The US House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill aimed at capping and reducing US greenhouse gas emissions and lowering the country’s dependence on foreign oil. Some reports in the press:
- House Passes Carbon Cap-and-Trade Bill. Buisness Week, 06/26/2009
- Forecast: Sunny and Windy – House Approves Obama Climate Change Bill . Power Magazine, 06/29/2009
- House passes sweeping energy, climate bill. CNNMoney, 06/26/2009
- House Passes Bill to Address Threat of Climate Change. New York Times, 06/26/2009
- US House supports emissions bill. BBC, 06/26/2009
US EPA has assessed the economic implications of policies to reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of the US economy, and has provided an overview of the economic analyses and the modeling tools and methods used. In addition, there is information on long term scenarios of climate related economic impacts and non-CO2 greenhouse gases: