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Industrial Production Cost Shifts
A Plan to Revive the American Economy
With a shrinking manufacturing base, the US faces significant challenges in maintaining its status as a leading innovator, which undermines its ability to compete globally, fight global warming, and wean the nation off fossil fuels. Chapter 5 of this document deals specifically with "Manufacturing Jobs for a Green Future," but the report addresses ...
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The Economic Policy Institute
Washington, DC: The Economic Policy Institute. Based on EPI's Agenda for Shared Prosperity: August 2008
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor the Public
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
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
Cement Technology Roadmap 2009: Carbon Emissions Reductions Up to 2050
A new report from The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the World Business
Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Cement Sustainability Initiative, presents a comprehensive plan to achieve
18% carbon dioxide emissions reduction in the cement industry by 2050. The purpose is to highlight what is possible with international cooperatio ...
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International Energy Agency
International Energy Agency, Paris, France, 2009
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
Climate Change: Everyone's Business
This is a summary of a report that examines the business necessity to address climate change and the potential profit returns from responding promptly to the changing business environment. The perspective is that of British businesses, and pledges to act by UK firms. The logic of the analysis, the threats envisioned and the possible economic ret ...
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CBI Climate Change Task Force
London, UK: Confederation of British Industry: 2007
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: EU and Member StatesFor the Public
Climate-Resilient Industrial Development Paths: Design Principles and Alternative Models
From the Abstract:
"The 'climate imperative'—the urgent need to both mitigate and adapt to global climate change—has important implications for economic development paths in general and industry and energy policies in particular. Development models and practice historically have treated climate—and indeed, the natural environment in general ...
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Lyuba Zarsky
Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA, February 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,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
Competitive Cities and Climate Change
From the Abstract: "Cities are part of the climate change problem, but they are also a key part of the solution. This report offers a comprehensive analysis of how cities and metropolitan regions can change the way we think about responding to climate change. Cities consume the vast majority of global energy and are therefore major contributors of ...
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Lamia Kamal-Chaoui and Alexis Robert (eds.)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, France, 2009
Objectives: 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 Economists|For Specialized Analysts
Economic Stimulus, Recovery, and Climate Mitigation: Policy and Program Opportunities from the State...
Key Finding
"A review of 20 state climate action plans reveals that dozens of existing federal and hundreds of existing state and local programs could be effective vehicles for economic stimulus funding that would reduce emissions, create jobs, increase energy security and generate hundreds of millions of dollars in secondary economic stimul ...
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Washington, DC: Center for Climate Strategies. White Paper Draft for Discussion. December 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Europe’s Share of the Climate Challenge: Domestic Actions and International Obligations to Protect...
"This new report examines how Europe can show leadership in keeping global climate change within safe limits: firstly, by undertaking domestic actions to rapidly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), and secondly, by fulfilling its international obligations to help other countries address the twin crises of climate change and development." ...
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Charles Heaps, Peter Erickson, Sivan Kartha, Eric Kemp-Benedict
Stockholm Environment Institute to Friends of the Earth Europeon, Stockholm, Sweden, December 2009
Objectives: Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs,Evaluating Proposals,Analyzing Opinions & Attitudes
Geographic Focus: EU and Member StatesFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
Evaluating Voluntary Climate Programs in the United States
Despite the growing importance of voluntary programs as tools for environmental management,they have been subject to quite limited evaluation. The decision of firms to participate may not be random and, in particular, may be correlated with the outcomes. This papers attempts to overcome these problems by gauging the
environmental effectiveness of ...
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William A. Pizer, Richard Morgenstern, and Jhih-Shyang Shih
Washington, DC: Resources for the Future. Discussion Paper 08-13: 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Generating the Future: UK Energy Systems Fit for 2050
From the Executive Summary: "The Climate Change Act, that became law on 26 November 2008, has committed the UK to at least 80% reductions of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. While there is a wealth of reports and studies on future energy systems and technologies, there is no clear and realistic overall picture of how these
targets might be ach ...
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The Royal Academy of Engineering
The Royal Academy of Engineering, London, UK, March 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public
Industrial Energy Efficiency Programs: Identifying Today’s Leaders and Tomorrow’s Needs
From the Abstract: Energy efficiency programs focusing specifically on the industrial sector and administered by utilities, state public benefit entities and regional market transformation organizations are growing in response to rising energy efficiency goals. As more and more states look to establish industrial-focused efficiency programs and ex ...
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Anna K. Chittum, R. Neal Elliott and Nate Kaufman
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, 529 14th Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20045, Sept. 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
Leveling the Carbon Playing Field: International Competition and US Climate Policy Design
Climate policy could hurt manufacturing industries for which energy is a significant share of total production costs.Five US industries are particularly vulnerable: ferrous metals (iron and steel), nonferrous metals (aluminum and copper), nonmetal mineral products (cement and glass), paper and pulp, and basic chemicals. Under a domestic cap-and-tra ...
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Houser, Trevor, Rob Bradley, Britt Childs, Jacob Werksman, and Robert Heilmayr
Washington, DC: Peterson Institute for International Economics and World Resources Institute: May 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor the Public
Sectoral Approaches to Climate Change: What can industry contribute?
From the Abstract:
"This study explores ways to integrate industry in the process of designing and
operationalising sectoral approaches to climate change according to a guideline that could be agreed in Cancún in December 2010 or later. One possible effective form of industry’s contribution could be their participation in a consultative bo ...
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Noriko Fujiwara
Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels, Belgium, May 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,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
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Business Report
From the Report Website:
"Business and enterprise have a huge role to play in how we manage, safeguard and
invest in our natural capital. This report is aimed squarely at this sector and
will provide practical guidance on the issues and the opportunities created by
the inclusion in mainstream business practices of ecosystem- and
bi ...
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The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity, July 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts
The social and decent work dimensions of a new Agreement on Climate Change: A Technical Brief
From the Introduction:
“The purpose of this brief is to highlight the close inter-linkages between climate change and the world of work. It aims to promote a better
understanding between both spheres and greater coherence between climate, social and labour policies.”
“The significant impact of climate change on development, on producti ...
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Ana Belén Sanchez and Peter Poschen
International Labour Office Policy Integration Department, June 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor NationsFor 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
Water Scarcity and Climate Change: Growing Risks for Businesses & Investors
Executive Sum mary
"Water is crucial for the economy. Virtually every industry from agriculture, electric power and industrial manufacturing to beverage, apparel, and tourism relies on it to grow and ultimately sustain their business.
"Yet water is becoming scarcer globally and every indication is that it will become even more so in the ...
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Morrison, Jason, Mari Morikawa, Michael Murphy, and Peter Schulte
Boston, MA: CERES. February, 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,Rich and Poor NationsFor Specialized Analysts|For the Public
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