Global Climate Change: Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session ... September 17, 1996, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997 - 139 pages |
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... temperatures which , on average , are 2 to 6.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than today , increasing at a rate greater than any known for the past 10,000 years . Based on these estimates , the best scientific evidence indicates that human ...
... temperatures which , on average , are 2 to 6.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than today , increasing at a rate greater than any known for the past 10,000 years . Based on these estimates , the best scientific evidence indicates that human ...
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... temperature of the Earth has risen about 2 - degree centigrade , and that is chart 1 in my testi- mony that you have . The computer simulations say that the global temperature should have warmed in the last 100 years by roughly 1/2 to ...
... temperature of the Earth has risen about 2 - degree centigrade , and that is chart 1 in my testi- mony that you have . The computer simulations say that the global temperature should have warmed in the last 100 years by roughly 1/2 to ...
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... temperatures in the Arctic , and the Arctic is very sensitive to greenhouse warming . The computer simulations can also ... temperature record from 1880 to 1993. These results for the Sun suggests that the brightness changes have had a ...
... temperatures in the Arctic , and the Arctic is very sensitive to greenhouse warming . The computer simulations can also ... temperature record from 1880 to 1993. These results for the Sun suggests that the brightness changes have had a ...
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... temperature response of an effective doubling of carbon diox- ide . Chart 6 in the presentation shows graphically some of the other uncertainties in comparison to the 4 watts per meter squared of ra- diative output of doubling carbon ...
... temperature response of an effective doubling of carbon diox- ide . Chart 6 in the presentation shows graphically some of the other uncertainties in comparison to the 4 watts per meter squared of ra- diative output of doubling carbon ...
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... temperature response to the 50 % increase over the last 100 years , the computer simulations can be tested against the actual response of the climate . The computer simulations say that the global temperature should have risen in the ...
... temperature response to the 50 % increase over the last 100 years , the computer simulations can be tested against the actual response of the climate . The computer simulations say that the global temperature should have risen in the ...
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Page 89 - If we can be of further assistance to you, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Page 130 - the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate...
Page 105 - Such review shall be carried out in the light of the best available scientific information and assessment on climate change and Its impacts, as well as relevant technical, social and economic information.
Page 105 - Summit, its ultimate objective is the "stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic (human-made) interference with the climate system.
Page 75 - ... where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing such measures, taking into account that policies and measures to deal with climate change should be cost-effective so as to ensure global benefits at the lowest possible cost.
Page 16 - Parties shall adopt national' policies and take corresponding measures on the mitigation of climate change, by limiting its anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and protecting and enhancing its greenhouse gas sinks and reservoirs.
Page 92 - ... be met through maximum flexibility in the selection of implementation measures, including the use of reliable activities implemented jointly, and trading mechanisms around the world.
Page 9 - Geneva that future negotiations focus on an agreement that sets a realistic, verifiable and binding medium-term emissions target. We believe that the medium-term target must be met through maximum flexibility in the selection of implementation measures, including the use of measures such as reliable joint implementation and trading mechanisms.
Page 93 - I nations favored, and which resisted or expressed skepticism about, inclusion of the words "legally-binding" in the phrase "quantified legally-binding objectives for emission limitations and significant overall reductions within specified timeframes"?