For more information to be used in the debate check out some of the Internet Resources lower on this page. At this time firm targets and timetables were established in 1997, in a new effort in Koyto, Japan. A summary of the Koyto Agreement. Establish an international agreement on a long term goal for stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere at a level that minimizes the risks to the biosphere and to human societies, with a specific commitment to stabilize carbon dioxide emissions at 1990 levels by the year 2010. If you endorse this position, make some recommendations about how to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
Continued research is necessary, before any costly counter measures are implemented.
Various theoretical climate models used to predict future warming can not be relied upon and are not validated by existing climate record. This is a very brief article and includes a few graphics and glossary of terms. Global Climate Change Information Programme - comprehensive series of short essays and fact sheets. A comprehensive look at how models are constructed, used, and an evaluation of the predictions made from these models. Contains a Greenhouse Scored Card about half way down the article.