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Learning From The President’S Council On Sustainable Development: The Need For A Real National Strategy, John C. Dernbach
Learning From The President’S Council On Sustainable Development: The Need For A Real National Strategy, John C. Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
This is a review of United States sustainable development efforts at the national level from 1992-2002. At the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992, the United States and other countries agreed to develop and implement a national sustainable development strategy in order to fully integrate environmental matters into national decision making. In this period, the United States did not have such a strategy. Through much of the Clinton Administration, the President's Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD) (1993-1999) provided the basis for such a strategy through a rich variety of policy recommendations, but relatively little effort was made …
Moving The Climate Change Debate From Models To Proposed Legislation: Lessons From State Experience, John C. Dernbach
Moving The Climate Change Debate From Models To Proposed Legislation: Lessons From State Experience, John C. Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
This Article assesses the relationship between state climate change mitigation measures and potential national climate change legislation. It describes and evaluates eleven different legal and policy tools being employed by states. These are: customer choice of electricity providers, environmental labeling requirements for electricity sources, building codes requiring energy efficiency, demand-side management, system benefit charges, cap-and-trade programs, tax credits, net metering, planning and siting preferences for renewable energy facilities, CO2 limits for new power plants, and renewable energy portfolio standards. Two broad conclusions emerge from this analysis. First, these tools have considerable potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They achieve reductions …
Sustainable Development As A Framework For National Governance, John C. Dernbach
Sustainable Development As A Framework For National Governance, John C. Dernbach
John C. Dernbach
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