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June 11, 2009 E-newsletter

 
 
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Climate TechBook
U.S. Federal
100x100-CongressionalACES Act
On May 21, 2009, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee approved landmark climate and energy legislation. The American Clean Energy and Security Act calls for an economy-wide greenhouse gas cap-and-trade system and key complementary measures.  The full House is expected to vote on the bill this summer.
 
Congressional Testimony
Elliot Diringer testified on international aspects of the ACES Act before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.   

Policy Tutorials 
Watch congressional briefings on international offsets and carbon market design and oversight.  Learn more about cap and trade and complementary policies with our quick policy guide.
Science
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Explaining Black Carbon
A new fact sheet describes the importance of black carbon in warming temperatures, melting ice, and impacting public health.
 

More Science analysis

Markets & Business100x100-Buildings

RECs v. Offsets
A new brief by the Offset Quality Initiative explains how and why renewable energy certificates differ from GHG offsets.  
 
Climate for Change
An article in Eco-structure explores current political and business attitudes toward climate policy and the importance of acting now.
International 100by100 Earth

EU Resources
A compilation of resources illustrates the EU's greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts.

Competitiveness Report
A new Pew Center report finds energy-intensive manufacturers are likely to face only modest competitiveness impacts under a U.S. greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program.  Pew Center experts discussed the report in a teleconference on May 6, 2009.

State News
States MapMidwestern Accord
On June 8, 2009, members of the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord released their Advisory Group's draft final recommendations for a regional cap-and-trade program. The program would cap emissions for six U.S. states and the Canadian province of Manitoba. Read Pew's statement.    
 
New Fuel Standards
On May 19, 2009 President Obama announced new federal fuel economy standards.  By 2016, the federal standard will achieve the same fuel economy improvement as the California standard for vehicle GHG emissions would have if it were applied nationwide - 35.5mpg.  
Pew Perspectives
100x100 NewsStraight Talk on Climate Costs
Eileen Claussen offers a frank assessment of climate policy's costs and benefits in an E&E TV interview.

Why cap and trade?
Environmental integrity and cost-effectiveness are two critical advantages that make cap and trade the right policy mechanism, argues Eileen Claussen in Yale Environment 360. 

More of Pew in the media
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