A critique of the House Republican climate policy proposals
Key Points * The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives released recently a set of policy proposals ostensibly designed to address the potential dangers of anthropogenic climate change: planting more trees and capturing carbon dioxide. * The climate effects of these proposals would be...
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Published in | American Enterprise Institute Research Papers |
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Format | Web Resource |
Language | English |
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Washington
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
24.03.2020
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Summary: | Key Points * The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives released recently a set of policy proposals ostensibly designed to address the potential dangers of anthropogenic climate change: planting more trees and capturing carbon dioxide. * The climate effects of these proposals would be effectively equal to zero and might actually be inconsistent with their stated goals, but their costs would be high. * Instead, an alternative policy stance supported by the actual climate evidence and straightforward benefit/cost analysis is available. |
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