, publish and make available to the Conference of the Parties, in accordance with Article 12, national inventories of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, using comparable methodologies to be agreed upon by the Conference of the Parties...
Page 18 - Nevertheless, the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate.
Page 270 - ... the development and implementation of education and training programmes, including the strengthening of national institutions and the exchange or secondment of personnel to train...
Page 265 - A shall be those accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and agreed upon by the Conference of the Parties at its third session.
Page 275 - The text of any proposed amendment to this Convention or to any protocol, except as may otherwise be provided in such protocol, shall be communicated to the Parties by the secretariat at least six months before the meeting at which it is proposed for adoption.
Page 264 - The Parties included in annex I shall, individually or jointly, ensure that their aggregate anthropogenic carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of the greenhouse gases listed in annex A do not exceed their assigned amounts, calculated pursuant to their quantified emission limitation and reduction commitments inscribed in annex B and...
Page 269 - Formulate, implement, publish and regularly update national and, where appropriate, regional programmes containing measures to mitigate climate change by addressing anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol...
Page 159 - This heading includes data for the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau.
Page 276 - The Parties shall make every effort to reach agreement on any proposed amendment to this Convention by consensus. If all efforts at consensus have been exhausted, and no agreement reached, the amendment shall as a last resort be adopted by a three-fourths majority vote of the Parties present and voting...
Page 272 - ... the developed country Parties. 4. The developed country Parties and other developed Parties included in annex II shall also assist the. developing country Parties that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change in meeting costs of adaptation to those adverse effects.