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1 Curt Tarnoff, Global Climate Change: The Role of U.S. Foreign Assistance 1 (1997)

handle is hein.crs/crsnalcaaadf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 97-1015 F November 21, 1997 Global Climate Change: The Role of U.S. Foreign Assistance Curt Tarnoff Specialist in Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Summary Developing Countries and Global Warming The part played by developing countries in the global warming phenomenon that many believe may eventually threaten climatic stability, world food supplies, and even the existence of some island nations is the subject of some controversy. The current Framework Convention on Climate Change embraces the principle that developed and developing countries bear different responsibilities and possess different capabilities to deal with the problem. Developed nations are expected to assist developing nations to meet convention objectives with financial and technical aid. An amendment to the convention to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases aimed at establishing legally binding commitments for developed countries is currently under negotiation and is expected to be concluded in Kyoto, Japan in December 1997. Under the Byrd resolution (S.Res. 98), approved in a 95-0 vote, the Senate has gone on record to say that it would not support a treaty that excludes the developing nations from binding commitments and emission reduction targets. Developing countries say they will not make commitments until the developed countries do so first. (See CRS Issue Brief 89005, Global Climate Change, for discussion of related issues). Congressional Research Service oe The Library of Congress CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web

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