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Report Finds Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Creates Jobs and Stimulates Economic Growth

By Nicholas Bianco on November 21, 2011
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A new report finds that the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has had a positive economic impact on the region.

Five Takeaways from the IPCC Report on Extreme Weather and Climate Change

By James Bradbury and Kelly Levin on November 18, 2011
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The world must brace for more extreme weather.

With Federal Climate Policy Stuck in Neutral, California Moves Ahead

By Kevin Kennedy on November 15, 2011
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While there has been little progress on national climate policy this year, California has quietly continued to make strides in implementing its comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction

Want Low-Cost Clean Energy? Bank on Innovation

By Letha Tawney on November 14, 2011
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In the United States, there is a heated debate about how much government should support renewable

An Extreme Summer Shows Why We Need to Get Real About Climate Change

By Kevin Kennedy on September 15, 2011
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A version of this piece originally appeared in a special energy section of The Hill.

California Cap-and-Trade: Taking the Time to Get the Details Right

By Kevin Kennedy on July 15, 2011
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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff is holding a workshop today on additional details that were recently announc

The “Social Cost of Carbon” and Climate Change Policy

By Ruth Greenspan Bell on July 13, 2011

Economist Frank Ackerman has called the “social cost of carbon” the most important number you never heard of. What is the social cost of carbon, where do the numbers come from, and why should policymakers take care when using them?

How to Design a Clean Energy Standard

By Kevin Kennedy on April 19, 2011

WRI’s response to the Bingaman-Murkowski White Paper on the design of a clean energy standard in the United States.

Myths and Facts about U.S. EPA Standards

By James Bradbury and Stephanie Hanson on April 19, 2011

WRI experts take closer look at some of the myths, inaccuracies, and misinformation surrounding Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gases.

Bills That Would Limit the U.S. EPA's Clean Air Act Authorities

By James Bradbury on April 19, 2011

While the Senate recently defeated four bills or amendments that would restrict EPA’s authority, it r

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