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Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is both hailed as a “silver bullet” for the coal industry, and reviled as a pipe dream. The reality is that the U.S. needs CCS, and a comprehensive policy framework for rapid development and deployment.

Like many other requirements of the Clean Air Act (the Act), the standards of performance under section 111 are designed and implemented through a federal-state partnership. EPA lists the categorie

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This is a summary of S.2191 Manager’s substitute amendment released on May 21, 2008. The substitute reflects a substantially revised version of S.2191. This summary is not exhaustive but does cover nearly all sections of the bill. It is divided into relevant cap and trade design element categories with references to appropriate sections.

Caps, Coverage and Compliance
Market Oversight and Structure
Cost Containment
Allowance Value Distribution
International Engagement and Competitiveness
State and Regional Programs
Complementary Policies
Appendix: Allowance Distribution Table

How can the U.S. maintain a competitive international playing field for carbon-intensive industries under U.S. global warming regulation?

WHAT: The World Resources Institute and the Peterson Institute for International Economics will hold a briefing to release Leveling the Carbon Playing Field, a timely book on the linkages between climate change and trade policy.

Note: the size of the bubbles indicates the total CO₂ emissions from the industry in 2002.

The Climate Registry, which uses accounting methodologies created by the World Resources Institute, will name WRI one of its founding reporters next month.

The Brazil Greenhouse Gas Protocol Program was launched today and its 12 founding corporate members have voluntarily agreed to report their global-warming emissions.

The Climate Registry has finalized its General Reporting Protocol, which provides a consistent framework for companies and organizations across North America to measure and publicly report their greenhouse gas emissions. To date, the Climate Registry has 126 reporting organizations, including WRI.

This report analyzes WRI’s material flow dataset by economic sector, identifies the environmental implications of national trends in materials use, and recommends several policy alternatives to the U.S. government for incorporating and using these accounts.

Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) policies have stimulated markets for renewable energy across the country, providing more opportunities for businesses to advance and support clean energy technologies. With growing interest in state and national RES policies, it is important to understand RES policy design, impacts, and opportunities.

Can Capturing Carbon Become a Reality?

Map of eGRID Subregions

Regulatory Pathway for Section 111

Per Capita CO2 Emissions, Current and Projected

Summary of S. 2191: Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 Manager's Substitute Amendment

Leveling the Carbon Playing Field

Capturing King Coal: Deploying Carbon Capture and Storage Systems in the U.S. at Scale

MEDIA ADVISORY: Lunch Panel to Discuss Climate and Trade Links

U.S. Industry Exposure to Climate Costs Based On Energy Intensity and Imports

WRI Joins North America’s Largest Greenhouse Gas Reporting Partnership

Leveling The Carbon Playing Field: International Competition and U.S. Climate Policy Design

Brazilian Companies Announce Global Warming Game Plan

The Climate Registry Releases Its General Reporting Protocol

Material Flows in the United States: A Physical Accounting of the U.S. Industrial Economy

Bottom Line on Renewable Electricity Standards

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