{"id":742,"date":"2009-04-01T15:19:34","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T19:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/?p=742"},"modified":"2009-04-01T15:19:34","modified_gmt":"2009-04-01T19:19:34","slug":"first-proposal-for-federal-climate-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/2009\/04\/01\/first-proposal-for-federal-climate-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"First proposal for federal climate regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/policy-news-logo_s.bmp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-235 img-fluid\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px\" title=\"policy-news-logo_s\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/policy-news-logo_s.bmp\" alt=\"policy-news-logo_s\" width=\"187\" height=\"167\"><\/a>Members of the House of Representatives have introduced the first federal bill that would attempt to regulate climate change by placing limits on carbon release, ensuring that 25 percent of the nation\u2019s energy comes from renewable sources and reducing the nation\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by the year 2050.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">While the Obama administration is <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/?p=644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">weighing whether to use the Clean Air Act<\/a> to regulate emissions, House Democrats would prefer an independent legislative route that includes a system for promoting a cap-and trade system for carbon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The bill, introduced by Democrats <a href=\"http:\/\/www.henrywaxman.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henry A. Waxman<\/a> (Calif.) and <a href=\"http:\/\/markey.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edward J. Markey<\/a> (Mass.), also includes incentives for businesses.\u00a0 According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/03\/31\/AR2009033103683.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Washington Post<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201cThe measure also would provide incentives for industries that will be hit the hardest by a limit on emissions, including a $10 billion fund to promote carbon capture and storage technology and a provision that would reward carbon-intensive manufacturers that face global competition if they operate more efficiently than their overseas counterparts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">But House\u00a0 Minority Leader <a href=\"http:\/\/johnboehner.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John A. Boehner<\/a> (R-Ohio) thinks that with the current recession, strict emissions regulations would force American manufacturers to move overseas to remain competitive., saying in a statement that this bill is \u201cthe wrong thing to do and the worst possible time to do it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The bill, being called a \u201cdiscussion draft\u201d in the House, is considered to lack the votes to pass in the Senate.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the House of Representatives have introduced the first federal bill that would attempt to regulate climate change by placing limits on carbon release, ensuring that 25 percent of the nation\u2019s energy comes from renewable sources and reducing the nation\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by the year 2050. 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