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KEY POLICIES LCVS POSITION
BIDEN CLINTON DODD EDWARDS GRAVEL KUCINICH OBAMA RIC
Cap on Carbon EmissionsTo avoid the worst impacts oglobal warming, we need toplace a national limit (or cap)on carbon emissions.
80% reductionsby 2050
Supports 80%reductions by 2050
Supports 80%reductions by 2050
Supports 80%reductions by 2050
Supports at least 80%reductions by 2050
Supports a capbut no specied
target
Supports 80%reductions by 2050
Supports 80%reductions by 2050
Sred
Fuel Efciency Increasing theuel eciency o our cars andtrucks is one o the biggest stepswe can take to reduce globalwarming pollution.
40 mpg feetwidestandard in ten years
Supports 40 mpgfeetwide standard
by 2020
Supported 35 mpgstandard by 2020
Supports 50 mpgstandard or cars
by 2017
Supports 40 mpgfeetwide standard
by 2016
No articulatedposition
Supported 33 mpgin ten years
Supports 40 mpgfeetwide standard
by 2020
Sufee
Renewable Electricity Stan-dard (RES) The U.S. only gets
2% o its electricity rom renew-ables. An RES would require utili-ties to get a certain percentageo electricity rom renewables
20% renewablesby 2020
Supports 20%renewables by 2020
Supports 20%renewables by 2020
Supports 20%renewables by 2020
Supports 25%renewables by 2025
No articulatedposition
Supports 20%renewables by 2010
Supports 20%renewables by 2020
Srenean
Energy Efciency Increasingthe eciency o buildings, appli-ances and utilities is the quick-est and cheapest way to reduceglobal warming pollution.
Reduce energyconsumption10% by 2020.
Supports 10%reduction in energy
consumption by 2020
Supports 10%reduction in energy
consumption by 2020
Supports 15%decrease in electricityconsumption by 2018
Supports 15%decrease in electricityconsumption by 2018
No articulatedposition
Supports 10%reduction in energy
consumption by 2020
Supports 10%reduction in energy
consumption by 2020
Suinc
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Coal Plants The U.S. relies oncoal or 50% o its electricity,and coal is the greatest source
o global warming pollution.
Supports a ban on allnew coal plants unlessthey capture and store
carbon emissions.
No articulatedposition
No articulatedposition
New coal plants mustcapture and store
carbon emissions
Supports ban onnew coal plants
unless they capture
and store carbonemissions
No articulatedposition
No articulatedposition
No articulatedposition
Sune
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Liquid Coal This technologywould turn coal into a uel, mak-ing us more dependent on coal.Currently, the U.S. does not useany coal as a uel in our cars.
Opposes developmento liquid coal
Opposes investmentin liquid coal
Supports investingin liquid coal i itreduces carbon
pollution by 20%
Opposes investmentin liquid coal
Opposes investmentin liquid coal
No articulatedposition
No articulatedposition
Supports investingin liquid coal i itreduces carbon
pollution by 20%
Oppi
LEAGUE OF CONSERVAT
Where the Candidates Currently StandPositions on Key Global Warming Policies
