Quick References for Federal Climate Policy

Cap and Trade Topics

System Design

• Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Timetables
• Scope of a Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program
• Coverage of Natural Gas Emissions & Flows Under a GHG Cap-and-Trade Program

Allocation

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Allowance Allocation

Cost-containment and Offsets

• Containing the Costs of Climate Policy
• Greenhouse Gas Offsets in a Domestic Cap-and-Trade Program
• White Paper: Ensuring Offset Quality
• White Paper: Economic Costs of a Market-based Climate Policy
• Briefing: Domestic Offsets  
• Briefing: International Offsets 

Carbon Market Oversight

• Briefing: Carbon Market Design and Oversight 

Competitiveness/International

• The Competitiveness Impacts of Climate Change Mitigation Policies
• Addressing Competitiveness in U.S. Climate Change Policy

Adaptation

• Coping With Climate Change: The Role of Adaptation in the U.S.
• Adaptation to Climate Change: International Policy Options
• Adapting to Climate Change: A Business Approach
• Corporate Strategies That Address Climate Change
• Regional Impacts of Climate Change: Four Case Studies in the U.S.
• Adaptation 101 - A brief on U.S. climate adaptation efforts (pdf)
• Adaptation Planning: What U.S. States and Localities are Doing

State-Federal Interaction

• White Paper: State-Level Economic Impacts of a National Climate Change Policy
• Toward a Constructive Dialogue on Federal and State Roles in U.S. Climate Change Policy

Complementary Policies

Technology Policies

• Technology Policies to Address Climate Change
• Induced Technological Change and Climate Policy
• Capturing the Emerging Market for Climate-Friendly Technologies: Opportunities for Ohio

Transportation

• Policies to Reduce Emissions from the Transportation Sector
• Biofuels for Transportation: A Climate Perspective

Agriculture and Forestry

• Agriculture's Role in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
• Agricultural and Forestlands: U.S. Carbon Policy
• The Cost of U.S. Forest-based Carbon Sequestration

Coal and Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS)

• Addressing Emissions From Coal Use in Power Generation
• Development of a Policy Framework for CO₂ Carbon Capture and Storage in the States
• Coal Initiative Series: A Program to Accelerate the Deployment of CO₂ Capture and Storage
• Coal Initiative Series: A Trust Fund Approach to Accelerating Deployment of CCS: Options and Considerations
• Coal Initiative Series: State Policy Options to Advance CCS
• Coal Initiative Series: A Resource and Technology Assessment of Coal Utilization in India
• The Role of Coal Gasification in Ohio’s Economy and Energy Future
• The Role of CO₂ Enhanced Oil Recovery in Ohio's Economy and Energy Future
• Coal and Climate Change Facts
• Coal Initiative Series: Positioning the Indian Coal-Power Sector for Carbon Mitigation: Key Policy Options

Tax Policies

• Tax Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

International Negotiations

• Legal Form of a New Climate Agreement: Avenues and Options
• Measurement, Reporting, and Verification in a Post-2012 Climate Agreement
• A Roadmap for U.S.-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change
• Policy-Based Commitments in a Post-2012 Climate Framework
• International Sectoral Agreements in a Post-2012 Climate Framework
• Towards an Integrated Multi-Track Climate Framework
• International Efforts Beyond 2012 - Report of the Climate Dialogue at Pocantico

Lessons Learned

Economic Modeling

• White Paper: Economic Models Provide Insights Not Numbers

EU-ETS

• The European Union's Emissions Trading System in Perspective
• EU-ETS Fact Sheet

Cap v. Tax

• Cap v. Tax Memo
• Cap and Trade 101

States

• Learning from State Action on Climate Change
• Designing A Cap-and-Trade Program for the Midwest
• Market Mechanisms for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions: Lessons for California