Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; U.S. Climate Action Report (USCAR), September 1994; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Résumé

In June 1992, the United States signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Pursuant to the reporting requirements under Articles 4.2 and 12 of the Convention, the United States has prepared and submitted the U.S. Climate Action Report (USCAR) in fulfillment of these requirements to the UNFCCC Secretariat. The USCAR provides a description of the current U.S. program designed to reduce emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2000. The information presented in the USCAR, together with information provided by other Annex I Parties (developed country Parties and Parties with economies in transition to market economies), will be reviewed and discussed by the Parties to the UNFCCC beginning at the first session of the Conference of the Parties in early 1995. In keeping with international guidelines, the USCAR provides an inventory of current U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and sinks, estimates effects of current mitigation measures and policies on future emissions levels, and describes U.S. involvement in international programs including associated financial transfers and contributions. In addition, the USCAR includes a discussion of U.S. national circumstances