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WASHINGTON, DC--There is range of feasible near-term "climate-friendly" energy policy options that can satisfy traditional U.S. energy policy objectives while reducing future U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, says a report released July 24 by the Pew Center on Climate Change.
The report, "Designing a Climate-Friendly Energy Policy: Options for the Near Term," asserts that energy policy choices made now will directly impact U.S. greenhouse gas emissions far into the future.
"As the findings in this report indicate, the notion that energy policy and climate policy objectives are necessarily at odds is simply a myth," said Eileen Claussen, president of the Pew Center.
"Energy use and climate change are inextricably linked, so it makes sense For policymakers to consider options that simultaneously advance the goals of energy policy and climate policy. Choices made in the current energy policy debate will directly impact U.S. greenhouse gas emissions far into the future. In addition, near-term ...