| Title | Climate Change: Current Issues and Policy Tools |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 31936 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Leggett, Jane A. |
| Source | 32p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service |
| Publisher | Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service |
| Publication Date | 20090306 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | On June 2, 2008, the Senate agreed to consider a bill (S. 3036) to control greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. In the 111th Congress, leadership in both chambers have announced their intentions to pass bills in 2009 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These actions are indicative of the pressures Members of Congress increasingly face on whether and how to address human-induced climate change. Contentious debates scrutinize issues of science, economics, values, geopolitics and a host of other concerns. Deliberations also weigh the appropriateness of alternative policy tools and program designs. The economic stakes are potentially large—with both the costs of controls and the “costs of inaction” ranging, by some estimates, into trillions of dollars over several decades. |
| Rosap ID | dot:39882 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39882 |
| TRT Terms | Climate change; Pollution control; Greenhouse gases; Policy making; Policy analysis; Emissions trading |
| General Subjects | Environment; Highways; Policy; Planning and Forecasting |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | RL34513 |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/31000/31900/31936/RL34513__3__20190122.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |