[...]... get them to stabilize their emissions of GHG at 19 90 levels by the year 2000 On September 8, 19 92, the U.S Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the treaty, reporting it through Senate Executive Report 10 2-5 5 on October 1, 19 92 The Senate then consented to ratification on October 7, 19 92 President George Bush signed the instrument of ratification on October 13 , 19 92, and deposited it with the. .. Secretary-General The treaty became effective on March 21, 19 94, once it received the ratification of 50 countries Since that time, the participating nations meet once a year at the Conference of the Parties in order to assess the progress being made in dealing with climate change In the mid -1 9 90s, negotiations began on the drafting of the Kyoto Protocol to establish legally binding obligations holding participating,... 3 /12 /10 12 :33:52 PM the Beginning of global Warming management   Climate management they referred to as “common but differentiated responsibilities.” The participating parties agreed on three terms: 1 The developed (industrialized) countries are currently (and have been historically) the largest emitters of GHGs; 2 per capita emissions in developing countries are still relatively low; and 3 the. .. threatened national security  Climate management  This chapter looks at the beginnings of global warming management the stage when both the scientific and environmental communities’ outcry got to the point that official action was finally taken to combat the Earth’s rising temperatures It discusses the human link to the problem and outlines the role of the United Nations (UN), the Kyoto Protocol, and various... fixing this problem In fact, the only way to fix it is to work together toward a common goal This seven-volume set covers all of the important climatic issues that need to be addressed in order to understand the problem, allowing the reader to build a solid foundation of knowledge and to use the information to help solve the critical issues in effective ways The set includes the following volumes: Climate. .. Fossil Fuels and Pollution Climate Management These volumes explore a multitude of topics—how climates change, learning from past ice ages, natural factors that trigger global warming on Earth, whether the Earth can expect another ice age in the future, how the Earth’s climate is changing now, emergency preparedness in severe weather, projections for the future, and why climate affects everything people... exciting world of high-tech computer modeling and the newest advances in analyzing weather and climate via mathematical models to predict future global warming and the impacts of greenhouse gases It explores the fascinating science of weather prediction, advanced climate modeling and computer simulation of the atmosphere and ocean, and remote sensing and satellite data and their roles in long-term monitoring... the first step toward fixing the problem to keep the world from suffering the disastrous effects of climate change The book discusses the role of the United Nations in the effort to manage global warming and explores human psychology and how cultural values, politics, and news dissemination can affect people’s opinions, thereby driving public response The book also informs the reader how global warming... (PFCs) These are produced by the Annex I countries (industrialized nations) At the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties held in Kyoto, Japan, in 19 97, the Kyoto Protocol was adopted for use after long, intense negotiations The majority of industrialized nations and some central European countries agreed to the Protocol and it entered into force on February 16 , 2005 It is significant that the Protocol was the. .. ConvenTion on CLimaTe Change and The kyoTo ProToCoL The international policy response to climate change began with the negotiation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which eventually led the way for the creation and establishment of the Kyoto Protocol the legal framework for global action to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions The unFCCC The UNFCCC is an international . Kerr. Climate management : solving the problem / Julie Kerr Casper. p. cm.—(Global warming) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 97 8-0 - 816 0-7 26 6-8 (hardcover) ISBN 97 8 -1 -4 38 1- 2 74 2-2 . Energy 12 2 Solar Energy 13 0 New Ways to Store Solar Energy 13 7 Geothermal Energy 13 9 Wind Energy 14 2 Hydropower 14 6 Energy from Biomass 14 8 Biofuel Crop Bans in Europe 15 1 Ocean Energy 15 2 Global. demand. It then outlines why public education is so criti- cal and how it plays an enormous part in the future of the problem. Climate Management looks at cap-and-trade policies and other forms