Study Group on Global Warming Technology Policy for the United States
Chair: Rodney W. Nichols, President and CEO Emeritus, New York Academy of Sciences
Staff: David G. Victor, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Science and Technology
April 1, 1999 - June 1, 2000
With U.S. industry accounting for one-fifth of annual global emissions of carbon dioxide—the leading cause of global warming—this study group explores U.S. policies that directly target the development and deployment of less carbon-intensive energy technologies. Since cutting emissions will require massive technological change toward clean, carbon-free fuels, the group sets its sights on long-term technological solutions for the United States and other industrial countries as well as for the developing world. The end product will be a book by David Victor on U.S. policy options.
Meetings
National Program Meeting
Global Warming Policy: Where Do We Go From Here?
Discussant: Robert J. Lempert, Senior Scientist, RAND
Panelist: David B. Olsen, President and CEO, Coalition to Advance Sustainable Technology
Speaker: David G. Victor, Robert W. Johnson Jr. Senior Fellow, Science and Technology, Council on Foreign Relations
January 10, 2001
November’s “make or break” negotiations on global warming at The Hague ended with seemingly irreconcilable disputes. David Victor will discuss whether the current stalemate is resolvable and will present recommendations on environmental treaties and global warming commitments.
National Program Meeting
Global Warming Policy After Kyoto
Panelist: William K. Reilly, President and CEO, Aqua International Partners
Speaker: David G. Victor, Robert W. Johnson, Jr., Senior Fellow, Science and Technology, Council on Foreign Relations
November 6, 2000
Study Group Meeting
Session Five: Conclusion from the Study
Speaker: Rodney W. Nichols, President and CEO, New York Academy of Sciences
May 1, 2000
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Study Group Meeting
U.S. National Energy Technology Policy
Presider: Rodney W. Nichols
Panelist: David G. Victor
January 28, 2000
Contact: Rebecca Weiner 212-434-9615 or rweiner@cfr.org
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Study Group Meeting
Session Four—U.S. National Energy Technology Policy
Speaker: David G. Victor
January 28, 2000
Study Group Meeting
Engaging Developing Countries in International Diffusion
Presider: Rodney W. Nichols
Speaker: David G. Victor
November 16, 1999
Study Group Meeting
Session 2—October 1, 1999
Speaker: David G. Victor
October 1, 1999
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National Program Meeting
Study Group on Global Warming Technology Policy for the United States (Minneapolis)
Panelist: Kenneth H. Keller
Speakers: David G. Victor, Robert W. Johnson Jr., Fellow for Science and Technology, Council on Foreign Relations
Rodney W. Nichols, President and CEO, New York Academy of Sciences
April 27, 1999
David Victor will look at the U.S. foreign policy implications of controlling emissions of greenhouse gases at acceptable costs with significant technological change. The national program seminars and ongoing New York study group will contribute to a book he is writing.
Location: Minneapolis Club
National Program Meeting
Study Group on Global Warming Technology Policy for the United States (San Francisco)
Commentator: Stephen H. Schneider
Panelist: David W. Lyon
Speaker: David G. Victor, Robert W. Johnson Jr., Fellow for Science and Technology, Council on Foreign Relations
April 6, 1999
David Victor will look at the U.S. foreign policy implications of controlling emissions of greenhouse gases at acceptable costs with significant technological change. The national program seminars and ongoing New York study group will contribute to a book he is writing.
Study Group Meeting
First Session—April 2, 1999
Presider: Rodney W. Nichols
Speaker: David G. Victor, Council on Foreign Relations
April 2, 1999
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