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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
US Climate Chief Pledges Emission Cuts, Help for Poor
In an interview with BBC, Todd Stern, the U.S. Chief Climate Negotiator, stated that the U.S. is on a path to equal emissions cuts inacted by the EU, as well as help fund emission cuts in poorer nations.
To aid developing countries, Stern said clauses on emissions trading in the Waxman-Markey Bill being debated by the US Congress would provide $15-$20bn a year in allowances annually to poor nations, based on a carbon price of $15-$20 a tonne.
To read the full interview, click here.
To aid developing countries, Stern said clauses on emissions trading in the Waxman-Markey Bill being debated by the US Congress would provide $15-$20bn a year in allowances annually to poor nations, based on a carbon price of $15-$20 a tonne.
To read the full interview, click here.
Labels: climate change, global warming, u.s. energy policy
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