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This means, of course, that after seven years of letting emissions grow, he would allow them to continue to grow for another 17 years — and would come nowhere near the swift reductions in emissions that scientists believe are necessary to prevent the worst consequences of climate change.
Overly swift reductions in federal spending could actually worsen the nation's budget imbalance by weakening economic growth and dampening tax revenues, Bernanke suggested.
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He wants to couple those policies with savage budget cuts, fantasizing that a swift reduction in the deficit would boost economic growth.
Obama has suggested that the US could compensate with swifter reductions in the years beyond 2020.
Both Pentagon and State Department officials had warned that a swift troop reduction could jeopardize gains in stabilizing parts of the country and prevent the military from securing other volatile regions.
Groups like the American Civil Liberties Union favor a swift 50percentt reduction in prison populations, while conservative prison reform organizations like Right on Crime prioritize the release of nonviolent offenders and worry that releasing others could backfire and reduce public support.
The government has opted for swift deficit reduction and a good hack at the arts: it's up to us to set the long-term agenda for the role of the arts in public life over the next decade and beyond if we're not going to be cut, cut and cut again.
Ms. Browner has been a forceful advocate for strict carbon limits for years and has said that a comprehensive cap-and-trade system is the best way to achieve swift and certain reductions in emissions.
Still, barring swift and dramatic reductions in the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, many scientists and conservationists forecast a grim future.
As shocking and painful as it may be, we must recognize that without swift and dramatic reductions in fossil fuel use and major efforts to increase carbon sequestration, global temperatures will rise close to or beyond 2 degrees Celsius.
"These companies are substantial contributors to the problem of climate change and, if we're going to achieve swift and deep reductions in carbon emissions, they will have to take responsibility for their climate-related actions," said Kathryn Mulvey, a senior UCS analyst and lead author of the scorecard.
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