Research and Current Activities

By Abraham, Spencer

Excerpt
Excerpt: Collectively, these technology-related activities form an integral part of a comprehensive U.S. strategy on climate change that rests on three pillars ? science, technology, and international cooperation. They also complement the recent Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) strategic plan, which represents an unprecedented effort to advance our knowledge of climate variability, the potential response of the climate system to growing greenhouse gas concentrations and their implications, and management options for natural environments. The scientific information developed under the CCSP will help us better define our technology challenges.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents: Introduction 1 -- Presidential Commitment and U.S. Approach -- Selected Administration Actions to Date -- Working With Other Nations -- Role for Technology and Innovation -- Reducing Emissions from Energy End-Use and Infrastructure 5 -- FreedomCAR -- Advanced Heavy-Duty Vehicle Technologies -- Zero-Energy Homes and Commercial Buildings -- Solid-State Lighting -- Superconductivity -- Reducing Emissions from Energy Supply 9 -- FutureGen -- Hydrogen Fuel Initiative -- Hydrogen Production from Fossil Fuels -- Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative -- Hydrogen From Renewable Energy -- Hydrogen Infrastructure -- Fuel Cell Systems -- International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy -- Nuclear Power Generation IV -- International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) -- Renewable Energy -- Wind -- Solar Photovoltaics (PV) -- Agricultural Programs For Biomass and Other Renewable Energy Systems -- Advanced Biotechnology -- Nuclear Energy -- Nuclear Power 2010 -- Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative -- Capturing and Sequestering Carbon Dioxide 17 -- Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum -- Multi-Agency Carbon Sequestration Research -- Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships -- Reducing Emissions of Other Greenhouse Gases 21 -- Methane Recovery from Coal Mines -- SF6 from Magnesium Production -- Enhancing Capabilities to Measure and Monitor GHG Emissions 23 -- Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) -- Agriflux -- Ameriflux -- Remote Sensing -- Intergrated Earth Observations -- Inventories of Specific Source Categories -- Conclusion 27 -- U.S. Climate Change Technology Program: Research and Current Activities --