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- Study finds economic opportunities in Cantwell-Collins bill – Climate legislation from Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) would give industry a consistent, predictable price signal for releasing greenhouse gases while also creating new demand for construction jobs, according to a study by the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law. (Requires subscription.)
- CLEAR & The Economy – …place a price on carbon, auction 100% of the pollution permits, and refund most of the revenue back to consumers. This brief found that pricing carbon would spur investment and innovation in new energy technologies, giving a substantial boost to industries like manufacturing and construction—both hit hard in the recent…
- ‘Social cost’ of tailpipe and other CO2 emissions should be higher – Michael Livermore…with New York University, said the government’s social cost of carbon analysis is not perfect. He would like to see a higher price per ton, and more consideration given to potential catastrophic risk. (Requires subscription.)
- Livermore on the hidden costs of carbon – …put a price on carbon. Within this historic climate change regulation is a powerful new way of thinking about greenhouse gas emissions: as costs that will borne by society. Burning oil in cars imposes a steep price tag, from dirtier air now, to more expensive flood insurance in a decade,…
- Administration panel attaches price tags to carbon emissions (subscription required) – “For all regulations that have an impact on the climate, either good or bad, they’re going to use these numbers to value those effects,” said Michael Livermore, executive director of New York University’s Institute for Policy Integrity, a nonpartisan advocacy organization and think tank. The work group notes, however, that…
- Letter to Senior Government Officials on Social Cost of Carbon Presentation – Today, Policy Integrity, with five national environmental organizations offered to senior officials in the Obama Administration recommendations on how the social cost of carbon (SCC) should be presented in greenhouse gas regulations.
- Comments on proposed vehicle emission and fuel-economy standards – Policy Integrity submitted two sets of comments regarding the federal government’s proposed regulations to control the emissions and fuel economy standards of America’s fleet of light-duty vehicles (cars, SUV’s and pick-ups but not larger trucks).
- Economist survey on the costs of climate change – In response to widespread concern about the economic effects of climate change legislation, Policy Integrity conducted a survey to determine the views of top economists about the wisdom of pursuing greenhouse gas limits. Questionnaires were circulated to every economist who had published a climate change related article in a top-20…
- Waxman-Markey clean air, clean water, clean energy jobs bill creates $1.5 trillion in benefits – …American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) is “cost‐benefit justified under most reasonable assumptions about the likely ’social cost of carbon.’”
- Letter to the Administration re: monetary calculations for the social cost of carbon – In the summer of 2009, the Department of Energy released a regulation to update electricity efficiency standards for vending machines. Though the rule itself was somewhat routine, it contained information that could have major effects on environmental regulation in the future.