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A Climate-friendly Gas Tax Swap?
With the long term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund still in doubt, this note explores the impact of replacing the current federal gasoline tax with an economy-wide tax on carbon dioxide emissions.
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Pathways to Build Back Better: Maximizing Clean Energy Tax Credits
Continuing to drive clean energy deployment via the US tax code is a key aspect of many ongoing policy discussions. We've identified five key design elements that are critical to maximizing the decarbonization impact of energy tax credits.
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Pathways to Build Back Better: Investing in Transportation Decarbonization
As Washington considers different proposals for investing in transportation infrastructure, we assess the energy system and emissions impacts of potential new, long-term federal investments in on-road decarbonization.
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China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Exceeded the Developed World for the First Time in 2019
Using our newly updated global emissions data through 2019, we estimate that in 2019, for the first time since national greenhouse gas emissions have been measured, China’s annual emissions exceeded those of all developed countries combined.
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Raising Climate Ambition: How a 50-52% US NDC Compares with Other Advanced Economies
How would a potential 50% US NDC stack up with commitments announced by other advanced economies?
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Capturing the Moment: Carbon Capture in the American Jobs Plan
In this note, we unpack the carbon capture relevant components of the American Jobs Plan and, where possible, we quantify the potential impact on emissions and jobs.
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The Economic Benefits of Carbon Capture: Investment and Employment Estimates for the Contiguous United States
This report is a state-by-state analysis exploring the economic benefits associated with carbon capture retrofit opportunities at existing industrial and electric power facilities.
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Pathways to Build Back Better: Jobs from Investing in Clean Electricity
One of the primary goals of President Biden's American Jobs Plan is to create millions of new jobs through new federal investments in clean infrastructure. This note focuses on the electric power sector.
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Pathways to Build Back Better: Investing in 100% Clean Electricity
As part of its Build Back Better plan, the Biden administration has a goal to get to 100% clean electricity in 2035. We explore ways in which congressional clean energy infrastructure investments can accelerate decarbonization.
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Preliminary 2020 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimates for China
As most of the world experienced economic contraction in 2020, China’s industrial-led recovery kept the nation in positive territory. As a result, China is also the only major economy to experience an increase in emissions last year.
