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A Conversation on Southern Energy: 2009 Report on the Future of the South
From the Executive Summary: "Southern energy is different. What would a Southern conversation on energy sound like? The conversation would be distinct, because we are different from the rest of the country. Business would be a louder voice here. The conversation would be inclusive and include public and private interests, because that is how th ...
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Scott Doron, Charity Pennock, Linda Hoke, Stephen Whitlow, and Ted Abernathy
Southern Growth Policies Board, Research Triangle Park, NC, 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
Accelerating a Job-Rich Recovery in G20 Countries: Building on Experience
From the Summary: "This document argues that accelerating a job-rich recovery
remains today a compelling objective in G20 countries and indeed worldwide. This is underscored by the scale of the employment challenge facing all G20 countries, quantity and quality wise, whilst acknowledging the impact of the measures taken to date. Accelerating jo ...
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International Laboor Office and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
International Labour Office, Geneva, Switzerland, April 2010
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
An Analysis of the Economic Impact of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in the East Kentucky Po...
From the Summary: "As an alternative to building the proposed Smith #1 plant, an investment in a combination of energy efficiency, weatherization, hydropower and wind power initiatives in the East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) region would generate more than 8,750 new jobs for Kentucky residents, witha total impact of more than $1.7 billion ...
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William Tharp and Lori Quillen
Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies, Chattanooga, TN, July 2009
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating ProgramsFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Building a Green Economy
Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman provides a review of climate change economics and then discusses the processes of - and logic for -building a green conomy in the United States now, while facing 10% unemployment. This article from the New York Times Magazine is accompanied by readers' comments which contain many other arguments, pro and ...
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Krugman, Paul
New York Times Sunday Magazine, April 5, 2010
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling,Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor the Public
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
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
Clean Energy Corps: Jobs, Service, and Equal Opportunity in America’s Clean Energy Economy
from the one-page summary:
"More than ever, Americans are ready for change. And, though these are not easy times, the country is filled with hope that, working side by side, we can create that change. The Clean Energy Corps is a proposal to bring Americans together to create 600,000 quality jobs, retrofit and upgrade 15 million buildings, a ...
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Walsh, Jason, with Lisbeth Shepherd, Dean Baker, Joel Rogers, Benjamin Goldstein and Bracken Hendricks
Washington, DC: Green for All, for the Clean Energy Corps Working Group. 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Clean Tech Job Trends 2009
This report examines all aspects of clean tech jobs: from compensation and location to educational requirements. Clean tech jobs are defined as "those that are a direct result of the development, production, and/or deployment of technologies that harness renewable materials and energy sources; reduce the use of natural resources by using them mo ...
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Ron Pernick, Clint Wilder, Dexter Gauntlett, and Trevor Winnie
Clean Edge Inc., October 2009
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Clean-Energy Debate Guide
From the introduction: The American Clean Energy and Security Act, H.R. 2454, would cre- ate jobs, reduce oil dependence, cut global warming pollution, and increase American competitiveness. It is a fragile compromise with support from utilities, energy companies, labor unions, and environmentalists. Despite its broad ap- peal conservative op ...
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Center for American Progress Action Fund
Center for American Progress Action Fund, June 2009
Objectives: Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor the Public
Climate Change Policy as Economic Stimulus: Evidence and Opportunities from the States
"Done properly, sector-based climate change mitigation policies can cut pollution,
save money and create jobs. State opportunities can be scaled to the national level.
"Twenty U.S. states have completed and begun implementation of comprehensive multisector
greenhouse gas reduction plans with quantified costs and emission reduction benefits
that ...
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Center for Climate Strategies
Harrisburg, PA: Center for Climate Strategies. White Paper Draft for Discussion: November 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For the Public
Climate Crisis, Credit Crisis" The Quest for Green Growth
This is the report from the Brookings Blum Roundtable held in August of 2009. The report was postponed to incorporate the outcomes of the UNFCCC in Copenhagen 2009. While in many respects the participants of the roundtable felt that climate talks in Copenhagen were a failure, there was some movement towards international cooperation and the pos ...
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Kemal Dervis¸ , Abigail Jones, Karen Kornbluh, and Sarah Puritz
The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., March 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
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
Construction Apprentice Programs: Career Training for California’s Recovery
This paper presents a strong case for: 1)creating high-quality building trades apprenticeship programs through joint labor-management collaboration and collective bargaining as a critical step in helping California recover in the new green economy and 2) supporting disadvantaged populations in general to create community.
Historically, collect ...
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CCorinne Wilson
Center on Policy Initiatives, 3727 Camino del Rio South, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92108. Sept. 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Construction Apprentice Programs: Career Training for California’s Recovery
This paper presents a strong case for creating high-quality building trades apprenticeship programs through joint labor-management collaboration and collective bargaining as a critical step in helping California (and by extension, one presumes, other states) to recover in the new green economy and to help disadvantaged populations in general. ...
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Corinne Wilson
San Diego, CA: Center on Policy Initiatives
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Creating Jobs & Growth The German Green Experience
From the Introductioin: "In the face of climate change science and energy security considerations, governments around the world have recognized the need to take the lead in providing a framework that will mobilize the massive amounts of private investment required to move the world to a low-carbon economy. Such a framework must provide investors ...
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Mark Fulton, Bruce M. Kahn, Mark Dominik, Emily Soong, Jake Baker, Lucy Cotter
Deutsche Bank Group, September 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member StatesFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Current and Potential Green Jobs in the U.S. Economy
In this report, the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Global Insight have examined the economic benefits of the 'Green Economy' - that part of economic activity which is devoted to the reduction of fossil fuels, the increase of energy efficiency, and the curtailment of greenhouse gas emissions. Focusing on job prospects in metropolitican areas, the stu ...
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Global Insight Inc.
Washington, DC: U.S. Conference of Mayors and Mayors Climate Protection Center: October 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor the Public
Did the Stern Review Underestimate Us and Global Climate Damages?
Abstract: The Stern Review received widespread attention for its innovative approach to the economics of climate change when it appeared in 2006, and generated controversies that have continued to this day. One key controversy concerns the magnitude of the expected impacts of climate change. Stern's estimates, based on results from the PAGE2002 mod ...
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Frank Ackerman, Elizabeth A. Stanton, Chris Hope and Stephane Alberth
Energy Policy 37(7), July 2009
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling,Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor Economists
Economic Impacts of Comprehensive Climate and Energy Policy: National Climate Change Stakeholder Rec...
This policy maker summary from the Center for Climate Strategies outlines the findings of the center's macroeconomic study of the economic and environmental benefits of 23 energy, transportation, and natural resource state policies.
From the introduction:
"A new state of the art macroeconomic study by the Center for Clim ...
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Center for Climate Strategies
Washington, DC: April 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
Economic Stimulus: The Case for “Green” Infrastructure, Energy Security and “Green” Jobs
A very thorough examination and review of the case for green energy and the resulting creation of millions of jobs globally between now and 2050. Many charts, diagrams, pie charts, and other visual organizers to help the reader assimilate all the information, which is organized according to the following Table of Contents:
Addressing the ...
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Deutche Bank Group
Deutsche Bank Group, November, 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member StatesFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Electric Vehicle Policy For the Midwest – A Scoping Document
From the Executive Summary:
"In the last three years the transportation sector has witnessed a revolutionary
upheaval. Car sales plummeted, with the most dramatic declines occurring in
light truck sales. Two of the three big U.S. car companies declared bankruptcy. The
federal government and California imposed significant efficiency stand ...
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John Bailey and David Morris
New Rules Project, Minneapolis, MN, USA, December 2009
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Energy Efficiency in the American Clean Air and Security Act of 2009: Impacts of Current Provisions ...
Excerpted from the Abstract: "This report discusses the national level impacts of The American Clean Air and Security Act of 2009, breaks them down on a state-by-state basis and describes the methodology for how values were determined." (50)
The report concludes that these provisions will result not only consumer cost savings, but job crea ...
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Rachel Gold, Laura Furrey, Steven Nadel, John "Skip" Laitner, R. Neal Elliott
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Washington, D.C., September 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
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