COUNTDOWN TO KYOTO, PARTS I-III HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 6/99 31150-189 B COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., Wisconsin, Chairman SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York KEN CALVERT, California THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois CHARLES W. “CHIP” PICKERING, CHRIS CANNON, Utah PHIL ENGLISH, Pennsylvania TOM A. COBURN, Oklahoma GEORGE E. BROWN, Jr., California RMM* BART GORDON, Tennessee JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas ZOE LOFGREN, California MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan BOB ETHERIDGE, North Carolina CONTENTS Page 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 Dr. Roy W. Spencer, Senior Scientist for Climate Studies, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Global Hydrology and Climate Center, Huntsville, 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- |