The Environmental Protection Agency's ruling allows the U.S to be more ambitious at copenhagen

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On the point: Allows better standards for vehicles

On-road vehicles contribute more than 23 percent of total U.S. GHG emissions. EPA’s proposed GHG standards for light-duty vehicles, a subset of on-road vehicles, would reduce GHG emissions by nearly 950 million metric tons. This ruling makes higher standards much more likely. This is an area where the EPA has control over and it already imposes standards on other gases released so this will have an impact.

It is diifficult to tell how much in the way of emissions reductions this will create so making it difficult for Obama to negotiate on the basis of a set target for emissions cuts.

Yes, because... Allows better standards for vehicles

 

No, because...

On-road vehicles contribute more than 23 percent of total U.S. GHG emissions. EPA’s proposed GHG standards for light-duty vehicles, a subset of on-road vehicles, would reduce GHG emissions by nearly 950 million metric tons. This ruling makes higher standards much more likely. This is an area where the EPA has control over and it already imposes standards on other gases released so this will have an impact.

 

It is diifficult to tell how much in the way of emissions reductions this will create so making it difficult for Obama to negotiate on the basis of a set target for emissions cuts.