Sentences with phrase «involving emissions caps»

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Heather Scoffield explores three options for reducing carbon emissions — a carbon tax, cap - and - trade and regulation — and explains that each involve costs.

Although well - intentioned, agreeing to such a strategy would involve giving them lax emission caps, which would be like printing excess money.

A truly strict global system, involving the majority of countries and imposing a tight cap on total emissions, would cut emissions more than the European trading scheme.

His stance on climate is similar to Mr. McCain's, with both seeking legislation involving cap - and - trading mechanisms to cut greenhouse gas emissions (with slightly different targets and timing).

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.

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