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FROM VOLUME 9, NUMBER 5, MAY 1996
German voluntary program: A consortium representing German
industries has agreed to voluntarily reduce CO2 emissions by 20 percent
by 2005, based on 1990 levels. In turn, the government has announced it has no
plans to introduce a national CO2/energy tax, and would exempt industries that
make the commitment from any European Union tax. The independent Rheinisch-Westfälisches
Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (Rhine-Westphalian Inst. for Econ. Res.)
will monitor emission levels. See Intl. Environ. Rptr., p. 266, Apr. 3,
1996; Global Environ. Change Rep., pp. 6-7, Apr. 12, 1996; or contact
the German Industry Assoc. (tel: 49 221 370 80; fax: 49 221 370 8730).
Congressional hearing on EOS: A March hearing arranged by Rep.
Robert S. Walker (Chair, House Committee on Science) examined the economic and
scientific soundness of NASA's Earth Observing System of satellites, now being
developed. Scientists on all sides of the climate change question agreed on the
need for future satellite data from EOS, and a NASA administrator pointed out
how the program goes far beyond global warming. See Chem. Eng. News, pp.
32-34, Apr. 8, 1996; Intl. Environ. Rptr., pp. 223-224, Mar. 20, 1996.
Environmental issues survey: An international survey of specialists
in both governmental and nongovernmental organizations, conducted by the Asahi
Glass Foundation, found that the problem of global warming was regarded most
seriously in Oceania, which includes many island nations, and least seriously by
Japan. The measure judged to be most effective in mitigation was the development
and promotion of renewable energy resources. In developed countries, support for
measures such as environmental taxes was strong. See Environ. Conservation,
22(3), 272-273, Autumn 1995, or contact Yu Nakamura, Asahi Glass
Foundation, Bank of Tokyo Bldg. 12F, 1-4-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100,
Japan (tel: 81 3 3285 0591; fax: 81 3 3285 0592).
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