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Renewable energy lessons: Europe can teach U.S.; moving into 2002, the United States government will consider issues with far-reaching international impacts: national energy policy and the future of fossil fuel combustion.
Pollution Engineering, April, 2002 by Price, Stuart V.
U.S. Congress was scheduled to consider the national energy policy act in February 2002. In doing so, Congress announced to the world its stance on climate change, greenhouse gases and renewable energy issues. At press time, some members felt that the nation should continue studying renewable energy matters slowly and deliberately while others felt the time is right to set specific renewable energy standards.
In framing the nation's position, will the U.S. maintain that its interests are unique from those of other lands, or will this country take lessons from other nationalities like the European Union that have also considered national energy policies?
Renewable energy efforts in Europe
The European Union comprises 15 member states and almost...
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