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States Group Calls for 45% Cut in Amount of Carbon Emissions Allowed
2013-02-08 03:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the countrys first regional system for capping carbon emissions and creating a market in carbon allowances, proposed a fundamental change on Thursday to increase electrical utilities incentive to cut emissions from fossil-fuel plants by raising the cost of compliance. The regional group proposed a 45 percent reduction next year in the total carbon dioxide emissions allowed. The cut is not as draconian as that number suggests, however, because the new total...
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