Climate Change and American Policy

The late John R. Burch, Jr., was the Library Director and a professor at the University of Tennessee at Martin.

“Its chronological organization and succinct analyses make this a solid reference source”—Library Journal; “recommended”—Midwest Book Review.

• Table of ContentsIntroductionDeclaration of the World Climate ConferenceThe Global 2000 Report to the President: Entering the ­Twenty-First Century (Major Findings and Conclusions)The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer (Excerpts)Message to the Senate Transmitting the Montreal Protocol on Ozone-Depleting SubstancesStatement of Dr. James Hansen, Director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space StudiesClean Air Act Amendments of 1990: Title IV (Excerpt)United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)Senate Resolution 98 [Report No. 105–54] (Byrd-Hagel Resolution)Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeStatement on the Kyoto Protocol on Climate ChangeClimate Change Impacts on the United States: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change (Summary)Letter to Members of the Senate on the Kyoto Protocol on Climate ChangeGlobal Climate Change Policy Book: Executive SummaryClimate Stewardship Act of 2003Hot & Cold Media Spin Cycle: A Challenge to Journalists Who Cover Global WarmingAtmosphere of Pressure: Political Interference in Federal Climate Science (2007) (Executive Summary)Massachusetts et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency et al. (Syllabus)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 LayerGlobal Warming Twenty Years Later: Tipping Points NearSecretary Chu’s Remarks at the Harvard University Commencement—As Prepared for DeliveryGlobal Climate Change Impacts in the United States (Executive Summary)Safe Climate Act (Excerpt)Remarks by the President at the Morning Plenary Session of the United Nations Climate Change ConferenceEndangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act: Final Rule (Introduction)Copenhagen AccordRichard A. Muller: Statement to the Committee on Science, Space and Technology of the United States House of Representatives2013 Highlights of Progress: Responses to Climate Change by the National Water Program (Excerpt)Climate Change Impacts in the United States (Overview and Report Findings)One City Built to Last: Transforming New York City’s Buildings for­Low-Carbon Future (Executive Summary)U.S.–China Joint Announcement on Climate ChangeSenate 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 ReductionsGovernor Brown Establishes Most Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target in North AmericaNational Security Implications of ­Climate-Related Risks and a Changing ClimateFederal 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)Remarks by the President at the GLACIER Conference—Anchorage, AKJoint Meeting to Hear an Address by Pope Francis of the Holy SeeFact 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 ParisNASA Study: Mass Gains of Antarctic Ice Sheet Greater than LossesSen. 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)Adoption of the Paris Agreement: Proposal by the President: Draft Decision–/CP.21BibliographyIndex