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Climate Change: Observations on EPA's March 2000 Climate Change Report

RCED-00-166R Published: Jun 05, 2000. Publicly Released: Jun 05, 2000.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) March 2000 climate change report, focusing on: (1) the agency's climate change programs for fiscal year (FY) 2001; (2) the programs' goals, strategies, and procedures to verify and validate performance information; (3) EPA's justification for requested funding increases; and (4) how the programs are justified independently of the Kyoto Protocol agreement.

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Air pollution controlBudget administrationEnvironmental lawEnvironmental policiesMission budgetingPerformance measuresPollution monitoringProgram evaluationReporting requirementsThermal pollutionClimate change