Climate Change : Federal Laws and Policies Related to Greenhouse Gas Reductions.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pollution.

Climatic changes.

Electric power-plants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (19 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses evolution of Federal laws and policies regarding global climate change from 1992 through the present, including passage of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 in response to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and resulting climate action plans, and rejection of the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC; examines regulatory programs guiding emissions of greenhouse gases from electric generating facilities, landfills, residential appliances, and motor vehicles; and considers legislative proposals to address global climate change.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Climate Change

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.