This is one reason to be skeptical of ad campaigns from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Mining Association trying to convince the public that the EPA's new
regulations on carbon pollution from power plants, to be announced on June 2, will destroy the American economy.
Not exact matches
, a leading climate skeptic who opposes restrictions
on carbon pollution, argued that the administration could harm the U.S. economy by enacting new
regulations particularly given the skyrocketing emissions of China and India, Kerry was quick with a challenge.
First is
regulation that could strand assets in several ways: direct
regulation on carbon led by authorities at the local, national, regional, or global level; indirect
regulation through increased
pollution controls, constraints
on water usage, or policies targeting health concerns; and mandates
on renewable energy adoption and efficiency standards.
On Monday, President Obama announced the release of the finalized Clean Power Plan, our nation's first
regulations to limit
carbon pollution from existing fossil - fueled power plants.
This Pollyanna view of fossil fuel alternatives and efficiency, which makes going green seem cheap and easy — little more than the cost of «a postage stamp a day» — has provided the justification for green - policy advocacy that has overwhelmingly focused
on pollution regulations and
carbon pricing while ignoring serious investment in energy research and development.
As attorney general for a state that is one the nation's biggest oil, natural gas and grain producers, Pruitt has been at the forefront of lawsuits challenging EPA
regulations on carbon emissions and water
pollution, and he is expected to lead the effort to erase much of President Barack Obama's environmental agenda.
Repealing the RES and continuing Ohio's reliance
on coal will cripple the state's ability to respond to
carbon pollution regulations.
Regulation would create economic winners and losers — just like a price
on carbon pollution would today.
Two new federal air
pollution regulations are expected to spur the closure of up to 69 aging, inefficient, coal - fired power plants, reducing both harmful air pollutants and emissions of the climate destabilizing greenhouse gas,
carbon dioxide (CO2), according to an AP survey of US power plant operators and a preliminary Breakthrough Institute analysis of the likely impacts
on CO2 emissions.