James Hansen Leads Petition To EPA To Regulate Greenhouse Gases

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Dr. James Hansen and a group of like-minded activists have filed a petition with the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

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about the dangers posed by greenhouse gases. 34 years ago this month, he told that august body he was 99% sure the increase in global average temperatures was caused by a buildup of carbon dioxide and other artificial gases in the atmosphere as the result of human activity.

“Using the TSCA would be one small step for [the US president] Joe Biden, but potentially a giant leap for humankind – as a first step towards making the polluters pay,” Hansen said according to a report by. The TSCA, which was amended in 2016, allows the EPA to place monitoring requirements on companies and enforce strict controls on certain substances. It has been used to restrict chemicals including asbestos, lead in paint, and PCBs.

The US has a recent history of attempts to regulate carbon dioxide under existing environmental legislation, as Congress has often proved reluctant to consider passing laws to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Barack Obama was unable to get his climate legislation through the Republican-dominated Congress.

In addition to Hansen and Viviani, the other petitioners include Lise Van Susteren, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at George Washington University, John Birks, an emeritus professor in atmospheric chemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder, Richard Heede of the Climate Accountability Institute, and the Climate Protection and Restoration Initiative.

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