Air Date: March 6, 1992

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Global Warming Negotiations on Hold

Steve reviews the outcome of the latest round of negotiations on a UN treaty to control greenhouse gases. The talks adjourned without an agreement but with some signs of movement by the US, which is the major holdout on firm commitments to greenhouse-gas reductions. (04:05)

Bush Administration Warming up to the Greenhouse Effect

Steve discusses the administration's position on global warming with Robert Grady, the Deputy Director-designate of the Office of Management and Budget. Grady says the US is taking significant steps to mitigate greenhouse warming, and that its position on the issue has been misunderstood. (04:38)

The Politics of Global Warming

Steve talks with Living on Earth commentator and World Resources Institute Vice-President Jessica Tuchman Matthews about the White House's evolving position on global warming. (05:11)

One Person, One Unit of CO₂

Steve talks with Anil Agarwal, of the Center for Science and the Environment, in New Delhi, India. Mr. Agarwal says the only truly equitable way to control greenhouse gases is to apportion emissions on a per capita basis. (04:26)

Greenhouse Smokescreen / S. Fred Singer

Commentator S. Fred Singer says that international moves to control greenhouse gases are merely another effort to stunt economic growth and transfer wealth from rich countries to poor ones. (02:28)

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Global Warming Negotiations on Hold

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Bush Administration Warming up to the Greenhouse Effect

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The Politics of Global Warming

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One Person, One Unit of CO₂

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Greenhouse Smokescreen

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