Belfer Center, Kennedy School, Harvard University / by Akinobu Yasumoto and Mutsuyoshi Nishimura http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/19495/proposal_for_a_global_upstream_emission_trading_system_ugets.html [From summary] An effective policy approach to climate change would be a global emission trading system, whereby; 1.A stringent cap is placed on global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that will serve, at the very least, to halve current emissions by mid-century. The … Continue reading »
Posted on August 6, 2009 …
The Manhattan Project, the Apollo Program, and Federal Energy Technology R&D Programs : A Comparative Analysis
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/RL34645/ [Summary] Some policymakers have concluded that the energy challenges facing the United States are so critical that a concentrated investment in energy research and development (R&D) should be undertaken. The Manhattan project, which produced the atomic bomb, and the Apollo program, which landed American men on the moon, have been cited … Continue reading »
FEMA’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program : Overview and Issues
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/RL34537/ [From summary] Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM), as federal law and a program activity, began in 1997. Congress established a pilot program, which FEMA named “Project Impact,” to test the concept of investing prior to disasters to reduce the vulnerability of communities to future disasters. P.L. 106-390, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, authorized … Continue reading »
Executive Directive No. 2009 – 4 : Implementation of Recommendations of the Michigan Climate Action Council
State of Michigan, Governor Jennifer M. Granholm http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7-168-36898-219081–,00.html [From 8/6 Climate Wire story by Evan Lehmann, subscription required] Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm issued an executive order imposing emission-cutting policies meant to jump-start the industrial state toward its goal of reducing carbon dioxide output 20 percent by 2020. The Democrat ordered state agencies to tackle wasteful … Continue reading »
Disaster Relief Funding and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Congressional Research Service http://opencrs.com/document/R40708/ [From summary] When a state is overwhelmed by an emergency or disaster, the governor may request assistance from the federal government. Federal assistance is contingent on whether the President issues an emergency or major disaster declaration. Once the declaration has been issued the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides disaster relief … Continue reading »
