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Japanese nuclear power and the Kyoto agreement
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1999-08)
We find that, on an economic basis, nuclear power could make a substantial contribution for meeting the emissions target Japan agreed to in the Kyoto Protocol. It is unlikely however that the contribution would be as large ...
Constraining uncertainties in climate models using climate change detection techniques
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1999-04)
Different atmosphere-ocean general circulation models produce significantly different projections of climate change in response to increases in greenhouse gases and aerosol concentrations in the atmosphere. The main reasons ...
From science to policy : the science-related politics of climate change policy in the U.S.
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1999-01)
Global climate change is on the political agenda primarily as a result of science and the warnings of the scientific community, and is commonly seen as a quintessentially scientific matter. However, the development of ...
Multi-gas assessment of the Kyoto protocol
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1999-01)
The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement aimed at limiting emissions of several greenhouse gases (GHGs; specifically: CO2, CH4, N2O, PFCs, HFCs, and SF6), and allows credit for approved sinks for CO2. It does not ...
The uses and misuses of technology development as a component of climate policy
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1998-11)
The current misplaced focus on short-term climate policies is a product both of domestic political exigencies and badly flawed technical analyses. A prime example of the latter is a recent U.S. Department of Energy study, ...
Obstacles to global CO₂ trading : a familiar problem
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1998-11)
There are many obstacles to the development of an international CO₂ emissions trading system, but the biggest is a feature that is often assumed: the existence of a single national system. Once a national system is in ...
Net primary production of terrestrial ecosystems in China and its equilibrium response to changes in climate and atmospheric CO₂ concentration
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1996-10)
The Terrestrial Ecosystem Model (TEM, version 4.0) was used to estimate net primary production (NPP) in China for contemporary climate and NPP responses to elevated CO₂ and climate changes projected by three atmospheric ...
Responses of primary production and total carbon storage to changes in climate and atmospheric CO₂ concentration
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1995-10)
The authors used the terrestrial ecosystem model (TEM, version 4.0) to estimate global responses of annual net primary production (NPP) and total carbon storage to changes in climate and atmospheric CO2, driven by the ...
Uncertainty in climate change policy analysis
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1994-12)
Achieving agreement about whether and how to control greenhouse gas emissions would be difficult enough even if the consequences were fully known. Unfortunately, choices must be made in the face of great uncertainty, about ...
The effects on developing countries of the Kyoto Protocol and CO₂ emissions trading
(MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, 1998-11)
This paper examines the effect of the Kyoto Protocol on developing economies using marginal abatement curves generated by MIT's Emissions Prediction and Policy Assessment model (EPPA). In particular, the paper addresses ...