House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Monitoring, Measurement and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions II: The Role of Federal and Academic Research and Monitoring Programs
U.S. EPA is poised to create a new national greenhouse gas registry. Data collected by the registry is expected to serve as a foundation for any national effort to regulate carbon dioxide emissions.
EPA is required by law to finalize the rule establishing the registry by June. The agency submitted a revised proposal to the White House Office of Management and Budget last month, replacing a draft released last fall by the outgoing Bush administration.
Witnesses- Dr. Alexander MacDonald, Director, Earth Systems Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Dina Kruger, Director, Climate Change Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Environmental Protection Agency
- Dr. Beverly Law, Professor, Global Change Forest Science, Oregon State University; Science Chair of the AmeriFlux Network
- Dr. Patrick Gallagher, Deputy Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Michael Freilich, Director, Earth Science Division, NASA
- Richard Birdsey, Project Leader, Climate, Fire, and Carbon Cycle Science, USDA Forest Service; Chair of the Carbon Cycle Scientific Steering Group