Greenhouse Governance : Addressing Climate Change in America /

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"Examines national and international laws and institutions governing human-mediated climate change. Issues examined include public perceptions and economic effects of climate change and policies to mitigate it, renewable electricity standards, vehicle fuel economy standards, cap-and-trade regim...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Brookings Institution
Other Authors: Rabe, Barry George, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Environmental policy.
Climatic changes > Government policy.
Climatic changes.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Climat > Changements > États-Unis.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Climatic changes > United States.
Climatic changes > Government policy > United States.
Environmental policy > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Examines national and international laws and institutions governing human-mediated climate change. Issues examined include public perceptions and economic effects of climate change and policies to mitigate it, renewable electricity standards, vehicle fuel economy standards, cap-and-trade regimes, carbon taxes, and the adaptation-versus-mitigation debate"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (382 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9780815704652

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