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| Emissions: Emissions refer to the release of gases, particles, or substances into the atmosphere, usually as a result of human activities such as burning fossil fuels, industrial processes, or agricultural practices. These emissions, including carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and others, contribute to environmental issues like air pollution and climate change. See also Climate Change, Climate damages, Emission permits, Emission targets, Emissions trading._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Policy of the United States on Emissions - Dictionary of Arguments
Kiesling I 34 Emissions/Policy of the US/Kiesling: In 1970 the US Congress passed the Clean Air Act (CAA), enacting regulatory standards for a specific set of emissions. Geographic areas were required to meet specific National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), and companies that were the sources of emissions faced limits on their emission rates and regulation of the particular technologies that could be used in production processes. One of the “criteria pollutants” regulated under the CAA was sulphur dioxide (SO2), produced primarily from burning coal to generate electricity. When airborne SO2 combines with water, sulfuric acid is the result; it falls as acid rain and harms aquatic life, trees, and the carved faces of sculptures on buildings. Airborne SO2 also causes respiratory illness and consequent health costs. The CAA regulations led power plant owners to build tall smokestacks to reduce local SO2 emissions, but that SO2 entered the jet stream and was transported to other regions where the resulting acid rain caused harm. The CAA regulations had not reduced the harms associated with SO2 emissions, but had relocated them, and many areas were still not meeting the CAA’s air quality standards. Economists working on environmental policy suggested a different approach._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Policy of the United States Kiesling I L. Lynne Kiesling The Essential Ronald Coase Vancouver: Fraser Institute. 2021 |
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