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tries , with the exception of the United States , have announced action to stabilize if not reduce their output of greenhouse gases over the 1990s . The need to save the ozone layer has prompted separate action to phase out CFCs .
tries , with the exception of the United States , have announced action to stabilize if not reduce their output of greenhouse gases over the 1990s . The need to save the ozone layer has prompted separate action to phase out CFCs .
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In OECD countries they represent over 40 percent of oil consumption ; in the United States , which pioneered the automobile revolution and leads the world in oil imports and carbon dioxide emissions , over 50 percent .
In OECD countries they represent over 40 percent of oil consumption ; in the United States , which pioneered the automobile revolution and leads the world in oil imports and carbon dioxide emissions , over 50 percent .
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United Nations . The Consequences of Rapid Population Growth in Developing Countries . London : Taylor and Francis , 1991 . “ The State of the Marine Environment . ” A report by a Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine ...
United Nations . The Consequences of Rapid Population Growth in Developing Countries . London : Taylor and Francis , 1991 . “ The State of the Marine Environment . ” A report by a Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine ...
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| Title | Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for Survival |
| Author | S. S. Ramphal |
| Publisher | Lime Tree, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Aug 2009 |
| ISBN | 0413455815, 9780413455819 |
| Length | 291 pages |
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