Posted on 06/02/2002 7:46:20 PM PDT by JerseyHighlander
The United States of America's Third National
Communication Under the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change
FINAL VERSION
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Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview (197k pdf) Summarizes the main elements of the report.
Chapter 2. National Circumstances (450k pdf) Presents a snapshot of the national characteristics of the United States that play a role in climate change, including the country's climate, geography, economy, demographic trends, energy production and consumption, and natural resources.
Chapter 3. Greenhouse Gas Inventory (442k pdf) Provides a broad overview of all U.S. greenhouse gas emission sources and sinks, introduces key concepts, and discusses the primary drivers for the growth in emissions. All material in the chapter is drawn from the U.S. Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 19901999.
Chapter 4. Policies and Measures (320k pdf) Reviews national policies to limit emissions and enhance sinks of greenhouse gases undertaken since 1990.
Chapter 5. Projections (322k pdf) Quantifies the aggregate effects on greenhouse gas emissions of policies and measures implemented or planned from 1990 to 2020.
Chapter 6. Vulnerability (1.5M pdf) Addresses U.S. vulnerabilities to the adverse consequences of climate change and identifies the most promising adaptation measures being explored.
Chapter 7. Financial Resources (426k pdf) Reviews U.S. efforts with other countries to assist with mitigation and sequestration strategies, build human and institutional capacity to address climate change, and facilitate the commercial transfer of technology.
Chapter 8. Research and Observation (296k pdf) Discusses research efforts involving prediction of climate change, impacts and adaptation, and mitigation and new technologies. This chapter also provides an overview of U.S. work on Global Climate Observing Systems.
Chapter 9. Education, Training, and Awareness (269k pdf) Addresses programs to educate and train students and citizens in areas related to climate change and reviews U.S. outreach activities to disseminate information about global climate change.
Appendix A: Emission Trends. (1.9M pdf)
Appendix B: Policies and Measures. (1.5M pdf)
Appendix D: Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions. (264k pdf)
Appendix E: Bibliography. (197k pdf)
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You have to ask yourself, what are the people who contort these things getting from it. Ratings? Money? Attention?
Yeah, has dissing the press made Rummy unpopular?
Way too many hand-wringers in the GOP. They're like the ten of the twelve spies Moses sent into the Promised Land who came back too scared to fight.
One of the affects of this is that the early morning talk show hosts picked this up and were going hysterical...at least that is what I heard here this morning. Now a lot of people with no internet access will be going ballistic, either because they think there IS global warming or because they think "Bush caved."
Please tell me again why I should believe anything Drudge says.
I have said this since the campaign: Drudge is not our friend.
I am greatly disappointed with Drudge as well.
Unfortunately (or fortunately) I will be in a meeting at that time.
Let me know what is going on if you hear anything.
Is it a big change? Nick danger is suggesting that the media is picking and choosing controversial passages to present. Somehow I doubt every government-issued report gets read by the White House, unless there's a major policy shift. I can imagine a scenario where the State Dept. basically changed a few numbers and republished an existing report.
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