In Focus: Climate Change and the Environment

In Focus: Climate Change and the Environment:

"In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Bush Administration's position that carbon dioxide was not a pollutant that could be regulated under the Clean Air Act. The decision accepted the view of several state governments, which urged EPA to regulate such emissions and returns attention to how government should control harmful greenhouse gases. Brookings scholars have examined policy options ranging from cap-and-trade permits, to technology innovation, to state-level action, to the design of global institutions for managing climate uncertainty."