The world is getting warmer. Among scientists concerned with global climate change this is the broad consensus. How fast and by how much, are questions which cannot be answered quantitatively, but the probability of rising temperatures must be faced in a prudent manner - there is enough certainty of change so that we must anticipate and prepare before irreparable damage is done to our world. Even if it isn't going to be as bad as some people think, the actions we propose will benefit the earth and give us a kind of insurance. The root of the change is population growth, and its attendant demand for energy. While the developed world expects to hold future emissions relatively steady, the developing countries, where population growth is most rampant, will expand the use of energy as they aspire to a better quality of life. H greater energy use is inevitable it behooves us to produce that energy in the least objectionable manner, and to produce it where the cost is lowest in dollars, GNP, and environmental change.

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Proceedings of the Center for Environmental Information's 9th International Conference held in Washington, D.C., December 8-10, 1992

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Solar Power.- Wind Technology After A Decade of Development.- The Potential for Biomass Energy and the Implications for Climate Change.- Hydropower.- The Potential for Nuclear Power.- The Transportation Sector.- The Potential for Reducing Carbon Emissions Through Improved Efficiency in Industrial Processes.- Increasing Economic Growth and Reducing Carbon Emissions Through Improved Energy Efficiency.- Long Term Options for Energy Supply and Demand Side Management.- Fossil Fuel and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Technologies.- The U.S. Energy Strategy.- Integrating Energy and the Environment.- Reducing U.S. CO2 Emissions The Value of Flexibility in Timing.- The Alternative Energy Future.- The State Perspective.- Why Do The Strategies Differ?.- Russia/Eastern Europe.- Energy Use in India: Implications of Constrained Greenhouse Gas Emissions.- South America.- Reducing Energy-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Canadian Perspective.- Strategies for Improving Energy Efficiency and Reducing CO2 Emissions in the European Community and the Netherlands.- Population, Environment and the Implication for Energy Usage.- Greenhouse Gases and Emissions Trading.- Technology Transfer.- Energy Strategy: Is a Comprehensive Approach Possible?.- Programs.- Participants.