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CA. A California Green Plan: Making the Case for Business
The report finds that overlapping environmental regulations and agencies are hampering the state's business climate. A California green plan, the report suggests, would help the state by consolidating functions and leveraging technologies.
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Lauralee Barbaria and Nancy Roberts
The Center for Sustainability and The Environmental Finance Center at Dominican University: Oct 16, 2008
Objectives: Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor the Public
CA. Agreeing on Climate Policy: An Accord Between the United Kingdom and California
An agreement between the United Kingdom and California to collaborate on climate change and clean energy. Under the collaboration, both parties committed 1) to work to evaluate and implement market-based mechanisms that spur innovation, 2) to deepen their understanding of the economics of climate change, 3) collaborate on technology research, and 4 ...
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Tony Blair, UK Prime Minister and Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Governor
British Embassy in the United States: July 31, 2006
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor the Public
CA. California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, Assembly Bill 32, Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006
California law requiring reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
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2006
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor the Public
CA. Climate Change Draft Scoping Plan
Under 2006 state law, the California Air Resources Board must develop a Scoping Plan outlining the State’s strategy to achieve the 2020 greenhouse gas emissions limit. This Proposed Scoping Plan, developed in coordination with the Climate Action Team (CAT), proposes a comprehensive set of actions designed to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions ...
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California Air Resources Board
Sacramento, CA: California Air Resources Board: 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists
CA. Preparing California for a Changing Climate
California has ambitious plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions. But the state also needs an integrated policy to prepare for―and adapt to―climate change. This report finds that some institutions, such as water agencies and electrical utilities, have already begun planning for change. But other areas have yet to prepare effectively for the chall ...
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Louise Bedsworth, Ellen Hanak
Public Policy Institute of California: November 2008
Objectives: Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor the Public
Calculating the Benefits of Climate Policy: Examining the Assumptions of Integrated Assessment Model...
From the Abstract: "Policy-relevant results of Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) are sensitive to a number of uncertain assumptions that govern model simulation of the climate, society, and the policy response to climate change. Uncertainties remain in understanding of the rate and magnitude of climate change, the nature and severity of clim ...
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Michael D. Mastrandrea
The Pew Center, Arlington, VA, USA,
Objectives: Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and OceaniaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
California Climate Risk and Response
While a lot has been written about California's efforts to address climate change and potential economic gains, there has been limited economic analysis of the state's climate risk. This report addresses the impact of climate change if the state continues business-as-usual economic activity and the costs of the adaptation needed to cope with unavoi ...
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Kahrl, Fredrich, and David Roland-Holst
Berkeley, CA: U. of California Center For Energy, Resources, And Economic Sustainability. Research Paper No. 08102801: November 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Evaluating ProposalsFor the Public
California Farm Water Success Stories
"This report analyzes successful examples of sustainable water policies and practices to demonstrate how innovative growers and irrigation districts are already beginning to move California toward more equitable and efficient water management use. These practices are making a differendce and there are steps, both in policy and on-the-ground, tha ...
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Juliet Christian-Smith, Lucy Allen, Michael J. Cohen, Peter Schulte, Courtney Smith, and Peter H. Gleick
Pacific Institute, Oakland, CA, USA, March 2010
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
Can Biofuels Be Sustainable by 2020? An Assessment for an Obligatory Blending Target Of 10% in the ...
From the executive summary: “This study looks into the expected near future developments in the production of biofuels to assess the availability of sustainable biofuels for the Netherlands in 2020 and the implications for sustainability components as outlined and accepted by society at large, including the Netherlands government, in the criteria ...
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Prem Bindraban, Erwin Bulte, Sjaak Conijn, Bas Eickhout, Monique Hoogwijk and Marc Londo
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency WAB 500102 024, January 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: EU and Member StatesFor Specialized Analysts
Can Pollution Tax Rebates Protect Low-Income Families? The Effects of Relative Wage Rates
This paper models the effects of pollution prices on low-income workers.
Abstract:
"Pollution taxes are believed to burden low-income households that spend a greater than average share of income on pollution-intensive goods. Some propose to offset that effect by returning revenue to low-income workers via reduced labor tax. ...
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Don Fullerton, Holly Monti
National Bureau of Economic Research, Working Paper 15935, Cambridge, MA: April 2010
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists
Canada's Bitumen Industry Under CO2 Constraints
This paper discusses modeling the influence of climate policies on energy production in Canada's Bitumen Industry.Abstract:"We investigate the effects of implementing CO2 emissions reduction policies on Canada’s oil sands industry, the largest of its kind in the world. The production of petroleum products from oils sands involves extraction of bitu ...
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Gabriel Chan, John M. Reilly, Sergey Paltsev, and Y.H. Henry Chen
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Cambridge, MA: January 2010
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling,Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
Cap & Share: A fair way to cut greenhouse emissions
Cap and Share was developed to meet the twin challenges presented by climate change and the peak in the world supply of easily-extracted oil. It is a variant of cap and trade and would limit the use of coal, gas and oil. It can, however, be used to share the benefits from using any scarce natural resource. It works by placing a cap on the use of th ...
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FEASTA - The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability
Dublin, IR: The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability: May, 2008
Geographic Focus: EU and Member StatesFor the Public
Cap And Dividend: A State-By-State Analysis
From the Abstract:
“The impacts on consumers of a cap on carbon
emissions will vary across income brackets and
across the 50 states. This paper provides statelevel
estimates of these impacts by income
decile. We then estimate the net effect of a
cap-and-dividend policy in which all carbon
permits are auctioned and 80% of the revenue
is retu ...
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James K. Boyce & Matthew E. Riddle
Political Economy Research Institute University of Massachusetts, Amherst: August 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
Cap and Invest: Why Auctioning gains Prominence in the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme
"The trading of emission allowances has gained increasing prominence
as a key climate protection policy throughout the world. The findings
of the analysis by Dennis Taenzler and Sybil Steuwer of Berlin based
think-tank Adelphi Research suggest that the establishment of emissions
trading is currently entering a decisive stage since arguments a ...
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Dennis Tänzler and Sibyl Steuwer of Adelphi Research
Washington, DC: Heinrich Böll Foundation North America, July, 2009
Cap and Trade 101 (Center for American Progress)
Brief description of Cap and Trade with recommendations for use of permit auction proceeds.
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Center for American Progress
Center for American Progress: 2008
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor the Public
Cap and Trade 101 (Environmental Defense Fund)
Colorful tri-fold brochure with a diagrams of a trade between two companies, designed for easy reading.Assumes all permtis will be issued to businesses, who will then buy and sell among themselves. Can be printed on two sides of an 8.5*11 sheet.
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New York, NY: Environmental Defense Fund: August 7, 2008
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor the Public
Cap and Trade Can Fight Global Warming Effectively While Also Protecting Consumers
This short briefing paper explains how the recycling of cap-and-trade revenues can minimize the economic burden of such a program on lower and middle income households while delivering substantial environmental benefits.
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Chad Stone, Hannah Shaw, and Sharon Parrott
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, March 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor the Public
Cap and Trade Is Not Enough: Improving U.S. Climate Policy
While a cap and trade program is necessary for controlling carbon emissions, it will not be sufficient, at least not at the carbon price levels currently seen as politically feasible. Targeted programs in electric power generation, building standards and motor vehicles will be necessary to induce the technological and behavioral changes needed to ...
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Constantine Samaras, Jay Apt, Inês L. Azevedo, Lester B. Lave, M. Granger Morgan and Edward S. Rubin
Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, March 2009
Objectives: Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Capital Malleability and the Macroeconomic Costs of Climate Policy
This paper uses theoretical models to discuss the role of capital malleability in analysis of environmental policies.Abstract:"This paper argues for introducing the role of capital malleability into the analysis of environmental policies. The issue is explored by means of a theoretical model, a numerical analysis and a computable general equilibriu ...
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Elisa Lanzi and Ian Sue Wing
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Nota di Lavoro, Venezia, Italy: 2010.
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists
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