Environmental and Energy Tax Provisions

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A 20 page research paper that discusses literature pertaining to current tax incentives for individuals and businesses that encourage the use of energy efficient and environmentally friendly measures. It has been a goal of both the federal government and the state governments in recent years to reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign oil and also to reduce greenhouse emissions, which scientists believe are responsible for powering global warming and potentially catastrophic climate change. To encourage both businesses and individuals to institute changes in energy consumption that will facilitate achieving the nation’s prescribed environmental and energy goals, governments at both the state and national levels have offered tax incentives for instituting specific energy conversation measures. This examination of these tax provisions looks at the tax code now in enforce, with a primary focus on the federal level. Bibliography lists 19 sources.