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Most people acknowtedge that human-induced
climate change is a long-term risk. And it is by
now becoming better understood that the Kyoto
Protocol approach would be a serious mistake.
But if not Kyoto. what??

Central to any future policy should be the
understanding that man-made greenhouse gas
arise from essential energy use in the
everyday actiwties of people.

  

Conduct smentific research to Improve w.
somety's ability to predict possble consequences 
(pOSItive as well as negative) of future climate" v23
change Programs should concentrate on factors
that seriously limit current understanding. These 
include the effects of clouds. aerosols. sea ice. 
deep-ocean Circulation. hydrology and natural cli- 
mate variability. We also need to improve the ?3
monitoring of climate

 

governments and bus:-
nesses. Consequently. ef-
forts to control 
have Important economic
and seeial consequences. In
our View, the most effective
way to respond to all con-
cerns and risks is through
programs that encourage
economically justified near-

E?e?s to

een?l??a solar) and nuclear energy 
tease important:

economic and social
consequences

Realistically appraise
and address barriers to re-
newable energy (wind.

Although each has potential
to help meet energy de-
mand Without adding to??
greenhouse emISSions. they
face serious technicat. mar-
ketplace and political barri~" 

 

term actions, and that pro-
mote climate understanding and technological
innovation for long-term solutions

Here are some concrete proposals

Encourage voluntary actions. These
would include management systems for energy
ef?CIency. cost~effective investments such as co-
generation in manufacturing and energy ef?Ciency
in busmesses and homes. These suggestions are
much more than empty words In ExxonMobil's
case. we have tnstalled over 2000 megawatts of
cogeneration capaCIty. which typically reduces
energy use by 30 percent

Promote carbon storage through protec?
tion and expanSion of forests and emphaSis on
scil management. such as no?till agnculture.

Focus international efforts on a frame?
work that supports technology transfer and
information sharing. Encouraging open markets.
freer investment flows and protection of intellec-
tual property embodied in technology would ac-
celerate the commerCIalization and global spread
of energy-ef?uent technologies

are.

Undertake research on promising long-
term technological options. For example, we
are involved With automobile companies in iomt
research that could Significantly reduce future
emissons by usmg fuel cells powered by hydro?W1?;r
gen from advanced gasoline Other pOSSibilitiesg??
include clean-coal technology for electriCIty gen?- 11'?
eration, separation and storage of 002 
and geoengineering to remove carbon diOXide diw-m
rectly from the atmosphere. 

These suggestions share some common 
characteristics They are deSigned to includes?:
practical near-term steps. while at the same time'E-E
they encourage the development of 
technical solutions They av0id regulatory strait- 
Jackets and inVIte partiCipation by all nations? :11:
Because they are fleXIble. can change as??
experience and knowledge are gained 3--

This approach also offers the opportunity for
all companies, the soienti?c community and gov? 
ernments to work together on a climate policy 
that makes sense for the future

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