Comments on: The Policy Buffet (Part 1): Making Sense of the Senate’s Climate and Energy Proposals

By: The Policy Buffet (Part 5): How the Oil Spill Killed the Climate Bill (and Why the Economy Didn’t Help, Either) – Climate Matters - State of the Planet

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:03:03 +0000

[...] come and gone. Just two months ago, it seemed as though the bill stood a fighting chance, given the buffet of options available to policymakers. Then we watched as partisanship, infighting and smear campaigns [...]

By: The Policy Buffet (Part 3): As Kerry-Lieberman Fades, a Fresh Start for Cap-and-Trade? – Climate Matters - State of the Planet

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:09:51 +0000

[...] This is the third post in a series that covers the Senates current energy and climate proposals. The introductory post can be found here. [...]

By: The Policy Buffet (Part 2): Understanding the American Power Act - Climate Matters @ Columbia

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:17:55 +0000

[...] This is the second post in a series that covers the Senate’s current energy and climate proposals. The introductory post can be found here. [...]

By: Climate News Roundup — Week of 6/14 - Climate Matters @ Columbia

Climate News Roundup — Week of 6/14 - Climate Matters @ Columbia — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:56:45 +0000

[...] The American Power Act – the energy and climate bill co-sponsored by Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) – has been evaluated by the EPA as costing the average American household roughly $146 per year. The bill aims to reduce carbon emissions by 80% in 2050 in part by affixing a cost to carbon of about $17 per metric ton in 2013, to $24 per ton in 2020. The higher cost of energy would presumably be passed on to the consumer, which posits a significant political hurdle to the passage of the bill. Kerry and Lieberman – as well as the Obama administration – have been quick to point out, however, that $146 per year translates to roughly 40 cents per day – less than the cost of a first-class postage stamp. In Lieberman’s own words, “Is the American household willing to pay less than $1 so we don’t have to buy oil from foreign countries, so we can create millions of new jobs, so we can clean up our environment? I think the answer is going to be yes.” For an explanation of the various bills under discussion, you can click through to our upcoming series on the policy buffet. [...]