Climate Change : Costs and Benefits of S. 2191.
Reviews provisions of S. 2191, the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, to establish mandatory cap on emissions from covered sectors and allow trading of emission permits among covered and non-covered entities. Examines six studies that project costs and benefits of S.2191 until 2030 or 20...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2008.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Reviews provisions of S. 2191, the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, to establish mandatory cap on emissions from covered sectors and allow trading of emission permits among covered and non-covered entities. Examines six studies that project costs and benefits of S.2191 until 2030 or 2050. Reviews limitations of models in predicting future climate change costs, likelihood for more noise in greenhouse gas reduction cost estimates, measurement of noise, results for S. 2191, and related issues. Includes tables and graphs. |
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| 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. |