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Kyoto
Protocol
- Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change and associated actions taken and decisions adopted by the Third
Conference of the Parties (COP-3) (231KB PDF file)
- "U.S. Position
on Climate Change"
- Remarks by Dr. Harlan L. Watson to the Fundacion Gas Natural and Spain's
Ministry of Environment at the International Seminar on "Climate
Change: International Agreements and Mitigation Alternatives,"
29 November 2001 (104KB PDF file)
- Our Changing Planet - The FY 2002 US
Global Change Research Program
- An annual report by the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, Committee
on Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology
Council. Our Changing Planet describes the US Global Change Research
Program for FY 2002. Federal Agency activities and funding levels are
presented. A printed copy of this publication can be obtained without
charge by mail from GCRIO (see contact information at bottom of page)
or by using our on-line document
request form.
- "Delivering
Kyoto: Can Europe Do It? Political, Industrial and Environmental Dimensions"
- Remarks by Dr. Harlan L. Watson to The Royal Institute of International
Affairs Conference, 2 October 2001 (99KB PDF file)
- U.S. Climate
Change Research Initiative / U.S. Climate Change Technology Initiative
- The President announced his first set of actions implementing initiatives
to advance the science of climate change, to spur technological innovation,
and to promote cooperation in the Western Hemisphere and beyond.
- DOT
Center for Climate Change & Environmental Forecasting: Strategic
Plan for 2001-2005
- The Center is the focal point in the DOT of expertise on transportation
and climate change. Through strategic research, policy analysis, partnerships
and outreach, the Center creates comprehensive and multi-modal approaches
to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gases and to mitigate the
effects of global climate change on the transportation network.
- US Senate Hearing
on Climate Change Technology and Policy Options, 10 July 2001
(25KB PDF file)
- Testimony of David L. Evans, Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic
and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
before the
US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (10
July 2001).
- Text of a
Letter from the President to Senators Hagel, Helms, Craig, and Roberts
- "...My Administration takes the issue of global climate change
very seriously...As you know, I oppose the Kyoto Protocol because it
exempts 80 percent of the world, including major population centers
such as China and India, from compliance, and would cause serious harm
to the U.S. economy..." (18KB PDF file)
- DOE Energy Information
Admistration Annual Energy Outlook 2001 (2MB PDF file)
- The Annual Energy Outlook 2001 presents midterm forecasts of energy
supply, demand, and prices through 2020 prepared by the Energy Information
Administration (EIA). The projections are based on results from EIA’s
National Energy Modeling System (NEMS).
- Current
United States Actions to Address Climate Change
- The President directed a Cabinet-level Working Group to review U.S.
climate change policy. The Working Group produced this report containing
its initial findings, including (1) summaries of current U.S. actions;
(2) an analysis of the Kyoto Protocol; and (3) proposals to advance
the science, advance technologies, and create partnerships in the Western
Hemisphere and throughout the world to address climate change.
- Climate Change Science
- An Analysis of Some Key Questions
- The warming of the Earth has been the subject of intense debate and
concern for many scientists, policy-makers, and citizens for at least
the past decade. Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions,
a new report by a committee of the National Research Council, characterizes
the global warming trend over the last 100 years, and examines what
may be in store for the 21st century and the extent to which warming
may be attributable to human activity. The committee was made up of
11 of the nation's top climate scientists, including seven members of
the National Academy of Sciences, one of whom is a Nobel Prize winner.
- White House
Recommendations on Energy Conservation
- The White House released a fact sheet May 12 explaining recommendations
to improve and expand energy conservation initiatives. The recommendations
are announced just as the Bush administration prepares to release a
comprehensive new energy policy, coming from the National Energy Policy
Development Group led by Vice President Cheney. (117KB PDF file)
- U.S. National Energy Policy
(2.5MB PDF file)
- A White House National Energy Policy Development Group developed this
national energy policy to bring together business, government, local
communities and citizens to promote dependable, affordable and environmentally
sound energy for the future. The May 2001 report envisions a comprehensive
long-term strategy that uses leading edge technology to produce an integrated
energy, environmental and economic policy.
- Environmental Effects
of Ozone Depletion: Interim Summary - August 2000
- The latest full assessment report on Environmental Effects of Ozone
Depletion is that of November, 1998. This Interim Summary is an update
on recent findings. Special attention has been paid to interactions
between ozone depletion and climate change. Potential interactions are
indicated within the various sections.
- Inventory of
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-1998(2.1MB PDF
file)
- The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prepares the
official U.S. Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks to comply
with existing commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
- Agency Data Sets Related
to Global Change: Newly Available in 2000
- This fourth of a series of yearly publications represents another
important step in the interagency process of making the data and information
related to the Global Change Research Program available.
- IPCC Working Group III
Third Assessment Report, Mitigation of Climate Change (Summary
for Policymakers, 112Kb PDF file)
- This report assess the scientific, technical, environmental, economic,
and social aspects of the mitigation of climate change. The full report
is published by Cambridge University Press.
- IPCC Working Group II
Third Assessment Report, Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability
(Summary for Policymakers, 157Kb PDF file)
- This report assesses the sensitivity, adaptive capacity, and vulnerability
of natural and human systems to climate change, and the potential consequences
of climate change. The full report is published by Cambridge University
Press.
- IPCC Working Group I
Third Assessment Report, Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis
(Summary for Policymakers, 330Kb PDF file)
- Over 150 delegates from around 100 governments met in Shanghai, China
from 17-20 January to consider the Working Group I contribution to the
Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis. The full report,
which runs over 1000 pages, is the work of 123 Lead Authors from around
the world. They in turn drew on 516 Contributing Authors. The report
went through extensive review by experts and governments. The full report
is published by Cambridge University Press.
-
Preparing for a Changing Climate: The Potential Consequences of Climate
Variability and Change (Great Lakes Overview) (7.4MB PDF file)
- This report summarizes the methods, findings, and recommendations
from the Great Lakes Regional Assessment Team regarding the potential
impacts of future climate change and variability in the Great Lakes
region. It complements the national overview report that was prepared
by the National Assessment Synthesis Team (NAST) as part of the National
Assessment of Climate Change. The report is intended for use by federal,
state, and local government officials and by people in their roles as
US citizens, employees, and residents of the community. The report focuses
on the years 2030 and 2090. These two times occur approximately 30 years
before and after the time when atmospheric carbon dioxide is expected
to have doubled from its current value.
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