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Title Integrating U.S. climate, energy, and transportation policies : proceedings of three workshops / [edited by] Liisa Ecola [and others]
Published Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009

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Description 1 online resource ([54] pages)
Series Conference proceedings
Conference proceedings (Rand Corporation)
Contents Cover; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 -- Context and Approaches for Climate Policy; Introduction; Context for Making Climate Policy; Policies to Confront Climate Change; Summary; Chapter 2 -- Climate-Change Workshop; Overview; Climate-Change Science and Solutions; Role of Technologies and Policies; Importance of Market-Based Solutions; Role of States in Finding Solutions; Executive-Branch Leadership for Domestic and International Action; Chapter 3 -- Energy Workshop; Overview; Complexity of Energy Policy; Attraction of Technological Solutions
Summary Three workshops on policies for mitigating climate change brought together representatives of government, industry, advocacy groups, and the research community to address the interconnection of climate change mitigation policy with the key sectors of energy and transportation. Competing energy and transportation interests can hamper progress in climate change; here, they shared different perspectives and identified some common points of view
Notes Workshops from June 2008 sponsored by Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program and the Transportation, Space, and Technology Program, both within Rand Infrastructure, safety, and Environment
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Subject Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Government policy -- United States -- Congresses
Climatic changes -- Research -- Government policy -- United States -- Congresses
Environmental policy -- United States -- Congresses
Energy policy -- United States -- Congresses
Transportation -- Environmental aspects -- Research -- Government policy -- United States -- Congresses
Transportation and state -- United States -- Congresses
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.
Climatic changes -- Research -- Government policy
Energy policy
Environmental policy
Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Government policy
Transportation and state
United States
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Ecola, Liisa.
ISBN 9780833047960
0833047965
Other Titles Integrating US climate, energy, and transportation policies