Sentences with phrase «impose carbon emissions caps»

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In 2008, Canada and the U.S. seemed to be moving to introduce cap - and - trade schemes that would have imposed a price for carbon emissions.

Price: Though the policy doesn't impose a hard cap on emissions, it imposes a hard cap on the price of carbon.

Last September California became the first US state to impose a cap on the emission of carbon dioxide and other gases and has since called for other states to follow suit.

Should the government impose a price on carbon emissions, whether it is a tax or cap - and - trade system, CO2 - free sources, such as nuclear energy, will become even more competitive.

This scenario would change if there were a significant tax on carbon emissions, or if an equivalent economic penalty were imposed on fossil - fueled plants through a cap on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions or a requirement that CO2 be sequestered.

Price carbon emissions through cap - and - trade legislation or by imposing a carbon tax?

Price carbon emissions through cap - and - trade legislation or by imposing a carbon tax?

In China, the government is also getting serious — revealing more details about its pilot emissions trading scheme, canvassing a flat carbon tax on certain industries, and also announcing that it would impose emission caps on certain provinces and cities, including the powerhouse economy of Guangdong, and the key commercial hubs of Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing and Shenzhen, in preparation for the ETS.

Despite this, the EPA is tasked to impose regulations on CO2 emissions that would wreck the economy by requiring a «cap - and - trade» of «carbon credits» that would impact every single business and industrial activity.

This act expires if either a statewide law places a charge, tax, or cap on the level of carbon emissions within the state, or an initiative by the people places a charge, tax, or cap on greenhouse gas emissions that is broadly imposed on persons subject to the carbon tax in this act.

75) In the United States, the cap - and - trade is an approach designed to control carbon emissions and will impose huge costs upon American citizens via a carbon tax on all goods and services produced in the United States.

Again, states have plenty of leeway on how to reduce emissions: they can switch from coal to natural gas, expand renewables or nuclear, boost energy efficiency, enact carbon pricing... And if states refuse to submit a plan, the EPA will impose its own federal plan, which could involve some sort of cap - and - trade program.

Bills to impose a carbon tax or create a cap - and - trade system are dead for now, although Boxer is nonetheless touting legislation to set a price on carbon emissions.