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(Government of Switzerland) 531
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SPM- 6 B 7 22 7 23 What does a strong government role mean/imply? U.S.
Identical A-531 See SPM 531A
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(Government of U.S. Department of State)
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SPM- 6 A 7 23 0 0 Figure SPM-4 (TS-16) raises two questions to me: the relatively See A-527 Accepted.
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low contribution of conservation and efficiency in MESSAGE (5th
Figure will
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largest contribution) compared to IMAGE (1st largest
include more
contribution), and the apparent large difference in total required
models..
reductions between MESSAGE and IMAGE. I suggest to address
these questions at least in the TS.
(Rob Swart, MNP)
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SPM- A 7 23 7 24 what is the meaning of this statement?
See A-530,531 See A-530,531
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(Aviel VERBRUGGEN, University of Antwerp)
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SPM- 6 A 7 24 7 24 In Figure SPM.4 suggest changing “Biofuels” to “Bioenergy” ACC Accepted.
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which is more inclusive. Many would interpret biofuels to mean
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transportation fuels whereas much of the potential is for electricity
from biomass.
(Haroon Kheshgi, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering
Company)
SPM- 6 A 7 24 7 25 Reword: A strong government role in management of long-term See A-530, 531 See A-530, 531
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technology transitions is important,
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though approaches may differ.
(Government of UK)
SPM- 6 A 7 24 7 24 It is unclear to what the "Non-CO2" category in Figure SPM.4 ACC; add in caption Accepted. Add
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refers. Please provide a more complete label.
in caption.
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(Government of Environment Canada)
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SPM- 6 B 7 24 7 27 Consider moving text beginning at Line 25 to the top of Figure Identical B-110 See SPM 110B
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SPM.4 or giving it a title.
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Is this the first use in the document of “W/m2” ? If so, for lay
reader may wish to footnote or explain briefly as a measure of
radiative forcing. Ditto the term “radiative forcing”.
Clarify or explain “SRES B2” when first used. U.S. Government
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