Main Title |
Climate change federal laws and policies related to greenhouse gas reductions / {electronic resource} : |
Author |
Yacobucci, Brent D.
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Publisher |
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, |
Year Published |
2006 |
Report Number |
RL31931 |
OCLC Number |
70340368 |
Subjects |
Global warming--Research--Law and legislation--United States ;
Climatic changes--Research--Law and legislation--United States ;
Greenhouse gases--United States ;
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric--United States
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJAM POD |
Internet only |
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Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
07/14/2006 |
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Abstract |
Climate change is viewed as a global issue, but proposed responses generally require action at the national level. In 1992, the United States ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which called on industrialized countries to take the lead in reducing greenhouse gases. Over the past 16 years, a variety of voluntary and regulatory actions have been proposed or undertaken in the United States, including monitoring of electric utility carbon dioxide emissions, improved appliance efficiency, and incentives for developing renewable energy sources. This report provides background on the evolution of U.S. climate change policy, from ratification of the UNFCCC to the George W. Bush Administration?s 2001 rejection of the Kyoto Protocol to the present. |
Notes |
Title from PDF title page (viewed July 14, 2006). "Updated February 22, 2006." |
Place Published |
{Washington, D.C.} : |
Access Notes |
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Corporate Au Added Ent |
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. |
PUB Date Free Form |
{2006} |
Series Title Traced |
CRS report for Congress ; RL31931 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
electronic resource |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20060717123952 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
01345nam 2200325Ka 45020 |