Global Warming And Energy Policy

The First Part Of The Conference Explores Two Major Environmental Concerns That Arise From Fuel Use: (1) The Prospect That The Globe Will Become Warmer As A Result Of Emissions Of Carbon Dioxide, And (2) The Effect Upon Health Of The Fine Particles Emitted As Combustion Products. The Conference Focused On The Fact That There Was Lack Of Data Direct Enough To Enable Us To Predict An Entirely Satisfactory Result, And That Makes Policy Options Particularly Difficult. With Regard To (1) Above, In The Second Half Of The 20th Century There Were Major Increases In Anthropogenic C02 Emissions, And It Is Generally Agreed That These Were Responsible For An Increase In C02 Concentrations.