How does the FEIS take into account global warming?
The FEIS describes what is known about global warming at the present time and how it may impact the environment in the future. We provide an estimate of the greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the offshore oil/gas exploration and development activities from the proposed lease sale program. In the EIS we discuss, to the extent that it is reasonably foreseeable, the cumulative effects of all human activities and natural factors, including climate change, on the environment. While it is agreed by most scientists that the global climate is changing due to human influence, there are uncertainties about the amount of change that may occur in the future globally and regionally. The ecological effects are very complex and we do not know the results of climate change with much certainty. Our discussions are therefore general by necessity.
