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1 online resource |
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Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety |
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Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety.
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Preface; Chapter 1; Climate Change: Frequently Asked Questions about the 2015 Paris Agreement(; Summary; The Paris Agreement in Context; Introduction; What is the relationship of the PA to the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol?; What Are Some Key Policy Takeaways from Paris?; Requirements and Recommendations in the PA; What Is the Purpose and Long-Term Goal of the PA?; What does the PA require?; Is the PA legally binding?; Are PA Requirements New for Some Parties?; What Are the Financial Obligations, If Any, for the United States in the PA? |
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What Is the Role of the Green Climate Fund in the PA?Does the PA address "Loss and Damage"?; Does the Pa Include Oor Allow Market-Based Mechanisms to Reduce GHG Emissions?; What Gases and Sectors Does the PA Cover?; Procedural Topics; When Will the PA Enter Into Force?; Will the United States become a Party to the PA?; If the United States becomes a Party to the PA, could; it withdraw?; What are the roles of Congress with respect to the UNFCCC; and the PA?; Countries' Pledges to Contribute to GHG Emission Mitigation |
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What Did the United States Pledge as Its Intended Nationally Etermined Contribution (INDC) to Global GHG Mitigation?Can the United States Meet Its 2025 GHG Reduction Pledge?; What Did Other Major GHG-Emitting Countries Pledge as their INDCs?; What If the United States or Another Party Does Not Meet Its Pledge?; What Effect Might Full Compliance with the PA Have on Climate Change?; Next Steps for the PA; Appendix. Schedule for Some Key Tasks Under the PA; End Notes; Chapter 2; Greenhouse Gas Pledges by Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(; Introduction |
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Background on the UNFCCCAll Parties Have Common but Differentiated Obligations Aimed at Achieving the UNFCCC's Objective; Sharing the UNFCCC Objective; The Kyoto Protocol's GHG Targets for Annex B Parties Only; Copenhagen Accord and Cancun Agreements; The Durban Platform Negotiations Toward a New Agreement in 2015; GHG Mitigation in the "Durban Platform" Negotiations; End Notes; Chapter 3; International Law and Agreements: Their Effect upon U.S. Law(; Summary; Introduction; Forms of International Agreements; Treaties; Executive Agreements |
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Choosing Between a Treaty and an Executive AgreementNonlegal Agreements; Effects of International Agreements on U.S. Law; Self-Executing vs. Non-Self-Executing Agreements; Conflict with Existing Laws; Customary International Law; The Alien Tort Statute (ATS); Reference to Foreign Law by U.S. Courts; Appendix. Steps in the Making of a Treaty and in the Making of an Executive Agreement; End Notes; Chapter 4; Climate Change Science: Key Points(; Summary; Broad Scientific Agreement on Many Aspects; of Climate Change1; Dealing with Uncertainties; Issues for Congress |
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Climatic changes
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Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects
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climate change.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
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Climatic changes
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Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Miller, Shirley (Editor with Nova Science Publishers), editor.
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| ISBN |
9781536105018 |
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1536105015 |
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