Global Climate Change and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Environmental Protection of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, July 30, 1991U.S. Government Printing Office, 1991 - 79 pages |
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... fuels , or replacing units with renewable or clean energy sources . Those credits could then be sold or transferred to new sources or older facilities that will be required to compensate for the new carbon dioxide emis- sions by ...
... fuels , or replacing units with renewable or clean energy sources . Those credits could then be sold or transferred to new sources or older facilities that will be required to compensate for the new carbon dioxide emis- sions by ...
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... fuels and to such other things as deforestation . I think that some of the con- fusion arises because the overall ... fuel con- sumption is a critical part of the problem and that we ought to reduce these CO2 emissions , but has in ...
... fuels and to such other things as deforestation . I think that some of the con- fusion arises because the overall ... fuel con- sumption is a critical part of the problem and that we ought to reduce these CO2 emissions , but has in ...
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... fuel consumption patterns in this country . The Environmental Law Institute here in Washington did a short study of fossil fuel combustion for automobile travel and they excluded all the States like Montana and Alaska and Wy- oming and ...
... fuel consumption patterns in this country . The Environmental Law Institute here in Washington did a short study of fossil fuel combustion for automobile travel and they excluded all the States like Montana and Alaska and Wy- oming and ...
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... fuel combustion has to do primarily , at least in the transportation sector , with the greater distances of the American West . Senator BAUCUs . I guess the point is similar to the point I was wondering about . America's per capita ...
... fuel combustion has to do primarily , at least in the transportation sector , with the greater distances of the American West . Senator BAUCUs . I guess the point is similar to the point I was wondering about . America's per capita ...
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... fuel switching , reforesta- tion , increased automobile fleet fuel efficiency , increased appliance efficiency , energy conservation , methane recovery , and others . The legislation itself is vague about the nature of many of these ...
... fuel switching , reforesta- tion , increased automobile fleet fuel efficiency , increased appliance efficiency , energy conservation , methane recovery , and others . The legislation itself is vague about the nature of many of these ...
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Page 23 - A) emissions of greenhouse gases, a rate of increase of global mean temperature during the next century of about 0.3°C per decade (with an uncertainty range of 0.2°C to 0.5°C per decade); this is greater than that seen over the past 10, 000 years.
Page 23 - ... temperature during the next century of about 0.3°C per decade (with an uncertainty range of 0.2°C to 0.5°C per decade) this is greater than that seen over the past 10,000 years. This will result in a likely increase in global mean temperature of about 1 °C above the present value by 2025 and 3°C before the end of the next century.
Page 50 - States could reduce its annual greenhouse gas emissions by between 10 and 40 percent of the 1990 level at very low cost, achieving some reductions at a net savings if proper policies are implemented.
Page 2 - We cannot yet predict the magnitude of climatic effects from greenhouse gas emissions with accuracy. But it is clear that the decision to limit emissions cannot await the time when the full impacts are evident. The lag time between emission of the gases and their full impact is on the order of decades to centuries: so too is the time needed to reverse any effects. Today's emissions thus commit the planet to changes well into the 21st century.
Page 50 - Fourth, the United States can make important contributions to improving the global environment and conditions for development by encouraging technology transfer to developing nations, Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Fifth, the Coalition has encouraged members of the business community and trade associations to voluntarily commit to "Guiding Principles for Business" that are consistent with good business practices and are technically feasible and economically practicable.
Page 51 - ... is essential to determine the likely costs of various actions, and the benefits that those policies would yield. Third, the economic impact of any particular strategy may vary significantly among different regions. Thus, regional impacts must be examined to ensure that burdens are suitably shared.
Page 43 - ... the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) for a Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Page 1 - Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom.