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Published online 1 October 2009 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2009.968
News: Briefing
US Senate gears up for climate debate
Cap-and-trade bill largely mirrors legislation passed in the House of Representatives.
After months of back-door talks with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, Democrats in the US Senate released a cap-and-trade climate bill on Wednesday. The legislation is by no means complete and as such represents little more than a starting point in the Senate debate, which is expected to continue at least through December and probably into next year.
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