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Opinion Pieces on Energy/Carbon Policy
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Will the Senate Bill Help with Copenhagen?
October 1, 2009, for the National Journal
So China will reduce emission intensity by a “notable margin” by 2020. That’s progress? No that’s what George Bush promised and delivered. It happens automatically. From 1990 to 2000 China cut intensity 50% with no policy at all, but its emissions have ... more >>
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Uncle Sam is on the wrong track, but for global, not domestic, reasons.
September 21, 2009, for the National Journal
Standard setting gives the advantage to the technical experts of car companies. And they have tied knots in the standards for 35 years. That problem has a simple fix, but let’s ignore it. Perhaps this time, tighter standards will survive the experts. If they do, there’s some often-overlooked good news. But we’re still missing a huge opportunity. ... more >>
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Carbon Capture and Storage: It's Already Here
August 3, 2009, for the National Journal
We’ve been pumping CO2 underground for 36 years. We’ve been capturing it from coal at full scale since 2000. We pipe it through 3,600 miles of pipe into 100 different storage areas. No one has been injured by the CO2 that we’ve been storing. And all of this happens at a profit – and without subsidies. There are two problems with carbon capture and storage (CCS). Misinformation and cost. ... more >>
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Collar the Cap to Strengthen the Final Bill
August 3, 2009, for the National Journal (not yet posted)
In “Safety Valves Are Very Dangerous,” EDF tells us “The safety valve [a price ceiling] uses price controls to ‘bust the cap’.” This argument attacks a straw man. The real policy to argue with is a collar. Its ceiling weakens the cap, but its floor adds strength, so together they need not “bust the cap” at all. ... more >>
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China & Climate: Where Are We Going
July 28, 2009, op-ed in National Journal
US climate negotiator Todd Stern has now concluded “We're not talking a national cap for China. We're talking a national cap for industrialized countries. ... more >>
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A Carbon Protection Racket
July 27, 2009, op-ed in Christian Science Monitor
India has offered to cap its greenhouse-gas emissions – but only at a level ten times higher than its own emission rate. China will not accept a cap at all, and at the Major Economies Forum on July 9, China and India even blocked ... more >>
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China and India have nixed caps. Without these caps, Kyoto fails. What can be done?
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