What other legislative approaches have been proposed to address the problem of climate change and global warming?
A. These legislative initiatives include: (a) enacting stringent gas mileage standards, (b) imposing emissions tax on carbon dioxide emitters, (c) providing financial incentives for investment in alternative and renewable sources of energy, (d) increasing research and development funds for new energy efficient and non-polluting technologies. For an overview of current federal and state legislative and regulatory programs and initiatives, refer to presentations by policy analysts and decision makers given at a Workshop on Innovative Approaches to Climate Change convened by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change on February 26-27, 2008.
