President Bush is widely expected to announce new initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the State of the Union address in January; whether or not that happens, the new Democratic majority in Congress is certain to make climate policy a priority, and federal action on climate change in the...

President Bush is widely expected to announce new initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the State of the Union address in January; whether or not that happens, the new Democratic majority in Congress is certain to make climate policy a priority, and federal action on climate change in the...

Press release/summary for the book Strategic Options for Bush Administration Climate Policy by Lee Lane.

What new climate change policies should the federal government adopt?The authorexplores options that policymakers might consider, as well as the costs and benefits of current policies.

On September 27, 2006, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB 32, an act that would cap California’s greenhouse gas emissions at 1990 levels by 2020. This is the first law in the country establishing a mandatory cap on statewide greenhouse gas emissions. The California law requires aggressive emissions cuts, but...

AEI scholars' recent research on climate change and its policy effects.

As the House plans to vote on the legislation, AEI energy and environmental scholars find many problematic elements within the proposed bill, and all note that this legislation consists, at its core, of a cap and trade program for greenhouse gases.