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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... organizations , has an education and action program to incorporate energy efficiency into all aspects of manufacturing ; the chemical industry's RESPONSIBLE CARE program promotes both the efficient use of energy and measures to protect ...
... organizations , has an education and action program to incorporate energy efficiency into all aspects of manufacturing ; the chemical industry's RESPONSIBLE CARE program promotes both the efficient use of energy and measures to protect ...
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... Organization , organs , organizations and bodies of the United Nations system as well as other international and intergovernmental bodies for the exchange of results of scientific research and coordination of research , 12. Recognizing ...
... Organization , organs , organizations and bodies of the United Nations system as well as other international and intergovernmental bodies for the exchange of results of scientific research and coordination of research , 12. Recognizing ...
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... organization constituted by sovereign States of a given region which has competence in respect of matters governed by this Convention or its protocols and has been duly authorized , in accordance with its internal procedures , to sign ...
... organization constituted by sovereign States of a given region which has competence in respect of matters governed by this Convention or its protocols and has been duly authorized , in accordance with its internal procedures , to sign ...
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... organizations , ( in accordance with Article V.4 ] ; [ ( k ) Develop , coordinate and , as appropriate , harmonize , ( in order to avoid distortions to international trade and in accordance with the GATT ) , relevant economic and ...
... organizations , ( in accordance with Article V.4 ] ; [ ( k ) Develop , coordinate and , as appropriate , harmonize , ( in order to avoid distortions to international trade and in accordance with the GATT ) , relevant economic and ...
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... adopted by regional economic Integration organizations . £ / The relationship to the Montreal Protocol , in particular its reduction schedules , needs to be further clarified . 17 the Parties , Parties may implement their ( quantitative 39.
... adopted by regional economic Integration organizations . £ / The relationship to the Montreal Protocol , in particular its reduction schedules , needs to be further clarified . 17 the Parties , Parties may implement their ( quantitative 39.
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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...