Scientific Integrity and Public Trust: The Science Behind Federal Policies and Mandates : Case Study 2--climate Models and Projections of Potential Impacts of Global Climate Change : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, November 16, 1995, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996 - 1190 pages |
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... Possible Features of a Protocol or Another Legal Instrument ..... 708 804 879 1039 1043 1045 1048 1050 1053 1054 ...... 1056 Questions submitted by the Honorable George E. Brown , Jr. , Ranking Demo- cratic Member , Committee on Science ...
... Possible Features of a Protocol or Another Legal Instrument ..... 708 804 879 1039 1043 1045 1048 1050 1053 1054 ...... 1056 Questions submitted by the Honorable George E. Brown , Jr. , Ranking Demo- cratic Member , Committee on Science ...
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... possible impacts and costs of climate change is far less certain than are the predictions for the climate system . An investment for research in this climate impact arena will pay large dividends and greatly aid policy planning ...
... possible impacts and costs of climate change is far less certain than are the predictions for the climate system . An investment for research in this climate impact arena will pay large dividends and greatly aid policy planning ...
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... possible and can be eco- nomically feasible . By utilizing an extensive array of technologies and policy measures together , they accelerate technology develop- ment , diffusion , and transfer in all sectors . For example , numerous ...
... possible and can be eco- nomically feasible . By utilizing an extensive array of technologies and policy measures together , they accelerate technology develop- ment , diffusion , and transfer in all sectors . For example , numerous ...
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... possible policy options in the future because high near - term emissions - that is to say , today and the next few decades - would require deep reductions in the future to meet any given target concentration . Therefore , we deduce that ...
... possible policy options in the future because high near - term emissions - that is to say , today and the next few decades - would require deep reductions in the future to meet any given target concentration . Therefore , we deduce that ...
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... possible changes in temperature and water availability under doubled equivalent - carbon dioxide equilibrium conditions , a substantial fraction ( a global average of one - third , varying by region from one - seventh to two - thirds ) ...
... possible changes in temperature and water availability under doubled equivalent - carbon dioxide equilibrium conditions , a substantial fraction ( a global average of one - third , varying by region from one - seventh to two - thirds ) ...
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