Climate Change Dialogue Brings Costs to the Forefront

Until Congress starts discussing the potential costs of climate change, proposals such as the Lieberman-Warner bill will continue to stall, according to William L. Kovacs, Chamber vice president for Environment, Technology and Regulatory Affairs.

“Addressing greenhouse gas emissions means addressing economic policy,” Kovacs said at an August 13 event in Tennessee. “The Senate tried to move legislation this year, and it failed partly because lawmakers are talking about carbon reductions while the American public wants to talk dollars and cents.”

The Morristown, Tennessee, event is the sixth Chamber-led climate change dialogue, which includes employers, energy producers, and consumers. Previous events were held in New Hampshire, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio and Alaska. Future dialogues will occur this fall in Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.

For more information on the climate change dialogues, please visit: http://www.yourenergyfuture.org/ or www.uschamber.com/environment.

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