§ 2952. — International discussions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC2952]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 56A--GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH
SUBCHAPTER II--INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH
Sec. 2952. International discussions
(a) Global change research
The President should direct the Secretary of State, in cooperation
with the Committee, to initiate discussions with other nations leading
toward international protocols and other agreements to coordinate global
change research activities. Such discussions should include the
following issues:
(1) Allocation of costs in global change research programs,
especially with respect to major capital projects.
(2) Coordination of global change research plans with those
developed by international organizations such as the International
Council on Scientific Unions, the World Meteorological Organization,
and the United Nations Environment Program.
(3) Establishment of global change research centers and training
programs for scientists, especially those from developing nations.
(4) Development of innovative methods for management of
international global change research, including--
(A) use of new or existing intergovernmental organizations
for the coordination or funding of global change research; and
(B) creation of a limited foundation for global change
research.
(5) The prompt establishment of international projects to--
(A) create globally accessible formats for data collected by
various international sources; and
(B) combine and interpret data from various sources to
produce information readily usable by policymakers attempting to
formulate effective strategies for preventing, mitigating, and
adapting to possible adverse effects of global change.
(6) Establishment of international offices to disseminate
information useful in identifying, preventing, mitigating, or
adapting to the possible effects of global change.
(b) Energy research
The President should direct the Secretary of State (in cooperation
with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, the United
States Trade Representative, and other appropriate members of the
Committee) to initiate discussions with other nations leading toward an
international research protocol for cooperation on the development of
energy technologies which have minimally adverse effects on the
environment. Such discussions should include, but not be limited to, the
following issues:
(1) Creation of an international cooperative program to fund
research related to energy efficiency, solar and other renewable
energy sources, and passively safe and diversion-resistant nuclear
reactors.
(2) Creation of an international cooperative program to develop
low cost energy technologies which are appropriate to the
environmental, economic, and social needs of developing nations.
(3) Exchange of information concerning environmentally safe
energy technologies and practices, including those described in
paragraphs (1) and (2).
(Pub. L. 101-606, title II, Sec. 203, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3102.)
