Sources for information on Domestic Carbon emissions limiting policy since Kyoto

Shamai Kates-Goldman

 

I.               Government statements on Policy

a.     The EPA

                                                     i.     Climate Action Report 2000

1.     This is the official EPA statement on Climate Change

2.     Look at chapter 4: Policies and Measures

3.     Chronicalizes EPA, DOE, and other government initiatives to fight climate change.  Notice how many are voluntary

4.     http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/ResourceCenterPublicationsUSClimateActionReport.html

                                                      ii.     Current US actions to address Climate Change

1.     Published on 6/11/01, This is actually the White house, but can be found on the EPA site.

2.      The government’s critique of the Kyoto protocol

3.      A  National Academy of Sciences critique of IPCC

4.     http://yosemite.epa.gov/OAR/globalwarming.nsf/uniqueKeyLookup/SHSU5BNM7H/$file/bush_ccpol_061101.pdf

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                                                        iii.     Global Climate Change Policy Book Executive Summary

1.     Published on 2/14/02, Again, a white house document, released by EPA.

2.     Bush’s proposed national alternative to the Kyoto Protocol

3.     Has some really great quotes…

4.     http://yosemite.epa.gov/OAR/globalwarming.nsf/uniqueKeyLookup/SHSU5BNMAJ/$file/bush_gccp_021402.pdf

5.     addendum released by the white house same day to source findings.

b.     The White House

                                                     i.     The letter from Bush to Republican Senators

1.     senators requested he not limit carbon emissions

2.     Released 3/13/01, Bush’s first turnaround on emissions policy

3.     http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/03/20010314.html

                                                      ii.     White House Press Release on withdrawal from Kyoto

1.     Released 6/11/01

2.     http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/06/20010611-2.html

II.             The Media

a.     CNN

                                                     i.     Interview with EPA administrator Whitman

1.     http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/02/14/whitman.pollution.cnna/

b.     Philadelphia Inquirer

                                                     i.     Bush’s reversal

1.     The Day after Bush Changes his policy, these guys are on it

2.     http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/envronmt/bore0314.htm

                                                      ii.     General policy article

1.     broad and short abstract on why good policy makes sense

2.     http://eany.org/public_html/gw/phil_inq_article.html

c.     New York Times

                                                     i.     Response to Bush’s new emissions plan

1.     released 2/15/02 in response to report released the day before (see EPA section…)

2.     http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/envronmt/2002/USKyoto0215.htm

d.     The Associated Press

                                                     i.     Lobbyist’s involvement on Bush Administration policy shift

1.     http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/0426-04.htm

III.           The Corporations

a.     Coal

                                                     i.     KFx, a coal manufacturer, croons about its victory in policy debate

1.     http://www.murdockcapital.com/kfx031901.htm

b.     Global Climate Coalition

                                                     i.     There’s an interesting statement on their site relating their feelings that they’ve already won this battle…

                                                      ii.     http://www.globalclimate.org/

IV.           Other sources

a.     The UN

                                                     i.     Change in UN Climate Change Declaration

1.     http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/18442/story.htm

                                                      ii.     UNEP report on North American Climate status and policy

1.     http://www.na.unep.net/publications/NA/geo-na.php3

2.     see Chapter 11

 

b.     NGO sources

                                                     i.     Environmental Justice in Climate Change

1.     Group working for awareness of racism in the climate change debate

2.     www.ejcc.org

                                                      ii.     http://www.globalwarming.org/politics/index.htm

1.     This is THE SITE to see for up to date info on domestic global warming and emissions related policy.

                                                        iii.      Kyoto

http://fletcher.tufts.edu/multi/texts/kyoto.txt
 
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1997/global.warming/stories/treaty/
 

1.     the Kyoto Protocol itself.