Full Title: The Case for Action: Forging the Climate Consensus
Author(s): W. Reilly, et al.
Publisher(s): National Commission on Energy Policy
Publication Date: June 1, 2008
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Description (excerpt):
Seventeen years after Rio and nearly a full decade into a new century the world is out of excuses and out of time:
This Congress, not the next Congress or the one after that, must have the debate, make the tough choices, and cut the deal that will finally begin to unleash American ingenuity and enterprise.
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The remainder of this short paper outlines some of the issues that will be especially critical in forging a successful legislative compromise.