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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... periods as short as decades . To what extent are we willing to take such chances with our planet ? There is a strong argument for the Kyoto Protocol as a form of planet insurance . But what nu- merical weight should one assign to these ...
... periods as short as decades . To what extent are we willing to take such chances with our planet ? There is a strong argument for the Kyoto Protocol as a form of planet insurance . But what nu- merical weight should one assign to these ...
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... period between 2008 and 2012. Given the changes in the definition of the baseline for the three long - lived chemical compounds ( HFCs , PFCs and SF6 ) from 1990 to 1995 combined with a change in the way sinks are accounted for in the ...
... period between 2008 and 2012. Given the changes in the definition of the baseline for the three long - lived chemical compounds ( HFCs , PFCs and SF6 ) from 1990 to 1995 combined with a change in the way sinks are accounted for in the ...
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... period over which they occur ends much later than what had been proposed by many other coun- tries . By adopting a gradual and credible path of reductions in the early years , we can greatly reduce costs such as those from prematurely ...
... period over which they occur ends much later than what had been proposed by many other coun- tries . By adopting a gradual and credible path of reductions in the early years , we can greatly reduce costs such as those from prematurely ...
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... period specified in Kyoto . V. ASSESSING THE KYOTO PROTOCOL In order to evaluate the likely net economic impact of the Kyoto Protocol , exclud- ing the benefits of mitigating climate change itself , we have drawn upon a variety of tools ...
... period specified in Kyoto . V. ASSESSING THE KYOTO PROTOCOL In order to evaluate the likely net economic impact of the Kyoto Protocol , exclud- ing the benefits of mitigating climate change itself , we have drawn upon a variety of tools ...
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... period 2008-2012 . Estimated reduction in costs from developing country participation The next consideration is participation by developing countries . The President has said that he will not submit the treaty for ratification without ...
... period 2008-2012 . Estimated reduction in costs from developing country participation The next consideration is participation by developing countries . The President has said that he will not submit the treaty for ratification without ...
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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 18 - Nevertheless, the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate.
Page 270 - ... the development and implementation of education and training programmes, including the strengthening of national institutions and the exchange or secondment of personnel to train...
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 275 - 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 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 269 - Formulate, implement, publish and regularly update national and, where appropriate, regional programmes containing measures to mitigate climate change by addressing anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol...
Page 159 - This heading includes data for the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau.
Page 276 - The Parties shall make every effort to reach agreement on any proposed amendment to this Convention by consensus. If all efforts at consensus have been exhausted, and no agreement reached, the amendment shall as a last resort be adopted by a three-fourths majority vote of the Parties present and voting...
Page 272 - ... the developed country Parties. 4. The developed country Parties and other developed Parties included in annex II shall also assist the. developing country Parties that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change in meeting costs of adaptation to those adverse effects.