Cambridge Energy Research Associates / World Economic Forum http://www2.cera.com/docs/WEF_Fall2008_CERA.pdf Water is increasingly moving from an operational issue to one of strategic significance, according to…a new report by the World Economic Forum and Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), an IHS company (NYSE: IHS – News). The report warns, “Energy’s share of water is likely to be … Continue reading »
Posted on February 19, 2009 …
Analysis, Comment and Constructive Suggestions to the Western Climate Initiative : Ideas For Reducing GHG Emissions While “Keeping The Lights On” and The Economy Growing in the West
Management Information Services, Inc. for the Western Business Roundtable http://www.westernroundtable.com/detail+view.aspx?smid=4892&ArticleID=667&reftab=2434&t=Western-Climate-Plan-Could-Prolong-Recession-Weaken-Power-Grids-and-Will-Not-Change-Future-Temperatures-Over-A-Century Plan Could “Chase Away” Tens of Billion Of Dollars In High-Tech Investment From Western States — A new study says that a climate action plan promoted by several Western governors could prolong the economic recession, weaken already overburdened Western power grids and will deliver a … Continue reading »
An Overview of Potential Economic Costs to New Mexico of a Business-As-Usual Approach to Climate Change
ECONorthwest for The Program on Climate Economics, Climate Leadership Initiative, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon / by Ernie Niemi http://climlead.uoregon.edu/pdfs/Inaction_NM_FnlRpt.pdf If nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, New Mexico could experience some $3.2 billion in associated costs — led primarily by wildfires and health-care. This could translate to an individual … Continue reading »
An Overview of Potential Economic Costs to Oregon of a Business-As-Usual Approach to Climate Change
ECONorthwest for The Program on Climate Economics, Climate Leadership Initiative, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon / by Ernie Niemi http://climlead.uoregon.edu/pdfs/Inaction_OR_FnlRpt.pdf If nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Oregon will face some $3.3 billion in annual costs, which could translate to an individual tab of about 4 percent of annual household … Continue reading »
An Overview of Potential Economic Costs to Washington of a Business-As-Usual Approach to Climate Change
ECONorthwest for The Program on Climate Economics, Climate Leadership Initiative, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon / by Ernie Niemi http://uonews.uoregon.edu/files/pmr/uploads/WA-Fnl_Rpt.pdf If nothing is done to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Washington is likely to experience some $3.8 billion in associated annual costs — including $1.3 billion in health related costs alone. That … Continue reading »
Wind Energy : Offshore Permitting
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/R40175/ [From summary] Technological advancement, tax incentives, and policy concerns have driven a global expansion in the development of renewable energy resources. Wind energy, in particular, is now often cited as the fastest growing commercial energy source in the world. Currently, all U.S. wind energy facilities are based on land; however, multiple … Continue reading »
Mountain Pine Beetles and Forest Destruction : Effects, Responses, and Relationships to Climate Change
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/R40203 [From summary] The mountain pine beetle is a native insect of western U.S. pine forests. It survives by killing infested trees, usually individually, but occasionally in epidemics. Mountain pine beetle epidemics are particularly associated with lodgepole pine, a common western tree that typically grows in dense, even-aged stands. The beetle is … Continue reading »
U.S. Global Climate Change Policy : Evolving Views on Costs, Competitiveness, and Comprehensiveness
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/RL30024 [From summary] U.S. policy toward global climate change evolved from a “study only” to a more “study and action” orientation in 1992 with ratification of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Convention committed developed countries to aim at returning their greenhouse gas emissions to their 1990 levels by … Continue reading »
U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea : Living Resources Provisions
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/RL32185 [Summary] The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOS Convention) was agreed to in 1982, but the United States never became a signatory nation. The current Administration has reiterated support for U.S. accession to the LOS Convention, and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations reported the LOS Convention … Continue reading »
U.S. Energy : Overview and Selected Facts and Numbers
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/R40187 [From summary] Energy supplies and prices are major economic factors in the United States, and energy markets are volatile and unpredictable. Thus, energy policy has been a recurring issue for Congress since the first major crisis in the 1970s. As an aid in policy making, this report presents a current and … Continue reading »
