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Keeping the Government Whole: The Impact of a Cap-and-Dividend Policy for Curbing Global Warming on ...
"When the United States puts a cap on carbon emissions as part of the effort to address the problem of global climate change, this will increase the prices of fossil fuels, significantly impacting not only consumers but also local, state, and federal governments. Consumers can be “made whole,” in the sense that whatever amount the public pays in ...
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Boyce, James, and Matthew Riddle
Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst . Working paper series # 188: November 2008
Objectives: Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Keeping the Lights on in the State Laboratory: Enabling U.S. States to Achieve Greenhouse Gas Emissi...
This policy brief recommends Congress carefully consider how their decisions will affect state governments, as they have been the leaders in addressing climage change through a variety of means, including energy, environment, land use and transportation policies. Therefore, as Congress enacts federal cap-and-trade legislation for greenhouse gase ...
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Nicholas Bianco and Franz Litz
World Resources Institute, Washington, D.C., October 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US Only
Key EPA Actions Lay Foundation for Regulation of GHG Emissions Under the Clean Air Act
"Policy alerts" from Van Ness Feldman, a law firm specializing in energy, the environment and infrastructure, reviews important legislation and pending legislation on climate change issues affecting the United States and policy makers. This one examines the proceedings that initiated the regulation of greenhous gas emissions under the Clean Air ...
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Kyle Danish, Andrea Campbell, and Tomas Carbonelle
Van Ness Feldman, Washington D.C., April 2010
Objectives: Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
Kickstarting the Green Economy with Building Energy Efficiency
This blog entry discusses potential for U.S. economic stimulus through energy efficiency investments, as well as the green stimulus gap between the USA and China's much higher investment levels.
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Evan Smith
Greener Buildings, a blog by greenbiz.com, Oakland, CA: 5 May 2010
Objectives: Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor the Public
Kill Oil with Natural Gas and Electricity: A Carbon Strategy the World Can Afford
According to the author, coal, uranium and especially natural gas are currently the only practical, affordable substitutes for oil, and will remain so for a long time. They’re cheaper, and plentiful supplies are scattered all over the planet. From the Executive Summary: "Using gas to beat oil is the best carbon strategy because it costs less, not ...
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Peter W. Huber
The Manhattan Institute
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs,Analyzing Opinions & Attitudes
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
KS. Kansas: Assessing the Costs of Climate Change
Brief summary of the state’s projected climate trends and economic costs, with fully annotated and cited sources. Useful for political debate, with brief overview and comments on known data problems.
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National Conference of State Legislatures and Center for Integrative Environmental Research. U. Maryland
Denver CO, and Washington, DC: National Conference of State Legislatures: October 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor the Public
Kyoto and the Carbon Content of Trade
This paper models the Kyoto Protocol's effect on international carbon trade and carbon leakage.
Abstract:
"A unilateral tax on CO2 emissions may drive up indirect carbon imports from non-committed countries, leading to carbon leakage. Using a gravity model of carbon trade, we analyze the effect of the Kyoto Protocol on the c ...
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Rahel Aichele and Gabriel Felbermayr
Universität Hohenheim, Forschungszentrum Innovation und Dienstleistung, Discussion Paper 10-2010, Stuttgart, Germany: January 2010
Objectives: Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor Economists
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