Posted by Laurie Johnson in Solving Global Warming
In testimony before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee yesterday, director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Douglas W. Elmendorf, testified that climate change legislation passed by the House last June (the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES),...continued→
Posted by Laurie Johnson in Solving Global Warming
Bjorn Lomborg, a long time climate skeptic, published an article yesterday in the Washington Post, asserting that reducing carbon emissions would cost the world 40 times more than any benefits we could expect to get. He claims his argument is...continued→
Posted by Laurie Johnson in Solving Global Warming
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released an analysis on Sept 17. that confirms a modest short-term cost for comprehensive clean energy legislation - around $160 per household per year - or roughly 43 cents per household per day by 2020....continued→
Posted by Laurie Johnson in Solving Global Warming
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) are at it again, this time running full throttle scare ads across the country (click here for an example) against the American Clean Energy and Security...continued→
Posted by Laurie Johnson in Solving Global Warming
Today the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) released a "new" economic analysis claiming disastrous economic impacts of climate protection legislation. It's a story they've repeated over and over, against virtually every piece...continued→
Posted by Laurie Johnson in Solving Global Warming
This blog is structured from: http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ljohnson/seven_questions_to_ask_of_any.html 1. Top Line Question: How much larger (than 2008) does this model predict GDP will be in 2030 under an emissions cap (do not accept "how much less GDP is relative to no policy"...continued→
Posted by Laurie Johnson in Solving Global Warming
This blog is a sequel to my "Seven Questions to Ask of Any Economic Model of Climate Legislation" blog. Stay tuned as more studies come out... 1. Top Line Question: How much larger (than 2008) does this model predict GDP...continued→
Posted by Laurie Johnson in Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
Despite growing momentum by the new administration and Congress to take bold action that will bring us into a new clean energy future, opponents of comprehensive energy and climate legislation repeatedly predict rising costs, citing studies that appear to provide...continued→
Posted by Laurie Johnson in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
Today EPA released an analysis of what the economy might look like if the proposed Waxman Markey bill were enacted. This legislation would finally put a cap on dangerous global warming pollution, driving investments that will create millions of clean...continued→
