S. 280
From the 110 Session
Sen Lieberman, Joseph I.
Greenhouse Emmissions Trading
Introduced: Senate committee/subcommittee actions
TAGS: environment, climate change, greenhouse gasses, emmissions trading
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Updated by MartyHeyman
on Jan 17, 2007 8:43:10

Summary


Mandates climate change research programs and reporting. Creates a greenhouse gas database registry.
Establishes market system of tradeable greenhouse gas allowances, and supports the deployment of new climate change-related technologies via lending and research credits.

Background

This language was orginally filed in 2003/1/, and then again in 2005 as S.342, the Climate Stewardship Act of 2005. The 2005 text does not contain targets, objectives, or goals for greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Nor does it discuss the mechanism for establishing them.

Additional Links

/1/ Daily Review Atlas "Senators introduce bill to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions" 1/15/07

Lieberman Press Release on predecesor bill.

Thomas record to Home Page for predecessor bill. We do not know whether the text is the same in S.280.
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Updated by MartyHeyman
on Jan 17, 2007 8:29:34

Summary


Establishes market system of tradeable greenhouse gas allowances, and supports the deployment of new climate change-related technologies via lending and research credits.

Background

This language was orginally filed in 2003./1/

Additional Links

/1/ Daily Review Atlas "Senators introduce bill to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions" 1/15/07

Lieberman Press Release on predecesor bill.

Thomas record to Home Page for predecessor bill. We do not know whether the text is the same in S.280.
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Updated by jeweke
on Jan 16, 2007 14:26:35

Summary


Establishes market system of tradeable greenhouse gas allowances, and supports the deployment of new climate change-related technologies via lending and research credits.

Background

This language was orginally filed in 2003./1/

Additional Links

/1/ Daily Review Atlas "Senators introduce bill to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions" 1/15/07

Lieberman Press Release on predeccesor bill.
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Updated by MartyHeyman
on Jan 16, 2007 14:01:38
A bill to provide for a program to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, to support the deployment of new climate change-related technologies, and to ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other purposes.

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