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):

Environmental law.

Pollution.

Refuse and refuse disposal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2006

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:

CRS Report

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

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Climate Change

Publisher Number:

CRS-2006-RSI-0355

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license