Climate change and American policy : key documents, 1979-2015 / compiled and edited by John R. Burch, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burch, John R., 1968- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Government policy--United States.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Government policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

vii, 332 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers, [2016]

Summary:

"Climate change has long been a contentious issue, even before its official acknowledgment as a global threat in 1979. Government policies have varied widely, from Barack Obama's dedication to environmentalism to George W. Bush's tacit minimizing of the problem to Republican officials' refusal to acknowledge the scientific evidence supporting anthropogenic climate change"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Declaration of the World Climate Conference 7

The Global 2000 Report to the President: Entering the Twenty-First Century (Major Findings and Conclusions) 11

The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer (Excerpts) 16

Message to the Senate Transmitting the Montreal Protocol on Ozone-Depleting Substances 33

Statement of Dr. James Hansen, Director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies 35

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990: Title IV (Excerpt) 39

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 45

Senate Resolution 98 [Report No. 105-54] (Byrd-Hagel Resolution) 65

Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 68

Statement on the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change 90

Climate Change Impacts on the United States: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change (Summary) 92

Letter to Members of the Senate on the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change 97

Global Climate Change Policy Book: Executive Summary 99

Climate Stewardship Act of 2003 104

Hot & Cold Media Spin Cycle: A Challenge to Journalists Who Cover Global Warming 128

Atmosphere of Pressure: Political Interference in Federal Climate Science (2007) (Executive Summary) 141

Massachusetts et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency et al. (Syllabus) 147

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 153

Global Warming Twenty Years Later: Tipping Points Near 156

Secretary Chu's Remarks at the Harvard University Commencement-As Prepared for Delivery 161

Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States (Executive Summary) 167

Safe Climate Act (Excerpt) 173

Remarks by the President at the Morning Plenary Session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference 177

Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act: Final Rule (Introduction) 180

Copenhagen Accord 197

Statement to the Committee on Science, Space and Technology of the United States House of Representatives / Richard A. Muller Muller, Richard A. 201

2013 Highlights of Progress: Responses to Climate Change by the National Water Program (Excerpt) 206

Climate Change Impacts in the United States (Overview and Report Findings) 213

One City Built to Last: Transforming New York City's Buildings for a Low-Carbon Future (Executive Summary) 223

U.S.-China Joint Announcement on Climate Change 234

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 238

Governor Brown Establishes Most Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target in North America 240

National Security Implications of Climate-Related Risks and a Changing Climate 243

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) 254

Remarks by the President at the GLACIER Conference-Anchorage, AK 262

Joint Meeting to Hear an Address by Pope Francis of the Holy See 268

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 271

NASA Study: Mass Gains of Antarctic Ice Sheet Greater than Losses 277

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) 280

Adoption of the Paris Agreement: Proposal by the President: Draft Decision -/CP.21 282.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476665276

1476665273

OCLC:

952390201

Publisher Number:

99969467899