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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... warming have been greatly exaggerated , and that the human contribution to glob- al warming over the course of the 21st century will be less than 1 degree Celsius and probably only a few tenths of a degree . Well , even the IPCC report ...
... warming have been greatly exaggerated , and that the human contribution to glob- al warming over the course of the 21st century will be less than 1 degree Celsius and probably only a few tenths of a degree . Well , even the IPCC report ...
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... warming with apparently each new re- out with . his scientific uncertainty , the question before e American people is : Is urgent action needed , er Secretary Wirth ? Do we need emission caps , axes or other new mandatory mechanisms to ...
... warming with apparently each new re- out with . his scientific uncertainty , the question before e American people is : Is urgent action needed , er Secretary Wirth ? Do we need emission caps , axes or other new mandatory mechanisms to ...
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... warming debate has been marked by excesse from the environmental movement and from the industry . Some environmentalists claim that recent extreme weathe nomenon , be they hurricanes or blizzards , are signs of hun duced global warming ...
... warming debate has been marked by excesse from the environmental movement and from the industry . Some environmentalists claim that recent extreme weathe nomenon , be they hurricanes or blizzards , are signs of hun duced global warming ...
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... warming with ing the broad center in this country , then it ly supporting programs like GEF , instead of t is ... warmer climate through at should be the mix between mitigation and d to the challenges of these questions and to rsy ...
... warming with ing the broad center in this country , then it ly supporting programs like GEF , instead of t is ... warmer climate through at should be the mix between mitigation and d to the challenges of these questions and to rsy ...
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... warming was underway . That was a bold on at that time and there were few scientists at that time who were willing s far as Dr. Hansen . ost a decade later , Mr. Chairman , a great deal of scientific progress has been At the behest of ...
... warming was underway . That was a bold on at that time and there were few scientists at that time who were willing s far as Dr. Hansen . ost a decade later , Mr. Chairman , a great deal of scientific progress has been At the behest of ...
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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"?