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Offset Quality and the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

By Alexia Kelly on April 21, 2009

Update: The Waxman-Markey Discussion Draft was revised and renamed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which was passed by the U.S. House on Friday, June 26th. This summary is now out of date. Find the updated Q&A here and detailed summary here.

Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute, applauds House Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Energy and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Ed Markey (D-Mass.) for their global warming and energy draft bill released today.

The Climate Change Initiative of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) announced today three grants totaling more than $1.6 million. The grants will enable three organizations - the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University, Resources for the Future and the World Resources Institute - to conduct nonpartisan research on critical issues in the ongoing debate about cap-and-trade legislation and complementary federal policies.

In arguing against cap-and-trade policies, opponents often try to have their cake and eat it too, using contradictory logic and selective use of statistics to make their case.

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A sound understanding of the economics of offsets-in particular, of the potential supply of offsets under future policy scenarios and market conditions-is critically important for policymakers as they address major design decisions in crafting climate policy. This analysis will evaluate offset supply analyses completed to date, with a particular focus on identification of the assumptions and discrepancies of these efforts. This work will inform a subsequent, detailed analysis of domestic offset supply potential.

Here is why WRI supports the USCAP Blueprint, which provides a framework to shift the U.S. to a low carbon economy, and a more secure energy future.

This morning, a 31-member coalition of major corporations and environmental groups released its “Blueprint for Action.” USCAP members will also testify before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee and brief members of the Obama Transition Team.

This morning, a 31-member coalition of major corporations and environmental groups announces the release of its Blueprint for Action. USCAP members will also testify before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee and brief members of the Obama Transition Team. Here are some statements from one of the United States Climate Action Partnership’s leaders, World Resources Institute President Jonathan Lash, on the new detailed plan set forth today:

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