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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... average increase is in energy prices at the household level will be approximately $ 70 to $ 110 per year in 10 years . However , you say this would be really offset by electricity price declines through Federal electricity re- structuring ...
... average increase is in energy prices at the household level will be approximately $ 70 to $ 110 per year in 10 years . However , you say this would be really offset by electricity price declines through Federal electricity re- structuring ...
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... average temperature of the earth , the change in tempera- ture in a given region at a given time may differ substantially from this average . Indeed , models predict warming will be greater in high latitudes than in the tropics , and ...
... average temperature of the earth , the change in tempera- ture in a given region at a given time may differ substantially from this average . Indeed , models predict warming will be greater in high latitudes than in the tropics , and ...
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... average emissions of greenhouse gases to about 5 percent below their 1990 lev- els . The President has made clear that he will not submit the Kyoto Protocol to the Senate without meaningful participation from key developing countries ...
... average emissions of greenhouse gases to about 5 percent below their 1990 lev- els . The President has made clear that he will not submit the Kyoto Protocol to the Senate without meaningful participation from key developing countries ...
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... average over a five - year period ( 2008-2012 ) . Averaging over five years , instead of requiring countries to meet a specific target each year , can lower costs , especially given an uncertain future . The averaging can smooth out the ...
... average over a five - year period ( 2008-2012 ) . Averaging over five years , instead of requiring countries to meet a specific target each year , can lower costs , especially given an uncertain future . The averaging can smooth out the ...
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... average cost of SO2 emissions reductions has recently been significantly lower than was originally forecast , in part due to the role of incentives in fostering innovation . Emission permit prices , currently at approxi- mately $ 100 ...
... average cost of SO2 emissions reductions has recently been significantly lower than was originally forecast , in part due to the role of incentives in fostering innovation . Emission permit prices , currently at approxi- mately $ 100 ...
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Page 278 - Convention has entered into force for a Party, that Party may withdraw from the Convention by giving written notification to the Depositary. 2.
Page 18 - Nevertheless, the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate.
Page 278 - The present Convention shall come into force on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession.
Page 277 - 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...
Page 261 - For the purposes of this Article, "Parties present and voting" means Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote. Article 30.
Page 277 - Instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with the Depositary.
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 278 - Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall send certified copies thereof to all signatory and acceding States.
Page 262 - B and in accordance with the provisions of this Article, with a view to reducing their overall emissions of such gases by at least 5 per cent below 1990 levels in the commitment period 2008 to 2012.