| Introduction | |
| Layout of the Book | p. 3 |
| Opening Remarks | p. 6 |
| Introduction of Keynote Speaker | p. 8 |
| Keynote Address | p. 10 |
| Status of the Science of Climate Change | |
| "Assessing Global Climate Change: When Will We Have Better Evidence?" | p. 17 |
| "When Will We Have Better Evidence for Climate Change Due to Anthropogenic Emissions?" | p. 32 |
| "Observed Global Warming: Are We Sure?" | p. 40 |
| "Reliability of the Models: Their Match with Observations" | p. 63 |
| "Implication of Anthropogenic Atmospheric Sulphate for the Sensitivity of the Climate System" | p. 75 |
| "Toward Regional Climate-Change Scenarios: How Far Can We Go?" | p. 109 |
| "Regional-Scale Simulations of the Western U.S. Climate" | p. 122 |
| "Simulations of Greenhouse Trace Gases Using the Los Alamos Chemical Tracer Model" | p. 134 |
| "Snow Hydrology" | p. 149 |
| "Global Simulations of Smoke from Kuwaiti Oil Fires and Possible Effects on Climate" | p. 155 |
| "Possible Effects of Smoke from Kuwaiti Oil Fires on Climate and Society" | p. 160 |
| Climate Change, Energy Technologies, and Economics | |
| "National Energy Strategies and the Greenhouse Problem" | p. 167 |
| "An Overview of Energy Technology Options for Carbon Dioxide Mitigation" | p. 176 |
| "The Technology and Economics of Energy Alternatives" | p. 192 |
| "Global Trends in Energy Use: Indications for Research" | p. 197 |
| "The Contribution of Energy Efficiency to Sustainable Development in Developing Countries" | p. 204 |
| "Brazil--Energy Policies and Economic Development" | p. 219 |
| "World Population Growth as a Scaling Phenomenon and the Population Explosion" | p. 241 |
| "Technology Options to Meet Environmental Requirements: Insight from MARKAL Modeling" | p. 249 |
| "Integrated Assessment of Energy Technologies for CO2 Reduction in the Netherlands" | p. 260 |
| "The Accelerator Transmutation of Waste (ATW) Concept for Radioactive Waste Destruction and Energy Production" | p. 278 |
| "Implementing the Nuclear Option" | p. 290 |
| "The Modular HTGR: Its Possible Role in the Use of Safe and Benign Nuclear Power" | p. 307 |
| "CANDU Heavy Water Reactors and Fission Fuel Conservation" | p. 322 |
| "Future Contributions of Renewable Energy Technologies and Impacts on CO2 Emissions" | p. 330 |
| "Energy Conservation Versus Renewables and the Threat of Global Warming" | p. 341 |
| "Hot Dry Rock" | p. 369 |
| "Calculating the Net Greenhouse Warming Effect of Renewable Energy Resources: Methanol from Biomass" | p. 378 |
| Abstract: "Making Better Use of Carbon: The Co-Production of Iron and Liquid Fuels" | p. 391 |
| Abstract: "Solid Fuel Conversion for the Transportation Sector" | p. 392 |
| "Waste-to-Energy, Municipal--Institutional" | p. 393 |
| "CFC and Halon Restrictions: Impacts on Energy" | p. 405 |
| "Supply Price Analysis of Power Sector Demand Management and Supply Options" | p. 410 |
| Climate-Change Policy and Decision Making | |
| "The Human Dimensions of Climate Change" | p. 421 |
| "What the Greenhouse Skeptics Are Saying" | p. 430 |
| "Climate Change: Is the Message to Politicians: Just Wait and See?" | p. 434 |
| "Sequential Policies for Abating Global Climate Change" | p. 440 |
| "The Greenhouse Effect: Political Decision Making and the Application of Upwelling Diffusion Models" | p. 457 |
| "Energy Policy in the Light of Global Climate-Change Uncertainty" | p. 469 |
| "Environmental Factor in International Aid Programmes and Technology Transfer" | p. 474 |
| "Low-Cost Energy Production: The Responsibility of the Developed Countries Toward the Less Developed" | p. 479 |
| "The British Coal Approach to Global Climatic Change" | p. 482 |
| "Canada's Responses to the Climate-Change Issue" | p. 489 |
| "A Brief Overview of the Netherlands Policy with Regard to the Climate-Change Issue" | p. 490 |
| "The Role of the University in Addressing Environmental Concerns" | p. 495 |
| Abstract: "Socioeconomic Benefits of a Global Warming Event" | p. 500 |
| Panel Discussions and Conclusions on Integrating Climate-Change and Energy Policy | |
| Panel One: Climate-Change Scientists' Perspectives | p. 503 |
| Panel Two: Energy Researchers' and Policy Makers' Perspectives | p. 509 |
| General Discussion: Climate-Change and Energy Policy | p. 516 |
| "Impressions of Workshops on Energy Technologies/Environmental Impacts" | p. 520 |
| "Transportation and the Global Environment" | p. 522 |
| "Concluding Observations: Integrating Climate-Change and Energy Policy" | p. 528 |
| "Summary Talk and Concluding Remarks" | p. 530 |
| Appendix A: Conference on Climate-Change and Energy Policy: Executive Summary | p. 535 |
| Appendix B: Global Climate Change: Its Mitigation Through Improved Production and Use of Energy: Conference Agenda | p. 537 |
| Appendix C: Global Climate Change: Its Mitigation Through Improved Production and Use of Energy: Conference Participants | p. 545 |
| Colophon | p. 554 |
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