Road from Kyoto: The Kyoto Protocol's impacts on U.S. energy markets and economic activityU.S. Government Printing Office, 1999 |
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... metric tons , or 30.1 percent from the level expected by the year 2010 - the Kyoto Protocol target without offsets , sinks , and international emissions trading . At the other extreme is the option of cutting U.S. domestic car- bon ...
... metric tons , or 30.1 percent from the level expected by the year 2010 - the Kyoto Protocol target without offsets , sinks , and international emissions trading . At the other extreme is the option of cutting U.S. domestic car- bon ...
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... tons , or 7 percent of carbon emissions from the base , or about 22 percent of the total effort to comply with the ... metric ton in the year 2010 in the six cases analyzed . Obviously , the price signal falls most heavily on the carbon ...
... tons , or 7 percent of carbon emissions from the base , or about 22 percent of the total effort to comply with the ... metric ton in the year 2010 in the six cases analyzed . Obviously , the price signal falls most heavily on the carbon ...
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... metric tons in 2010 , an million metric tons U.S. energy sector carbon emissions in the increase of 33 percent over 1990 levels . 14.
... metric tons in 2010 , an million metric tons U.S. energy sector carbon emissions in the increase of 33 percent over 1990 levels . 14.
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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. million metric tons U.S. energy sector carbon emissions in the reference and six target cases , 1990-2020 2000 1900 1800 1700 1600 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. million metric tons U.S. energy sector carbon emissions in the reference and six target cases , 1990-2020 2000 1900 1800 1700 1600 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 ...
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... metric ton under CRA's assumptions , and $ 203 per metric ton when ... tons of carbon in 2010. Table 1 reproduces EIA estimates of projected carbon ... Metric Tons Carbon Percent Change Country 1990 Emissions 2010 Baseline 2010 Projection ...
... metric ton under CRA's assumptions , and $ 203 per metric ton when ... tons of carbon in 2010. Table 1 reproduces EIA estimates of projected carbon ... Metric Tons Carbon Percent Change Country 1990 Emissions 2010 Baseline 2010 Projection ...
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Page 420 - Convention, stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.
Page 545 - Nevertheless, the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate.
Page 545 - Potential consequences associated with this shift in climate include a rise in sea levels, greater frequency of severe weather events, shifts in agricultural growing conditions from changing weather patterns, threats to human health from increased range and incidence of diseases, changes in availability of freshwater supplies, and damage to ecosystems and biodiversity.
Page 1067 - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United Nations...
Page 550 - Third, there is allowance for "banking" emission reductions within the 2008-2012 commitment period, for use in a subsequent commitment period [although the emission targets of the subsequent periods have not yet been specified]. Fourth, CDM credits achieved between 2000 and 2008 may be banked until 2008 to 2012. 2. "What flexibility" (gases and sinks) The second type of flexibility is "what flexibility", along two dimensions.
Page 1063 - Promote and facilitate the exchange of information on measures adopted by the Parties to address climate change and its effects, taking into account the differing circumstances, responsibilities and capabilities...
Page 538 - States achieves meaningful developing country participation, our overall assessment is that the economic cost to the United States in aggregate and to typical households of attaining the targets and timetables specified in the Kyoto Protocol, will be modest.
Page 1111 - I, but reaffirming existing commitments under article 4, paragraph 1 , of the Convention, and continuing to advance the implementation of these commitments in order to achieve sustainable development, taking into account article 4, paragraphs 3, 5 and 7, of the Convention...
Page 1117 - The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties to this Protocol shall, at its first session, approve appropriate and effective procedures and mechanisms to determine and to address cases of non-compliance with the provisions of this Protocol, including through the development of an indicative list of consequences, taking into account the cause, type, degree and frequency of non-compliance.
Page 1117 - In the implementation of their commitments under paragraph 2 above, a certain degree of flexibility shall be allowed by the Conference of the Parties to the Parties included in Annex I undergoing the process of transition to a market economy...