Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

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Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 134— - ENERGY POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE › § 13381

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Not later than 2 years after October 24, 1992, the Secretary must send a report to Congress. The report must study whether the United States can stabilize greenhouse gas generation by 2005 and the likely effects on the economy, energy, society, the environment, competition, and jobs; review chapter 9 of the 1991 National Academy of Sciences report "Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming" with costs and benefits for its recommendations; compare U.S. actions to other countries; assess feasibility of reductions, including a 20% CO2 cut from 1988 levels by 2005 as recommended by the 1988 Toronto Scientific World Conference on the Changing Atmosphere; and analyze effects of policies needed to meet obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change or later agreements.

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Title 42, §13381

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Not later than 2 years after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress that includes an assessment of— (1)

(2)the recommendations made in chapter 9 of the 1991 National Academy of Sciences report entitled “Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming”, including an analysis of the benefits and costs of each recommendation;

(3)the extent to which the United States is responding, compared with other countries, to the recommendations made in chapter 9 of the 1991 National Academy of Sciences report;

(4)the feasibility of reducing the generation of greenhouse gases;

(5)the feasibility and economic, energy, social, environmental, and competitive implications, including implications for jobs, of achieving a 20 percent reduction from 1988 levels in the generation of carbon dioxide by the year 2005 as recommended by the 1988 Toronto Scientific World Conference on the Changing Atmosphere;

(6)the potential economic, energy, social, environmental, and competitive implications, including implications for jobs, of implementing the policies necessary to enable the United States to comply with any obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change or subsequent international agreements.

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42 U.S.C. § 13381

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73