Global warming issues are also problems which are emphasized by the sustainable development movement.

Until now, White House officials have resisted a specific commitment to begin such negotiations, choosing instead to play down the urgency of the global warming issue.

This led to the elevation of the global warming issue on scientific and political agendas.

This confounded the global warming issue.

He and other scientists said that the impacts of these potential feedbacks remain one of the most significant puzzles still surrounding the global warming issue.

"Our nation will come up with a strategy," Mr. Bush said on the global warming issue last week.

This unsettling news could have a bright side if it persuaded the Bush administration to pay more attention to the global warming issue.

And I hope the United States Congress responds positively to these measures, which will help in the global warming issue.

Q. Has Iraq's invasion of Kuwait sparked an interest in the global warming issue?

"But given the urgency of the global warming issue and oil dependency issue, this is not the bold step that is called for."