Sentences with phrase «put a price on greenhouse»

In that regard, I introduced the first Cap and Dividend legislation in the United States Congress, which would have put a price on greenhouse gas emissions and rebated the proceeds to consumers in the form of a Healthy Climate Dividend.

Carbon trading, China's version of a U.S. national cap - and - trade scheme that Congress failed to pass in 2009, is designed to evolve into a system that puts a price on greenhouse gases.

Overall, Bolt had been a significant contributor to News Ltd's overwhelmingly negative coverage of proposed legislation to put a price on greenhouse gas emissions.

In regards to Kyoto, what I always try to emphasize is that it is not so much about the specific emission cuts as it is about putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions so that the market will respond by developing the technologies to minimize (and / or sequester) those emissions.

The idea is to put a price on greenhouse - gas emissions: in its purest form, a carbon tax.

ExxonMobil believes that effective policies to address climate change will put a price on greenhouse gas emissions and will:

«Until the US gets serious nationally about climate change — and we're not serious until we put a price on greenhouse gas emissions — we're not going to have the international agreement, we're not going to have the mitigation that we need, and we're not going to have the support for adaptation.»

May 28, 2010: Holdren at Adaptation Summit: We're not serious until we put a price on greenhouse gas emissions

European Union, California, and China with experiments with in seven city and regional trials, including in Beijing and Shanghai, are all putting a price on greenhouse gas pollution to reduce it.

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The chancellor announced the government's intention to increase certainty for investors in low - carbon generation by putting a minimum price on the greenhouse gases emitted by the power sector.

GCAM uses market forces to reach a specified greenhouse gas emission target by allowing global economics to put a price on carbon.

Executive Summary Around the world, governments are establishing carbon pricing systems to put a price - tag on greenhouse gas emissions and incentivize more climate friendly practices.

Executive Summary Putting a price on carbon, based on the polluter pays principle, has the potential to be a powerful policy tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the fight against climate change.

The EU ETS has put a price on carbon and proved that trading in greenhouse gas emissions works.

To make up for the missed revenue from the taxes and fire prevention fees, as well as to pay for offsets to counteract additional allowances put on the market if the carbon price hits its upper bound, money will be taken from the cap - and - trade program's revenue, effectively decreasing the amount of discretionary funds remaining for local environmental investments and other greenhouse gas reduction projects.

«Putting a price on carbon is a reliable and cost - effective approach to reducing heat - trapping greenhouse gas emissions.

He suggests putting a steeper price on the carbon generated by greenhouse gas polluters who rank high in «pollution disparity.»

Officials at Finance are co-chairing the «carbon pricing» working group, one of four federal - provincial - territorial groups established to fashion a national climate strategy that would put the country on the path toward meeting its international commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Putting a price on carbon, in the form of a fee or tax on the producers of fossil fuels, can be an effective way to curb emissions of greenhouse gases.

One promising place to start is to adopt policies that put a price on emitting CO2 and other greenhouse gases.

Congestion charges — whether in London or Stockholm or Singapore — have proven to be among the most effective and efficient Pigovian taxes (i.e., taxes on negative externalities) yet created to put a clear and fair price on greenhouse gas emissions.

The Post is correct that putting a price on carbon is the surest way to reduce greenhouse - gas emissions, and that it would be preferable for Congress to do this through legislation.

Most notably, the platform that delegates will be asked to endorse at the Democratic Party convention, which starts on July 25 in Philadelphia, calls for putting a price on emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

And increasingly businesses [see the UN Global Compact's Business Leadership Criteria on Carbon Pricing] are putting an internal price on carbon emissions, which is a great way to identify and channel investment to drive down greenhouse gas emissions in most efficient way.