ROBERT S. WALKER, Pennsylvania, Chairman F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., GEORGE E. BROWN, JR., California RMM* Wisconsin RALPH M. HALL, Texas SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR., Ohio HARRIS W. FAWELL, Illinois JAMES A. HAYES, Louisiana CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland JOHN S. TANNER, Tennessee CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania PETE GEREN, Texas DANA ROHRABACHER, California TIM ROEMER, Indiana STEVEN H. SCHIFF, New Mexico ROBERT E. (Bud) CRAMER, JR., Alabama JOE BARTON, Texas JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan KEN CALVERT, California PAUL MCHALE, Pennsylvania BILL BAKER, California JANE HARMAN, California ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan** DAVID MINGE, Minnesota ZACH WAMP, Tennessee JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts DAVE WELDON, Florida ALCEE L. HASTINGS, Florida LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina LYNN N. RIVERS, Michigan MATT SALMON, Arizona KAREN MCCARTHY, Missouri THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia MIKE WARD, Kentucky STEVE STOCKMAN, Texas ZOE LOFGREN, California GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota LLOYD DOGGETT, Texas ANDREA H. SEASTRAND, California MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania TODD TIAHRT, Kansas SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas WILLIAM P. LUTHER, Min sota DAVID D. CLEMENT, Chief of Staff and Chief Counsel BARRY BERINGER, General Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT DANA ROHRABACHER, California, Chairman HARRIS W. FAWELL, Illinois JAMES A. HAYES, Lousiana CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania DAVID MINGE, Minnesota ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts MIKE WARD, Kentucky TIM ROEMER, Indiana ROBERT E. (Bud) CRAMER, JR., Alabama STEVE LARGENT, Oklahoma JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan BARBARA CUBIN, Wyoming PAUL MCHALE, Pennsylvania MARK ADAM FOLEY, Florida EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas STEVEN H. SCHIFF, New Mexico LYNN N. RIVERS, Michigan KAREN MCCARTHY, Missouri *Ranking Minority Member **Vice Chairman (II) ar 77511 CONTENTS WITNESSES Page Peter F. Guerrero, Director, Environmental Protection Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, United States Gen- Dr. Jerry D. Mahlman, Director, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Dr. Patrick J. Michaels, Assistant Professor, Department of Environ- mental Science, University of Virginia Panel II—Potential Impacts of Climate Change Dr. Robert T. Watson, Associate Director of Environment, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President Dr. William A. Nierenberg, Director Emeritus, Scripps Institution of David Gardiner, Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, Environ- Dr. Thomas Gale Moore, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford Dr. Robert W. Corell, Assistant Director for Geosciences, National Science Foundation, and Chairman, Subcommittee on Global Change Research APPENDIX I-OPENING STATEMENTS FOR THE RECORD The Honorable George E. Brown, Jr., Ranking Democratic Member, Commit- The Honorable Jimmy Hayes, Ranking Democratic Member, Subcommittee APPENDIX II—RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS Questions submitted by the Honorable Dana Rohrabacher, Chairman, Sub- committee on Energy and Environment to the Honorable Warren M. Chris- topher, Secretary of State, the Honorable Hazel R. O'Leary, Secretary of Energy, and the Honorable Dr. D. James Baker, Under Secretary of Com- merce, and Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- Copy of the IPCC procedures for preparation, review, acceptance, approval and publication of reports with Annexes 1 and 2* (IPCC Workshop Policy and Tasks and Responsibilities for Lead Authors, Contributors and Expert Reviewers of IPCC Reports and IPCC Timetable for production of IPCC Second Assessment Report List of individuals involved on the drafting team for the IPCC Synthesis IV 344 345 352 370 399 400 401 402 404 405 429 430 434 435 437 438 439 512 530 531 537 539 563 575 Tab D (Question 3) tion of Working Group I to the IPCC Second Assessment Report, 1995 tion of Working Group II to the IPCC Second Assessment Report, 1995 tion of Working Group III to the IPCC Second Assessment Report, 1995 Papers" Copy of the IPCC budget for 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997 Table of contributions to the IPCC, including U.S. contributions Tab J (Question 11): • FCCC prepared report on Annex I Party national communications • Text of FCCC Secretariat's in-depth review of U.S. communications Tab K (Question 13): • Copies of FCCC Article 4.1 and Article 12.1 ..... 1992 scenario tables to mitigate and adapt to climate change Copy of global change and health proposal submitted to CDC and NOAA . Questions submitted by the Honorable Dana Rohrabacher, Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment to the Honorable Warren M. Christopher, Secretary of State, the Honorable Hazel R. O'Leary, Secretary of Energy, and Dr. Robert T. Watson, Associate Director of Environment, Office of Science and Technology Policy Tab A: Answers to questions Second Assessment Synthesis of Scientific-Technical Information tion on Climate Change tion of Working Group I to the IPCC Second Assessment Report, 1995 (See Tab Ď above in previous letter) tion of Working Group II to the IPCC Second Assessment Report, 1995 (See Tab Ď above in previous letter) tion of Working Group III to the IPCC Second Assessment Report, 1995 (See Tab D above in previous letter) Tab C (Question 4.c): List of NGOs/USGCRP Tab D (Question 9.b): Figure B4 of IPCC 1992 report 576 588 589 590 591 598 599 611 627 677 677 345 352 370 705 706 V Tab F (Question 14.e): 708 804 • Chapter 9 of WGIII: A Review of Mitigation Cost Studies 879 Tab G (Question 17.b): Review of Technical Forecasts (DOE) 1039 Tab H (Question 21.a): SBSTA report on IPCC 1043 Tab I (Question 23.d): TAP interventions 1045 Tab J (Question 26.b): U.S. Interventions at AGBM-3 March 6, 1996, on Quantified Emission Limitation and Reduction Objectives (QELROs) 1048 • March 6, 1996, on Policies and Measures 1050 • March 7, 1996, on Policies and Measures 1053 • March 7, 1996, on Advancing Article 4.1 Commitments 1054 • March 7, 1996, on Possible Features of a Protocol or Another Legal Instrument 1056 Questions submitted by the Honorable George E. Brown, Jr., Ranking Democratic Member, Committee on Science to: Peter F. Guerrero, Director, Environmental Protection Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Di on, United States Gen 1059 eral Acco Mahlman, Director, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1063 Dr. Patrick J. Michaels, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science, University of Virginia 1083 Dr. Robert T. Watson, Associate Director of Environment, Office of Science and Technology Policy....... 1111 Dr. William A. Nierenberg, Director Emeritus, Scripps Institution of Oceanography 1128 David Gardiner, Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1137 Dr. Thomas Gale Moore, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution 1147 Dr. Robert W. Corell, Assistant Director for Geosciences, National Science Foundation, and Chairman, Subcommittee on Global Change Research 1153 |