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Carbon policy dilemma, 3
Trading efficiency for inevitability |
David Roberts |
30 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This is the third in a series; see parts one and two. To briefly recap: Simplicity, efficiency, and political buy-in are important elements of climate policy, but if you want the first, you can only get one of the other two. Peter Barnes' cap-and-dividend proposal gets simplicity and political buy-in; Sean Casten's output-based standards get simplicity and efficiency. Which should we prefer? The answer depends in part on how you think about climate policy, ... |
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| Topics: cap-and-dividend, carbon tax, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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Carbon policy dilemma, 2
Two simple, effective, and diametrically opposed climate policy proposals |
David Roberts |
29 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| This is the second in a series; see part one. I said in my previous post that of the three goals of climate policy -- simplicity, political buy-in, and efficiency -- it is possible to get only two at once. You can get simplicity and buy-in. You can get simplicity and efficiency. But when you start trying to get buy-in and efficiency together, you lose simplicity (see: Lieberman-Warner). I'll describe two proposals, one of which focuses on buy-in and one on efficienc ... |
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| Topics: cap-and-dividend, carbon tax, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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CBO vs. ACSA = TKO
The Congressional Budget Office savages the Lieberman-Warner approach to climate change pol |
David Roberts |
05 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
| America's Climate Security Act, the Senate climate bill offered by Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and John Warner (R-Va.), offers enormous giveaways to the nation's biggest polluters, in the form of billions of dollars worth of free pollution permits, which won't be zeroed out until 2036. Last Thursday, while the bill was passing through subcommittee, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office was testifying to the House Budget Committee on "Approaches to Reducing ... |
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| Topics: carbon tax, carbon trading, climate, climate change mitigation, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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A carbon tax even Dingell haters can love
From Rep. John Larson |
David Roberts |
15 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Love the carbon tax but can't stand Dingell? Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) is your man. He just introduced a kick-ass carbon tax bill (PDF) to the House. From Greenwire ($ub req'd): Larson's legislation would set a $15 tax in its first year for every ton of carbon dioxide emissions from the oil, gas and coal industries, with the tax rising 10 percent annually while also keeping pace with inflation. Larson's office also released a memo (PDF) saying the tax would be 'e ... |
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| Topics: carbon tax, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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