Ranking States’ Oil Vulnerability and Solutions for Change

David Gardiner & Associates http://www.nrdc.org/energy/states/files/states.pdf [From press release] America’s addiction to oil continues to threaten not only our national security and global environmental health, but also our economic viability. NRDC analyzed how heavily drivers in each state are affected by increases in oil prices and ranked states on their adoption of solutions to reduce their … Continue reading »

Climate Policy and Industrial Competitiveness : Ten Insights from Europe on the EU Emissions Trading System

German Marshall Fund of the United States / by Michael Grubb, Thomas L. Brewer, Misato Sato,Robert Heilmayr and Dora Fazekas http://www.gmfus.org//doc/GMF%20Grubb%2035.pdf Develop an emissions trading system that learns from and improves upon the EU experience; Build in a capacity to strengthen the system if and as experience supports this; Consider carefully the lessons from the … Continue reading »