Action on Climate Change Needs to Balance Energy, Environmental Policy

Date

Feb. 24, 2008

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

Platts Inside FERC

Phil Sharp is quoted on the overlap between the climate change and energy arenas and on the length of time estimated for Congress to pass a climate change bill.

Topics

Electric Power

Related People

Phil Sharp

Senior Advisor

Fellow, Columbia University; former President, RFF

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