Video Blog - Looking ahead to climate change legislation

Senator Carper took a moment to answer some common questions about climate change legislation. The House of Representatives passed a climate change bill this past June, and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, on which Senator Carper serves as a senior member, is expected to take up similar legislation in the coming month.

1. Why is climate change legislation an important priority right now?

2. The House-passed climate change bill would create a program called cap-and-trade for greenhouse gas emissions. What does cap-and-trade mean and how does this control climate change?

3. What will a climate change bill mean to household energy prices?

4. What will a climate change bill mean for Delaware?

• Washington, D.C.
  United States Senate
  513 Hart Building
  Washington, DC 20510
  Phone: (202) 224-2441
  Fax: (202) 228-2190
• Wilmington
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  Suite 102L-1
  Wilmington, DE 19801
  Phone: (302) 573-6291
  Fax: (302) 573-6434
• Dover
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  2215 Federal Building
  Dover, DE 19904
  Phone: (302) 674-3308
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• Georgetown
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  Georgetown, DE 19947
  Phone: (302) 856-7690
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