Climate Change News feed http://www.cbpp.org/research/?fa=topic&id=26 en-us Copyright 2009 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. All rights reserved. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The nuances of climate change legislation, and how the Senate and House bills will protect low-income families, are discussed by the Center’s Chief Economist, Chad Stone. Duration: 3:38 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/LNVaO6N48So/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2979 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:02:32 -0500 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2979 The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S.1733) introduced by Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) represents a notable achievement, as it continues to move Congress forward toward taking needed action to address global climate change. The Kerry-Boxer bill, like the Waxman-Markey bill that the House approved in June, makes the protection of low-income households a basic goal. Unfortunately, the bill in the Senate currently falls short of providing … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/XtCA14-IEOA/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2971 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:59:01 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2971 The Center’s Chief Economist, Chad Stone, testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on how low-income households will be affected by climate change policy. Duration: 7:24 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/sTJ5DTS-4AI/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2960 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:25:22 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2960 Chairman Bingaman, Ranking Member Murkowski, and other members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on this important topic. The focus of my testimony will be on how low-income households will be affected by climate change policy and the allocation of greenhouse gas emissions allowances. The essential points of my testimony can be summarized as follows: Low-income households bear a disproportionate burden of the costs associated with effective … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/7bPdpPRg_2E/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2958 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:57:34 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2958 Recent developments in climate change legislation are discussed by Chief Economist, Chad Stone. Duration: 3:32 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/WooK36_ulHg/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2955 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:53:59 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2955 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/vxM7IXgqbtE/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2915 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2915 The House-passed climate legislation (H.R. 2454), which would place a cap on emissions of greenhouse gases to combat global warming, includes very important consumer relief provisions to help ensure that the legislation does not increase hardship by making poor families poorer or pushing more people into poverty.Under the House bill, 15 percent of the allowance value is dedicated to protecting low-income Americans from increased costs they will face for energy and energy-intensive goods … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/QhgSbqGPjWM/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2892 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2892 In a July 6 letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) called for an even larger allocation of free allowances to the electricity sector than the substantial share it would receive under the House climate bill, as well as a more protracted phase-out of these allowances.In advancing these requests, the EEI letter makes a number of dubious claims. The Senate should look skeptically at these claims as it drafts climate legislation and should resist … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/V8hJwaHPZ0Q/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2891 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2891 Chief Economist Chad Stone discusses how the Senate can improve consumer relief in climate change legislation by scaling back corporate windfall profits. Duration: 4:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/7S474BqT2es/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2881 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2881 Executive Summary The House’s June 26 passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act represents a milestone in climate policy, moving the nation closer to enacting legislation that combats global warming while mitigating the burden of higher energy costs on the most vulnerable households. The Senate can improve on this legislation, however, by redressing the imbalance that remains between provisions in the bill that largely favor businesses and their high-income … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/rXflo06aBgA/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2871 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2871 Chief Economist Chad Stone discusses how climate change legislation protects consumers from increased energy costs. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/3LB6gn006C8/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2864 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2864 On June 26, 2009, the House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454). The legislation, which would place a cap on emissions of greenhouse gases to combat global warming, includes important provisions to help ensure that the legislation does not increase hardship by making poor families poorer or pushing more people into poverty. The Need for Low-Income Consumer Assistance Restricting activities that produce greenhouse gas … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/o6NPgpiyLnA/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2865 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2865 On June 26, 2009, the House of Representatives approved the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454). This legislation, which would place a cap on emissions of greenhouse gases to combat global warming, includes important provisions to ensure it does not make large numbers of low-income families worse off. These provisions would fully offset the loss of purchasing power that low-income households as a group would face. [1] These provisions are important and … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/0B9D4TBfskY/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2866 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2866 The federal government spends more than $3 billion per year on utility costs in public housing and privately owned subsidized housing. Investments that increase energy efficiency in subsidized developments can lower those expenditures and generate long-term federal savings that would offset much of the up-front cost. Those same investments would also cut greenhouse gas emissions significantly and benefit the vulnerable families, senior citizens, and people with … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/yb3Kj8soYtU/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2862 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2862 The costs of fighting greenhouse gas pollution are modest and manageable, according to analyses of climate change legislation coming to the House floor that both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Congressional Budget Office have issued in recent days. These analyses decisively refute opponents' claims that fighting greenhouse gas pollution would cost the average American household several thousand dollars a year. EPA estimates that the annual costs of achieving the … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/Efhl8BzT45E/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2848 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2848 On May 19, 2009, the House Energy and Commerce Committee began consideration of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454), introduced by Reps. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Ed Markey (D-MA). The legislation, which would place a cap on emissions of greenhouse gases to combat global warming, includes important provisions to ensure that the legislation does not increase hardship by making poor families poorer … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/4jwHhGvIkZ0/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2822 Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2822 The Climate Equity Alliance is a broad convening of organizations working to ensure that climate policy effectively addresses the needs of low- and moderate-income families, workers, and communities. The following organizations – from the research, advocacy, faith-based, labor, and civil rights communities – have endorsed the six guiding principles of the Climate Equity Alliance. To learn more about the Climate Equity Alliance, contact Pauli Ojea at pauli@greenforall.org. For … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/s4DA3jQ_42g/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2801 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2801 Policymakers who are sensitive to the impact on consumers of higher energy prices stemming from climate-change policies should be wary of approaches to consumer relief that keep utility bills artificially low. A more straightforward — and effective — way to provide consumer relief is to refund money directly to consumers through an energy refund (or rebate), financed with some of the proceeds from auctioning … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/FZHa8N3AKQ0/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2800 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2800 Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. The main message of my testimony is that climate change legislation can fight global warming effectively while protecting consumers if it is designed appropriately. Fighting global warming requires policies that significantly restrict greenhouse gas emissions, and an emission cap can serve this purpose. Under a cap, the price of fossil-fuel energy products — from home … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/5mo0bkNkwH4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2797 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2797 Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. The main message of my testimony is that climate change legislation can fight global warming effectively while protecting consumers if it is designed appropriately. Fighting global warming requires policies that significantly restrict greenhouse gas emissions, and an emission cap can serve this purpose. Under a cap, the price of fossil-fuel energy products — from home … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/5mo0bkNkwH4/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2797 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2797 Policies that restrict greenhouse-gas emissions will significantly raise the price of fossil-fuel energy products. That’s necessary to encourage energy efficiency and greater use of clean energy sources, but it will pose challenges for low- and moderate-income households. Even a modest 15 percent reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions would cost the poorest fifth of Americans an average of about $750 a year … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/zVWhQOx1MPU/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=446 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=446 Policies that restrict greenhouse-gas emissions will significantly raise the price of fossil-fuel energy products. That’s necessary to encourage energy efficiency and greater use of clean energy sources, but it will pose challenges for low- and moderate-income households. Even a modest 15 percent reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions would cost the poorest fifth of Americans an average of about $750 a … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/mq19K3ZZ310/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2796 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2796 This report outlines the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ proposal to create a “climate rebate” for low- and middle-income consumers that offsets the impact of higher energy-related prices resulting from climate change policies. It also explains how this rebate could be delivered efficiently through the tax system and existing benefit systems. Introduction The Administration and Congress can design climate change policies to offset the impact of higher … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/hEOPuCdV2F8/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2790 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2790 The Center on Budget is a member of the new Climate Equity Alliance, a broad convening of organizations working to ensure that climate policy effectively addresses the needs of low- and moderate-income families, workers, and communities. This audio presentation, which includes remarks from the Center's Executive Director Robert Greenstein, introduces the Climate Equity Alliance and presents the principles drawing these groups together, with particular attention to how policymakers should … http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/UR2MFBy_KWc/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2763 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2763 This audio presentation introduces the Climate Equity Alliance and presents the principles drawing these groups together, with particular attention to how policymakers should move forward following the draft legislation just put forward by Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Edward Markey (D-MA). http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CBPP-ClimateChange/~3/UR2MFBy_KWc/ http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2763 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2763