Climate Change : Federal Laws and Policies Related to Greenhouse Gas Reductions.

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 Prot...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Pollution. Environmental law. Refuse and refuse disposal. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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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.
Item Description:	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. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.