State and Local Governments Address the Twin Challenges of Climate Change and Energy Alternatives

[...] news of global climate change and of the United States' role in it has focused all levels of government on the issue of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, particularly from the energy sector. The twin challenges of increasing demand and fears of global climate change converge on the electric...

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Published in:	Natural resources & environment Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 9 - 55
Main Authors:	Russell, Irma S., Dennis, Jeffery S.
Format:	Magazine Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago American Bar Association 22-06-2008
Subjects:	Air quality management Biodiesel fuels Carbon dioxide emissions Clean Air Act-US Climate change Coal fired power plants Commercial regulation Costs Electricity Emissions credit trading Energy Energy policy Environmental economics Environmental protection Federal government Federal legislation Financial regulation Incentives Industrial plant emissions Laws, regulations and rules Local government Policy making Regulation Regulatory legislation Renewable energy Utilities costs
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Summary:	[...] news of global climate change and of the United States' role in it has focused all levels of government on the issue of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, particularly from the energy sector. The twin challenges of increasing demand and fears of global climate change converge on the electric utility sector, with the result that lawmakers and regulators at all government levels face new dimensions to the competing priorities of encouraging the introduction of alternative sources of supply, addressing the problem of climate change, and maintaining cheap and reliable energy.
ISSN:	0882-3812 2328-3408