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New from PPI | July 15, 2009
PPI Policy Paper: "The Sun Won't Set on Solar"
The Hill recently ran a shortened version of this paper as an op-ed;
here is the full policy paper, by Los Angeles-based energy and environment writer Chris Warren.
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Policy Report | July 15, 2009
The Sun Won't Set on Solar
By Chris Warren
Not long ago, solar energy was the
fashionable choice for investors and
policymakers seeking the most viable
successor to carbon-based energy sources.
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New from PPI | May 22, 2009
In the House, Making History on Climate Policy
By Jan Mazurek
Hurdles await.
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Policy Report | April 22, 2009
Essential Lessons from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
By Derek K. Murrow and Peter Shattuck
A new paper from PPI highlights three vital lessons from one American program that has already used cap-and-trade to reduce climate-changing emissions.
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Memo to the New President | January 15, 2009
Establishing a Global Environmental Organization (GEO)
By Ed Gresser and Jan Mazurek
Now is your chance to reestablish America's
leadership as the founding nation of the
environmental movement. A new Global
Environmental Organization, featuring full
American support and participation, would
do exactly that.
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Front & Center | June 11, 2008
Senate Republicans Have Eyes Shut on Climate Security
By Jan Mazurek
The significance of the abortive cap-and-trade debate on the Senate floor was it revealed a GOP still in deep denial about the environmental, security, and economic need to put a price on carbon.
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Policy Report | May 29, 2008
Finding Common Ground on Cap and Trade
By Jan Mazurek
The world cannot afford continued American foot-dragging on the issue of climate change. Jan Mazurek's latest paper breaks down current (2008) Senate proposals into three fundamental principles of cap-and-trade, showing where common ground can be reached between the bills and proving that it is possible for Congress to move forward with realistic environmental legislation.
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Front & Center | November 20, 2007
Using Emission Fees to Curb Greenhouse Gases: A Primer
By Joe Aldy
In the spirit of encouraging an open debate and a greater understanding of all policy options, the cap-and-trade aficionados of PPI present the following summary of an emission fee policy.
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Event | September 19, 2007
Cap-And-Trade 101: Using Markets to Fight Climate Change
In this forum, PPI gathered business, environmental, and political leaders to examine various aspects of a cap-and-trade system.
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Front & Center | March 20, 2007
The Street Calls On Congress to Cap Carbon Now
By Jan Mazurek
President Bush continues to stubbornly resist mandatory measures to curb emissions of climate-changing greenhouse gases on the grounds that it would cost business too much. But it is increasingly clear that he is out of step with the interests he claims to be protecting.
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Policy Report | February 1, 2007
The Global Climate Change Marketplace
By David J. Hayes
Creating a domestic cap-and-trade system to reduce carbon emissions will greatly boost the American economy and help to fight global warming.
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Front & Center | July 17, 2006
The Wild, Wild(fire) West
By Amanda Lurie
Although wildfires are part of the natural cycle in the West, the number and duration of them appears to have jumped dramatically due to climate change, according to a new report published in the journal Science.
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Front & Center | May 10, 2006
Yes, Virginia, It's Definitely Getting Hot
By Jan Mazurek
A new federal report refutes a favorite argument of global warming skeptics. Still, the Bush administration favors more paralysis by analysis. But momentum may be building in the Senate for serious action to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
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Blueprint Magazine | February 9, 2006
A New Clean Air Strategy
By Jan Mazurek
Starting with a carbon cap in the power sector is the best path to a bipartisan deal on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Policy Report | December 5, 2005
A New Clean Air Strategy
By Jan Mazurek
With officials from around the world descending on Montreal for a new round of international climate change negotiations, the United States has once again taken a position on the sidelines. Nonetheless, on the home front, political momentum seems to be building for action to bring U.S. greenhouse gas emissions under control.
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Front & Center | September 12, 2005
States Act, Feds Falter on Climate Change
By Shamarukh Mohiuddin
In the absence of strong federal leadership on the issue of greenhouse gas emissions, a group of nine northeastern states have banded together to take action themselves.
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Front & Center | October 19, 2004
Schwarzenegger vs. Bush on Carbon Control
By Jan Mazurek
By refusing to take serious measures to stem global warming, the president has put himself on a collision course with the Hummer-driving Governator, who has placed himself in the vital political center on the twin issues of climate change and energy independence.
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Book | June 29, 2004
A Transaction Costs Perspective on Voluntary Agreements: The Case of the XL Program
By Magali Delmas and Janice Mazurek
A powerpoint slideshow summarizes a new book chapter by the authors, which can be found in Voluntary Agreements in Climate Policies. An Assessment, Andrea Baranzini and Philippe Thalmann (eds).
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Blueprint Magazine | November 20, 2003
Spurring the Carbon Market
By Sen. Tom Carper
The CCX program looks to be a winner for Chicago, businesses, farmers, and the environment. Other locales and financial centers would be wise to follow its example.
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Front & Center | January 7, 2003
Cap Carbon Dioxide Now: PPI's Hybrid Approach
By Jan Mazurek
A hybrid system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions economy wide represents a potentially viable compromise to systematically tackle what amounts to the most pressing environmental priority of the 21st century.
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