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Mark Belling Does Open Records Request W/ West Bend Mayor And Library Board President, Ginny Maziarka

West Bend Community Memorial Library (Wisconsin), 2009

No abstract provided.

Mayoral Recall Suggested Over (Mis)Handling Of City Council/Library Board, Ginny Maziarka

West Bend Community Memorial Library (Wisconsin), 2009

No abstract provided.

Boots And Sabers Calls For Red Alert! Over Library Board., M Peterson

West Bend Community Memorial Library (Wisconsin), 2009

No abstract provided.

Again With The Deception And Subterfuge, Ginny?, Concerned West Bend Citizen

West Bend Community Memorial Library (Wisconsin), 2009

No abstract provided.

More National Media Attention, Concerned West Bend Citizen

West Bend Community Memorial Library (Wisconsin), 2009

No abstract provided.

Creating Complex Publication Patterns In Voyager, Kelly Smith, Laura Edwards

Library Faculty and Staff Papers and Presentations

Procedures for creating complex publication patterns in the Voyager ILS acquisitions module.

Infant Facial Discrimination And Perceptual Narrowing, Joseph Edward Fair

Theses and Dissertations

During the early stages of infant development the capacity for perceptual (i.e., visual) discrimination is shaped by infants' perceptual experience. Perceptual narrowing is one process hypothesized to account for developmental change. Perceptual narrowing research often demonstrates that infants before 6 months of age are able to discriminate a wide variety of events whereas infants beyond 6 months of age seemingly "lose" some perceptual abilities. Two investigations are proposed to examine the claim that younger, but not older infants can discriminate faces across species. The purpose of Experiment 1 was to determine whether an increase in familiarization and trial times would …

Reverse Positions : Can China Be The Winner In Sino-Eu’S Post-Kyoto Negotiations Of Combating Climate Change?, Yu Qiao

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

This study examines the Sino-EU’s post-Kyoto negotiations for combating climate change from 2007 to 2008, and answers the question why the EU could not lead China to adopt the post-Kyoto quantitative reduction targets on greenhouse gases by exploring the characteristics of China’s climate negotiation strategy.

This study argues that until the end of 2008, the reason that the “tug of war” between China and the EU did not result in any new perspectives or feasible outcomes is due to China’s reluctance of adopting the post-Kyoto quantitative reduction target and the EU’s lack of leadership. Both China and the EU wanted …

Evaluating Co2 Capture Ready Investment In New-Built Thermal Power Plants In China, Xi Liang, David Reiner, Jon Gibbins, Jia Li

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

The total thermal power capacity has grown by 65GW to over 600GW by the end of 2008 (CEC, 2009). Chinese government, industry and academic stakeholders perceive that China will not mandate new plants to be built with carbon dioxide capture and storage systems in the short term and there is little incentive even to contemplate the first steps needed to fit plants with capture equipment (Reiner et al, 2007). Therefore, we evaluate CO2 Capture Ready (CCR) investment, which would enable thermal power plants to be retrofitted to capture CO2 without unnecessary additional costs when the appropriate policy and /or economic …

Eu-China Relations On Climate Change Policies And The Role Of Bilateral Cooperation For A Global Climate Change Regime, Astrid Carrapatoso

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

What must the European Union do to make China commit to binding regulations on greenhouse gases? China has been one of the major veto players with regard to binding rules on carbon emissions in context of the Kyoto Protocol and the negotiations of a Post-Kyoto arrangement. And yet, China is one of the largest polluters in this respect. Because of its economic growth rates, emissions are likely to rise in the future. It is therefore necessary to find viable solutions that encourage China to limit and finally reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In contrast, the EU has internationally showed leadership in …

Sectoral Approach : What Is In It For The Chinese Economy?, Joyashree Roy, Moumita Roy, Shreya Roychowdhury

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

In any international negotiation on climate change close link among science, economics and politics can hardly be ignored. The argument for mitigation in case of long lived stock pollutants can never be rationally based on current growth level. It is a complex situation and any over simplifies approach will further complicate rather than lead to any positive solution. Competitiveness argument, border adjustment, trade barriers on emission intensive goods and services of Annex I countries can hardly be justified even at the current market share in trade, production, consumption. The best way to approach the problem can be to combine domestic …

China, The United States And Global Warming : A Planetary Prisoners’ Dilemma, Philip S. Golub, Jean-Paul Maréchal

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

The paper examines some key economic dimensions and the international relations implications of the last question posed in the call for papers: “Given that China and the United States are the largest national sources of gas pollution, albeit with very different capabilities and historical responsibilities, how might they work together to protect the atmospheric commons?”

Climbing The Great Wall : How The Interplay Between China And The United States Will Affect Mitigation In A Kyoto Successor Treaty, Elizabeth Dinello

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

China and the United States have the ability to radically shape a successor treaty to the Kyoto Protocol. China’s placement as a non-Annex I nation under the Kyoto Protocol has had significant negative consequences for climate change, and China is now the top emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. The United States has thus far refused to sign the Kyoto Protocol. China will not sign a Kyoto successor treaty unless the United States is on board and vice versa. If either party is uncooperative in negotiating a successor treaty, there will be no effective treaty. The Kyoto Protocol has …

Emerging Opportunities For Responding To Climate Change In The Obama Administration : Why China Should Propel Developing Countries Towards Global Carbon Reduction Cooperation, Richard Ingwe, S. P. I. Agi, James Okoro

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

The use of diplomatic brinkmanship by the USA and her more recent uncooperativeness with global response to the climate crisis (Kyoto Protocol) under the presidencies of George W. Bush and Bill J. Clinton has led to fears in quarters that China, a rapidly industrialising country might opt to become uncooperative in the global climate change efforts. We use suitable conceptual frameworks of international relations to review the US’ previous conduct in international relations during the “cold war” among others to analyse recent issues pertaining to global carbon reduction under the Kyoto Protocol. We argue that China’s rising profile in economic, …

Wto Law As Leverage : An Inquiry Into The Dynamics Of Climate Negotiations Between China And The United States, Dan Partan

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

Current U.S. “cap & trade” federal legislative proposals seek to maintain competitiveness of U.S. industry by requiring certain importers to obtain greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions permits equivalent to the permits required from U.S. producers. Currently neither U.S. nor Chinese producers are subject to such a rule. If China does not adopt what the U.S. views as a “comparable” GHG emissions permit system, it is widely expected that the U.S. Congress will require GHG emissions permit for imports. It is also widely expected that China will challenge U.S. a GHG emissions permit requirement applied to Chinese exports as in violation of …

The Non-Cooperator Pays Principle : Pragmatic Norms And The Us-China Mitigation Standoff, Jonathan Symons

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

If the US and EU agree to stringent emission targets in a post-Kyoto successor agreement but China does not, would carbon tariffs on Chinese imports be justified? A dominant view of climate justice affirms the 'polluter pays principle' as the most appropriate distributive principle for allocating the costs of mitigating climate change and asserts that carbon tariffs on developing world imports are unjust. Against this widely accepted standard of justice this paper defends the appropriateness of more pragmatic climate norms. In particular the paper defends a forward-looking 'non-cooperator pays' principle which states that under the condition of anarchy, actors negotiating …

Climate Duties, Human Rights And Historic Emissions, Derek Bell

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

The problem of global climate change cannot be resolved without the cooperation of both China and the USA. However, neither government appears close to signing up to mandatory emissions reductions. Both nations defend their climate policies by appealing to ideas of fairness, equity and justice. This paper outlines the arguments offered by Chinese opponents of mandatory emissions reductions, highlighting three central claims about historical responsibility, ability to pay and the right to development. The first part of the paper examines these claims, the arguments supporting them, the relationships among them and their implications for a just global climate regime. Two …

Mitigation Of Short-Lived Greenhouse Gases As The Foundation For A Fair And Effective Climate Compromise Between China And The West, Frances C. Moore, Michael C. Maccracken

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

Short-lived greenhouse gases that also contribute to air pollution are playing a major role in global warming. Black carbon alone is likely the second or third most important climate forcing agent. The short atmospheric lifetime of these pollutants means that, unlike CO2, reducing emissions produces a decrease in atmospheric concentration and a reduction of the radiative forcing that drives climate change. Black carbon and tropospheric ozone also have large negative effects at the regional and local level contributing substantially to indoor and urban air pollution and the formation of Atmospheric Brown Clouds that disrupt regional climate. Moreover, technologies to reduce …

Differentiating (Historic) Responsibilities For Climate Change : Exploring The Case Of China, Christian Ellermann, Niklas Höhne

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

Following the conclusion of the official work of the Ad hoc group for the modelling and assessment of contributions of climate change (MATCH), this paper takes a look on the politically more sensitive aspect of the Brazilian Proposal, namely the issue of differentiating (historic) responsibility for, and not merely (causal) contribution to climate change. Its aim is (i) to highlight the fact that, while related, the two issues (‘contribution to’ and ‘responsibility for’) are fundamentally different and should not be confused, (ii) to propose a methodology of calculating shares of responsibilities as opposed to the shares in causal contribution arrived …

The Right To Equal Aspirations And The Obligation To Be Different, As A Basis For A Common Future, Olivia Bina

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

By virtue of its sheer size and growth trajectory, China knows it cannot be ignored. The question is whether it can offer leadership in terms of greater responsibility, both towards its own people and the rest of the world. The climate change crisis is the ultimate expression of unsustainable patterns of growth. Based on this perspective of the climate change debate, I explore the theme of responsibility as traditionally focused around the need to limit emissions, but also in terms of the obligation to pursue development aspirations through a different path. I consider the argument that China’s leadership has an …

The Chinese [Climate] Box : A Scalar Approach To Evaluating Ethical Obligations In Climate Strategies For China, Erich W. Schienke

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

Assuming that all nations have the ethical obligation to reduce emissions to their global fair share, this paper investigates how distributive and procedural justice obligations, under the broader rubric of Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change program, play out across various political and ecological scales in China. As China is such a large and necessary player in any global strategies for addressing climate change, it is imperative that the nation receive closer ethical investigation across scales and sectors, and that other nations and multi-national corporations do their fair share in helping China's various regions and sectors reach its obligations in a …

Social Economic And Political Aspects Of Climate Change, Anandi Sharan

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

Instead of the notion that “developing countries will be able to use emission backed currency units to pay off their debts”, we find “developing countries must forgive developed countries their $ debts so that the ecbu-based climate regime can be introduced.” Looking at foreign debt as it stands, India may not yet have an interest in an emission backed currency unit (ecbu), and other developing countries might or might not either, or too, not until the dollar mess is sorted out. More important before the introduction of the emission backed currency unit is the demise of the dollar economies and …

Global Sustainability, Climate Change And China : The Need For A New Paradigm For International Cooperation, Mukul Sanwal

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

The basic assumptions of global environmental sustainability around international cooperation that were laid out fifty years ago no longer hold. This common understanding was based on the fact of the historical responsibility of developed countries for causing the pollution – developed countries would do whatever has to be done and support developing countries through provision of financial resources and technology. Therefore, to ensure global sustainability, we have to seriously consider whether adopting a defensive posture in the ongoing climate negotiations is the best policy or, with the balance of economic power shifting out of the United States and Europe to …

Getting Hotter : How Could China’S Climate Change Policy Trajectory Impact A Post-Kyoto Accord?, Gloria Jean Gong

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

China’s unprecedented economic growth has given rise to equally rapid increases in greenhouse gas emissions. China has already ratified the Kyoto and Montreal Protocols, yet as the international community looks beyond Kyoto, China’s willingness to adhere to binding emissions standards remains a critical question. This study describes and analyzes the factors that influence China’s possible participation in a binding greenhouse gas emissions treaty. Existing international treaty compliance models often overlook China’s own official policies and stances toward such treaties. This study examines China’s current climate change policy, historical adjustments of that policy, and potential future trajectory to determine the factors …

Two Logics Of Climate Change Games : Environmental Governance And Know-How Competition, Hongyuan Yu

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

Global warming and the resulting climate change present the world with major and potentially devastating challenges. They lead to environmental degradation/scarcity and a radical reform of the energy mix among industrial countries, in addition to other nontraditional security concerns.2 From the 1992 Rio Summit through the Kyoto Conference and the Bali Roadmap, a generation has passed since the world's governments began to seriously consider the problems of global warming and the resulting climate change. It is now patently clear that the world should get together to combat the climate disaster. However, we are always confused with two questions: why has …

Climate Change, Water, And China’S Security : Implications For Global Cooperation On Climate Change, Scott Moore

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

This paper links the issues of climate change, water, and China’s security, arguing that the water-related impacts of climate change post significant strategic challenges for China and Asia, with consequent implications for China’s participation and engagement in global climate change cooperation efforts. Specifically, water-related climate impacts will strain the capacity of many key public institutions, and imperil the government’s strategic development objectives. Recognizing these imperatives points the way toward a strategic dialogue with China on climate change. This paper first discusses scientific assessments of predicted hydrological changes in China and neighboring countries under climate change, progressing to a security analysis …

Introduction, Paul G. Harris

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

In December 2009, diplomats will meet in Copenhagen to finalize what many hope will be a strong agreement to fight global warming and climate change. They will grapple with how to address these problems in light of new scientific findings showing that the adverse effects of global warming are happening sooner and are more severe than scientists predicted only a year or two ago. Some countries, notably in Europe, have started to take serious steps to limit and in several cases reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

However, those efforts have been very slow in coming, …

West Bend Library Board Looks For New Attorney, Schedules Emergency Meeting Tonight, Ginny Maziarka

West Bend Community Memorial Library (Wisconsin), 2009

No abstract provided.

Library Board Decides To Obtain Outside Counsel..., Ginny Maziarka

West Bend Community Memorial Library (Wisconsin), 2009

No abstract provided.

Library Upset About Giving Over Public Records, Ginny Maziarka

West Bend Community Memorial Library (Wisconsin), 2009

No abstract provided.