S.J.Res. 308 (102nd): A joint resolution adopting certain principles on general rights and obligations with respect to the environment, to be known as the “Earth Charter”, and urging the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, meeting in June 1992, to adopt the same.

Introduced:
May 20, 1992 (102nd Congress, 1991–1992)
Sponsor:
Sen. Albert Gore Jr. [D-TN]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

The resolution’s title was written by the resolution’s sponsor. S.J.Res. stands for Senate joint resolution.

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Status

This resolution was introduced on May 20, 1992, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced May 20, 1992
Referred to Committee May 20, 1992
Cosponsors
22 cosponsors (22D) (show)
Committees

Senate Foreign Relations

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5/20/1992--Introduced.
Declares that the Congress adopts specified principles on rights and obligations with respect to the environment, to be known as the Earth Charter, and urges the nations participating in the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in June 1992 to adopt the same rights and obligations as a separate Earth Charter. Includes within such principles:
(1) the integration of environmental and development objectives with economic and trade policies;
(2) the promotion of sustainable development;
(3) respect for human rights;
(4) the adoption of precautionary measures to prevent causes of environmental degradation;
(5) a commitment to peace and security;
(6) the elimination of unsustainable patterns of production and consumption;
(7) the availability of information relevant to environment and development;
(8) open and free market objectives;
(9) the bearing of pollution costs by polluters;
(10) the establishment of democratic institutions;
(11) the elimination of poverty; and
(12) assistance to developing countries.

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