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2008 California Green Building Standards Code
This is a Supplement to the 2007 California Building Standards Code "This document is the 11th of 12 parts of the official compilation and publication of the adoptions, amendments and repeal of regulations to California Code of Regulations, Title 24, also referred to as the California Building Standards Code. This part is known as the California ...
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California Building Standards Commission
Copyright 2008. First printing, January 2009. Effective August 1, 2009. California Building Standards Commission, Sacramento, CA
Objectives: Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Specialized Analysts
2009 Greening of Corporate America: The Pathway to Sustainability—From Strategy to Action
From the Executive Summary: “Sustainability is no longer seen as a niche activity in corporate America. This study, surveying the largest corporations in America, demonstrates a substantial growth in sustainability activity over the last three years, with a shift in focus from internal operations and public relations to a core part of business pe ...
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Brad Haeberle, Ari Kobb, Harvey M. Bernstein, Michele A. Russo and John DiStefano
Siemens Building Technologies and McGraw-Hill Construction, 2009.
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
A Climate of Change: African Americans, Global Warming, and a Just Climate Policy in the U.S.
“Climate change is not
only an issue of the environment; it is also an issue of justice and human
rights, one that dangerously intersects race and class. All over the world
people f color, Indigenous Peoples and low-income communities ear
disproportionate burdens from climate change itself, ...
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Hoerner, J. Andrew, and Nia Robinson
Oakland, CA: Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative: July 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor the Public
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
A Framework for Achieving Energy Security and Arresting Global Warming
This report links the pursuit of climate change mitigation to US national security goals, moving beyond the common focus on economic, and environmental problems. The issues raised go beyond the cost of oil (estimated to be $330 billion a year at $75/barrel).
It notes that the US Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 will only marginally re ...
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Berlin, Ken
Issues: December 4, 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Evaluating Programs,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public
A Fresh Look at the Costs of Reducing US Carbon Emissions
This paper discusses use of Marginal Abatement Cost curves to analyze options for emission reductions.From the Introduction:"New analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance on the cost of reducing CO2 emissions in the US shows that some previous estimates of abatement costs have probably been too optimistic. To achieve a 17% reduction on 2005 levels ...
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Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Bloomberg New Energy Finance, New York, NY: 14 January 2010
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor Specialized Analysts
A New Segmentation for Electric Vehicles
This article proposes that while trying to define a future market for electric vehicles, designers would do well to focus on a new form of market segmentation, rather than trying to satisfy the needs of 95% of their potential customers. If they wish to reach beyond affluent, environmentally
conscious, or "technically enamored" buyers, car maker ...
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Nick Hodson and John Newman
McKinsey Quarterly, November 2009
Objectives: Evaluating Proposals,Analyzing Opinions & Attitudes
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
A Realistic Policy on International Carbon Offsets
From the Summary: "As the United States designs its strategy for regulating emissions of greenhouse gases, two central issues have emerged. One is how to limit the cost of compliance while still maintaining environmental integrity. The other is how to “engage” developing countries in serious efforts to limit emissions. Industry and economists ar ...
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Michael W. Wara and David G. Victor
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development, Stanford, CA, April 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs,Analyzing Opinions & Attitudes
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
A Subsidy Primer
This is a handy "everything you ever wanted to know about subsidies." It looks at them from every angle, from how they benefit to how they deincentivize sustainaability, from their misuse to their successes, the language of subsidies, benefits, losses, and unforeseen consequences, all covered under the following chapter headings: Getting to Know ...
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Global Subsidies Initiative
International Environment House, Geneva, Switzerland
Objectives: 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
Adaptation to Climate Change: Do Not Count on Climate Scientists to Do Your Work
"Many decisions concerning long-lived investments need to take into account climate change. But doing so is not easy for at least two reasons. First, due to the rate of climate change, new infrastructure will have to be able to cope with a large range of changing climate conditions, which will make design more difficult and construction more expens ...
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Hallegatte, Stéphane
Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute - Brookings Institution Reg-Markets Center. Related Publication 08-01: February 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,Rich and Poor Nations
Adaptation, Mitigation and "Green" R&D to Combat Global Climate Change: Insights From an Empirical I...
This paper uses macro-economic analysis to model the relationship between adaptation, mitigation, and R&D policies.Abstract:"This work develops a framework for the analysis at the macro-level of the relationship between adaptation and mitigation policies. The FEEM-RICE growth model with stock pollution, endogenous R&D investment and emission abatem ...
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Francesco Bosello
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Venice, Italy: 2010
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists
Adapting to Climate Change: A Business Approach
After briefly summarizing the expected physical impacts of climate change, this paper provides a framework that businesses can use to determine their susceptibility to adverse financial effects. It considers upstream (supplier) and downstream (consumer) factors, and not only the internal operations of the firm. Three case studies of firms that pe ...
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Frances G. Sussman and J. Randall Freed
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor the Public
Annual Energy Outlook 2009
Provides a range of energy forecasts extending to 2030 for the United States. Considers the influence of supply and demand trends in end use markets, statutory and regulatory changes (including a potential cap-and-trade regime) and the adoption of new technologies. Outputs of the analysis are provided for specific fuel quantities and prices, dome ...
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United States Energy Information Agency
DOE/EIA-0383(2009), March 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Annual Energy Outlook 2010 (with projections to 2035)
This annual report by the Department of Energy's U.S. Energy Information Administration addresses a range of energy issues in the U.S., including the effects of newly passed or proposed legislation, market trends for specific energy sources, and case studies of specific issues.
From the Preface:
"The report begins with an ...
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Energy Information Administration
Washington, DC: April 2010
Objectives: Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Application of the Emissions Trading Directive by EU Member States — reporting year 2008javascript...
The European Union (EU) has an international Emissions Ttading Directive. This is a report on the completion of the first trading period under the Directive and the Emissions Trading Ssystem (ETS).
"According to Article 21 of the Emissions Trading Directive, Member States shall report annually on its application. The reporting obligation al ...
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Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.European Environment Agency.Technical report No 13/2008. 2008.
Objectives: Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: EU and Member States,Rich and Poor NationsFor Specialized Analysts
Are There Basic Physical Constraints on Future Anthropogenic Emissions of Carbon Dioxide?
From the Abstract: "Global Circulation Models (GCMs) provide projections for future climate warming using a wide variety of highly sophisticated anthropogenic CO2 emissions scenarios as input, each based on the evolution of four emissions “drivers”: population p, standard of living g, energy productivity (or efficiency) f and energy
carbonizat ...
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Timothy J. Garrett
Online at Springerlink.com., November 21, 2009
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling,Forecasting Impacts,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
Assessing the Economic Impact of Dominion Virginia Power’s Coal-Fired Power Plant in Wise County, ...
Dominion Virginia Power has proposed to increase electric generating capacity in
Virginia, citing rising electricity demand forecasts and a growing reliance on wholesale market purchases
to meet this demand to justify a 585 MW coal-fired power plant in Wise
County, Virginia. Although investing in new generating capacity is a traditional
ap ...
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Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates, 2009.
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Assessing the Financial Vulnerability to Climate-Related Natural Hazards
This paper discusses the impact of extreme weather events such as hurricanes on countries with different resource gaps.Abstract:"National governments are key actors in managing the impacts of extreme weather events, yet many highly exposed developing countries—faced with exhausted tax bases, high levels of indebtedness, and limited donor assistance ...
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Reinhard Mechler, Stefan Hochrainer, Georg Pflug, Alexander Lotsch, and Keith Williges
The World Bank, Development Economics, Office of the Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Policy Research Working Paper 5232, Washington, DC: March 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: Rich and Poor NationsFor Specialized Analysts
Auctioning Greenhouse Gas Emissions Permits in Australia
This paper discusses permit allocation schemes in cap-and-trade systems.
Abstract:
"The allocation of permits is an important design aspect of an emissions trading scheme. Traditionally, governments have favoured a free allocation of greenhouse gas permits based on individual historical emissions (“grandfathering”) or indust ...
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Regina Betz, Stefan Seifert, Peter Cramton and Suzi Kerr
Environmental Economics Research Hub Research Reports, Canberra: 22 May 2009.
Objectives: Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,Asia and OceaniaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
Auctioning Greenhouse Gas Emissions Permits in Australia
This paper discusses possible designs for Australia's CPRS carbon emissions auctioning scheme.Abstract:"The allocation of permits is an important design aspect of an emissions trading scheme. Traditionally, governments have favoured the free allocation of greenhouse gas permits based on individual historical emissions (‘grandfathering’) or industry ...
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Regina Betz, Stefan Seifert, Peter Cramton, and Suzi Kerr
The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, vol. 54, Melbourne, Australia: April 2010
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: Asia and OceaniaFor Specialized Analysts
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