Business as Usual.

INTERNATIONAL cooperation on environmental protection; SUMMIT meetings; UNITED Nations; CARBON dioxide & the environment; NATURAL Resources Defense Council; CONFERENCES & conventions

BRAZILReport Available; RIO de Janeiro (Brazil)

Focuses on the Rio Earth Summit, an event hosted in 1992 by the United Nations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to promote environmental protection. Two key multilateral environment agreements negotiated after Rio; Pledges of technical and financial assistance for developing countries; Findings on the U.S. carbon dioxide emissions, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.