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Paula J.
Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs: "Therefore it is
our intention to implement policies that will foster these technology-based
solutions -- that is the way we will address the challenge of global climate
change. Significantly, we also believe that climate change should not be
pursued in isolation, but should be handled as an integral part of a broad
strategic paradigm of sustainable development, which features a balanced mix
of environmentally sound, pro-economic growth policies. At the 2002 World
Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg and at the COP-8 meeting
last year in New Delhi, we found strong and growing support for this
position among developing countries." (64KB PDF file)
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This U.S.
National Research Council report provides policy makers with a succinct and
balanced overview of what science can currently say about the potential for
future climate change, while outlining the uncertainties that remain in our
scientific knowledge. (308KB PDF file)
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Pursuant to
Article 6 of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone
Layer under the Auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),
the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel reported that ozone depletion,
which caused increased surface ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation, consequently
affected living organisms and also materials. New studies had confirmed and
strengthened previous findings that UV-B radiation had serious adverse
effects on the skin, eyes and immune system. Also, interactions between
ozone depletion and climate change had environmental consequences, and the
Panel had warned that ultraviolet damage to phytoplankton and other marine
organisms might reduce the oceans' capacity as a sink for atmospheric carbon
dioxide and so increase global warming. (45KB PDF file)
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This guide
provides an overview of the international climate change process as of May
2002. It focuses on the institutions and procedures of the Convention and
the Protocol, the participants in the climate change process, and on how the
on-going negotiations are conducted.
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The
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Linkages website
provides reporting services on international negotiations, conferences,
workshops, symposia and regional meetings that concern sustainable
development, climate and atmosphere and other topics concerning environment
and development.
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As part of the
President's National Climate Change Technology Initiative, launched on June
11, 2001, the President directed the Secretary of Energy, in coordination
with the Secretary of Commerce and the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, to lead a multi-agency review of the Federal R&D
portfolio and make recommendations. The Climate Change Technology Program (CCTP)
was established in 2002 to implement the President's Initiative. The CCTP is
a multi-agency research and development (R&D) coordination activity,
organized under the auspices of the Cabinet-level Committee on Climate
Change Science and Technology Integration (CCCSTI). Participating Federal
agencies include the Departments of Energy, Agriculture, Commerce, Defense,
Health and Human Services, Interior, State, and Transportation, as well as
the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, and the National Science Foundation. (56KB PDF file)
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The ninth
Conference of the Parties (COP-9) to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the nineteenth sessions of the COP's
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and
Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) were held at the Fiera Milan
Congress Center in Milan, Italy, from 1-12 December 2003. (388KB PDF file)
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The climate
change section of the U.S. Dept. of State website links to Remarks,
Briefings and Press Releases.
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U.S. Energy
Secretary Spencer Abraham says the United States is moving ahead in an
unprecedented international effort to make clean energy the cornerstone of
economic growth, improved health and closer ties among nations. (47KB PDF
file)
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Homepage of the
Ozone Secretariat, the Secretariat for the Vienna Convention for the
Protection of the Ozone Layer, and for the Montreal Protocol on Substances
that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Access ozone treaties, ratification status,
reports, documents and other publications
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The website of
the secretariat of the Convention provides organizational support and
technical information for the Parties to the Convention and observers
participating in the intergovernmental negotiations and related activities
to combat climate change.
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A new model for
partnership between developed and developing countries worldwide is evolving
to address climate change concerns. The US-India Technology Cooperation on
Global Climate Change side event on October 31st at the UNFCCC COP-8
provides an important forum to highlight US-India collaboration on
protecting the global environment. (181KB PDF file)
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