Related Links of Interest

Legislation

Links Posted in 2009:

RFF: Summary of Market-Based Climate Change Bills in 111th Congress - NEW!
Emerging Technology Newsletters

Links Posted Prior to 2009:

WRI: Comparison of legislative climate change targets
Cost Estimate of Lieberman-Warner (S.2191) Climate Change Legislation
MIT Researchers Analyze Congressional Cap-and-Trade Legislation
Comparison of Emissions Reduction Goals in Legislation in the 110th Congress as of July 11, 2007
Energy and Economic Impacts of Implementing Both a 25-Percent RPS and a 25-Percent RFS by 2025
Summary of Market-Based Climate Change Legislation Introduced in the 110th Congress
DOE Energy Information Administration: Responses to Congressional and Other Requests
DOE: Economic Impact Analysis of S. 1766 (Bingaman-Specter) Climate Change Bill
AAAS: Details of Current Climate Change Legislation
Duke University: Lieberman-Warner Legislation Analysis
NAM/ACCF: Lieberman/Warner Analysis
EPA: Analysis of Lieberman-Warner and Other Climate Legislation
MIT: Analysis of Lieberman-Warner Legislation
CBO: Analysis of Amended Lieberman-Warner Legislation
CBO: Analysis of Lieberman-Warner Legislation
EIA: Analysis of Lieberman-Warner Legislation
CRS: Climate Change - Costs and Benefits of S. 2191
Regulatory Impact of Lieberman-Warner Legislation

Trade

Links Posted in 2009:

RFF: Testimony on Climate Change and Trade Related Issues - NEW!
RFF: Comparing Policies to Combat Emissions Leakage - NEW!
Emerging Technology Newsletters

Links Posted Prior to 2009:

WTO Rules and Procedures and Their Implication for the Kyoto Protocol
Conflicting Objectives of International Environmental and Trade Regimes
U.S. Department of Commerce's Clean Energy Trade Mission 2008
New World Bank Report - International Trade and Climate Change: Economic, Legal, and Institutional Perspectives
World Bank Economist Comments on Relationship of International Trade Agreement to Climate Change Issues
Climate Change Policy and WTO Compatibility
Summary of U.S. - EC Proposal for Liberalizing Trade in Environmental Goods
Climate Policy: Limits and Options of International Trade Law
Intellectual Property Rights and International Trade
(2008 Update) WTO Rules and Procedures and Their Implication for the Kyoto Protocol
November 2007 U.S. Trade Representative Press Release
February 2008 Presentation of Jim Connaughton
World Bank Report: Warming Up to Trade?
Congressional Hearing: Climate Change, WTO and Trade Restrictions
USTR: Environment and Trade Commentary
EU on CO2 Border Tax Issues
IISD: Recent Trade and Climate Papers
Thompson Hine's Matt Nicely Discusses International Trade Law-Climate Policy Relationsip
USCIB Communication to Congressman Dingell Concerning Trade Issues
Brookings Institute: Trade, Climate Change and Competitiveness
Business and Industry Group Activities at UNFCCC COP Meetings

Science & Technology

Links Posted Prior to 2009:

GAO: Carbon Capture and Storage
Global Energy Technology Strategy Program's (GTSP) Phase II report "Global Energy Technology Strategy – Addressing Climate Change"
Presentation materials from the Global Energy Technology Strategy meeting, March 23, 2007 – Day 1
Presentation materials from the Global Energy Technology Strategy meeting, March 23, 2007 – Day 2
The Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University
The MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
Researchers Analyze Carbon Capture and Storage Policy Issues
EPRI's Analysis of Prospects for Reducing CO2 Emissions
The MIT Integrated Global System Model: EPPA Component
Carbon Sequestration – Congressional Testimony
U.S. Climate Science Program: Synthesis and Assessment Products
CRS Update on Climate Science
Ug99: Can Biotechnology Save the Day?
PNNL: Global Energy Technology Strategy: Fully Report
Capturing Carbon Dioxide from Air
Innovative Technology for Carbon Capture
NETL: Carbon Sequestration Roadmap
Normalized Hurricane Damages in the United States: 1900-2005
Strategy for Cost-Effective Power Systems and Reduced CO2 Emissions
IPCC Technical Paper on Climate Change and Water (6 MB)
CRS Primer: Science & Technology Policymaking
CCSP: Analysis of Climate Change Impacts
CCSP: Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources
CCSP: Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate
LBL Director Steven Chu on Alternative Energy Technologies
U.S. Climate Change Technology Program

Policy

Links Posted in 2009:

Probing the Improbable - NEW!
CRS: Carbon Tax Options To Address Climate Change
CRS: Carbon Offset Issues
GAO: EU-ETS Assessment
NCEP: Demand Response and Smart Metering Policy
Investment for Transforming the Power Industry
CRS: Climate Change Policy Perspectives
Emerging Technology Newsletters

Links Posted Prior to 2009:

CBO Slide Presentation: Cap-and-Trade Tutorial
EPA Slide Presentation: ANPR GHG Rulemaking
GAO: Carbon Offset Quality Assurance
Scenarios of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Atmospheric Concentrations Report (12 MB)
National Petroleum Council's Study on Global Oil & Gas Supply
OECD's Environmental Performance Review of China
Post-Kyoto Climate Strategies
UN Secretary General Comments on Climate Change
Professor Scott Barrett on Climate Policy
Analysis of Problems with the Kyoto Protocol
OECD Blasts EU Biofuels Rush
Slides Used by Jim Connaughton at the September 27-28 MEMs Event
Energy Workforce Preparedness – Congressional Testimony
Nippon Keidanren's Proposal for a Post-2012 International Framework on Preventing Climate Change
Scientific American: What Will Climate Change Cost Us?
Critique of the IPCC Reports
Economist Richard Tol's Publications Website
Economist Richard Tol's Homepage
State Department Climate Change Website
Stabilizing CO2 Concentrations with Incomplete International Cooperation
RFF on Accessing U.S. Climate Policy Options
McKinsey & Company on Cost of Reducing GHG Emissions
CBO: 2007 Director's Conference on Climate Change
Brookings: Economists' Views of Climate Change Control Strategies
CRS on Issues Underlying the Negotiations in Bali
CRS on Voluntary Carbon Offsets
Bjorn Lomborg Interview on the Need for a Technology Push
Bali Meeting Outcomes
Understanding Chinese Leadership
RFF Seminar: Climate Change Scenarios for Technology Implementation
Anne Smith on Climate Policy and Business Decisions
IEA Assessment of US Energy Policy - Slides
IEA Assessment of US Energy Policy - Report
RFF Testimony on Cap, Auction, and Trade Policy
Analysis of the Asia Pacific Partnership
Pennsylvania DER Secretary on Climate Change
Forecast of CO2 Emissions Growth in China
Japan: Proposal for a Post-Kyoto Framework
Japan: Sectoral Approaches as a Post-Kyoto Framework
Nippon Keidanren: Toward a Post-2012 Climate Policy Framework
Does the IPCC Underestimate the Size of the Technology Challenge?
Snapshot of Japan's View of the Kyoto/Post-Kyoto Process
Asian Perspectives on Climate Policy Post-2012
RFF: Climate Change Policy by Executive Agreement
Joint Statement of the G8 Tokyo Business Summit
EDF Analysis of Climate Change Costs
An Examination of Why Models of the Impacts of Climate Change Legislation Differ
CRS: Food Price Inflation - Causes and Impacts
Japan: Sectoral Approaches PowerPoint Presentation Discussion
CEPS: Climate Change and Sectoral Approaches
American Academy of Arts and Sciences ARISE Report
RFF: Analysis of McKinsey & Company Report
GAO: Opinions on Carbon Pricing
Business and Industry Group Activities at UNFCCC COP Meetings
RFF: Federal Policies and Options for Addressing Climate Change
Toyako G8 Declaration on Environment and Climate Change
07.07.2008_Press Gaggle by Jim Connaughton
07.08.2008_Press Gaggle by Jim Connaughton and Dan Price
07.08.2008_What They're Saying
07.09.2008_Press Gaggle by Jim Connaughton and Dan Price
Declaration of Leaders Meeting of Major Economies on Energy Security and Climate Change
Fact Sheet The Major Economies Leaders Meeting
Energy Institute Open Letter on America's Energy Future

Energy

Links Posted in 2009:

NERC: Long Term Reliability Assessment
Cost of Power Disturbances
FERC: Demand Response and Smart Metering Policy
EIA: Annual Energy Outlook 2009 (Early Release)
DOE/EAC: Smart Grid Goal Recommendations
LBL: Electricy Decoupling
EPRI: Energy Efficiency and Demand Response
LBL: Residential Thermostat Trends
Emerging Technology Newsletters

Links Posted Prior to 2009:

The Climate Group re SMART 2020
Smart Grid Barriers
IBM: Plugging in the Consumer
EIA: Retrospective Evaluation of Its Projections
FERC: Demand Response Advanced Metering 2007 Staff Report
Natural Gas: Questionable predictions from the Energy Information Administration
Energy: Selected Facts and Numbers
Biofuels: Impact on Water Quality and Supply
More News about Biofuels Impacts
DOE Energy Information Administration: Official U.S. Government Energy Statistics
Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States - 2006
Renewable Energy Law in China
Virtual Renewable Energy Library
State Energy Profiles
Lee Raymond on Hard Truths about Energy
GCEP: Advanced Electricity Infrastructure
Summary of 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act
Country Energy Profiles
National Academies Energy Summit
CBO: 2008 Analysis of the Nuclear Power Industry
EIA: ANWR Oil Production Analysis