Tackling Carbon Emissions- US to act first

(Reuters)

 Addressing the Reuters Washington Summit, US Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, stated that the United States should look in house first in tackling carbon emissions before looking to implement tariffs on energy-intensive goods from developing countries

 There has been debate by lawmakers concerning adding border fees to carbon-intensive goods from developing countries should those countries not act efficiently in reducing their own green house gases and carbon emissions.

With a global population of less than 5%, the US is world's top consumer of energy. The Secretary of Energy added that the US should be the one to lead the way in clean-energy technoligy development, adding that this would boost the lagging economy.

Chu called for more incentives for Nuclear Power, which would assist the US in producing more low-carbon power. Nuclear power is clean burning energy, producing almost no carbon dioxide or oxides.

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