U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Trends, the Role of the Clean Power Plan & FAQs

Buch | Softcover

89 Seiten

2017
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-5361-0461-5 (ISBN)

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Recent international negotiations and domestic policy developments have generated interest in current and projected U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emission levels. GHG emissions are generated throughout the United States from millions of discrete sources. Of the GHG source categories, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion account for the largest percentage (76%) of total U.S. GHG emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated standards for CO2 emissions from existing electric power plants on August 3, 2015. The rule, known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP), is the subject of ongoing litigation involving a number of entities. On February 9, 2016, the Supreme Court stayed the rule for the duration of the litigation. This book examines recent trends in U.S. GHG emissions, particularly CO2 emissions from electricity generation, and the factors that impact emission levels in that sector. In addition, this book examines the degree to which CPP implementation (or lack thereof) may impact CO2 emission levels from electric power plants.

Preface; U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emission Trends & the Role of the Clean Power Plan; EPAs Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants: Frequently Asked Questions; Overview of the Clean Power Plan: Cutting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants; Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	05.01.2017
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	174 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
ISBN-10	1-5361-0461-2 / 1536104612
ISBN-13	978-1-5361-0461-5 / 9781536104615
Zustand	Neuware