92 fossil fuels would cause warming of the earth’s surface, melting the Antarctic ice cap, rising sea levels, warming of sea water, increased acidity of fresh water, and increasing photosynthesis. Part of its conclusion states: Through his worldwide industrial civilization, Man is unwittingly conducting a vast geophysical experiment. Within a few generations he is burning the fossil fuels that slowly accumulated in the earth over the past 500 million years. The CO2 produced by this combustion is being injected into the atmosphere; about half of it remains there. The estimated recoverable reserves of fossil fuels are sufficient to produce nearly a 200% increase in the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere. By the year 2000 the increase in atmospheric CO2 will be close to 25%. This may be sufficient to produce measurable and perhaps marked changes in climate, and will almost certainly cause significant changes in the temperature and other properties of the stratosphere. At present it is impossible to predict these effects qualitatively, but recent advances in mathematical modelling of the atmosphere, using large computers, may allow useful predictions within the next 2 or 3 years.444 It is reasonable to charge the fossil fuel industry with actual knowledge or notice of this very important publication from the White House. In fact, days after the presentation of the report by the United States President’s Science Advisory Committee to President Johnson, and even before its publication, then President of the American Petroleum Institute (API), Frank Ikard, in a speech delivered during the 45th Annual Meeting of the API, called on its members to study the report. He said: The fact that our industry will continue to be confronted with problems of air and water conservation for many years to come is demonstrated by the massive report of the Environmental Pollution Panel of the President’s Science Advisory Committee, which was presented to President Johnson over the weekend. This report unquestionably will fan emotions, raise fears, and bring demands for action. The substance of the report is that there is still 444 The Environmental Pollution Panel President’s Science Advisory Committee, Restoring the Quality of our Environment, 126-127 (1965) from Exhibit AAAAAAA to AAAAAAA-1, Climate Files Post Index prepared by Climate Investigations Center with links to copies of the actual documents, available at http://www.climatefiles.com/climate-change-evidence/presidents-report-atmosphercarbon-dioxide/ (last accessed Mar. 5, 2020).