Countdown to Kyoto, Parts I-III: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, October 7, 9, and November 6, 1997, Volume 1; Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1998 |
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... Emissions Trading Policy on Costs of Gasoline or Home Heating Oil 443 U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions ......... 443 Efficiency of U.S. Markets 443 Regional Economic Impacts 445 Cost Impacts of Near - Term Emission Reductions 452 Long ...
... Emissions Trading Policy on Costs of Gasoline or Home Heating Oil 443 U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions ......... 443 Efficiency of U.S. Markets 443 Regional Economic Impacts 445 Cost Impacts of Near - Term Emission Reductions 452 Long ...
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... emissions to 1990 levels from 2010 onward would cause GDP losses on the order of 1 % of GDP in 2010 , rising to 2.7 ... trading would be significantly less beneficial . And , as noted above , even perfectly - functioning emissions ...
... emissions to 1990 levels from 2010 onward would cause GDP losses on the order of 1 % of GDP in 2010 , rising to 2.7 ... trading would be significantly less beneficial . And , as noted above , even perfectly - functioning emissions ...
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... emissions makes an emission cap , even with emissions trading , more risky than a carbon tax . Agreeing to a fixed ceiling on emissions in 2010 , no matter what it costs to keep emissions below that level , is betting the U.S. standard ...
... emissions makes an emission cap , even with emissions trading , more risky than a carbon tax . Agreeing to a fixed ceiling on emissions in 2010 , no matter what it costs to keep emissions below that level , is betting the U.S. standard ...
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... Emissions limits will reduce the rate of growth in the economy by reducing incentives for investment and diverting ... emission trading Cost ( $ / metric ton ) 450 400 350 will make the costs higher , not lower . 110.
... Emissions limits will reduce the rate of growth in the economy by reducing incentives for investment and diverting ... emission trading Cost ( $ / metric ton ) 450 400 350 will make the costs higher , not lower . 110.
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... emission trading program or a carbon tax sufficient to return emissions to 1990 levels in 2010 would produce a 23 % increase in the cost of electricity , a 45 % increase in the cost of heating oil , a 40 % increase in the cost of ...
... emission trading program or a carbon tax sufficient to return emissions to 1990 levels in 2010 would produce a 23 % increase in the cost of electricity , a 45 % increase in the cost of heating oil , a 40 % increase in the cost of ...
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