US EPA http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/economics/pdfs/EPA_S1733_Analysis.pdf [From preface] On September 30, 2009, Senators Kerry and Boxer introduced the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act of 2009 (S. 1733). The counterpart bill in the House of Representatives is the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454), for which EPA developed cost estimates on June 23, … Continue reading »
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Global Climate Change Policy Tracker : An Investor’s Assessment
Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors (DBCCA) Link: http://www.dbcca.com/dbcca/EN/investment-research/investment_research_1780.jsp [From announcement] This report provides investors with an analysis of climate change policies and assigns a risk rating to 109 countries, states and regions based on key government mandates and supporting policy frameworks. The report was produced by DBCCA, working with the Columbia Climate Center at the … Continue reading »
Clean Energy and Climate Policy for U.S. Growth and Job Creation: An Economic Assessment of the American Clean Energy and Security Act and the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
University of California, Berkeley College of Natural Resources / by David Roland-Holst and Fredrich Kahr (This is the executive summary — 11 pages) http://are.berkeley.edu/~dwrh/CERES_Web/Docs/ES_DRHFK091025.pdf [From executive summary] Main Findings: 1. All 50 states can gain economically from strong federal energy and climate policy, despite the diversity of their economies and energy mixes. The states may … Continue reading »
Strategic Analysis of the Global Status of Carbon Capture and Storage — Report 5: Synthesis Report
The Global CCS Institute http://www.globalccsinstitute.com/downloads/Status-of-CCS-WorleyParsons-Report-Synthesis.pdf [From preface] In May 2009 the Global CCS Institute commissioned a WorleyParsons led consortium comprising of Schlumberger, Baker & McKenzie and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to undertake a Strategic Analysis of the Global Status of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). The Strategic Analysis of the Global Status of … Continue reading »
Carbon Capture and Storage in the Alberta Oil Sands : A Dangerous Myth
The Cooperative Group and World Wildlife Fund http://www.co-operative.coop/Corporate/PDFs/Tar%20Sands%20CCS.pdf [From executive summary] The application of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has been widely cited by supporters of the oil sands as justification for ongoing expansion activities. This study exposes the myth of CCS in the oil sands, finding it to have no serious ability to mitigate … Continue reading »
Mitigation of Methane Emissions – A Rapid and Cost-effective Response to Climate Change
German Institute for Economic Research / by Claudia Kemfert and Wolf-Peter Schill http://www.diw.de/documents/publikationen/73/diw_02.c.298937.de/dp918.pdf [Abstract] Methane is a major anthropogenic greenhouse gas, second only to carbon dioxide (CO2) in its impact on climate change. Methane (CH4) has a high global warming potential that is 25 times as large as the one of CO2 on a 100 … Continue reading »
Rapid Identification of Pan-tropical Deforestation Using Moderate-Resolution Remotely Sensed Data
FORMA (Forest Monitoring for Action), Center for Global Development / by Dan Hammer, Robin Kraft and David Wheeler (Working Paper #192) http://tinyurl.com/ykqah4e [Abstract] In this paper, we introduce FORMA (Forest Monitoring for Action), a prototype system for monitoring real-time deforestation from publicly available satellite data at a resolution of one square kilometer. Maps of the … Continue reading »
The Value of Statistical Life: Pursuing the Deadliest Catch
Center for Policy Research (Working Paper 117) / by Kurt E. Schnier, William C. Horrace, Ronald G. Felthoven http://www-cpr.maxwell.syr.edu/cprwps/pdf/wp117.pdf [Abstract] Observed tradeoffs between monetary returns and fatality risk identify estimates of the value of a statistical life (VSL), which inform public policy and quantify preferences for environmental quality, health and safety. To date, few investigations … Continue reading »
The Life Satisfaction Approach to Environmental Valuation
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, Germany (Discussion Paper 4478) / by Bruno Frey, Simon Luechinger, Alois Stutzer http://ftp.iza.org/dp4478.pdf [Abstract] In many countries environmental policies and regulations are implemented to improve environmental quality and thus individuals’ well-being. However, how do individuals value the environment? In this paper, we review the Life Satisfaction Approach … Continue reading »
The Costs of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Congressional Budget Office http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=430 From The Director’s Blog: Today CBO released a brief discussing the economic costs of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions in the United States, describing the main determinants of costs, how analysts estimate those costs, and the magnitude of estimated costs. The brief also illustrates the uncertainty surrounding such estimates using studies of a … Continue reading »
