Paying for pollution

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Foreign countries might have the option to barter with one another over pollution emission rights. The option is expected to be discussed during a Dec. 1997 UN-sponsored convention on Climate Change in Kyoto, Japan. Previous attempts to regulate countries' gas emissions have not been successful. This type of agreement would allow countries exceeding emission levels to receive credits from countries that are under their allocation. This scheme would allow countries to package emission rights in various political deals with allied countries.

Tests, problems and exercises, Pollution, Emissions credit trading, Emissions trading, Control, Greenhouse gases, United Nations Conference on Climate Change, 1997

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The year the climate changed: The G8 and the Katrina effect

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The importance of the hurricane is not that it was caused by climate change whether or not it actually was, will be difficult to resolve because the question immediately misunderstand the nature of extreme climate impacts. The G8 summit was a turning point because it offered a process to overcome the political gulf which has helped transform the global prospects for tackling global climate and energy issues.

United States, Influence, Environmental aspects, Climatic changes, Climate change, Hurricanes, Group of 8, Hurricane Katrina, 2005

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Protecting the planet

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Issues are discussed regarding the possible effect of global warming on the many natural disasters worldwide and the need for the US and the governments of other industrialized countries not to delay with emissions trading and other measures in an attempt to control this problem.

International, Causes of, Global warming, Natural disasters, Air pollution

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