Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships

McCarthy, James E.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Air pollution;    Greenhouse gases;    Motor vehicle pollution control;   

RP-ID  :  RL34548
RP-ID  :  RL34548_2009Feb24

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides information regarding pollution from ships and port facilities; discusses some of the measures being implemented and considered by local, state, and federal regulatory agencies; discusses the efforts to ratify and to strengthen Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL); and describes legislation in Congress to control emissions from ships by amending the Clean Air Act (CAA).