UPDATE: 10:00 p.m. See: Cap and trade vote full results (Final)
UPDATE: 8:26 p.m. Cap and trade bill passes in U.S. after historic vote
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UPDATE: As of Friday 5:20 p.m. EST the U.S. House of representatives continued debating the climate bill. A spokeswoman for the Office of Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she did not know the time when the vote would take place.
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The U.S. House of Representatives could pass a major climate bill called the "American Clean Energy and Security Act" on Friday afternoon, a measure that will boost the development of clean energy sources in the country and increase commitment from the United States in the fight against global warming.
Lawmakers are expected to vote on the bill between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. EST today, according to AFP. The Democratic party needs at least 218 from the 435 seats in Congress.
"We'll have the 218 votes," said today Steny Hoyer, Democratic House Majority Leader, according to the agency.
The bill proposes for the first time for the U.S. to set national limits on emissions of greenhouse gases from power plants, refineries and factories, also known as cap-and-trade.
The cap-and-trade system is an incentive for companies to find less polluting ways of generating power. The government will give companies permits to pollute, also called allowances. When a company exceeds this permit it can buy additional permits from others or would be forced to find ways to reduce its pollution.









The New York City will give 500 tickets for the ceremony on Thursday from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST.


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