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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... issue that illustrates , in microcosm , all the difficulties of integrating sound science into public policy , a struggle which has been at the centerpiece of my Senate career . As an institution , Congress faces enormous challenges in ...
... issue that illustrates , in microcosm , all the difficulties of integrating sound science into public policy , a struggle which has been at the centerpiece of my Senate career . As an institution , Congress faces enormous challenges in ...
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... issues that are being conjured up by some envi- ronmentalists and some in industry even more indefensible . Here are some of the real issues that we should be debating : What is the likely magnitude of the human influence on climate ...
... issues that are being conjured up by some envi- ronmentalists and some in industry even more indefensible . Here are some of the real issues that we should be debating : What is the likely magnitude of the human influence on climate ...
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... issue . Unfortu- nately , there has not been a great deal of discussion about it lately . Therefore , this hearing should prove helpful . It is important to many people . I hope that we can find a way to base any evidence of global cli ...
... issue . Unfortu- nately , there has not been a great deal of discussion about it lately . Therefore , this hearing should prove helpful . It is important to many people . I hope that we can find a way to base any evidence of global cli ...
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... issue . Now , while I applaud the State Department for engaging in an international dialogue on the issue , I still remain concerned , how- ever , over the possibility that the United States could legally com- mit itself to imposing ...
... issue . Now , while I applaud the State Department for engaging in an international dialogue on the issue , I still remain concerned , how- ever , over the possibility that the United States could legally com- mit itself to imposing ...
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... issue of science , for it is scientific research and broad consensus among the world's lead- ing experts that form the foundation for our concern and proposed strategies on this issue . This committee has a long history of en- gagement ...
... issue of science , for it is scientific research and broad consensus among the world's lead- ing experts that form the foundation for our concern and proposed strategies on this issue . This committee has a long history of en- gagement ...
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Page 10 - Nevertheless, the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate.
Page 105 - ... take precautionary measures to anticipate, prevent or minimize the causes of climate change and mitigate its adverse effects. 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 lowest possible cost.
Page 135 - 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 18 - 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 12 - States recommends 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 reliable activities implemented jointly, and trading mechanisms around the world.
Page 16 - 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 95 - ... number of ministers agreed on the Geneva Ministerial Declaration, which provided political impetus to the Berlin Mandate process. They instructed their representatives to accelerate negotiations on the text of a legally binding protocol or another legal instrument, the outcome of which should encompass quantified legally binding objectives for emission limitations and significant overall reductions within specified time-frames. By 1 June 1997 a draft text of an instrument was circulated in the...
Page 94 - Ministerial Declaration," in which those nations supporting that 'document "[ijnstruct their representatives to accelerate negotiations on the text of a legally-binding protocol or another legal instrument" containing "commitments for Annex I Parties regarding . . . quantified legally-binding objectives for emission limitations and significant overall reductions within specified timeframes, such as 2005, 2010, 2020," with respect to greenhouse gas emissions.