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U.S. Climate Action Report 2010: Fifth Edition
This U.S. Climate Action Report—2010 (2010 CAR) is a thorough look at the major
actions the federal government is taking to address climate change, as well as examples of state and local actions. In addition, it outlines the efforts to assist other countries in their efforts to address this global issue.
The report covers:
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United States Department of State
Global Publishing Services, Washington, D.C., USA, January 2010.
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs,Analyzing Opinions & Attitudes
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
U.S. Climate Leadership: Outlook for 2010
From the Summary: "The emerging 'tri-partisan' bill on climate and energy faces a tough
legislative calendar but it remains the most viable option on the table for the United States to meet its Copenhagen commitments and achieve low carbon economic growth."
"A Senate trio of a Democrat (John Kerry), a Republican (Lindsay Graham), and an Ind ...
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Chelsea Henderson Maxwell
The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Washington, D.C., USA, April 2010
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
U.S. Global Leadership to Safeguard Climate, Security, and Economy
This paper is focused on promoting US leadership in addressing climate change. It quickly summarizes the scientific evidence and international and US city and state initiatives to date. Then it goes over the threats to US national security and economic development, the projected costs of inaction compared to different responses and argues for stron ...
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Purvis, Nigel
Washington, DC: Better World Campaign
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Proposing Policies
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,Rich and Poor NationsFor the Public
UK Renewable Energy Policy Since Privatisation
This paper discusses possible improvements for the UK's renewable energy policies.Abstract:"The aim of this paper is to look at the UK’s renewable energy policy in the context of its overall decarbonisation and energy policies. This will allow us to explore the precise nature of the ‘failure’ of UK renewables policy and to suggest policy changes wh ...
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Michael G. Pollit
University of Cambridge, Electricity Policy Research Group Working Paper 1002, Cambridge: January 2010
Objectives: Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: EU and Member StatesFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
UN-Habitat: Few Coastal Cities to be Spared by Climate Change
This new UN report outlines dire global consequences for low-lying coastal areas—those that are less than 10 meters above sea level. These areas account for 2% of the world’s land mass, 10% of its inhabitants and 13% of its urban population. River Delta areas are also included in this report.
With 3,351 cities affected world wide in developing ...
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Principal Author: Eduardo López Moreno; Additional Authors: Nefise Bazoglu, Gora Mboup and Rasna Warah
Earthscan, Dunstan House, 14a St Cross Street, London EC1N 8XA, UK, 2009.
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling,Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Analyzing Opinions & Attitudes
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Uncertainty In Environmental Economics
In the real world, the design of the best environmental policy is burdened by extensive uncertainty. We have uncertainty about the physical and ecological impact of pollution, over the economic costs and benefits of reducing it, and over the discount rates that should be used to compute present values. The implications of uncertainty are complicate ...
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Pindyck, Robert S.
Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. Working Paper 12752: December 2006
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Evaluating ProposalsFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Understanding and Responding to Climate Change: Highlights of the National Academic Reports.
This brochure highlights findings and recommendations from National Academies’ reports on climate change. These reports are the products of the National Academies’ consensus study process, which brings together leading scientists, engineers, public health officials, and other experts to address specific scientific and technical questions. Such repo ...
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The National Academies
Washington, DC: The National Academies
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor the Public
Understanding Climate Change: An Equitable Framework
This paper is intended to promote a deeper understanding of the issues of climate change and responses to the threats it poses and to encourage everyone to participate in the discussion and to weigh in on proposed solutions. It is motivated by the observation that the most vulnerable populations—nationally and globally—will bear the brunt of this ...
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Lin, Serena W.
Oakland, CA: PolicyLink: 2008
Objectives: Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries
Understanding Errors in EIA Projections of Energy Demand
This paper investigates the potential for systematic errors in the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) widely used Annual Energy Outlook, focusing on the near- to midterm projections of energy demand as measured in physical quantities.
Overall, based on an analysis of the EIA’s 22-year projection record, it is found a fairly modest but pers ...
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Fischer, Carolyn, Evan Herrnstadt, and Richard Morgenstern
Washington, DC: Resources for the Future. Discussion Paper 07-54: November 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists
Unilateral Climate Policy, Asymmetric Backstop Adoption, and Carbon Leakage in a Two-Region Hotellin...
This paper models emission paths with regards to factors such as climate policy and fuel sources.Abstract:"We study backstop adoption and carbon dioxide emission paths in a two-region model with unilateral climate policy and non-renewable resource consumption. The regions have an equal endowment of the internationally tradable resource and a backs ...
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Edwin van der Werf
CESIFO Working Paper No. 2907, Munich, Germany: January 2010
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling,Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists
United States Climate Change and Energy Policy: An Overview and Analysis
An overview, from a more global political perspective, of the prospects for climate action in 2009 in the US Congress, with review of some sub-national developments ...
"Politically, with large Democratic gains in Congress, and a Democrat in the White
House, the United States has turned a few shades bluer. Democrats increased their
majori ...
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Campbell, David
Annapolis, MD: Johns Hopkins University, AICGS. FACET Analysis No. 2 – January 2009
Objectives: Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor the Public
Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Economy
n this report, McKinsey & Company
offers a detailed analysis of the magnitude of the efficiency potential
in non-transportation uses of energy, a thorough assessment of the
barriers that impede the capture of greater efficiency, and an outline
of the practical solutions available to unlock the potential.
The research shows that the U.S. ...
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McKinsey & Company, Mickinsey Global Energy and Resources, July, 2009
Unlocking Finance for Clean Energy: The Need for ‘Investment Grade’ Policy
This report examines the need for "investment grade" policy in order to unlock the dramatic investment required for a significant scale-up in renewables. "Financiability must move to the heart of policy-making."
" ‘Investment grade’ Renewable Energy Policy – Key Features:'
· Clear, unambiguous policy objectives, with clear enforcement p ...
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Kirsty Hamilton
Chatham House, London, UK, December 2009
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
Unlocking the Green Economy: How Carbon Pricing Can Open the Floodgates of Private Investment in Cle...
From the Executive Summary:
"There is a broad consensus that America must transition to a lower carbon “green” energy economy—to wean the country from its addiction to foreign oil, to spur jobs, generate growth, and to avoid climate change catastrophe. To make this transition, hundreds of billions of dollars must be invested in energy effici ...
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Livermore, Michael A.
NY, NY: Institute for Public Integrity, NYU School of Law, Policy Brief No. 2, December 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Upsetting the Offset: The Political Economy of Carbon Markets
While global carbon markets were being lauded as "the answer" by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, in some ways they are doing more harm than good, according to new evidence. The book - which collates contributions from more than 30 leading experts - calls into question the environmental claims made about carbon markets and carbon offsetting sch ...
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Steffen Böhm and Siddhartha Dabhi
MayFly Books, London, UK, 2009
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling,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
Upsetting the Offset: The Political Economy of Carbon Markets
This downloadable book from Mayfly discusses multiple aspects of carbon offsets on an international and local scale.The Table of Contents:Forewords:The Business of Carbon is DifferentOffsets Under Kyoto: A Dirty Deal for the SouthCarbon Markets: A Fatal IllusionIntroduction:1. Upsetting the Offset: An Introduction2. Neoliberalism and the Calcuable ...
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Steffen Böhm and Siddhartha Dabhi (editors)
MayFly Books, Bodmin, Cornwall: 2009
Objectives: Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,Rich and Poor NationsFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Upstream vs. Downstream CO2 Trading: A Comparison for the Electricity Context
This paper from the Energy Institute at Haas compares the costs and benefits of assessing emissions based on consumers' energy loads versus more upstream assessment options.Abstract:"In electricity, “downstream” CO2 regulation requires retail suppliers to buy energy from a mix of sources so that their weighted emissions satisfy a standard. It has b ...
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Benjamin F. Hobbs, James Bushnell, and Frank A. Wolak
Energy Institute at Haas, Berkeley, California: March 2010
Objectives: Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
Urban Planning Tools for Climate Change Mitigation (Policy Focus Report)
From the Abstract: "Land use and urban form are key contributors to greenhouse gas
emissions (GHG) through the physical arrangement of streets, building types, and
land uses that influence vehicle use and energy consumption in buildings. City
and regional officials now facing new emissions ...
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Patrick M. Condon, Duncan Cavens, and Nicole Miller
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, MA, USA, August 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
US Energy and Climate Legislation – The Big Deal
From the Introduction and Summary: "US climate change legislation will play a central role in determining the substance and effectiveness of any global agreement to replace the Kyoto Protocol when it expires in 2012. This paper analyzes draft US climate change legislation, in particular the Waxman Markey (WM) Bill that was passed by the House of ...
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David Robinson
Oxford Institue for Energy Studies, Oxford, UK, 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
US Energy and Climate Legislation – The Big Deal
From the Introduction and Summary: "US climate change legislation will play a central role in determining the substance and effectiveness of any global agreement to replace the Kyoto Protocol when it expires in 2012. This paper analyzes draft US climate change legislation, in particular the Waxman Markey (WM) Bill that was passed by the House of R ...
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David Robinson
Oxford Institue for Energy Studies, Oxford, UK, October 2009
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
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