Among the many policy issues facing the world, few are as complex as global climate change. Countless scientific, technological and economic issues affect our understanding of the climate conundrum and our response to it. Huge uncertainties exist in these fields, and new climate observations, scientific studies and technological developments are constantly added to the equation. One fact, however, is indisputable: President Bush has crafted the strongest, smartest and most practical climate-change program the U.S. has ever had. No previous Administration has devoted as much Cabinet-level attention to the issue or provided such resources to climate-change science, technology and mitigation programs. America has never before engaged in so many bilateral climate-change partnerships with both developed and developing nations, including China, India, Japan, Australia, Canada and Italy, as well as the European Union.
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