Response to Lieberman-Warner substitute

Friends of the Earth criticizes the Lieberman-Warner substitute amendment, stating that while it improves mass transportation funding and assistance for vulnerable countries, it weakens renewable energy funding and fails to meet scientific requirements for avoiding catastrophic warming. The organization highlights that EPA models suggest the bill only achieves a 25 percent reduction below 1990 levels by 2050, far short of the necessary phase-out of pollution by mid-century.

• The Lieberman-Warner substitute amendment contains mixed financial changes, including increased funding for mass transportation and rebates for citizens, and increased funding for vulnerable countries to prepare for climate impacts, although early-year assistance is reduced and renewable energy funding was cut.
• The substitute amendment is viewed as weaker regarding emissions reductions due to new cost containment provisions and offsets language that undermines emissions caps.
• According to EPA models, the bill only reduces emissions to 25 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, which represents a 35 percent reduction from current levels and fails to meet the scientific requirement to phase out global warming pollution almost completely by mid-century.

APA

Blackwelder, B. (2008). Response to Lieberman-Warner substitute. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/news/2008-11-response-to-lieberman-warner-substitute/

Chicago

Blackwelder, Brent. Response to Lieberman-Warner substitute. Friends of the Earth, 2008. https://foe.org/news/2008-11-response-to-lieberman-warner-substitute/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{blackwelder2008response, author = {Blackwelder, Brent}, title = {{Response to Lieberman-Warner substitute}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2008}, month = nov, url = {https://foe.org/news/2008-11-response-to-lieberman-warner-substitute/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }