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This report briefly summarizes the existing commitments and pledges of selected national and regional governments to limit their greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions as contributions to the global effort.

This report discusses the congressional activities that have included ratification of the UNFCCC (1992), enactment of implementing legislation and funding of research and development of climate change.

The report discusses how the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme Works, U.S. government actions and climate change.

Beginning January 1, 2012, most carbon dioxide emissions from commercial flights to, from, and within the European Union are covered by the EU Emission Trading Scheme. This report details why there is a need to address aviation emissions, how the EU's emissions trading scheme works, estimated impacts on U.S. airlines, and related materials.

This report is categorized into different categories: (I) Design and Implementation, (II) Framework for Evaluation, (III) Equity, (IV) Operability, (V) Political Feasibility, (VI) Alternative Uses for Carbon Tax Revenue etc.

This report summarizes the GHG control policies in effect or under consideration in the European Union (EU) and various other large countries, and offers a brief set of initial observations. It gives particular emphasis to how particular trade sensitive sectors may be treated in the context of each national program.

This document provides the appropriations for FY2011. A comparison is shown in the amount of funding given throughout the years and how the President is wanting to decrease the funding presently (2011). The document continues to describe in detail the funding given for clean water and drinking water along with its changes. The appropriations for prominent issues such as, climate change, hazardous waste clean-up, and the restoration of The Great Lakes are also described.