Cap and Trade Legislation for Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Public Health Benefits From Air Pollution Mitigation

Barr and Dominici discuss on the legislation to cap and trade greenhouse gas emissions, which was approved by a 219-212 vote of the US House of Representatives on June 26, 2009. Cap and trade policy articulated in the American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act of 2009 regulates greenhouse gases,...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2010-01, Vol.303 (1), p.69-70
Main Authors: Barr, Christopher D, Dominici, Francesca
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Pollution - economics
Air Pollution - prevention & control
Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control
Climate Change
Commerce - economics
Efficiency
Emissions control
Environment
Environmental law
Environmental protection
Federal legislation
Greenhouse Effect
Greenhouse gases
Humans
Public Health
Respiratory Tract Diseases - prevention & control
United States
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Summary:Barr and Dominici discuss on the legislation to cap and trade greenhouse gas emissions, which was approved by a 219-212 vote of the US House of Representatives on June 26, 2009. Cap and trade policy articulated in the American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act of 2009 regulates greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and nitrogen trifluoride. ACES act focused heavily on economic issues contrasted against concerns about climate change. Although the time scale for potential effects of cap and trade legislation on climate change and related health benefits is likely decades or centuries, they argue that ancillary air pollution mitigation could have immediate health benefits.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2009.1955