Excerpts: " On Thursday, October 18, 2007, the Committee held a hearing to examine the climate change and other impacts of black carbon emissions. Black carbon is better known as soot and results from the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and biomass. Five leading researchers in the fields of climate and atmospheric science, environmental engineering, earth system science, and environmental epidemiology testified at the hearing. The Committee received testimony about the significant global and regional effects of black carbon, its sources, and the positive effect reductions in emissions would have on both climate change and public health worldwide. "
1. Black Carbon Is the Second Leading Cause of Global Warming.
2. Black Carbon Is of Particular Importance in the Arctic.
3. Sources of Black Carbon Are Diverse in Nature and Geographic Location.
4. Decreasing Emissions Will Immediately Slow Global Warming.
5. Decreasing Emissions Will Immediately Improve Public Health.
5. Opportunities to Decrease Emissions Exist Now.
Hearing Summary (28 KB)
Testimony of Dr. Mark Jacobson (1 MB)
Testimony of Dr. Tami Bond (167 KB)
Testimony of Dr. V. Ramanathan (1 MB)
Testimony Dr. Charles Zender (2 MB)
Testimony of Dr. Joel Schwartz (176 KB)
Preliminary Hearing Transcript (238 KB)
Friday, November 14, 2008
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