Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Baucus: ‘Creeping’ interest in carbon tax

06/17/2013 by James Handley

Baucus: ‘Creeping’ Interest in Carbon Tax, But Camp Says No. (The Hill, blog)


What to Make of a Warming Plateau

06/10/2013 by Charles Komanoff

What to Make of a Plateau in Global Warming? (NYT)

Filed under News,Science

Administration Raises Estimate of “Social Cost of Carbon”

06/10/2013 by James Handley

Administration Raises Estimate of “Social Cost of Carbon” (Brad Plumer, WaPo)

Filed under News,Prices Matter,Science

Is There an Energy Efficiency Gap?

06/10/2013 by Charles Komanoff

Study: Energy Efficiency “Gap” Is Overrated (M.I.T. CEEPR)

Filed under News

Carbon dioxide emissions rose 1.4 percent in 2012, IEA report says

06/10/2013 by James Handley

IEA Report: World CO2 Emissions Rose 1.4% in 2012 (WaPo)

Filed under International,News,Science

Congress hates carbon pricing. The rest of the world doesn’t.

06/8/2013 by James Handley

Congress hates carbon pricing. The rest of the world doesn’t. (Brad Plumer, WaPo Wonkblog)

Filed under Carbon Tax,News

Right-Wingers target carbon tax in online advertising campaign

06/6/2013 by Charles Komanoff

Koch Bros. On-Line Adverts Target Carbon Tax (Guardian)


B.C.’s carbon tax is driving down emissions

06/5/2013 by James Handley

B.C.’s carbon tax is driving down emissions (Vancouver Sun)


B.C.’s carbon tax freeze may thaw if other jurisdictions adopt

06/4/2013 by James Handley

British Columbia Will Keep Raising CO2 Tax If Neighbors Do (Toronto Metro)


Science-Supporting Senator Dies

06/4/2013 by James Handley

Sen. Lautenberg Challenged Science-Deniers in Tobacco, Booze, Gun, Chemical, Fossil Fuel Industries (The Scientist)

Filed under News,Science