Some argue that it goes too far or not nearly far enough in restricting emissions of greenhouse gases.
For example, if regulations were put into place restricting emissions from power plants, the public health benefits of energy efficiency measures would be reduced.
The vote was the first time the Senate has taken up specific legislation to restrict emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases.
The Government has passed laws restricting emissions of pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and carbon monoxide from vehicles.
We need to find a compromise solution on restricting emissions of greenhouse gases within the Union.
The focus of decisions needs to switch from restricting emissions to a comprehensive reorganisation of energy and material production systems.
By restricting emissions to 147 grams per kilometre from 2020, we are setting very clear standards.
This is to restrict emissions of CO2 , which is a prime cause of pollution and the greenhouse effect.
This would restrict emissions within the European Union in the long term while advancing a strategy which would minimize the economic cost as a whole.
Environmentalists here, while praising the agreement, expressed concern that it did not go far enough to restrict emissions of the damaging chemicals.