Tagged with CAFE 
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Cap-and-Trade versus the Alternatives for U.S. Climate Policy 1
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A WALK THROUGH THE WEEK'S CLIMATE NEWS
The Climate Post: Congress Returns, Teen Saves World 0
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago
This week brings complications for Copenhagen as Congress continues to drag its feet on a climate bill, while Japan's new prime minister calls for aggressive targets for emissions cuts. Van Jones resigns and the ice keeps melting.
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Obama’s new CAFE standards keep the pressure on Congress to act 1
Posted 6 months ago
Obama's fuel efficiency standards are only the first of many CO2 regulations to come. Each one will increase pressure on legislators.
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CAFE serves up tasty emission cuts
Critique of auto standards misses how they save consumers money compared to gas taxes 1
Posted 6 months, 1 week agoRobert Stavins thinks an increased gasoline tax or cap-and-trade would make Obama's tougher auto efficiency standards redundant. This offers an excellent illustration of how even economists who are not market fundamentalists can miss the way well-designed regulation improves economic efficiency.
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The new auto fuel-efficiency standards — going beyond the headlines 0
Posted 6 months, 1 week agoThe new federal fuel-economy standards proposed by the Obama administration can be one small step along the path to meaningful reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions. But it’s also true that the new standards are greatly inferior to other possible approaches.
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The CAFE is closed
Fuel economy in context 13
Posted 6 months, 1 week ago
Fuel economy standards are among the least precise tools for addressing climate change.
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