The Heritage Foundation Papers: Energy and Environment http://www.heritage.org/research/ The Heritage Foundation Papers: Energy and Environment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:10:04 EST The Heritage Foundation http://www.heritage.org/ui/icons/thflogo.gif http://www.heritage.org/ en-us heritage.org Copyright 2009 The Heritage Foundation Discounting and Climate Change Economics: Estimating the Cost of Cap and Trade Even using the EPA results shows that the cost of cap-and-trade legislation would be $2,872 per year in 2050. Those are some very expensive postage stamps. http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/wm2705.cfm The Heritage Foundation - David W. Kreutzer, Ph.D. Energy and Environment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:54:26 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/wm2705.cfm What Americans Need to Know About the Copenhagen Global Warming Conference In December, the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will meet in Copenhagen to work on a successor treaty to the Kyoto Protocol. U.S. negotiators should refuse to sign any climate change treaty that does not include meaningful participation by China, India, and other major developing nations or that would harm the U.S. economy or threaten U.S. sovereignty. http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/sr0071.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Ben Lieberman Energy and Environment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:43:54 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/sr0071.cfm The 'Kyoto II' Climate Change Treaty: Implications for American Sovereignty The Copenhagen conference's proposed "Kyoto II" successor agreement poses a clear threat to American sovereignty. http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/sr0072.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Steven Groves Energy and Environment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:53:23 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/sr0072.cfm Copenhagen and Beyond: Is There a Successor to the Kyoto Protocol? As the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen approaches, the United States must determine the definition and limits of American leadership within the context of post-Kyoto international climate change negotiations. The United States must first establish the circumstances under which it would commit itself to making major changes to its domestic energy policy, and whether and to what extent it is surrendering its sovereignty in making international commitments to a post-Kyoto agreement. http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/tst111209a.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Steve Groves Energy and Environment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:33:17 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/tst111209a.cfm Copenhagen Climate Change Conference Could Threaten National Security According to Senator Boxer, passage of a cap-and-trade bill is a matter of national security. She is wrong. http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/sr0070.cfm The Heritage Foundation - James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. Energy and Environment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:04:29 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/sr0070.cfm Senate's Byrd-Hagel Resolution Should Guide Global Warming Discussion in Copenhagen The Administration should follow the Byrd-Hagel Resolution in Copenhagen and steer clear of any agreement that violates its provisions. http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/sr0069.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Ben Lieberman Energy and Environment Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:23:26 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/sr0069.cfm Boxer-Kerry Cap-and-Trade Bill's Nuclear Provision Won't Fuel a Nuclear Revival America needs a clean, safe, and sustainable energy source. Nuclear power could be part of the solution -- with the right set of free-market reforms. Congress, the nuclear industry, and many Americans agree that reform of U.S. nuclear policies is necessary, but cannot agree on what those reforms should look like. The nuclear provision in the Senate's new Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act is a nice nod to nuclear power, but leaves the waters muddied. http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/bg2335.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Jack Spencer and Nicolas D. Loris Energy and Environment Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:41:06 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/bg2335.cfm Ten Things about China and Climate Change With Copenhagen conference looming, the U.S. must be realistic about carbon emissions and China. http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/sr0068.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Derek Scissors, Ph.D. Energy and Environment Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:57:13 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/sr0068.cfm National Security: Not a Good Argument for Global Warming Legislation The Clean Energy Jobs and America Power Act (S. 1733) has engendered tremendous controversy. Concerns abound about the legislation's adverse economic consequences, and there is skepticism of its affects on world climate trends. I will focus my analysis and observations on the national security implications of attempting to address climate change through a framework established by national legislation. http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/tst102709a.cfm The Heritage Foundation - James Jay Carafano, Ph. D. Energy and Environment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:13:09 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/tst102709a.cfm Proposed Global Warming Bills and Regulations Will Do More Harm Than Good The Waxman-Markey and Kerry-Boxer bills, like the proposed regulations, are an expensive and ineffective response to the overstated threat of global warming. http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/wm2665.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Ben Lieberman Energy and Environment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:06:12 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/wm2665.cfm