Search Results for keywords:"social cost of greenhouse gases"

Search Results: keywords:"social cost of greenhouse gases"

H. R. 9970 — To prohibit Federal agencies from considering, in taking any action, the social cost of carbon, the social cost of methane, the social cost of nitrous oxide, or the social cost of any other greenhouse gas, unless compliant with Office of Management and Budget guidance, and for other purposes.
October 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,926
H.R. 9970, titled the "Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2024," aims to prevent Federal agencies from factoring the social cost of carbon and other greenhouse gases into their decision-making processes unless they adhere to specific guidelines from the...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure that when the government thinks about how pollution from carbon and other gases affects us, they have to follow special rules. It also wants the government to tell Congress how they've been doing this since 2009.
S. 5047 — To require carbon scoring by the Congressional Budget Office.
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September 12, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:2,490
The bill S. 5047, known as the “Carbon Scoring Act of 2024,” requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to develop and maintain economic models to estimate the effects of various policies on greenhouse gas emissions. The CBO must prepare annual reports on its greenhouse...
Simple Explanation
The Carbon Scoring Act of 2024 wants the government to check how rules might change the amount of gases that warm the planet, like carbon dioxide. It gives $20 million a year for ten years so the government can do this work better and explain how laws could cost more because of these gases.

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