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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... achieve - in perhaps the most impor- tant section - a significant improvement in energy efficiency on many fronts from various products to buildings to the Federal es- tablishments . Indeed , this efficiency section had strong ...
... achieve - in perhaps the most impor- tant section - a significant improvement in energy efficiency on many fronts from various products to buildings to the Federal es- tablishments . Indeed , this efficiency section had strong ...
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... achieve a meaningful and effective framework convention on climate change in time for signing at the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development in Brazil in June . We agree that there is a real long - term problem here . The sci ...
... achieve a meaningful and effective framework convention on climate change in time for signing at the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development in Brazil in June . We agree that there is a real long - term problem here . The sci ...
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... Achieving targets depends on factors beyond our control , e.g. , population and economic growth rates and the relative prices of fuels . We cannot , nor should we , legally bind this country to a commitment whose feasibility is in doubt ...
... Achieving targets depends on factors beyond our control , e.g. , population and economic growth rates and the relative prices of fuels . We cannot , nor should we , legally bind this country to a commitment whose feasibility is in doubt ...
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... achieve , if ultimately adopted . Certainly , in the United States widespread support for such a tax seems to be lacking . this regard , DRI recently estimated that such a tax would need to be as much as $ 120 per ton of carbon ...
... achieve , if ultimately adopted . Certainly , in the United States widespread support for such a tax seems to be lacking . this regard , DRI recently estimated that such a tax would need to be as much as $ 120 per ton of carbon ...
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... achieve sustainable social and economic development and that in order to progress towards that goal , ( the energy consumption of developing countries must grow , taking into account the need for greater energy efficiency ] / [ net ...
... achieve sustainable social and economic development and that in order to progress towards that goal , ( the energy consumption of developing countries must grow , taking into account the need for greater energy efficiency ] / [ net ...
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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 102 - Emissions resulting from human activities are substantially increasing the atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and nitrous oxide. These increases will enhance the greenhouse effect, resulting on average in an additional warming of the Earth's surface.
Page 161 - Humanity is conducting an unintended, uncontrolled, globally pervasive experiment whose ultimate consequences could be second only to a global nuclear war.
Page 65 - For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2 above, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by States members of the organization.
Page 63 - ... above. 3. The proposal, adoption and entry into force of amendments to annexes to this Convention or to any protocol shall be subject to the same procedure as for the proposal, adoption and entry into force of annexes to the Convention or annexes to any protocol.
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 62 - Thereafter the amendments shall enter into force for any other Party on the ninetieth day after that Party deposits its instrument of ratification, approval or acceptance of the amendments. 6. For the purposes of this article, "Parties present and voting" means Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote.
Page 63 - Convention shall have one vote, except as provided for in paragraph 2 below. 2. Regional economic integration organizations, in matters within their competence, shall exercise their right to vote with a number of votes equal to the number of their member States that are Parties to the Convention.
Page 66 - Any such withdrawal shall take place upon expiry of one year after the date of its receipt by the depositary, or on such later date as may be specified in the notification of the withdrawal.
Page 47 - Extraordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall be held at such other times as may be deemed necessary by the Conference...