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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... assumptions that the outcome of future ne- gotiations that may not materialize . To be specific , according to Ms. Yellen's testimony , the cost of complying with the Kyoto Protocol is reduced between 50 percent and 75 percent if there ...
... assumptions that the outcome of future ne- gotiations that may not materialize . To be specific , according to Ms. Yellen's testimony , the cost of complying with the Kyoto Protocol is reduced between 50 percent and 75 percent if there ...
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... assumptions used I am formally requesting that the administration provide , to this subcommittee no later than 2 weeks from today , the complete analysis of the conclusions pre- sented in today's testimony and any other economic ...
... assumptions used I am formally requesting that the administration provide , to this subcommittee no later than 2 weeks from today , the complete analysis of the conclusions pre- sented in today's testimony and any other economic ...
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... assumptions about the ultimate form of the international regime . In my testimony today , I will attempt to identify key elements of the agreement and the Administration's policy , such as international emissions trading , meaningful ...
... assumptions about the ultimate form of the international regime . In my testimony today , I will attempt to identify key elements of the agreement and the Administration's policy , such as international emissions trading , meaningful ...
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... assumptions on which the analysis is predicated . Sec- ond are the inherent limitations of available models to analyze even short - term costs and benefits . And finally is a topic discussed earlier : the impossibility of put- ting a ...
... assumptions on which the analysis is predicated . Sec- ond are the inherent limitations of available models to analyze even short - term costs and benefits . And finally is a topic discussed earlier : the impossibility of put- ting a ...
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... assumptions , different models can give different answers even when all the assumptions are specified to be the same a concrete illustration of the range of uncertainty to which we must assign the predictions of any one individ- ual ...
... assumptions , different models can give different answers even when all the assumptions are specified to be the same a concrete illustration of the range of uncertainty to which we must assign the predictions of any one individ- ual ...
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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.