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FROM VOLUME 5, NUMBER 12, DECEMBER 1992

NEWS...
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION

Item #d92dec148

The arrival of the Clinton-Gore Administration in January is expected to bring a change in environmental policies for the U.S. Both men favor market approaches to emission reduction, such as tradable emission credits. In Earth in the Balance, a book written before his candidacy, Gore advocated sweeping programs aimed at global sustainable development, including a revenue-neutral tax on fossil fuels. Clinton is willing to consider a carbon tax and mandatory automobile fuel standards under certain conditions. (See a special report in Intl. Environ. Rptr., pp. 762-763, Nov. 18, 1992; Global Environ. Change Rep., pp. 3-4, Nov. 6.)

According to Environ. Rptr. Curr. Devel. (pp. 1737-1738, Nov. 13), the U.S. EPA is preparing an analysis of taxes on carbon-based fuels that will be offered to the Clinton-Gore transition team.