Quick References for Federal Climate Policy
Cap and Trade Topics
System Design
- Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Timetables
- Scope of a Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program
- Coverage of Natural Gas Emissions & Flows Under a GHG Cap-and-Trade Program
Allocation
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Allowance Allocation
- Briefing: Allowance Value

- Briefing: How to Use Allowance Value in a Cap-and-Trade System

Cost-containment and Offsets
- Containing the Costs of Climate Policy
- Greenhouse Gas Offsets in a Domestic Cap-and-Trade Program
- White Paper: Ensuring Offset Quality
- White Paper: Economic Costs of a Market-based Climate Policy
- Briefing: Agriculture and Climate Change
- Briefing: Domestic Offsets

- Briefing: International Offsets

Carbon Market Oversight
Competitiveness/International
- The Competitiveness Impacts of Climate Change Mitigation Policies
- Climate Policy Memo: Addressing Competitiveness Issues in Climate Legislation
Adaptation
- Coping With Climate Change: The Role of Adaptation in the U.S.
- Adaptation to Climate Change: International Policy Options
- Adapting to Climate Change: A Business Approach
- Corporate Strategies That Address Climate Change
- Regional Impacts of Climate Change: Four Case Studies in the U.S.
- Adaptation 101 - A brief on U.S. climate adaptation efforts (pdf)
- Adaptation Planning: What U.S. States and Localities are Doing
State-Federal Interaction
- White Paper: State-Level Economic Impacts of a National Climate Change Policy
- Toward a Constructive Dialogue on Federal and State Roles in U.S. Climate Change Policy
Complementary Policies
Technology Policies
- Technology Policies to Address Climate Change
- Induced Technological Change and Climate Policy
- Capturing the Emerging Market for Climate-Friendly Technologies: Opportunities for Ohio
Transportation
- Policies to Reduce Emissions from the Transportation Sector
- Biofuels for Transportation: A Climate Perspective
Agriculture and Forestry
- Agriculture's Role in Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
- Agricultural and Forestlands: U.S. Carbon Policy
- The Cost of U.S. Forest-based Carbon Sequestration
Coal and Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS)
- Addressing Emissions From Coal Use in Power Generation
- Development of a Policy Framework for CO2 Carbon Capture and Storage in the States
- Coal Initiative Series: A Program to Accelerate the Deployment of CO2 Capture and Storage
- Coal Initiative Series: A Trust Fund Approach to Accelerating Deployment of CCS: Options and Considerations
- Coal Initiative Series: State Policy Options to Advance CCS
- Coal Initiative Series: A Resource and Technology Assessment of Coal Utilization in India
- The Role of Coal Gasification in Ohio’s Economy and Energy Future
- The Role of CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery in Ohio's Economy and Energy Future
- Coal and Climate Change Facts
- Coal Initiative Series: Positioning the Indian Coal-Power Sector for Carbon Mitigation: Key Policy Options
Tax Policies
International Negotiations
- Legal Form of a New Climate Agreement: Avenues and Options
- Measurement, Reporting, and Verification in a Post-2012 Climate Agreement
- A Roadmap for U.S.-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change
- Policy-Based Commitments in a Post-2012 Climate Framework
- International Sectoral Agreements in a Post-2012 Climate Framework
- Towards an Integrated Multi-Track Climate Framework
- International Efforts Beyond 2012 - Report of the Climate Dialogue at Pocantico
Lessons Learned
Economic Modeling
EU-ETS
Cap v. Tax
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