Economics
After COP 15, What’s the Outlook for Business?
While the Copenhagen talks yielded a non-binding political agreement, some business sectors say a better outcome would have included a more ...
Climate Change Will Harm U.S. Economy, Economists Say
Almost all 144 top economists surveyed for a New York University School of Law report agree that climate change threatens the United States economy and that ...
Emissions Intensity Falling Globally
Emissions intensity, the amount of carbon generated from fossil fuel use per unit of gross domestic product (GDP), fell globally in all but two years between ...
Carbon Trading Could Trigger a ‘Sub-prime Style’ Economic Crash
Plans to expand carbon markets at UN climate talks this December could trigger a second 'sub-prime' style financial collapse and fail to protect the world ...
Canada Can Meet GHG Emissions Targets, While Growing Jobs, Economy
Canada can meet targets to reduce global warming pollution, while growing jobs and its economy, according to an economic modeling study commissioned by the ...
Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries Presents Financing Challenges
A new global deal on climate finance will significantly redistribute power, responsibility and accountability between traditional donor and recipient countries, according to a new study released ...
ARPA-E Deserves Support
In October 1957, at the height of Cold War passion, the U.S. scientific and military establishment watched as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit. ...
CBO Chief: Cap-and-Trade May Slightly Decrease GDP
Speaking before the Senate energy panel Oct. 14, the head of the Congressional Budget Office said that the cap-and-trade system included in the House ...
Investors Pressure GM, Boeing, Deere, Xerox to Quit U.S. Chamber
Trying to ramp up pressure on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its position on climate change, an investors group ...
Auction Recommended for California’s Allocation of Emission Allowances
Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions in the electricity sector under a cap-and-trade system in California poses significant policy questions about how to allocate tradable emission allowances, ...
EIA Projects 2009 Emissions Reduction of 29M Metric Tons
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects CO2 emissions from the commercial and residential sectors to be 29 million metric tons lower in 2009, or just over ...
Tariff on Solar Imports May be Challenged
A recent decision to impose tariffs on a type of Chinese solar panels could eventually extend to other such imports, raising the cost of ...
California Initiates Carbon Fee on Polluting Industries – Nation’s First
California has approved the nation's first carbon fee on polluting industries, as well as the country's most aggressive energy plan. In a whirlwind of new environmental ...
Deloitte Reports Tax Implications for U.S. GHG Regulations
Whether the U.S. chooses a cap-and-trade scheme as passed in the House's climate bill in June or adopts a carbon tax, there will be tax ...
CSR Investments Up Despite Economy
The economic recession has not put an end to corporate citizenship. Based on current economic conditions, 15 percent of companies are increasing their research and development ...
To Thwart Lack of Natural Resources, Go Full-circle in Supply Chain
By 2020, demand for natural resources will outstrip supply, resulting in higher and more volatile pricing in the consumer industry, according to a new research report. ...
Climate Change Risks Could Cost Nations nearly 20% of GDP
While one study shows that climate change risks could cost nations nearly 20 percent of their GDP by 2030, another one indicates that some countries including ...
Pepsi Goes For Green At Chinese Beverage Plant
PepsiCo has opened a plant in Chongqing, China which the company says is the first beverage plant ever built in China - and the first plant ...
House Narrowly Passes Climate Bill – Reaction Roundup
The House narrowly passed landmark climate change legislation (H.R. 2454) with a 219-212 vote, delivering a major victory for President Barack Obama and House Speaker ...
Panel Discusses The Climate Registry and Carbon Accounting
At a recent Greentech Media conference, panelists James Sullivan, vice president of Clear Standards, Elise Zoli, partner and chair of energy practice at Goodwin Procter, and Tyman Lodder, western regional director of The Climate Registry, ...
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