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- Annual Energy Outlook
2002 with Projections to 2020
- The Annual Energy Outlook 2002 presents midterm forecasts of energy
supply, demand, and prices through 2020 prepared by the DOE Energy Information
Administration (EIA). The projections are based on results from EIA’s
National Energy Modeling System. (2.4MB PDF file)
- US Energy Department
Pursues Technological Answers to Climate Change
- Hydrogen fuel cells, carbon sequestration, expanded nuclear energy
studied. U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham has outlined three areas
of research into technologies that may reduce greenhouse gas emissions
and the effects of climate change. Abraham spoke December 3 at a Washington
meeting of more than 1,300 scientists and experts from 30 countries,
assembled to assess the U.S. climate change research strategy. (38KB
PDF file)
- Research Builds
Understanding of Earth's Climate
- U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Sam Bodman told an international
meeting of climate scientists and stakeholders at U.S. Climate Change
Science Program Workshop that the United States – through an extensive
research effort – is leading the world to a better understanding of
the Earth's climate system. (29KB PDF file)
- Experts
Review New U.S. Climate Change Strategy
- The Climate Change Science Program Planning Workshop held December
3-5 drew participants from the United States and more than 30 other
countries to review a draft version of the U.S. climate change research
strategy, which sets priorities for the nation's $1,800-million annual
multi-agency research program on climate change. The draft strategic
plan, issued on November 11, was prepared by 13 federal agencies participating
in the administration's Climate Change Science Program. (18KB PDF file)
- Secretary of Commerce
Evans on Climate Change
- An aggressive new U.S. climate change research strategy, designed
to accelerate answers to critical questions about the environment, will
be the focus of more than 1,100 experts from throughout the country
and the world when they convene in Washington this week. Climate science
as a fully understood and universally accepted discipline is still in
its infancy. We know that the surface temperature of the Earth has warmed,
rising 0.6 degrees Celsius (1 degree Fahrenheit) over the past century.
And the National Academy of Sciences indicates that human activity is
a contributing factor to higher concentrations of greenhouse gases.
(18KB PDF file)
- Remarks by NASA
Administrator Sean O'Keefe at Climate Change Workshop
- NASA is committed over the long haul to developing a flotilla of 26
Earth observing satellites and other technologies that will help provide
scientists a solid foundation for understanding the complex Earth climate
system. In addition to developing and managing these unique Earth observing
systems, NASA will effectively disseminate the data and information
it produces, and also will continue to make a significant investment
in on-the-ground scientific research. Once NASA has placed its entire
constellation of satellites in orbit, NASA will help transition this
capability to a sustainable observational system, and will forge ahead
in developing additional cutting-edge Earth observational technologies.
(26KB PDF file)
- Research on
Permanent Storage of Carbon Dioxide Expanded
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is moving into a new, expanded
phase of its program to develop carbon sequestration projects, including
studying the potential of injecting carbon dioxide emissions from power
plants into underground aquifers. Carbon dioxide, from the burning of
fossil fuels, contributes to global warming. (19KB PDF file)
- Ministers Call
for Action to Reduce Impacts of Global Warming
- Delhi Declaration links climate change to sustainable development.
Environmental ministers and senior officials from some 170 countries
meeting in New Delhi reached agreement on a final resolution that highlights
the need for aid to help developing countries adapt to the adverse impacts
of climate change. The Eighth Session of the Conference of the Parties
(COP-8) to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, held from
October 23 to November 1, adopted the so-called Delhi Ministerial Declaration,
which calls for strengthening international collaboration on climate
change and addressing the issue in the broader context of sustainable
development. (32KB PDF file)
- U.S. Expresses
Support of "Delhi Declaration" on Climate Change
- In a closing statement November 1 at the end of United Nations-sponsored
talks in New Delhi on climate change, the head of the U.S. delegation,
Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, expressed
support for the conference declaration. (16KB PDF file)
- US-India Technology
Cooperation on Global Climate Change
- A new model for partnership between developed and developing countries
worldwide is evolving to address climate change concerns. The US-India
Technology Cooperation on Global Climate Change side event on October
31st at the UNFCCC COP-8 provides an important forum to highlight US-India
collaboration on protecting the global environment. (181KB PDF file)
- Inputs to
the Delhi Declaration
- Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative
and Head of the U.S. Delegation. Remarks to the Eighth Session of the
Conference of Parties (COP-8) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change. New Delhi, India, 25 October 2002. (16KB PDF file)
- U.S. and New Zealand
Work to Improve Bilateral Climate Change Cooperation
- The United States and New Zealand plan to enhance their cooperation
in the field of climate change, according to the State Department. In
an October 24 joint statement, the State Department said Under Secretary
of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky and the Honorable Pete
Hodgson, Convenor of New Zealand's Ministerial Group on Climate Change,
met in Washington, D.C. to "exchange views on climate change."
The two officials agreed to enhance "bilateral dialogue and practical
cooperation," the State Department said. "The United States
and New Zealand agreed that climate change was a pressing issue that
requires a global solution," the State Department added. (17KB
PDF file)
- United States
Record of Action to Address Climate Change Domestically
- The U.S. Department of State reports that the United States achieved
a 2.7 percent decline in greenhouse gas emissions in 2000, demonstrating
the government’s action to address the problem of climate change. The
State Department released a fact sheet on U.S. actions to control emissions
as an international meeting on climate change began in New Delhi October
23. (60KB PDF file)
- United States
Global Climate Change Policy
- The U.S. Department of State has released a summary of the U.S. policy
on climate change first announced by the Bush administration in February
2002. The document is issued as U.S. experts joined counterparts from
around the world October 23 to convene the annual meeting on the U.N.
Framework Convention on Climate Change in New Delhi. (68KB PDF file)
- U.S. Will Be Active
Partner in Upcoming Climate Change Talks
- The United States will be "very active" in the talks on
climate change beginning October 23 in New Delhi, but will play a "low
key role" in discussions relating to the Kyoto Protocol and its
implementation, according to Harlan Watson, senior U.S. climate negotiator
and a leading member of the U.S. State Department delegation to the
talks. The meeting is the Eighth Conference of the Parties (COP-8) to
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
(20KB PDF file)
- Researchers
Cite Near-Term Control Strategies for Global Warming
- While many scientists and policy makers have focused on how heat-trapping
greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide are altering the global climate,
several new studies report that both air pollution and global warming
could be significantly reduced by controlling emissions of methane gas
and black carbon soot, and limiting activities like urban sprawl and
deforestation that cause land surface changes. (20KB PDF file)
- NOAA Vision for Global
Observing System
- Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., undersecretary
of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and administrator of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will describe NOAA’s
broad vision of the future of global environmental monitoring of the
Earth. Lautenbacher will present a talk at the world's aerospace community’s
once-in-a-decade meeting -- the World Space Congress -- at the George
R. Brown Convention Center in Houston October 10-19, 2002. (16KB PDF
file)
- New
Climate Change Science Web Site
- The U.S. Climate Change Science Program Office, incorporating the
U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and the Climate Change
Research Initiative (CCRI), recently launched its Web site,
http://www.climatescience.gov. The new site will be the main clearinghouse
for information on the Bush Administration's interagency climate science
initiative -- including its Strategic Plan, which will provide the principal
guidance for the U.S. global change and climate change research programs
during the next several years. (10KB PDF file)
- Global Climate Change
-- Market-Based Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
- The possibility that human activities are releasing gases, including
carbon dioxide (CO2), at rates that could affect global climate has
resulted in proposals for national programs to curtail emissions. An
international framework for specific reductions in greenhouse gases
was negotiated at a meeting in Kyoto in December 1997. Concern about
costs has encouraged consideration of CO2 reduction proposals that employ
market-based mechanisms. The passage in 1990 of a tradeable allowance
system for sulfur dioxide control in the United States to reduce acid
rain provides a precedent for such mechanisms. (93KB PDF file)
- UN Conference on
Global Warming - COP-8
- Eighth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change
Convention. According to a September 30, 2002 United Nations press release,
delegates will use the meeting -- known officially as the Eighth Session
of the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention --
to prepare for the entry into force of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. The
delegates will also focus on key concerns of developing countries, such
as how to cope with the expected impacts of climate change. (18KB PDF
file)
- NASA Soot Study
- Study collects data in China and India - scientists say soot particles
can lead to flooding and drought. A new climate study finds that large
amounts of soot particles and other pollutants are causing changes in
precipitation and temperatures that may be responsible for the tendency
toward increased floods and droughts in China and other Asian regions
over the last several decades. A National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) press release says the results of the study, published in the
September 27 issue of the journal Science, indicate that black carbon
or soot can affect regional climate by absorbing sunlight, heating the
air and thereby altering large-scale atmospheric circulation and the
hydrologic cycle. (20KB PDF file)
- U.S. Climate Change
Research and Technology Progress Outlined
- In a letter to President Bush, Secretary of Commerce Don Evans and
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham submitted a progress update on federal
climate change science and technology programs. The update, from the
cabinet level Committee on Climate Change Science and Technology Integration,
jointly chaired by Evans and Abraham, outlines steps taken in four key
areas: federal climate research, technology development, voluntary emissions
reduction, and collaborative international activities. (70KB PDF file)
- NASA Study
Predicts Warming Even With Emission Reductions
- A new study funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) predicts that the world’s climate will warm over the next 50
years regardless of whether nations soon curb their greenhouse gas emissions,
such as carbon dioxide (CO2) from the burning of fossil fuels. The study
found that global temperatures may increase by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius
if no reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are made and they continue
to increase at the current rate. But if the growth rate of carbon dioxide
does not exceed its current rate and if the growth of true air pollutants
– substances that are harmful to human health – is reversed, temperatures
may rise by only 0.75 degrees Celsius. (19KB PDF file)
- U.S.-Mexico
Climate Change Related Programs
- Summary of U.S. Federal Agency programs and interests in climate change
research and technology and related areas with Mexico. (794KB PDF file)
- Secretary
Powell's Remarks at World Summit on Sustainable Development
- "The United States is taking action to meet environmental challenges,
including global climate change, not just rhetoric. We are committed
to a multi-billion dollar program to develop and deploy advanced technologies
to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions." (29KB PDF file)
- US Supports
Use of Renewable Energy
- A senior US official at the World Summit on Sustainable Development
(WSSD) said August 28 [2002] that the United States strongly supports
the use of renewable energy sources to bring energy services to people
who now have no access, but opposes setting global targets for renewable
energy. (18KB PDF file)
- US-Korea To Reduce
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- U.S.-Republic of Korea Joint Statement on Enhanced Bilateral Climate
Change Cooperation: The Republic of Korea and the United States exchanged
views on their policies on global climate change and agreed to enhance
their bilateral cooperation. The United States explained the policy
announced by President Bush on February 14, 2002, under which the United
States is taking action to address climate change to achieve a new and
ambitious national goal for reducing projected emissions growth in the
next decade. The Republic of Korea reiterated its commitment to the
Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
and stated that it is pursuing the relevant domestic procedures to ratify
the Kyoto Protocol. Communication and cooperation between the two countries
will help to advance both the U.S. and Korean efforts. (16KB PDF file)
- NOAA Announces
Satellite Data Conference
- A conference targeted at all users in the Americas of satellite data
collected by the United States will be held December 9-13 in Miami,
the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced.
The agency said that during the next several years, the satellite system
operated by NOAA will undergo significant changes and technological
improvements. The purpose of the conference is to begin preparing all
users for these upcoming changes. (15KB PDF file)
- UNEP Scientific
Assessment of Ozone Depletion - 2002 (Executive Summary)
- Since the "Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 1998,"
numerous laboratory investigations, atmospheric observations, and theoretical
and modeling studies have produced new key findings and have strengthened
overall understanding of the ozone layer, ozone depletion, and its effect
on ultraviolet (UV) radiation. These advances are highlighted in this
summary of the current understanding of the impact of human activities
and natural phenomena on the ozone layer and the coupling of the ozone
layer and the climate system. (68KB PDF file)
- U.S. Officials
Seek Real Development Results at Johannesburg Summit
- A U.S. delegation, led by Secretary of State Colin Powell, joins those
from over 170 countries participating in the environment and development
summit being held in Johannesburg, South Africa, August 26 to September
4. The delegations, many led by heads of government, are set to finalize
a new global implementation plan to accelerate sustainable development
and launch a series of innovative partnership activities at the regional,
national and international level. (20KB PDF file)
- U.S. Emissions
Inventory - 2002
- Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2000. Central
to any study of climate change is the development of an emissions inventory
that identifies and quantifies a country's primary anthropogenic sources
and sinks of greenhouse gases. This current inventory adheres to both
(1) a comprehensive and detailed methodology for estimating sources
and sinks of anthropogenic greenhouse gases, and (2) a common and consistent
mechanism that enables signatory countries to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to compare the relative contribution
of different emission sources and greenhouse gases to climate change.
Moreover, systematically and consistently estimating national and international
emissions is a prerequisite for accounting for reductions and evaluating
mitigation strategies. (6MB PDF file)
- Russia Ends Production
of Ozone Depleting Substances
- The World Bank announced August 6 that $17.3 million will be paid
to compensate seven Russian enterprises that have ceased producing chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs) and halons, the most potent substances found to deplete Earth's
ozone layer. (16KB PDF file)
- United States
Statement Regarding Global Climate Change
- In a statement by Dr. John Marburger, Director of the White House
Office of Science and Technology Policy, before the U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Science on July 10th, it was noted that in a series of
clear and public statements, the President of the United States described
climate change as a complex, long-term challenge that requires an effective
and science-based response. The President acknowledged the responsibility
of the United States to lead in dealing with this challenge. (17KB PDF
file)
- 2002-2003 Australia-U.S.
Climate Action Partnership (CAP) Activities
- Six specific activities have been identified for the initial phase
of the CAP. These projects build on existing collaboration and extend
it into new and high priority areas. Each of the selected areas of activity
is intended to benefit from joint application of U.S. and Australian
expertise, sharing of technology developments and Australia's proximity
to key geographic regions in the climate system, such as Antarctica
and the Indian and Southern oceans. The cooperation envisaged aims to
reduce key uncertainties and improve the capacity of climate chnage
science to inform the policy making process. (38KB PDF file)
- U.S.,
Australia Establish Climate Change Research Site
- Darwin will be newest Atmospheric Radiation Measurement facility.
On July 30, 2002, the United States and Australia will formally commission
a new site to monitor severe weather conditions, such as drought and
monsoons, in Darwin, Australia, according to a US Department of Energy
statement. The Darwin facility will be part of the global Atmospheric
Radiation Measurement (ARM) program, enabling scientists to collect
data critical for computer models that accurately simulate climate change.
(23KB PDF file)
- Researchers Say
New Farm Practices Will Help Fight Climate Change
- New program seeks ways to store carbon in agricultural soils. Researchers
report that new farm practices and new breeds of crops may provide a
way to control carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases
that contribute to global warming. According to a July 2 press release,
a nine-university consortium has begun a $15-million research program
aimed at finding ways to increase the retention of carbon dioxide in
agricultural soils and develop new crop plants that help to store carbon
-- a process known as carbon sequestration. (23KB PDF file)
- Testimony
of James R. Mahoney Before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation,
US Senate, 11 July 2002
- Dr. Mahoney, Ass istant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere,
presented testimony abou t the Administration's scientific research
program on global change and climate change. He stated that the status
of the entire earth system, including the pote ntial impacts of climate
and ecosystem variability (regardless of its origin), i s a capstone
issue for our generation and will continue to be so for our childre
n. The Administration fully embraces the need to provide the best possible
scien tific basis for understanding the complex interactions that determine
the consta ntly changing nature of our earth's life systems. Moreover,
the Administration i s committed to making full use of our best scientific
information to determine o ptimal investments and actions on the global,
national and regional scales to mi tigate adverse anthropogenic changes,
and to adapt to unavoidable natural change s. (172KB PDF file)
- Testimony
of James R. Mahoney Before the Committee on Science, US House of Representatives,
10 July 2002
- Dr. Mahoney, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere,
presented testimony about the Administration's scientific research program
on global change and climate change. He stated that the status of the
entire earth system, including the potential impacts of climate and
ecosystem variability (regardless of its origin), is a capstone issue
for our generation and will continue to be so for our children. The
Administration fully embraces the need to provide the best possible
scientific basis for understanding the complex interactions that determine
the constantly changing nature of our earth's life systems. Moreover,
the Administration is committed to making full use of our best scientific
information to determine optimal investments and actions on the global,
national and regional scales to mitigate adverse anthropogenic changes,
and to adapt to unavoidable natural changes. (172KB PDF file)
- The US-Australia
Climate Action Partnership Moves Forward
- The Federal Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Dr David Kemp,
met in Washington on July 9th with Dr Paula Dobriansky, US Undersecretary
of State, to discuss the Australia-US Climate Action Partnership. Dr
Kemp and Dr Dobriansky announced the first set of cooperative projects
to be implemented under the Partnership. The program includes 19 projects
in the following areas: climate change science and monitoring; renewable
and reduced emission stationary energy technologies; engagement with
business on technology development, and policy design and implementation;
capacity building in developing countries; and greenhouse accounting
in the forestry and agriculture sectors. (137KB PDF file)
-
Global Climate Change: Fact Or Fiction? It Doesn't Matter -- The Issue
Is Here To Stay
- Climate change as an issue for business leaders will not go away.
It will increasingly affect the way business is done. But here's the
good news: by effectively meeting the challenge of climate change, businesses
will also deal effectively with several other issues (energy costs,
reliability, and volatility) that affect competitiveness. New business
opportunities will very likely be discovered in the process. Forward-looking
business managers who approach climate change from this perspective
can expect to gain long-term competitive advantage as a result. (76KB
PDF file)
- Dr. Marburger
Before the Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space
- Statement of The Honorable John Marburger, III; Director of the Office
of Science and Technology Policy before the Subcommittee on Science,
Technology and Space; Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee;
United States Senate; May 22, 2002 to discuss the President's Fiscal
Year 2003 budget request for research and development, including climate
change research. (17KB PDF file)
- CRS Global Climate
Change: Market-Based Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
- [Updated June 20, 2002] In February 2002, the Bush Administration
initiated a new voluntary greenhouse gas reduction program. Rather than
attempting to meet a specific reduction target, the proposal focuses
on improving the carbon efficiency of the economy. In November 2001,
the Seventh Conference of Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate
Change concluded negotiations on implementation of the Kyoto Protocol.
With respect to flexible implementation mechanisms, the Parties outlined
the institutions that would oversee the flexible implementation mechanisms
contained in the Protocol. The Administration announced in March that
the Kyoto Protocol was "dead" as far as it was concerned.
However, EPA Administrator Whitman emphasized that the Administration
hoped to work constructively with the European Commission to develop
technologies and market-based incentives to address global climate change.
(105KB PDF file)
- NOAA Chief Announces
New Funding for Global Climate
- Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr. USN (Ret.), U.S. undersecretary
of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator on June
11th announced new U.S. funding for the Global Climate Observing System,
an international effort to investigate global climate change processes
and observations located within the World Meteorological Organization.
(59KB PDF file)
- NOAA Head to Promote
Climate Science
- The Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) today announced that Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr.
USN (ret.), undersecretary of Commerce for oceans and atmosphere and
NOAA administrator will meet with senior leaders from European and international
ocean, climate and space organizations during a week long trip (June
7-13) to Germany, France, Switzerland and England. The Vice Admiral's
main focus for will be promoting international cooperation and support
for expanding the present global climate observation system. (66KB PDF
file)
- Promoting
Innovation and Competitiveness: President Bush's Technology Agenda
- This 2002 Technology Agenda highlights steps President Bush is taking
to promote innovation, support entrepreneurship, and empower citizens.
"The role of government is not to create wealth; the role of our
government is to create an environment in which the entrepreneur can
flourish, in which minds can expand, in which technologies can reach
new frontiers." (2.8MB PDF file)
- US Official
Calls for Integrated Global Climate Observing System
- Vice Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has called for a fully implemented
global satellite observing system for climate that will provide the
tools needed to take "the pulse of the planet." In this June
11th statement to the Executive Council of the World Meteorological
Organization, Adm. Lautenbacher also called for open sharing of data
among nations. (35KB PDF file)
- U.S. Climate Action Report 2002
- Third National Communication of the United States of America Under
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
- U.S. Climate
Report Says Protecting Economy Has High Priority
- Study links human actions to global warming. (115KB PDF file)
- CRS Issue Brief
for Congress: Global Climate Change - Market-Based Strategies to Reduce
Greenhouse Gases
- [May 2, 2002] The possibility that human activities are releasing
gases, including carbon dioxide (CO2), at rates that could affect global
climate has resulted in proposals for national programs to curtail emissions.
An international framework for specific reductions in greenhouse gases
was negotiated at a meeting in Kyoto in December 1997. Concern about
costs has encouraged consideration of CO2 reduction proposals that employ
market-based mechanisms. The passage in 1990 of a tradeable allowance
system for sulfur dioxide (SO2) control in the United States provides
a precedent for such mechanisms. (91KB PDF file)
- CRS Issue Brief
for Congress: Global Climate Change - U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Status, Trends, and Projections
- [March 12, 2002] In the 1997 Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC, the U.S.
participated in negotiations that ended with agreement on carbon dioxide
reductions that could become legally binding. The United States signed
the Kyoto Protocol in 1998, but President Clinton did not send it to
the Senate for advice and consent. President Bush has said that he rejects
the Protocol, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator
Whitman has told reporters that the Administration will not be pursuing
the UNFCCC commitment either. Instead, President Bush is proposing to
shift the nation's climate change program from a goal of reducing emissions
per se to a goal of reducing energy intensity - the amount of greenhouse
gases emitted per unit of economic productivity. Under the proposal,
the intensity, which has been declining for a number of years, would
decline 18% between 2002 and 2012, as opposed to a 14% projected "business
as usual" decline. (133KB PDF file)
- CRS Issue Brief
for Congress: Global Climate Change
- [March 27, 2002] There is concern that human activities are affecting
the heat/energy-exchange balance between Earth, the atmosphere, and
space, and inducing global climate change, often termed "global
warming." Human activities, particularly the burning of fossil
fuels, have increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and other trace
greenhouse gases. If these gases continue to accumulate in the atmosphere
at current rates, most scientists believe global warming would occur
through intensification of Earth's natural heat-trapping "greenhouse
effect." Possible impacts might be seen as both positive and negative.
(136KB PDF file)
- The U.S. Greenhouse
Gas Inventory: In Brief
- The "Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks"
provides important information about greenhouse gases, quantifies how
much of each gas was emitted into the atmosphere, and describes some
of the effects of these emissions on the environment. The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's Greenhouse Gas Inventory Program has developed extensive
technical expertise, internationally recognized analytical methodologies,
and one of the most rigorous management systems in the world for estimation,
documentation, and evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions and sinks
for all source categories. (2.2MB PDF file)
- Evolving U.S.
Policy on Climate Change
- Remarks by Mr. Harlan Watson, U.S. Department of State Senior Climate
Negotiator and Special Representative, on 14 May 2002. (117KB PDF file)
- Human Interactions
with the Carbon Cycle: Summary of a Workshop
- The workshop, which was held in Washington on November 5, 2001, addressed
the following three substantive topics: the future of fossil fuel consumption,
carbon implications of future land use/land cover transformation, and
modeling human interactions with the carbon cycle. (2MB PDF file)
- Notice of Inquiry
and Request for Comment on Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions,
Reductions, and Carbon Sequestration
- Federal Register Department of Energy Notice: May 6, 2002 (Volume
67, Number 87, pages 30370-30373): Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse
Gas Emissions, Reductions, and Carbon Sequestration. (72 KB PDF file)
- Assistant
Secretary Turner's May 7 Testimony on Environmental Treaties
- John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs, discusses six important international
agreements that have been submitted to the US Senate for Advice and
Consent - the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife
(SPAW) to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine
Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention), or
the "SPAW Protocol;" the South Pacific Regional Environment
Program (SPREP) Agreement; the Niue Boundary Treaty; an amendment to
the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission; and two amendments to the
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the "Montreal
Amendment" and the "Beijing Amendment." (83KB PDF file)
- U.S.-India Joint
Statement on Climate Change: Statement on the Visit of Mr. Harlan Watson,
U.S. Climate Change Negotiator and Special Representative
- Mr. Harlan Watson, U.S. Senior Climate Change Negotiator and Special
Representative, visited New Delhi on April 29-30, 2002. He called on
Minister of Power, Mr. Suresh Prabhu, and Secretary, Ministry of Environment
and Forests, and met senior officials from Ministries of Environment
and Forests, Power, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Non-Conventional Energy
Sources and External Affairs. (75KB PDF file)
- Under Secretary
for Oceans and Atmosphere Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Statement for
the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Conrad C. Lautenbacher,
Jr., testified on May 1 before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Committee. He testified on the President's FY 2003 NOAA Budget Request.
Acting Chair Ron Wyden and Sen. Olympia Snowe asked Under Secretary
Lautenbacher about Pacific Coast groundfish, Klamath Basin, court-ordered
Northeast fisheries restrictions, the Administration Clean Skies and
Climate Change Research Initiatives, and other issues. (124KB PDF file)
- High-Level Meeting
on Climate Change Between The United States and The European Union
- This joint press statement was released on April 23 by the United
States and the European Union at the conclusion of a meeting of representatives
to the U.S.-EU High Level Dialogue on Climate Change at the Department
of State. The U.S. Delegation was headed by: Governor Christie Whitman,
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Paula Dobriansky,
Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; and Jim Connaughton, Chairman,
Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President.
The EU Delegation was headed by: Jaume Matas, Spanish Minister for the
Environment (representing the Spanish European Union Presidency) and
Margot Wallström, Member of the European Commission. (80KB PDF file)
- Second Meeting of
the U.S.-Japan High-Level Consultations on Climate Change
- In a joint press statement on April 5, the United States and Japan
agreed to promote cooperation on reduction of greenhouse gases that
cause global warming through investigation of market incentives, as
well identification of promising avenues for research. (25KB PDF file)
- United States Announces
Dr. Susan Solomon (NOAA) as Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group I
- The United States announces its nomination of Dr. Susan Solomon of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as Co-Chair of the
UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group I,
and its support of Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, the candidate proposed
by the government of India, as Panel Chairman. (23KB PDF file)
- James Mahoney Sworn
in as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
- At a Commerce Department ceremony in Washington, D.C., on April 2nd,
James R. Mahoney, was sworn in as the assistant secretary of commerce
for oceans and atmosphere. In this capacity, he is a chief manager of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the nation's
top science agency for oceans and the atmosphere under its current administrator
Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, USN (ret.). Commerce Secretary
Don Evans administered the oath of office. (58.3KB PDF file)
- U.S. Is Committed
to Combating Global Climate Change
- U.S. Ambassador Minikes' statement to the Organization for Security
and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Permanent Council in Vienna March 7,
"U.S. efforts compare very favorably to those of the EU, Japan
and Canada. Reducing greenhouse gas intensity by 18 percent over the
next ten years is comparable to the average progress that nations participating
in the Kyoto protocol are projected to achieve…the United States is
in the front ranks of nations committed to combating global climate
change." (16KB PDF file)
- Climate Coordination
Announced Between the United States and Canada
- The governments of the United States and Canada announced an agreement
to expand and intensify their existing bilateral efforts to address
global climate change. This initiative involves many U.S. agencies and
Canadian departments and agencies which are already actively engaged
in this issue. (25KB PDF file)
- Dr. Harlan L. Watson,
Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative Remarks to Japanese
Journalists at the U. S. Embassy in Japan
- Dr. Watson's statement following the second meetings of the U.S.-Japan
High-Level Consultations Working Groups on Climate Change Science and
Technology and on Developing Countries, February 25-26, 2002. These
meetings were conducted under the June 30, 2001 agreement of President
George W. Bush and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to undertake "high-level
U.S.-Japan government-to-government consultations to explore common
ground and areas for common action on climate change." (36KB PDF
file)
- Voluntary Reporting
of Greenhouse Gases 2000 (February 2002)
- Title XVI, Section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT)
directed the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to establish a
mechanism for "the voluntary collection and reporting of information
on…annual reductions of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon fixation
achieved through any measures…" This publication summarizes data
reported for 2000, the seventh year of data collection for the Voluntary
Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program. (1.4MB PDF file)
- Climate Action
Partnership Announced Between Australia and the United States
- The governments of the United States and Australia announced an agreement
to establish a Climate Action Partnership. The agreement was reached
following meetings on climate change held in Washington this week between
Dr. David Kemp, Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage,
and several senior members of the U.S. Administration. (26KB PDF file)
- President George
W. Bush's "Global Climate Change Policy Book"
- A detailed summary of the President's new approach to the challenge
of global climate change. This approach is designed to harness the power
of markets and technological innovation (156KB PDF file)
- "Realism in
Cutting Emissions" by R. Glenn Hubbard (Op-ed Column from The New
York Times 02/15/02)
- This column by R. Glenn Hubbard, chairman of the President's Council
of Economic Advisers, first appeared in the New York Times February
15 and is in the public domain.(91KB PDF file)
- Opening
Statement of James R. Mahoney Before the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation, Nominated to be Assistant Secretary of
Commerce For Oceans and Atmosphere
- U.S.-Italy Bilateral
"Joint Climate Change Research Meeting"
- The United States and Italy convened a bilateral "Joint Climate
Change Research Meeting" in Rome on January 22-23, 2002, following
upon the July 19, 2001 pledge of President George W. Bush and Prime
Minister Silvio Berlusconi to undertake joint research on climate change.
This pledge recognized the need to draw on sound science and the power
of technology to reduce the uncertainty associated with future global
climate and environmental change. (62KB PDF file)
- "Confronting
Global Challenges"
- Remarks by Paula J. Dobriansky (US Under Secretary of State for Global
Affairs) to a National Foreign Policy Conference for Leaders of Nongovernmental
Organization, Washington, DC, 26 October 2001 (122KB PDF file)
- "Native Peoples-Native
Homelands Climate Change Workshop: Circles of Wisdom"
- Final Report of "Native Peoples-Native Homelands Climate Change
Workshop: Circles of Wisdom" October 28 - November 1, 1998, Albuquerque,
New Mexico. Sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of New Mexcio, and the City
of Albuquerque. (820KB PDF file)
- Remarks at the
Seventh Session of the Conference of Parties (COP-7)
- Remarks by Paula J. Dobriansky (US Under Secretary of State for Global
Affairs) to the Seventh Session of the Conference of Parties (COP-7)
to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Marrakech,
Morocco, 7 November 2001 (66KB PDF file)
- Closing Statement
to the Seventh Session of the Conference of Parties (COP-7)
- Closing statement by Paula J. Dobriansky (US Under Secretary of State
for Global Affairs) to the Seventh Session of the Conference of Parties
(COP-7) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,
Marrakech, Morocco, 9 November 2001 (72KB PDF file)
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