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Pros and Econs
EPA's economic analysis of climate bill relatively favorable |
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17 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:39 AM on 17 Mar 2008 The U.S. EPA has released its economic analysis of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, concluding that implementing the bill, which includes a carbon cap-and-trade system, would not significantly harm the U.S. economy over the next 20 years. The agency estimated the bill would likely cut U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions 11 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and about 56 percen ... |
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