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America's Zero Carbon Action Plan: Federal Legislative and Administrative Framework
(2020)
  • John C. Dernbach
  • Michael B. Gerrard, Columbia Law School
Abstract
This chapter sets out proposed federal laws and policies for America's Zero Carbon Action Plan, a comprehensive report on how to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. This chapter sets forth recommendations for all four pillars of deep decarbonization – electricity decarbonization, energy efficiency and conservation, electrification of transportation and buildings, and carbon capture. It is supplemented with recommendations for significant reductions in emissions of non-carbon dioxide pollutants, as well as for changes in foreign policy. Each set of recommendations is accompanied by an explanation of the underlying strategy for the proposed changes.
Keywords
  • zero carbon,
  • net-zero carbon,
  • deep decarbonization,
  • GHG emissions,
  • variable renewable energy,
  • electricity,
  • non-carbon dioxide pollutants,
  • climate change
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Publication Date
2020
Citation Information
John C. Dernbach and Michael B. Gerrard. "America's Zero Carbon Action Plan: Federal Legislative and Administrative Framework" (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john_dernbach/166/