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NOVEMBER 1, 2013

The Task Force will provide recommendations to the President on removing barriers to resilient investments, modernizing Federal grant and loan programs to better support local efforts, and developing the information and tools they need to prepare. Executive Order.

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JUNE 20, 2009

The MIT Energy Initiative has released a new report on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal plants. In the interim, we need a large, focused, federal program to develop and demonstrate commercial-scale technologies. We urgently need technology options for these plants and policies that incentivize implementation.

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Coal MIT CO2 Emissions 150

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MAY 19, 2010

A carbon-pricing system is the most cost-effective way to reduce emissions. Carbon pricing alone, however, is not enough to sufficiently reduce domestic emissions, the report warns. Develop and demonstrate power plants equipped with carbon capture and storage technology. Complement the carbon pricing system.

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Climate Change Carbon Climate Emissions 199

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

California committed to accept national program compliance for model years 2017 through 2025 (as it did for MYs 2012 through 2016) with the understanding that it would provide equivalent or better overall greenhouse gas reductions nationwide than California’s program. gCO 2 e/mile for trucks. Motor Vehicle High Leak Disincentive.

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AUGUST 27, 2012

A new report from MIT’s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change suggests that a tax on carbon emissions could help raise the money needed to reduce the US deficit, while improving the economy, lowering other taxes and reducing emissions. They found that the tax would raise $1.5 They found that the tax would raise $1.5

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