Questions tagged [environmental-policy]
Policy affecting the Environment, or the ability to sustain an Ecosystem.
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Why does the Green New Deal push for green energy but not for nuclear energy?
It seems strange to me that that the new green deal wants clean and renewable power from solar and wind energy yet oppose nuclear energy. I have been googling experts consensus on nuclear energy and ...
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Government collects environmental protection charges. Why?
I am reading up on Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs). I have learned that for every project an EIA is to be done after a careful assessment which includes screening, scoping, impact prediction, ...
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How would a libertarian model address widely spread negative externalities (such as CFCs)?
I understand the concept in libertarianism that if corporation A dumps toxic waste in a river and downstream of this river corporation B bottles this water for consumption, that corporation B has had ...
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Public policy for air pollution in India
Pollution in New Delhi is constantly on national headlines.
The last piece of legislation done relating to air pollution, as far as I could tell was in 1980. If I am not wrong, the ministry ...
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Does the U.S. House of Representatives have the power to block drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)?
In December 2017, a U.S. federal law opened part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska to oil and gas mining (see article by Randy Showstack, 27 November 2018, EOS). This decision ...
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Reasons given by free market advocates against a carbon tax?
I see people who like free markets have two main reasons why: one due to the efficiency, the other due to the freedom, or a combination of both. For the people who value efficiency, why not support a ...
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Who has pressed for the “2020 global sulphur limit”
In 2020 the maximum allowable sulfur limit in marine fuels will be only 0.5 %, compared to 3.5 % now. This will probably lead to pains in the industry, because the world's refineries haven't extended ...
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How would a privatized society deal with disputes over flows of air and water? [closed]
In a society based around private property rights, original appropriation, with no state, are there any proposed methods for dealing with disputes that involve flows of air and water? (So "Muh EPA!" ...
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Why is there so much focus on producing less CO₂ rather than investing in technology to recycle it?
There are endless debates about climate change and CO2 reduction. The US decided to withdraw from the Paris agreement, although there are no legally binding requirements.
Also, this article argues ...
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Is there a US national plan for increasing renewable energy sources?
According to Wikipedia, there was a plan called New Energy for America:
New Energy for America was a plan led by Barack Obama and Joe Biden to
invest in renewable energy sources, reduce reliance ...
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Why was Grand Staircase-Escalante never upgraded from a Monument to a Park?
Historically many U.S. national monuments were upgraded to national parks after a few years, e.g. Grand Canyon (monument 1908, park 1919), Jackson Hole (monument 1943, park 1950) or Glacier Bay (...
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Are electric cars powered by coal-based electricity any benefit? [closed]
Are there any viable alternative fuel sources other than (dirty) coal, that would make electric cars really that much cleaner?
Heard a report that countries around the world are setting deadlines ...
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Was Germany's decision about Glyphosat in November 2017 relevant?
I see in the news that Germany's Minister of Food and Agriculture Christian Schmidt voted with yes for Glyphosat, although he should have abstained, because of a dissent in the grand coalition.
My ...
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What is the Swachh Bharat Mission doing to reduce pollution in India? [closed]
Does the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) have any solution to India's problem of pollution?
The primary focus seems to be on building isolated toilet complexes or units in rural areas. ...
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Is there a global agreement for plastic pollution reduction?
According to this article ocean plastic pollution is rising quite fast and the estimated mass will reach total fish biomass, if current trend sustains. Also, plastic pollution seems to be more subtle, ...
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Government policy to incentivise third party investment
What reasonable policies could governments implement to incentivise NGOs and economic consulting firms to invest in national reserve conservation?
More specifically I want to know about how mining ...
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Why is the U.S. still dependent on fossil fuels?
There is a finite amount of fossil fuels in the earth, and yet the U.S. is still highly dependent on them. At some point, things will have to change.
Renewable energy technologies are getting more ...
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Why do people believe that efforts against climate change are futile even though they accept that the climate is changing? [closed]
Some people believe that climate change is happening because of humans, and some believe it is based on nature. What I don't understand is why the people who believe that it is caused by nature are so ...
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What does Trump aim to achieve with the energy independence executive order?
So, Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday (28/03/2017): Presidential Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth
As far as I can tell the executive order:
Rescinds ...
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What are repercussions for the US if they fail to meet the target set out in the Paris agreement?
This article claims that the repeal of climate rules under the Trump administration will put the US on track to miss the target set out in the Paris agreement.
Whether the U.S. meets its emissions-...
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How is it that the USACE found there will be no significant environmental impact of DAPL?
On July 25th 2016, the US Army Corps of Engineers found that the Dakota Access Pipeline running under lake Oahe / the Missoury River will have "No Significant Impact" following an environmental impact ...
