ACEEE has written a policy brief on the parameters that a federal EERS should take.
Would have called for a 20% electricity savings and 13% natural gas savings by 2030, with annual added savings rising to 1.75% for electricity and 1% for gas.
Assesses the strength of limited “climate clubs” among progressive nations, arguing that they can enhance political dialogue in multilateral negotiations.
Discusses venues for forwarding climate negotiations outside the Paris Agreement, including the International Maritime Organization, the International Civil Aviation Organization, the Montreal Protocol, and more.
Provides an overview of climate agreements and instruments, including a discussion of game theory implications, multilateral and bilateral agreements, regional cooperation, and more.
Contains a chapter on the environment that holds that a lack of full scientific evidence should not be a reason for not protecting the environment.
Incorporates provisions on environmental protection and sustainable development, including provisions addressing climate change mitigation.
Would have included a form of border carbon adjustment at Section 401 of Part IV of the bill.
Models the impacts of four different carbon border adjustment policy scenarios.
Arguing that border adjustments should be priced under the domestic carbon price in order to avoid shifting consumption of goods to unregulated markets.