New Congressional Policy Brief Series
As President-elect Obama and a new Congress prepare to assume office in January, expectations for climate and energy legislation in the U.S. are arguably the highest in recent memory. And within the confines of the current economic climate, careful crafting of these policies has never been more important.
To advance this effort and inform the climate change debate in Washington, the Pew Center has released a Congressional Policy Brief Series that addresses key cap-and-trade design elements, such as Cost Containment, Offsets, Allocation and the associated trade-offs, as well as critical complementary policies, including Coal Use and Transportation.