John \{. Harrison -4- oVober 3L, 7977 This r.ras a $21 million program that lasEed about three years and was headed by Dr. Alan Grobecker, who was with the DepartrnenE of Transportation. He is currently a Division Chief in the National Science Foundat.ion, Dr, Grobecker \.Jas both the chief scientist and the anager of the ozone program. The members of the study group seemed to agree that the progran was carried out very poorly, and that much of that money r{as vasted. Dr. Malone indicated that Dr. John Tukey of Princeton University was t.rying to put together a final document that might salvage sorne of the results of this progran, Dr. Weinberg then discussed the best political moves Eo alert the administration to the problems that the study group foresees in climate as a result of fossil fuel combustion. He was careful to indicate rhat discussions of the potenEial CO, problerns should be led by individual-s who are no! nuclear advocates, sinc6 this problem is associated with fossil fueJ. burning and could be viewed as a poll"tical method to promote nuclear cechnology. Dr. Weinberg mentioned that he would discuss this further with Dr. John M. Deutch who has recently been appointed Head of the Office of Energy Research as an Assistant Secretary of the DoE. Dr. Patrick, a personal friend of Jim Schlesinger, indicated thal she would rsrite him a letter outlining the C0" problen. Dr. Weinberg felt that this would be an excellenE idea and offered to have Dr, Rotty draft lhe letter for her. Dr. Patrick al"so offered to bring the subject up at Ehe next EPA Advisory Conrrrittee meeting, and this was also strongly endorsed. Fina1ly, it was decided that both Jim Schlesinger and Dr. Frank Press, the Presidential Sclence Advisor, must be briefed so that they can jointly explain the nagnitude of the problem to President Carter. With regard to startin€! an internationaL effort in this very importan! area, Dr. Lleinberg, wtto is also chairnan of the International 0rganization for Applied Systens (I0SA), indicated that this organization had taken a lead in assessing the global cLlmatic effect of CO/ and at the next neeting he would take a strong stand for the initiation of a world-vride coordinated effort in this area. meeting A brief discussion was held regarding the desirability of another similar to the Miand Workshop. It was felt that another meeting of this kind would be premature, and Dave Slade was asked Lo cancel the tentative neeting that nas to take place in March 1978, The next meeting of a scientific nature that wlll discuss the CO, effect on clinate will probably take place in January J-979. Before leaviag, Phil Garren gave me coples of a press release concerning the establj-shment of a special office to address carbon dioxide questions, a statement for the record delivered by Jin Liverrnan to the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment of the House of Representatives Conmittee on Interior and Insular Affairs of June 9,1977, and the testimony presented by Dr. Weinberg before the subcomrnittee on the Environment and the Atnosphere, Comnittee on Science and Technology, U. S, Hguse of Representa- tives, July 21 , L977. (- - / Yeil'v11 ' Henry Shaw HS/j ep Attachment