Global Warming: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session, on the Role of the U.S. Government in the United Nations Negotiations on Global Warming Climate Change, March 3, 1992, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992 - 192 pages |
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... coal contains about 1.75 times as much carbon per unit of heat energy as natural gas and about 1.25 times that of ... coal it is also more carbon intensive than our major trading partners who rely more on nuclear power , hydropower , or ...
... coal contains about 1.75 times as much carbon per unit of heat energy as natural gas and about 1.25 times that of ... coal it is also more carbon intensive than our major trading partners who rely more on nuclear power , hydropower , or ...
Page 92
... coal and oil restrictions would be limited , but that workers would instead suffer declines in real wages and a resulting drop in living standards . Relative changes in global competitiveness would be limited . While most countries ...
... coal and oil restrictions would be limited , but that workers would instead suffer declines in real wages and a resulting drop in living standards . Relative changes in global competitiveness would be limited . While most countries ...
Page 93
... coal , $ 11.42 per barrel of oil , $ 1.66 per MCF of natural gas , and $ 0.27 per gallon of gasoline . ) Fuel and ... coal fired . On the other hand coal , which would be the fuel hardest hit by a carbon tax , accounts for about 75 ...
... coal , $ 11.42 per barrel of oil , $ 1.66 per MCF of natural gas , and $ 0.27 per gallon of gasoline . ) Fuel and ... coal fired . On the other hand coal , which would be the fuel hardest hit by a carbon tax , accounts for about 75 ...
Page 94
... coal and petroleum products . In 1988 these industries accounted for 86 percent of the energy used in the U.S. manufacturing sector . They also accounted for 23 percent of the employment and 31 percent of the value added in ...
... coal and petroleum products . In 1988 these industries accounted for 86 percent of the energy used in the U.S. manufacturing sector . They also accounted for 23 percent of the employment and 31 percent of the value added in ...
Page 95
... coal and oil were to be imposed . This would be especially so if the United States adopted restrictions unilaterally , or if foreign countries with substantial productive capacity in the basic industries were to be exempted from such ...
... coal and oil were to be imposed . This would be especially so if the United States adopted restrictions unilaterally , or if foreign countries with substantial productive capacity in the basic industries were to be exempted from such ...
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