America's Climate Security Act of 2007
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.
previous 110th session of congressThis is Congress' leading proposal to address climate change and global warming. It seeks to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by about 63 percent below present levels by 2050 through imposing limits on the emissions that manufacturers and utilities can release. It would also establish a carbon-trade market to encourage polluters to clean up their operation in the name of profit. It will be taken up by the Senate in June, and voting will take place on a manager's amendment that has been offered by Barbara Boxer. The vote and debate is expected to be extremely contentious.
10/18/2007--Introduced.
America's Climate Security Act of 2007 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish:
(1) a greenhouse gas (GHG) registry; and
(2) a GHG emission allowance transfer system for covered facili... more
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Amendments
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Bill Status
| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| October 18, 2007 |
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January 05, 2009 Hall of Record: Killing Coal And Killing Our Economy
Energy Market and Economic Impacts of S. 2191, the. Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007. Report prepared by. Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting Energy Information Agency (EIA) U.S. Department of Energy April 2008 ...
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