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Author:   John R. Burch
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.603kg
ISBN:  

9781476665276

ISBN 10:   1476665273
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   26 August 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction Declaration of the World Climate Conference The Global 2000 Report to the President: Entering the ­Twenty-First Century (Major Findings and Conclusions) The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer (Excerpts) Message to the Senate Transmitting the Montreal Protocol on Ozone-Depleting Substances Statement of Dr. James Hansen, Director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990: Title IV (Excerpt) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Senate Resolution 98 [Report No. 105–54] (Byrd-Hagel Resolution) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Statement on the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change Climate Change Impacts on the United States: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change (Summary) Letter to Members of the Senate on the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change Global Climate Change Policy Book: Executive Summary Climate Stewardship Act of 2003 Hot & Cold Media Spin Cycle: A Challenge to Journalists Who Cover Global Warming Atmosphere of Pressure: Political Interference in Federal Climate Science (2007) (Executive Summary) Massachusetts et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency et al. (Syllabus) H. Res. 593—Congratulating scientists F. Sherwood Rowland, Mario Molina, and Paul Crutzen for their work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the formation and decomposition of ozone, that led to the development of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer Global Warming Twenty Years Later: Tipping Points Near Secretary Chu’s Remarks at the Harvard University Commencement—As Prepared for Delivery Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States (Executive Summary) Safe Climate Act (Excerpt) Remarks by the President at the Morning Plenary Session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act: Final Rule (Introduction) Copenhagen Accord Richard A. Muller: Statement to the Committee on Science, Space and Technology of the United States House of Representatives 2013 Highlights of Progress: Responses to Climate Change by the National Water Program (Excerpt) Climate Change Impacts in the United States (Overview and Report Findings) One City Built to Last: Transforming New York City’s Buildings for ­Low-Carbon Future (Executive Summary) U.S.–China Joint Announcement on Climate Change Senate Bill 66: To Prohibit Any Regulation Regarding Carbon Dioxide or Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction in the United States until China, India, and Russia Implement Similar Reductions Governor Brown Establishes Most Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target in North America National Security Implications of ­Climate-Related Risks and a Changing Climate Federal Plan Requirements for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Electric Utility Generating Units Constructed on or Before January 8, 2014; Model Trading Rules; Amendments to Framework Regulations (Executive Summary and Organization and Approach for this Proposed Rule) Remarks by the President at the GLACIER Conference—Anchorage, AK Joint Meeting to Hear an Address by Pope Francis of the Holy See Fact Sheet: The United States and China Issue Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change with New Domestic Policy Commitments and a Common Vision for an Ambitious Global Climate Agreement in Paris NASA Study: Mass Gains of Antarctic Ice Sheet Greater than Losses Sen. Cruz Confronts the Dogma of Climate Change Alarmism: “Public Policy Should Follow Actual Data, Not Political and Partisan Claims That Run Contrary to Evidence” (Opening Statement) Adoption of the Paris Agreement: Proposal by the President: Draft Decision–/CP.21 Bibliography Index

Reviews

Recommended --Midwest Book Review.

“Its chronological organization and succinct analyses make this a solid reference source”—Library Journal; “recommended”—Midwest Book Review.

Its chronological organization and succinct analyses make this a solid reference source --Library Journal; recommended --Midwest Book Review. Recommended --Midwest Book Review.

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The late John R. Burch, Jr., was the Library Director and a professor at the University of Tennessee at Martin.

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