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Regulating Carbon Dioxide

Using authority derived from the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency's plan to regulate greenhouse gas emissions is unprecedented in scope. Originally a response to states that wanted to mandate stricter fuel-efficiency requirements, the plan reaches far beyond the automotive sector to touch every aspect of our economy.

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July 11, 2008
"A Glorious Mess": EPA Notice Would Have Dramatic Impact on U.S. Military
By Mackenzie Eaglen
(WebMemo #1988)
The EPA's proposed new rules could put more obligations on our already-burdened military.

 

July 11, 2008
EPA Should Not Ignore Congress on Global Warming Restrictions
By Ben Lieberman
(WebMemo #1987)
The proposed regulations in the ANPR would result a vast expansion of the EPA's power, giving it unprecedented regulatory oversight into all sectors of the ...

 

June 2, 2008
Nuclear Power Needed to Minimize Lieberman-Warner's Economic Impact
By Jack Spencer
(WebMemo #1944)
Anxiety over human-induced global warming is driving the debate over energy policy. The Lieberman–Warner climate change bill (S. 2191) is the political manifestation of this ...

 

June 2, 2008
The Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Act: A Solution Worse Than the Problem
By Ben Lieberman
(Backgrounder #2140)
America's Climate Security Act of 2007 requires significant emissions reductions before the technologies capable of achieving them affordably are available. The science points away from ...

 

May 30, 2008
Five Myths About the Lieberman-Warner Global Warming Legislation
By Ben Lieberman
(WebMemo #1940)
On June 2, the United States Senate will begin debate on America’s Climate Security Act (S. 2191), sponsored by Senators Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and John ...

 

May 22, 2008
Effect of the Lieberman-Warner Global Warming Legislation on States
By William W. Beach, Ben Lieberman, David W. Kreutzer, Ph.D., and Nicolas D. Loris
(WebMemo #1930)
Workers and families in the United States may be wondering how climate change legislation before Congress will affect their income, their jobs, and the cost ...

 

May 12, 2008
The Economic Costs of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Legislation
By William W. Beach, David W. Kreutzer, Ph.D., Ben Lieberman, and Nicolas D. Loris
(Center for Data Analysis Report #08-02)
The Lieberman-Warner climate change bill is, in many respects, an unprecedented proposal. Its limits on CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions would impose significant costs ...

 

May 2, 2008
Ethanol and Other Biofuels: A Global Warming Solution Worse Than the Problem
By Ben Lieberman
(WebMemo #1912)
There are risks to global warming policy as well as risks to global warming, and although the former could be costlier than the latter, they ...

 

April 18, 2008
Both Bad and Good in Bush's Climate Change Speech
By Ben Lieberman
(WebMemo #1897)
President George W. Bush, in a speech delivered at the White House on Wednesday, April 16, suggested that he will support federal limits on greenhouse ...

 

April 18, 2008
Nuclear Power Critical to Meeting President's Greenhouse Gas Objectives
By Jack Spencer
(WebMemo #1898)
On April 16, President George W. Bush established a national goal to stop the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. His plan would first ...

 

March 28, 2008
The EPA's Prudent Response to Massachusetts v. EPA
By Ben Lieberman
(WebMemo #1870)
The EPA has taken the best course of action on the question of regulating carbon dioxide emissions.

 

February 26, 2008
EPA Should Not Increase the Ozone Regulation Burden
By Nick Loris and Ben Lieberman
(WebMemo #1827)
The EPA's proposal would hurt the economy and offers only marginal health benefits at best.

 

February 21, 2008
EPA Should Avoid Regulating Carbon Dioxide Emissions
By Ben Lieberman
(WebMemo #1822)
An "endangerment finding" would spark many measures with the potential to harm the U.S. economy and intrude on citizens' daily activities.

 

February 6, 2008
The EU's Climate Change Package: Not a Model to Be Copied
By Sally McNamara and Ben Lieberman
(WebMemo #1800)
The United States should follow a pro-market approach that avoids mandatory targets and focuses on technological development.

 

December 21, 2007
The U.S. Must Be Resolute to Avoid Harmful Consequences of the Bali Global Warming Conference
By Brett D. Schaefer and Ben Lieberman
(WebMemo #1759)
The U.S. should remain adamant in its opposition to binding emissions caps and insist that any agreement be flexible and focus on solutions that do ...

 

December 6, 2007
Energy Bill Must Not Exclude Nuclear from CO2 Fix
By Jack Spencer
(WebMemo #1724)
Legislation that aims to reduce carbon emissions should set the target and allow the market to determine the best way forward.

 

December 6, 2007
Beware of Cap and Trade Climate Bills
By Ben Lieberman
(WebMemo #1723)
S. 2191 would likely increase energy costs and do considerably more economic harm than environmental good.

 

October 30, 2007
Emissions Mandates Would Undermine National Security
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., and Oliver Horn
(WebMemo #1683)
The Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007 offers an unnecessary and dangerous strategy for reducing the military’s energy demands.

 

October 11, 2007
Global Climate-Change Bills Before Congress
By Ben Lieberman and William W. Beach
(Backgrounder #2075)
Climate legislation can take two forms: expanding existing measures that mandate alternative energy sources or reduce energy consumption and imposing cap-and-trade restrictions on emissions from ...

 

September 24, 2007
The Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change: A Badly Needed Alternative to the Kyoto Protocol
By Ben Lieberman and Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1636)
Focusing on voluntary reductions and technological innovation is a more promising strategy to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

 

March 26, 2007
$6.00 Per Gallon Gas: Not High Enough To Fight Global Warming?
By Ben Lieberman
(WebMemo #1408)
Those who support legislative efforts like increased gas taxes to combat global warming should come clean to the American people about their proposals' likely impacts ...

 

March 21, 2007
Frequently Asked Questions About Global Warming
By Ben Lieberman
(WebMemo #1403)
Is the release of carbon dioxide a significant factor relative to natural temperature variability, what are likely consequences of warming, and what should be done ...

 

February 7, 2007
Don't Rush To Judgment on U.N.'s IPCC Global Warming Summary
By Ben Lieberman
(WebMemo #1351)
Caution is warranted in drawing policy conclusions based on this summary, as the full scientific debate over the IPCC report has not begun.

 

 
 
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