Soil Carbon Sequestration: An Overlooked Opportunity for REDD+

CINCS / by Steven Shonts http://www.cincs.com/uploads/FTIDInFocus7.pdf [Summary]  Soil Carbon Sequestration (SCS) has recently received attention as a method for generating carbon offsets, due in part to new technologies and evolving regulatory frameworks. Soils have a large potential to serve as carbon sinks at a competitive cost and within a shorter timeframe than many traditional offsets. … Continue reading »

Takings Issue Raised by Draft Discussion of Amtrak Bill

Congressional Research Service CRS-Amtrak (CRS memorandum attached) [From an article in The Hill by Keith Laing] The Congressional Research Service said this week that the House Republican plan to privatizing rail service currently provided by Amtrak would violate the Takings Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Looking into the proposal at the behest of Democrats on … Continue reading »

Climate Risks and Carbon Prices: Revising the Social Cost of Carbon

Economics for Equity and the Environment (E3) http://www.e3network.org/social_cost_carbon.html The U.S. government’s estimate of the social cost of carbon is flawed, according to a new E3 Network report, Climate Risks and Carbon Prices: Revising the Social Cost of Carbon. The peer-reviewed report finds that the true social cost of carbon is in fact more uncertain than … Continue reading »