Climate Change: Information on the U.S. Initiative on Joint Implementation
RCED-98-154
Published: Jun 29, 1998. Publicly Released: Jul 14, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed selected aspects of the U.S. Initiative on Joint Implementation, intended to encourage investments by U.S. entities in projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions outside the United States, focusing on the: (1) criteria used to accept proposed projects; (2) number and types of projects accepted; (3) status of the seven projects accepted in the first round of proposals in February 1995; and (4) estimated benefits of pilot projects in terms of emissions reductions.
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