United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1999-05-01 monographic deposited born digital 36 p. GA 1.13:RCED-99-148 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-148 P0b002ee180390579 f:rc99148 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-05-04 GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-148 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-148 RCED-99-148 Monitoring International cooperation Reporting requirements International organizations Air pollution control Climate statistics Data integrity Environmental policies Sanctions International agreements Kyoto Protocol United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UN Environment Programme Multilateral Fund for the Montreal Protocol Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Staff Study RCED In December 1997, the United States and 37 other nations adopted the Kyoto Protocol to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. They agreed in principle to significantly reduce their future greenhouse gas emissions. The advice of and consent of the Senate would be needed to commit the United States to the emissions reductions. Whether the Senate should take that step has been widely debated, mainly because the reductions could be costly to the U.S. economy and their effectiveness in addressing the problem of global climate change has been questioned. GAO convened a panel of experts in December 1998 to discuss the issues surrounding the Kyoto Protocol. GAO also prepared a background paper on ensuring compliance with international environmental agreements. GAO is publishing that background paper as a staff study. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-148/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-148.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-148/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-148.pdf GAO/RCED-99-148 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-148 Staff Study GAO/RCED-99-148; International Environment: Literature on the Effectiveness; Monitoring International cooperation Reporting requirements International organizations Air pollution control Climate statistics Data integrity Environmental policies Sanctions International agreements Kyoto Protocol United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UN Environment Programme Multilateral Fund for the Montreal Protocol Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora