Environmental Law

WHY JOE LIBERMAN REMAINS A DEMOCRAT-PART 2

By STEPHEN HOLZER

     From Voice of America:

A U.S. Senate committee has passed landmark legislation [co-sponsored by Sens. Lieberman and Warner] aimed at combating global warming by limiting carbon dioxide emissions. The vote was timed to coincide with the U.N. conference on climate change taking place in Bali, Indonesia. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.

The bill would set caps on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility, transportation and manufacturing industries beginning in 2012 with the goal of cutting emissions 60 percent by 2050. It would create an incentive system that would give credits to industries that cut pollution. Industries that failed to reduce emissions would be forced to buy credits from others.

The Democratic-led Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 11 to eight, largely along party lines, to send the measure to the full Senate for what supporters hope will be action early next year.

    See pevious Post/this topic-November 4, 2007.

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