Global Warming
Global Warming | Chapter 4 Preface
In December 1997, world leaders met in Kyoto, Japan, to continue negotiations on a United Nations treaty drafted in 1992 to address global warming through the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by industrialized nations. The negotiations resulted in the Kyoto Protocol, which requires the United States to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 7 percent below 1990 levels between 2008 and 2012. Thirtyseven other industrialized nations also agreed to reductions. Although a Clinton administration official signed the Kyoto Protocol on November 12, 1998, the U.S. Senate must ratify it to...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Does Global Warming Pose a Serious Threat?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Global Warming Poses a Serious Threat
- Global Warming Does Not Pose a Serious Threat
- The Magnitude of Global Warming May Become Extreme
- There Is No Evidence That the Magnitude of Global Warming Will Be Extreme
- The Theory of Global Warming Is Not Scientifically Credible
- The Theory of Global Warming Is Scientifically Credible
- Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 2: What Causes Global Warming?
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Chapter 3: What Will Be the Effects of Global Warming?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- The Effects of Global Warming Will Be Detrimental
- The Effects of Global Warming Will Be Beneficial
- Global Warming Will Severely Harm Human Health
- Global Warming Will Improve Human Health
- Global Warming Will Cause Sea Levels to Rise
- Global Warming Will Not Cause Sea Levels to Rise
- Chapter 3 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 4: Should Measures Be Taken to Combat Global Warming?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- The United States Should Support the Global Climate Treaty
- Abandoning the Global Climate Treaty Is Beneficial to the United States
- Curtailing Automobile Use Would Reduce Global Warming
- Automobiles Are Not Contributing to Global Warming
- Nuclear Power Is a Solution to Global Warming
- Nuclear Power Is Not a Solution to Global Warming
- Planting Trees Can Help Combat Global Warming
- Planting Trees Cannot Substitute for Reducing Fossil-Fuel Emissions
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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