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. Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Competition.

Pollution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

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:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. U.S. Global Climate Change Policy

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-RSI-0172

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