Road from Kyoto: Hearing Before the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1999 |
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... limits solely on the United States and the other developed countries , Americans will now be at a com- petitive disadvantage against foreign competition . Higher energy costs and cumbersome regulations will encourage American indus ...
... limits solely on the United States and the other developed countries , Americans will now be at a com- petitive disadvantage against foreign competition . Higher energy costs and cumbersome regulations will encourage American indus ...
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... limit greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels . In the United States alone , the study reports that thousands of deaths annually could be avoided during the 2000-2020 period . This study presents an important near - term ...
... limit greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels . In the United States alone , the study reports that thousands of deaths annually could be avoided during the 2000-2020 period . This study presents an important near - term ...
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... limit efficiency gains for freight trucks and aircraft . On a fuel basis , natural gas has the most rapid increase in consumption , increasing by 31 percent in 2010. Demand for natural gas increases in all sectors , but the most rapid ...
... limit efficiency gains for freight trucks and aircraft . On a fuel basis , natural gas has the most rapid increase in consumption , increasing by 31 percent in 2010. Demand for natural gas increases in all sectors , but the most rapid ...
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... limit , the increasing , and in fact , geometrically increasing , concentration of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere . This is a problem that has been building since the beginning of the industrial revolution and as more and more ...
... limit , the increasing , and in fact , geometrically increasing , concentration of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere . This is a problem that has been building since the beginning of the industrial revolution and as more and more ...
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... limits with firm timetables leaves us with a very real possibility that regardless of what we do in the United States , concentrations will continue to increase and the global situation will not be repaired . That difficulty is ...
... limits with firm timetables leaves us with a very real possibility that regardless of what we do in the United States , concentrations will continue to increase and the global situation will not be repaired . That difficulty is ...
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Page 493 - Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a...
Page 1032 - States should cooperate to promote a supportive and open international economic system that would lead to economic growth and sustainable development in all countries, to better address the problems of environmental degradation.
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Page 1037 - Promote and facilitate at the national and, as appropriate, subregional and regional levels, and in accordance with national laws and regulations, and within their respective capacities...
Page 1099 - Certified emission reductions obtained during the period from the year 2000 up to the beginning of the first commitment period can be used to assist in achieving compliance in the first commitment period.
Page 1030 - Climate change" means a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods. 3. "Climate system" means the totality of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and geosphere and their interactions.
Page 992 - Instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with the Depositary.
Page 992 - Depositary 1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be the depositary of this Convention and amendments thereto.
Page 976 - The Parties included in Annex 1 shall pursue limitation or reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol from aviation and marine bunker fuels, working through the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Maritime Organization, respectively.
Page 1030 - Affirming that responses to climate change should be coordinated with social and economic development in an integrated manner with a view to avoiding adverse impacts on the latter, taking into full account the legitimate priority needs of developing countries for the achievement of sustained economic growth and the eradication of poverty...