International Forestry Issues in Climate Change Bills : Comparison of Provisions of S. 1733 and H.R. 2454.

Summarizes, compares, and analyzes provisions related to international reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) in H.R. 2454 and S. 1733, both to address climate change in general. Discusses major differences between bills and potential issues associated with selected...

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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], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Air > Pollution. Forests and forestry. Climatic changes. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Summarizes, compares, and analyzes provisions related to international reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) in H.R. 2454 and S. 1733, both to address climate change in general. Discusses major differences between bills and potential issues associated with selected provisions. Highlights REDD allowances for capacity-building and emissions reductions, international REDD offsets, and allowance reserves.
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.