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

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

WRI’s Southern Forests for the Future project seeks to raise awareness of the threats facing the forests of the southern United States and lay the foundation for increasing the acreage that is conserved or managed in a sustainable manner.

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.

Some economic projections say that greenhouse gas limits will cause economic pain, while others predict economic gain. Why the big difference? It depends on the assumptions you choose–and now you can choose your own.

To begin the process of reducing U.S.

The U.S. Congress is debating national legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For a program like cap-and-trade to work, it must rely on a robust national greenhouse gas registry. What is a registry and what should one look like?

This flow chart shows the sources and activities across the U.S. economy that produce greenhouse gas emissions. Energy use is by far responsible for the majority of greenhouse gases.

Measurement is critical to effective greenhouse gas (GHG) management. As the United States moves toward a low-carbon economy, companies find it imperative that they keep track of their GHG emissions. This fact sheet answers key questions about corporate GHG inventories and how they relate to other GHG measurement initiatives.

By mid-2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must develop a national greenhouse gas (GHG) registry. This is not part of ongoing climate policy discussions, it is already law. This fact sheet answers the questions many are asking about GHG registries and the role of a mandatory GHG reporting program in the United States.

The following provides quick definitions for terms often used in climate policy debates. It is an introduction to the key climate change concepts and issues, which is explained further in subsequent issues in WRI’s “Bottom Line” series on climate and energy policy.

This policy brief looks at the rationales for a national greenhouse gas registry in the United States, draws comparisons to other reporting programs and proposals, and makes recommendations on key design questions.

Remarks by Jonathan Lash on December 18, 2007 at the National Press Club Briefing for Journalists

Per Capita CO2 Emissions, Current and Projected

Leveling the Carbon Playing Field

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

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

Southern Forests for the Future

Bottom Line on Renewable Electricity Standards

Predicting the Costs of Climate: Who Is Right?

US-CAP Recommendations

Creating a U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registry

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Flow Chart

Bottom Line on Corporate GHG Inventories

Bottom Line on GHG Emissions Registries

Bottom Line on Climate Policy Terminology

Designing a U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registry

Environmental Stories to Watch in 2008

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