Climate Change : Comparison of the Cap-and-Trade Provisions in H.R. 2454 and S. 1733.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air--Pollution.

Air.

Electric power.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (58 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Analyzes and provides side-by-side comparison of cap-and-trade provisions in H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, and S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; both to require major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from entities comprising roughly 85% of current U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in areas including electricity production, natural gas distribution, petroleum refining, and industrial sectors; and to grant EPA authority to set greenhouse gas performance standards for some entities not covered by the cap-and-trade system.

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

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