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Climate treaty talks mark some progress

At a meeting in Buenos Aires, negotiators reported making headway in working out how to implement a climate treaty known as the Kyoto Protocol, which the United States signed Nov. 12.

Further Readings:

1998. United States signs the Kyoto Protocol. Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Fact Sheet. Information available at http://www.state.gov/www/global_issues/climate/fs-us_sign_kyoto-981112.html.

Eizenstat, S. 1998. Eizenstat briefing on climate change. Available at http://www.state.gov/www/policy_remarks/1998/981114_cizen_brief.html.

Monastersky, R. 1997. Delaying cuts in greenhouse emissions. Science News 152(Nov. 29):348.

______. 1997. Global temperatures spark hot debate. Science News 151(March 15):156.

______. 1996. Stage set for curbing global warming gases. Science News 150(July 27):54.

______. 1995. World climate panel charts path for action. Science News 148(Nov. 4):293.

Raloff, J. 1997. Nations draft Kyoto climate treaty. Science News 152(Dec. 20&27):388.

________. 1997. Climate protection saves lives now. Science News 152(Nov. 8):292.

Sources:

Philip Clapp
National Environmental Trust
1200 18th Street, N.W.
5th Floor
Washington, DC 20036

Connie Holmes
Global Climate Coalition
2025 M Street, N.W.
Suite 350
Washington, DC 20036

Michael Williams
Information Unit for Conventions
United Nations Environment Programme
Geneva Executive Centre
C.P. 356
CH-1219 Châtelaine
Switzerland

From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 21, November 21, 1998, p. 325. Copyright Ó 1998 by Science Service.

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