Road from Kyoto: Hearing Before the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, Part 3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999 |
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... Note by the Secretariat " Document FCCC / SBSTA / 1998 / MISC.1 " Cooperation with Rel- evant International Organizations , Structure and content of the Third Assessment Report of the IPSS , Additional com- ments by Parties , Note by ...
... Note by the Secretariat " Document FCCC / SBSTA / 1998 / MISC.1 " Cooperation with Rel- evant International Organizations , Structure and content of the Third Assessment Report of the IPSS , Additional com- ments by Parties , Note by ...
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... note two other key elements in this equation - the contributions that the United States provides to carry out work under the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) , as ...
... note two other key elements in this equation - the contributions that the United States provides to carry out work under the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ) , as ...
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... note that between 1825 and 1850 while CO2 is static or going up , temperatures are falling , so that would appear not to be a really positive correlation , but even , sir , if there is a positive correlation , how do we determine cause ...
... note that between 1825 and 1850 while CO2 is static or going up , temperatures are falling , so that would appear not to be a really positive correlation , but even , sir , if there is a positive correlation , how do we determine cause ...
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... Note : The organization , may have to use a copy of this return to satisfy state reporting requirements . A For the 1996 calendar year , OR tax year period beginning July 1 1996 , and ending June 30 Department of the Treasury Internal ...
... Note : The organization , may have to use a copy of this return to satisfy state reporting requirements . A For the 1996 calendar year , OR tax year period beginning July 1 1996 , and ending June 30 Department of the Treasury Internal ...
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... Note : Corporate income tax return filers must use Form 7004 to request an extension of time to file . Partnerships , REMICS , and trusts must use Form 8736 to request an extension of time to file Form 1065 , 1066 , or 1041 . 1 I ...
... Note : Corporate income tax return filers must use Form 7004 to request an extension of time to file . Partnerships , REMICS , and trusts must use Form 8736 to request an extension of time to file Form 1065 , 1066 , or 1041 . 1 I ...
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Page 750 - A State is obliged to refrain from acts which would defeat the object and purpose of a treaty...
Page 630 - 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.
Page 141 - Convention, stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Such a level should be achieved within a time-frame sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, to ensure that food production is not threatened and to enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner.
Page 646 - AUTHENTIC TEXTS The original of this Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Page 405 - Forest land: Land at least 10 percent occupied by forest trees of any size or formerly having had such tree cover and not currently developed for nonforest use. Lands developed for nonforest use...
Page 646 - ... 2. For each State or regional economic integration organization that ratifies, accepts or approves the Convention or accedes thereto after the deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession...
Page 126 - A State may, when signing, ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to a treaty, formulate a reservation unless : (a) the reservation is prohibited by the treaty; (b) the treaty provides that only specified reservations, which do not include the reservation in question, may be made; or (c) in cases not falling under sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), the reservation is incompatible with the object and purpose of the treaty.
Page 588 - The text of any proposed amendment to this Convention or to any protocol, except as may otherwise be provided in such protocol, shall be communicated to the Parties by the secretariat at least six months before the meeting at which it is proposed for adoption.
Page 634 - Parties with economies that are highly dependent on income generated from the production, processing and export, and/or consumption of fossil fuels and associated energy-intensive products and/or the use of fossil fuels for which such Parties have serious difficulties in switching to alternatives.
Page 17 - ... the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate.