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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... statement Union of Concerned Scientists : statement of Henry Kendall , chairman . Page 172 72 114 158 5 139 588888 101 174 169 ( III ) GLOBAL WARMING TUESDAY , MARCH 3 , 1992 HOUSE OF.
... statement Union of Concerned Scientists : statement of Henry Kendall , chairman . Page 172 72 114 158 5 139 588888 101 174 169 ( III ) GLOBAL WARMING TUESDAY , MARCH 3 , 1992 HOUSE OF.
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... statement , Mr. Chairman . Mr. SHARP . I thought I saw our senior Republican colleague , Mr. Moorhead . He will be here a few minutes later , I guess , and we will put his statement in the record at that point . [ The prepared statement ...
... statement , Mr. Chairman . Mr. SHARP . I thought I saw our senior Republican colleague , Mr. Moorhead . He will be here a few minutes later , I guess , and we will put his statement in the record at that point . [ The prepared statement ...
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... STATEMENTS OF ROBERT A. REINSTEIN , DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ENVIRONMENT , HEALTH , AND NATURAL RE- SOURCES , DEPARTMENT OF STATE ; EILEEN CLAUSSEN , DIREC- TOR , OFFICE OF ATMOSPHERIC AND INDOOR AIR PROGRAMS , ENVIRONMENTAL ...
... STATEMENTS OF ROBERT A. REINSTEIN , DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ENVIRONMENT , HEALTH , AND NATURAL RE- SOURCES , DEPARTMENT OF STATE ; EILEEN CLAUSSEN , DIREC- TOR , OFFICE OF ATMOSPHERIC AND INDOOR AIR PROGRAMS , ENVIRONMENTAL ...
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... statement . I think that rather than go into further details , I will turn now to the other witnesses and come back to some of these later . You have asked some questions in your letter ; in my written statement we give some answers to ...
... statement . I think that rather than go into further details , I will turn now to the other witnesses and come back to some of these later . You have asked some questions in your letter ; in my written statement we give some answers to ...
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... statement attached . ) To further support this approach , last Saturday in New York we sponsored , in conjunction with the Edison Electric Institute ( EEI ) and the Electric Power Research Institute ( EPRI ) , a one - day seminar on ...
... statement attached . ) To further support this approach , last Saturday in New York we sponsored , in conjunction with the Edison Electric Institute ( EEI ) and the Electric Power Research Institute ( EPRI ) , a one - day seminar on ...
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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...