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		R40809 - Climate Change: Costs and Benefits of the Cap-and-Trade Provisions of H.R. 2454 14-Sep-2009; Larry Parker and Brent Yacobucci; 100 p. Abstract: This report examines seven studies that project the costs of H.R. 2454 to 2030 or beyond. It is difficult (and some would consider it unwise) to project costs up to the year 2030, much less beyond. The already tenuous assumption that current regulatory standards will remain constant becomes more .... [expand]  [read report] Topics: Climate Change, Economics & Trade
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		R40143 - Ocean Acidification 2-Jul-2009; Eugene H. Buck, Peter Folger; 14 p. Abstract: With increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, the extent of effects on the ocean and marine resources is an increasing concern. One aspect of this issue is the ongoing process whereby seawater becomes acidified (i.e., ocean acidification) as more CO2 dissolves in it, c.... [expand]  [read report] Topics: Water, Climate Change
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		RL34513 - Climate Change: Current Issues and Policy Tools 6-Mar-2009; Jane A. Leggett; 32 p. Update: Previous Releases: June 3, 2008 .... [expand]  [read report] Abstract: On June 2, 2008, the Senate agreed to consider a bill (S. 3036) to control greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. This action is indicative of the pressures Members of Congress increasingly face on whether and how to address human-induced climate change. Contentious debates scrutinize iss.... [expand]  [read report] Topics: Climate Change, Legislative
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		RL34573 - Does the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Listing Provide More Protection of the Polar Bear?: A Look at the Special Rules 26-Mar-2009; Kristina Alexander; 16 p. Update: Previous editions: October 16, 2009 September 2, 2008 .... [expand]  [read report] Abstract: The polar bear has been protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) since 1972, meaning that it is illegal to kill or harass the bear or to transport or trade its parts (with a few exceptions). The Endangered Species Act (ESA) also prohibits killing or harming listed species. Some ask: I.... [expand]  [read report] Topics: Climate Change, General Interest, Legislative
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		RL33941 - Polar Bears:Listing Under the Endangered Species Act 4-Mar-2009; Eugene H. Buck, M. Lynn Corn, Kristina Alexander; 24 p. Update: Previous releases: February 20, 2009 September 2, 2008 June 2, 2008 February 15, 2008 October 9, 2007 May 14, 2007 March 30, 2007 .... [expand]  [read report] Abstract: On May 14, 2008, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced the listing of polar bears as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The controversial decision highlights the intersection of two significant issues currently before Congress — climate change and species protection. Under .... [expand]  [read report] Topics: Biodiversity, Legislative, Climate Change
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		RL34266 - Climate Change: Science Highlights 23-Feb-2009; Jane A. Leggett; 24 p. Update: Previous releases: January 7, 2009 .... [expand]  [read report] Abstract: In 2007, the fourth major assessment of technical information on climate change by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was published in November. The year also saw continued release of new scientific findings on various aspects of climate change. The IPCC “Fourth Assessme.... [expand]  [read report] Topics: Climate Change, Information
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		RL34059 - The Carbon Cycle: Implications for Climate Change and Congress 18-Feb-2009; Peter Folger; 13 p. Update: Previous releases: June 25, 2007 .... [expand]  [read report] Abstract: Carbon is stored in the atmosphere, in the oceans, in vegetation, and in soils on the land surface. Huge quantities of carbon are actively exchanged between the atmosphere and the other storage pools of carbon. The exchange, or flux, of carbon between the atmosphere, oceans, and land surface is ca.... [expand]  [read report] Topics: Climate Change, Government, Information
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		RL34099 - California's Waiver Request to Control Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act 10-Feb-2009; James E. McCarthy and Robert Meltz; 17 p. Update: Previous releases: March 4, 2009 October 1, 2007 .... [expand]  [read report] Abstract: California has adopted regulations requiring new motor vehicles to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), beginning in model year 2009. The Clean Air Act (CAA) generally preempts states from adopting their own emission standards for mobile sources. However, the act allows such standards in .... [expand]  [read report] Topics: Climate Change, Air, Legislative
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		R40242 - Carbon Tax and Greenhouse Gas Control: Options and Considerations for Congress 10-Mar-2009; Jonathan L. Ramseur, Larry Parker; 51 p. Abstract: Market-based mechanisms that limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be divided into two types: quantity control (e.g., cap-and-trade) and price control (e.g., carbon tax or fee). To some extent, a carbon tax and a cap-and-trade program would produce similar effects: Both are estimated to increa.... [expand]  [read report] Topics: Climate Change
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		R40203 - Moutain Pine Beetles and Forest Destruction: Effects, Responses, and Relationship to Climate Change 6-Feb-2009; Ross W. Gorte; 16 p. Abstract: The mountain pine beetle is a native insect of western U.S. pine forests. It survives by killing infested trees, usually individually, but occasionally in epidemics. Mountain pine beetle epidemics are particularly associated with lodgepole pine, a common western tree that typically grows in dense.... [expand]  [read report] Topics: Climate Change, Forests
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