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President Obama's climate action plan : elements and analyses /
On June 25, 2013, President Obama announced a national plan to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHG), as well as to encourage adaptation to expected climate change. The President affirmed his commitment to his 2009 policy pledge to reduce U.S. GHG emissions by 17%...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science Publishers, Inc.,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Environmental research advances series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. ELEMENTS AND ANALYSES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN; SUMMARY; PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT; PLEDGED ACTIONS AND TIMING; POSSIBLE ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; Chapter 2: THE PRESIDENT'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN; PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN; THE CASE FOR ACTION; CUT CARBON POLLUTION IN AMERICA; PREPARE THE UNITED STATES FOR THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE; LEAD INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE.
- Chapter 3: PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM: POWER SECTOR CARBON POLLUTION STANDARDSChapter 4: EPA STANDARDS FOR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM POWER PLANTS: MANY QUESTIONS, SOME ANSWERS; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (NSPS); EPA'S NSPS PROPOSAL FOR EGU GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; KEY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE 2012 PROPOSED RULE; GUIDELINES FOR EXISTING POWER PLANTS; CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSES; Chapter 5: CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION (CCS): A PRIMER; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; CO2 CAPTURE; CO2 TRANSPORT; CO2 SEQUESTRATION; GEOLOGICAL STORAGE CAPACITY FOR CO2 IN THE UNITED STATES.
- DEEP OCEAN SEQUESTRATIONMINERAL CARBONATION; CURRENT ISSUES AND FUTURE CHALLENGES; INDEX.