Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act

Global warming refers to the general increase in average global temperatures due to the build-up of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere. As a rising problem, this workshop group discussed the goal of the proposed legislation in the Global Warming Pollution Act, which aims to cut to 1/3 of 80% of 1990 levels by 2030, cut to 2/3 of 80% of 1990 levels by 2040, and cut to 80% of 1990 levels by 2050. To achieve these goals, this new bill will impose stricter standards for vehicle emissions, create a cap and trade program for carbon emission, require renewable energy portfolio, investigate carbon sequestration, and provide grants for funding for research and development. This team examined each of these goals, as well as how the success of this bill would be measured.

Policy analysis