claim: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson voted to let oil and gas companies emit "unlimited carbon pollution into our air"
evidences.evidence_id: Emissions trading:22
evidences.article: Emissions trading
evidences.evidence: If every participant complies, the total pollution emitted will be at most equal to the sum of individual limits.
evidences.votes: REFUTES NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Emissions trading:233
evidences.article: Emissions trading
evidences.evidence: Under a cap-and-trade system, permits are issued to various entities for the right to emit GHG emissions that meet emission reduction requirement caps.
evidences.votes: REFUTES NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Emissions trading:31
evidences.article: Emissions trading
evidences.evidence: According to the Environmental Defense Fund, cap-and-trade is the most environmentally and economically sensible approach to controlling greenhouse gas emissions, the primary cause of global warming, because it sets a limit on emissions, and the trading encourages companies to innovate in order to emit less.
evidences.votes: REFUTES NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Emissions trading:310
evidences.article: Emissions trading
evidences.evidence: The program caps the amount of carbon dioxide that can be emitted from large installations with a net heat supply in excess of 20 MW, such as power plants and carbon intensive factories and covers almost half (46%) of the EU's Carbon Dioxide emissions.
evidences.votes: REFUTES NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Emissions trading:73
evidences.article: Emissions trading
evidences.evidence: For emissions trading where greenhouse gases are regulated, one emissions permit is considered equivalent to one metric ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO NOT_ENOUGH_INFO