The Kyoto Protocol and Its Economic Implications: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, March 4, 1998, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1998 - 392 pages |
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... gases . " Or maybe we should look at Robert Campbell's statement . He's the chairman and CEO of Sun Oil . After attending the Global Climate Change Conference , he said , “ It reinforced my view that there is sufficient scientific ...
... gases . " Or maybe we should look at Robert Campbell's statement . He's the chairman and CEO of Sun Oil . After attending the Global Climate Change Conference , he said , “ It reinforced my view that there is sufficient scientific ...
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... gas emis- sions by 2010 to a rate 15 percent below 1990 rates . The State of Oregon has a proactive , industry - supported program to help reduce its share of greenhouse gases by requiring new energy facilities to meet stringent carbon ...
... gas emis- sions by 2010 to a rate 15 percent below 1990 rates . The State of Oregon has a proactive , industry - supported program to help reduce its share of greenhouse gases by requiring new energy facilities to meet stringent carbon ...
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... gas . Only yesterday , members of the energy community and major oil company executives , themselves , joined in indicating that consensus . Over the last century , greenhouse gases have been released to the atmosphere far faster than ...
... gas . Only yesterday , members of the energy community and major oil company executives , themselves , joined in indicating that consensus . Over the last century , greenhouse gases have been released to the atmosphere far faster than ...
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... gases and offsets , or so - called sinks , which I'll describe in a moment , are factored in , the level of effort required is very close to the President's original pro- posal to return emissions to 1990 levels by 2008 to 2012 ...
... gases and offsets , or so - called sinks , which I'll describe in a moment , are factored in , the level of effort required is very close to the President's original pro- posal to return emissions to 1990 levels by 2008 to 2012 ...
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... gases and the developing world will be emitting more than the total of the developed world . We clearly encountered significant resistance in Kyoto by some developing countries , and Mr. Dingell and Chairman Schaefer indi- cated that ...
... gases and the developing world will be emitting more than the total of the developed world . We clearly encountered significant resistance in Kyoto by some developing countries , and Mr. Dingell and Chairman Schaefer indi- cated that ...
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Page 18 - Nevertheless, the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate.
Page 265 - Develop, periodically update, publish and make available to the Conference of the Parties, in accordance with Article 12, national inventories of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, using comparable methodologies to be agreed upon by the Conference of the Parties...
Page 277 - Convention or to any protocol shall have one vote. 2. Regional economic integration organizations, in matters within their competence, shall exercise their right to vote with a number of votes equal to the number of their member States which are Contracting Parties to the Convention or the relevant protocol.
Page 277 - Instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with the Depositary.
Page 277 - In such cases, the organization and the member States shall not be entitled to exercise rights under the Convention concurrently. 3. In their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession...
Page 264 - The Parties included in annex I shall, individually or jointly, ensure that their aggregate anthropogenic carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of the greenhouse gases listed in annex A do not exceed their assigned amounts, calculated pursuant to their quantified emission limitation and reduction commitments inscribed in annex B and...
Page 262 - The Parties included in annex I shall pursue limitation or reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol from aviation and marine bunker fuels, working through the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Maritime Organization, respectively.
Page 265 - A shall be those accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and agreed upon by the Conference of the Parties at its third session.
Page 104 - The net changes in greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks resulting from direct human-induced land-use change and forestry activities, limited to afforestation, reforestation and deforestation since 1990...
Page 273 - Assess, on the basis of all information made available to it in accordance with the provisions of the Convention, the implementation of the Convention by the Parties...