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Increases in emissions of greenhouse gasses (including CO2, methane, CFCs, etc.) are causing global warming. Multi-national solutions on a worldwide basis must be found. Contributing to such solutions will be steps such as improvements in mandatory fuel economy standards for automobiles, reduced consumption of beef and herds of cattle, improvements in energy efficiency, and sustainable energy policies. Forests should be maintained to function as purifiers of air. We must also rely less on fossil fuels. Needed is a uniform, worldwide code of environmental policies that will keep nations on track in combating global warming. [Res. 38, 1991]
Global warming is a real phenomenon which can cause irreversible and catastrophic changes to the world's climate and its environment and all its creatures. Human contributions to this problem must be curtailed, especially release of CO2 from combustion processes. [Res. 26, 1995] Due to the damage that global climate change will wreak on the existing natural world, the amount of global warming gasses added to the world's atmosphere must be reduced. [Res. 1, 1997]
The United States should participate actively in efforts to implement the Kyoto Protocol to the Climate Change convention such as the 2001 Bonn Agreement so that practical steps can be taken to reduce greenhouse gasses and alleviate global warming. [Res. 28, 2001]
At all levels of government, as well as in private life, the following strategies should be pursued to combat global warming: preservation and responsible management of forests; clean-car standards; use of non-CO2 producing energy sources; use of renewable fuels; use of solar energy; responsible land-use planning; high-density urban development; green building practices; promotion of non-motorized recreational activities; use of public transportation; and carpooling. [Res. 12, 2006]
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