claim: "cap-and-trade is wildly unpopular with americans."
author: investor's business daily
evidence_1: the american clean energy and security act of 2009 (aces) was an energy bill in the 111th united states congress (h.r. 2454) that would have established a variant of an emissions trading plan similar to the european union emission trading scheme. the bill was approved by the house of representatives on june 26, ...
evidence_2: jan 1, 2015 ... americans want the environmental protection agency to regulate greenhouse gases, preferring epa regulation far more than a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade program, according to a harvard political scientist who has conducted a comprehensive survey of attitudes toward energy and climate for the last 12 ...
evidence_3: california cap-and-trade details. california's program represents the first multi-sector cap-and-trade program in north america. building on lessons from the northeast regional greenhouse gas initiative (rggi) and the european union emission trading scheme (eu ets), the california program blends proven market ...
evidence_4: cap and trade is a powerful approach to reducing pollution in our atmosphere. it's our best shot, environmentally and economically, for curbing emissions that drive global warming. the cap on greenhouse gas emissions is a limit backed by science. companies pay penalties if they exceed the cap, which gets stricter over ...
evidence_5: apr 20, 2011 ... green groups in d.c. had rallied around a consensus solution—a cap-and-trade program for carbon emissions—and had garnered support from a .... most associated with raising awareness about global warming—after all, his erstwhile foe george w. bush was wildly unpopular and democrats were on the ...