`Clear skies initiative' seeks to reduce gas emissions.(Bush administration alternative to Kyoto Treaty)(Brief Article)

Nation's Cities Weekly, February, 2002 by Kocheisen, Carol

New initiatives announced by the Bush Administration last week outline the president's plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions responsible for global warming and to address emissions from power plants under a new "Clear Skies Initiative."

The Global Climate Change (GCC) initiative is designed to reduce greenhouse gas intensity (GHG intensity represents the ratio of GHG emissions to economic output) by 18 percent over the next 10 years, and serves as an alternative to the requirements in the Kyoto Treaty. According to the administration, "the goal is comparable to the average progress that nations participating in the Kyoto Protocol are required to achieve."

The administration's proposal anticipates expanded research and technology development as...

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