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, First Session, October 7, 9, and November 6, 1997, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1998 - 2418 pages |
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... projections of future climate . Figure 3 shows the GFDL model predictions until near the end of the next century ... projected , " the average rate of warming would probably be greater than any seen in the last 10,000 years . " [ p ...
... projections of future climate . Figure 3 shows the GFDL model predictions until near the end of the next century ... projected , " the average rate of warming would probably be greater than any seen in the last 10,000 years . " [ p ...
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... projected this week . To put this in context , the CBO's single - year deficit projection " error " of somewhere between $ 130 and $ 140 billion is equal to the annual GDP losses or gains predicted in 2010 by some of the eco- nomic ...
... projected this week . To put this in context , the CBO's single - year deficit projection " error " of somewhere between $ 130 and $ 140 billion is equal to the annual GDP losses or gains predicted in 2010 by some of the eco- nomic ...
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... projected to grow in the absence of any greenhouse gas abatement policy . The lower line denotes the carbon ... projection follows that of the Energy Information Administration Annual Energy Outlook 1997 , Reference Case . Differences in ...
... projected to grow in the absence of any greenhouse gas abatement policy . The lower line denotes the carbon ... projection follows that of the Energy Information Administration Annual Energy Outlook 1997 , Reference Case . Differences in ...
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... projected to be 600lb / kWh , 29 % -70 % lower than conventional technologies . Orders for these systems are being taken today . ATS are projected to reduce carbon emissions by 17 MtC . Biomass and black liquor gasification , cement ...
... projected to be 600lb / kWh , 29 % -70 % lower than conventional technologies . Orders for these systems are being taken today . ATS are projected to reduce carbon emissions by 17 MtC . Biomass and black liquor gasification , cement ...
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... projected to rise significantly , while worker incomes are reduced . Before detailing the results of our studies , I want to explain how we conducted this analytical effort . We chose DRI specifically because the Clinton and Bush ...
... projected to rise significantly , while worker incomes are reduced . Before detailing the results of our studies , I want to explain how we conducted this analytical effort . We chose DRI specifically because the Clinton and Bush ...
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Page 558 - Convention, stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.
Page 571 - the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate...
Page 589 - Affirming that responses to climate change should be coordinated with social and economic development in an integrated manner with a view to avoiding adverse impacts on the latter, taking into full account the legitimate priority needs of developing countries for the achievement of sustained economic growth and the eradication of poverty...
Page 45 - J. Antsaklis received his Diploma in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece in 1972 and his M.Sc and Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from Brown University, Providence, RI in 1974 and 1977, respectively.
Page 595 - Our ability to quantify the human influence on global climate is currently limited because the expected signal is still emerging from the noise of natural variability, and because there are uncertainties in key factors. These include the magnitude and patterns of...
Page 581 - desertification' means land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities...
Page 6 - Nevertheless, the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate.
Page 596 - IPCC scenario (IS92e) combined with a "high" value of climate sensitivity gives a warming of about 3.5°C. In all cases the average rate of warming would probably be greater than any seen in the last 10,000 years, but the actual annual to decadal changes would include considerable natural variability. Regional temperature changes could differ substantially from the global mean value. Because of the thermal inertia of the oceans, only 50-90% of the eventual equilibrium temperature change would have...
Page 162 - Economic studies have found that there are many potential policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for which the total benefits outweigh the total costs. For the United States in particular, sound economic analysis shows that there are policy options that would slow climate change without...
Page 581 - CO2 equilibrium conditions, a substantial fraction (a global average of one-third, varying by region from one-seventh to twothirds) of the existing forested area of the world will undergo major changes in broad vegetation types — with...