For sale by the U.S. Goverment Printing Office ISBN 0-16-057211-8 COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., Wisconsin, Chairman SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York GEORGE E. BROWN, Jr., California RMM* HARRIS W. FAWELL, Illinois RALPH M. HALL, Texas CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland BART GORDON, Tennessee CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio DANA ROHRABACHER, California TIM ROEMER, Indiana JOE BARTON, Texas JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan KEN CALVERT, California EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan** LYNN N. RIVERS, Michigan DAVE WELDON, Florida ZOE LOFGREN, California MATT SALMON, Arizona MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota BILL LUTHER, Minnesota MARK FOLEY, Florida DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois BOB ETHERIDGE, North Carolina CHARLES W. "CHIP' PICKERING, NICK LAMPSON, Texas Mississippi DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon CHRIS CANNON, Utah ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California KEVIN BRADY, Texas LOIS CAPPS, California BARBARA LEE, California Washington TODD R. SCHULTZ, Chief of Staff BARRY C. BERINGER, Chief Counsel VIVIAN A. TESSIERI, Legislative Clerk SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT KEN CALVERT, California, Chairman HARRIS W. FAWELL, Illinois TIM ROEMER, Indiana CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania PAUL MCHALE, Pennsylvania DANA ROHRABACHER, California MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania STEVEN H. SCHIFF, New Mexico DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan RALPH M. HALL, Texas MATT SALMON, Arizona EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas MARK ADAM FOLEY, Florida ZOE LOFGREN, California PHIL ENGLISH, Pennsylvania ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida TOM A. COBURN, Oklahoma *Ranking Minority Member **Vice Chairman CONTENTS Page 1 1 2 ................................ ................................................................................... October 7, 1997: Countdown to Kyoto, Part I: The Science of a Global Climate Change Agreement Opening Statement by Representative Ken Calvert (CA-43), Chairman, Sub- committee on Energy and Environment, Committee on Science, U.S. House Opening Statement by Representative Tim Roemer (IN-3), Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives Opening Statement by Representative Mike Doyle (PA-18) Opening Statement by Representative Darlene Hooley (OR-5) Dr. Roy W. Spencer, Senior Scientist for Climate Studies, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Global Hydrology and Climate Center, Huntsville, Dr. Alan Robock, Professor, Department of Meteorology, University of Mary- Financial Disclosure Statement Dr. Aristides A. Patrinos, Associate Director of Energy Research and Director, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, U.S. Department of En- Dr. Ronald G. Prinn, TEPCO Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Direc- tor, Center for Global Change Science, Massachusetts Institute of Tech- Financial Disclosure Statement Scientific Evidence for Global Warming Participation of Developing Countries in Kyoto Agreement Impact of Kyoto Agreement on Future Climate Change Confidence of Global Warming Predictions ........... 69 69 70 71 72 72 73 74 74 75 79 79 80 (III) |