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Climate Change -- the U.S. Federal Government
What federal agencies and cabinet departments are most responsible for responding to global climate change? This paper points to a number of government departments that President Barack Obama has enlisted to take steps to deal with the impact of climate change. puts in the air) to reduce their GHG by a certain date to a reduced amount of GHG; and e), among other actions, the EPA has established rules for how much carbon dioxide new power plants can emit (EPA). The EPA also issues recommendations that citizens can use in their daily lives (take the bus instead of driving; use less electricity, etc.).
Agencies Involved in U.S. Response to Climate Change
The agency that has the most influence in the federal response to climate change is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA reports that the average temperature on the planet has risen by 1.4°F in the past 100 years, and the temperature is expected to rise another 2 to 11.5°F over the next century, which will have enormously negative impacts on the population in cities, in countries, on the environment, wildlife and wildlife habitat. The EPA believes that the empirical science that has been conducted over the past thirty years by the United Nations' "Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change" (IPCC). Clearly, the temperature of the atmosphere and the temperature of the oceans are causing rising ocean levels, the melting of ice in the Arctic, the melting of glaciers, and the implications of this warming trend portend massive and potentially catastrophic outcomes.
The EPA is also conducting analyses to ascertain the economic impacts of the rules governing how much GHG any polluting industry may emit into the atmosphere. There is strong resistance on the part of the energy industry and some influential politicians to any action that the EPA. The Republican members of the House of Representatives (of…
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