1. Each Party included in Annex I, in achieving its quantified emission limitation and reduction commitments under Article 3, in order to promote sustainable development, shall:
Imagine if the USA did not fail. Imagine the stability of the climate. Imagine a return to a season of tornadoes rather than occurring year round. We could be finished with this already.
(a) Implement and/or further elaborate policies and measures in accordance with its national circumstances, such as:
(i) Enhancement of energy efficiency in relevant sectors of the national economy;
No one wants energy efficiency? Really? What about that wealth disparity? Are your sure energy efficiency isn't important? What's the problem less profits? Utilities are big business.
(ii) Protection and enhancement of sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, taking into account its commitments under relevant international environmental agreements; promotion of sustainable forest management practices, afforestation and reforestation;
Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there was no forest.
Reforestation is the reestablishment of forest cover, either naturally (by natural seeding, coppice, or root suckers) or artificially (by direct seeding or planting).
(iii) Promotion of sustainable forms of agriculture in light of climate change considerations;
The Union of Concerned Scientists have suggestions:
Sustainable agriculture (click here) provides high yields without undermining the natural systems and resources that productivity depends on. Farmers who take a sustainable approach work efficiently with natural processes rather than ignoring or struggling against them – and use the best of current knowledge and technology to avoid the unintended consequences of industrial, chemical-based agriculture. One important result is that farmers are able to minimize their use of pesticides and fertilizers, thereby saving money and protecting future productivity, as well as the environment.
The Land Institute doesn't have suggests, they have solutions:
Imagine if the USA did not fail. Imagine the stability of the climate. Imagine a return to a season of tornadoes rather than occurring year round. We could be finished with this already.
(a) Implement and/or further elaborate policies and measures in accordance with its national circumstances, such as:
(i) Enhancement of energy efficiency in relevant sectors of the national economy;
No one wants energy efficiency? Really? What about that wealth disparity? Are your sure energy efficiency isn't important? What's the problem less profits? Utilities are big business.
(ii) Protection and enhancement of sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, taking into account its commitments under relevant international environmental agreements; promotion of sustainable forest management practices, afforestation and reforestation;
Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there was no forest.
Reforestation is the reestablishment of forest cover, either naturally (by natural seeding, coppice, or root suckers) or artificially (by direct seeding or planting).
(iii) Promotion of sustainable forms of agriculture in light of climate change considerations;
The Union of Concerned Scientists have suggestions:
Sustainable agriculture (click here) provides high yields without undermining the natural systems and resources that productivity depends on. Farmers who take a sustainable approach work efficiently with natural processes rather than ignoring or struggling against them – and use the best of current knowledge and technology to avoid the unintended consequences of industrial, chemical-based agriculture. One important result is that farmers are able to minimize their use of pesticides and fertilizers, thereby saving money and protecting future productivity, as well as the environment.
The Land Institute doesn't have suggests, they have solutions:
Have you ever wondered why (click here) prairies thrive without any human intervention? No pesticides, no fertilizer, no irrigation, and yet they come back year after year, come drought or flood. The soil remains healthy, full of nutrients and swarming with organisms.
Simply put, it’s the complexity. Living things survive by taking advantage of resources as soon as they become available. A bared patch of soil doesn’t stay that way for long. (Reserving it for just one plant species – say, corn – takes a lot of chemicals and tillage.) In time, plants and organisms colonize the area, essentially divvying up available resources....
Scientists, the Union of Concerned Scientists and organizations such as The Land Institute are consistent in their facts and approach to very important understandings about our Earth and our country.
