National Action Plan for Global Climate Change[Department of State], Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Global Change, 1992 - 129 pages |
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... National Action Plan captures the varia- tion in cost - effectiveness of different actions - both nationally ( through the use of incentive - based instru- National Action Plan for Global Climate Change OVERVIEW OF U S ACTIONS.
... National Action Plan captures the varia- tion in cost - effectiveness of different actions - both nationally ( through the use of incentive - based instru- National Action Plan for Global Climate Change OVERVIEW OF U S ACTIONS.
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... tion , research , and international activities . MITIGATION The United States is pursuing numerous actions to mitigate the risk of potential climate change by limiting net greenhouse gas emissions . The sum total of the effects of these ...
... tion , research , and international activities . MITIGATION The United States is pursuing numerous actions to mitigate the risk of potential climate change by limiting net greenhouse gas emissions . The sum total of the effects of these ...
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... tion of CFCs , all of these gases occur naturally , human activities have contributed significantly to increases in these atmospheric concentrations . Generally accepted theory indicates that increasing concentrations of greenhouse ...
... tion of CFCs , all of these gases occur naturally , human activities have contributed significantly to increases in these atmospheric concentrations . Generally accepted theory indicates that increasing concentrations of greenhouse ...
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... tion will be reviewed by the Conference of the Parties , at its first session and periodically thereafter , in accordance with Article 7 ; ( c ) Calculations of emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases for the ...
... tion will be reviewed by the Conference of the Parties , at its first session and periodically thereafter , in accordance with Article 7 ; ( c ) Calculations of emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases for the ...
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... tion and demographics , ( 3 ) land use , ( 4 ) economics and energy use , and ( 5 ) political and institutional sys- tems . It reviews pertinent conditions , trends , and poli- cies and their implications for climate change issues . The ...
... tion and demographics , ( 3 ) land use , ( 4 ) economics and energy use , and ( 5 ) political and institutional sys- tems . It reviews pertinent conditions , trends , and poli- cies and their implications for climate change issues . The ...
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