U.S. Global Climate Change Policy. : Evolving Views on Cost, Competitiveness, and Comprehensiveness.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Competition.

Pollution.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines voluntary greenhouse gas reduction program in terms of cost of compliance, its impact on U.S. competitiveness, and comprehensiveness with regard to developing countries; and describes how these elements and fundamental policy assumptions have changed with ratification of 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, 2001 George W. Bush Administration decision to abandon Kyoto Protocol process, and 2009 negotiations in Copenhagen. Evaluates policy assumptions.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. U.S. Global Climate Change Policy

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