Greenhouse gas emissions and the developing countries: Strategic options and the U. S. A. I. D. response. Report to the Congress

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:5165535

Jhirad, D; Padmanabhan, S

The report responds to the Fiscal Year 1990 Foreign Assistance Appropriations Act, which requested the Agency for International Development (A.I.D.) to prepare a report that (1) examines the potential contributions of developing countries to future global emissions of greenhouse gases under different economic growth scenarios, (2) estimates the relative contributions of those countries to global greenhouse gas emissions, and (3) identifies specific key countries that stand to contribute significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions, and in which actions to promote energy efficiency, reliance on renewable resources, and conservation of forest resources could significantly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. The report presents ongoing programs and new initiatives being considered by A.I.D. to promote sustained economic growth in developing countries while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions. Estimates of present and projected emissions, including emissions from A.I.D.-designated key countries, are based on the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Despite the uncertainties regarding the timing, magnitude, and impacts of global climate change, the issue has dramatized the daunting problems faced by developing countries in achieving sustained economic and social development. Responding to the policy imperative of managing the global commons while accelerating development in individual countries is one of the significant challenges of our time.

• Research Organization: Agency for International Development, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5165535
• Report Number(s): PB-91-209882/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CONTROL
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ENERGY SOURCES
FORESTS
GLOBAL ASPECTS
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES