Traduction de «sous-couche de convergence » (Français → Anglais) :

(Return tabled) Question No. 612 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to changes to environmental programs resulting from the announcements in Budget 2012: (a) specifying how each identified cut is projected to impact the government’s access to scientific information required for the development of public policy, the number of people to be cut, and the amount of money to be cut, what are all areas of scientific research and partnerships to be cut, including, but not limited to, (i) air pollution, (ii) emergency preparedness and response, (iii) industrial waste, (iv) water quality; (b) what briefing notes, memos, or any other documentation, i ...[+++]ncluding, for each, the details of its findings and recommendations, have been provided to the Prime Minister, Minister of Natural Resources, Minister of the Environment, their respective Parliamentary Secretaries, their respective Deputy Ministers, and their respective staff members, regarding impacts of research and partnership cuts on the government’s access to scientific information required for the development of public policy; (c) what, in detail, does “sufficient data is available to support the dissemination and validation of the UV Index forecast” mean, (i) what does “we will continue to have enough data for EC to track and report on ozone” mean, (iii) in detail, will the government maintain the integrity of the ozone monitoring program, (iv) in detail, will the government maintain Canadian contributions to the global observing system for climate in support of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), (v) what studies have been undertaken to assess the impact of streamlining ozone monitoring on Canada’s international reputation, and what were any findings and recommendations; (d) what briefing notes, memos, or any other documentation, including, for each, the details of its findings and recommendations, have been provided to the Prime Minister, Minister of Natural Resources, Minister of the Enviro ...

In the early 1980s, scientists observed a significant decrease in the concentration of ozone in the stratosphere over the Antarctic, which became widely known as the “ozone hole”.

Question No. 222 Mr. Bill Casey: With respect to the government’s efforts to improve or upgrade the Victoria-class submarine fleet so that the ships are more environmentally friendly: (a) what projects are currently underway by the Navy to ensure that the diesel engines used by the Victoria-class submarines will produce less amounts of harmful pollutants; (b) has the government made any efforts or conducted studies to find suitable alternative fuels for the diesel engines to make their emissions less harmful; (c) has the Navy succeeded in retrofitting the submarine fleet with appropriate air conditioning and other refrigerant systems so that they will be ozone friendly and ...[+++], if so, what was the total cost of these improvements; (d) what is the current deadline of the Department of National Defence to replace ozone depleting substances on the Victoria-class submarines; and (e) what other improvements or upgrades are planned for the Victoria-class submarines to make them more environmentally friendly and how much has the government budgeted for these improvements?

IVPRESIDENCY AND COMMISSION WORK PROGRAMMES - OPEN DEBATE PAGEREF _Toc474229974 \h IVIMPLEMENTATION OF THE STABILITY AND GROWTH PACT PAGEREF _Toc474229975 \h IV?Updated stability programme of Finland, 1999-2003 PAGEREF _Toc474229976 \h IV?Updated Stability Programme of the Netherlands, 1999-2002 PAGEREF _Toc474229977 \h V?Updated Stability Programme of Ireland, 2000-2002 PAGEREF _Toc474229978 \h VII?Updated Convergence Programme of Sweden, 1999-2002 PAGEREF _Toc474229979 \h VIII?Updated Convergence Programme of Greece, 1999-2002 PAGEREF _Toc474229980 \h IXHIGH-LEVEL WORKING GROUP ON TAXATION - COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS PAGEREF _Toc474229981 \h ...[+++] XEURO COIN ISSUES - COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS PAGEREF _Toc474229982 \h XIITEMS APPROVED WITHOUT DEBATEJUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS--Trafficking in and manufacture of firearms PAGEREF _Toc474229985 \h XIIEXTERNAL TRADE--International Jute Council PAGEREF _Toc474229987 \h XIIENVIRONMENT--Monitoring of CO2 emissions from passenger cars - Convening of the Conciliation Committee PAGEREF _Toc474229989 \h XII--Regulation on substances that deplete the ozone layer - Convening of the Conciliation Committee PAGEREF _Toc474229990 \h XIILABOUR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS--Organisation of working time - Convening of the Conciliation Committee PAGEREF _Toc474229992 \h XIIINTERNAL MARKET--Technical harmonisation of vehicles and vehicle parts and equipment - "Parallel Agreement"* PAGEREF _Toc474229994 \h XIII--Tariff and statistical nomenclature * PAGEREF _Toc474229995 \h XIIIAGRICULTURE PAGEREF _Toc474229996 \h XIIIAPPOINTMENTS--Committee of the Regions PAGEREF _Toc474229998 \h XIIIDECISION ADOPTED ON 1 FEBRUARY 2000 BY WRITTEN PROCEDURE--Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - support to democratic forces PAGEREF _Toc474230000 \h XIVANNEX PAGEREF _Toc474230001 \h XIV_________________

As a result of the Protocol and its amendments, the ozone layer is expected to recover slowly within the next 50 years.

As a result of the Montreal Protocol the rapid deterioration of the ozone layer is slowing down, although the worst ozone depletion is still ahead.