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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Under the cap-and-trade system, industries regulated by it—the largest being power generation, chemicals, steel, and cement—are given limits on their total emissions, and companies can purchase emission reductions from others in lieu of reducing emissions themselves. 100% for some agricultural processes. REFERENCES.

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National Academies Report Examines Hidden Cost of Energy Production and Use in US; Estimates $120B in 2005

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Health and other non-climate damages by life-cycle component for different combinations of fuels and light-duty automobiles in 2005 (top) and 2030 (bottom). When such market failures occur, a case can be made for government interventions—such as regulations, taxes or tradable permits—to address these external costs, the report says.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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“Most days, most cars are going to have lots of extra battery capacity,” said Mr. Kempton, noting that on average, American automobiles get driven for just one hour each day. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , which regulates interstate transmission of electricity, is on board with the idea. Oil is the alternative.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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E-mail This Print Share Close Linkedin Digg Facebook Mixx My Space Permalink Automobiles , Commerce , Consumers , Efficiency , General Business , Government Policy , Transportation , electric cars , mitsubishi , Nissan , oregon , ted kulongoski , th!nk nk Related Posts From Green Inc. So why don’t journalist ever write the full story?

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies" GM "killed" that experiment because it wasnt even CLOSE to being cost effective. It is 12 years later.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Environmentalists and industries resurrected the idea in recent years as a centerpiece of measures to address global warming and growing oil imports. RGGI took effect and began regulating CO 2 emissions on January 1, 2009. The cap-and-trade program will begin regulating emissions in January 2012. Representatives Henry A.

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