Congress, IDEA, Pollution and Tax

Study Finds Government Mandates Superior to All Other Biofuels Policies, But Mixing With Subsidies Causes Adverse Effects; The Argument for a Direct CO2 Tax

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

A more effective policy would rely on specific taxes and subsidies targeted directly at achieving specific environmental, energy and agricultural policy goals, according to the study. Biofuel policies are clearly inferior to a portfolio of specific taxes and subsidies that directly target environmental, energy and agricultural policy goals.

Tax

Tax CO2 Renewable Standards

The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Congress has provided hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the deployment of clean-energy technologies. As legislation worked its way through Congress, Jenkins’s team provided elected officials, staffers, and stakeholders with a running tally of the possible trade-offs and payoffs in emissions, jobs, and economic growth.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Energy Emissions

Lux Research: question is when--not if--a diesel ban will happen

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2017

The restrictions can be in the form of a pollution tax (London), a ban on pre-Euro VI diesel vehicles (Stuttgart), or as a temporary blanket ban (Oslo). No cities or countries have imposed a blanket ban. Have or will have aggressive policies that severely restrict the use of diesel vehicles. Click to enlarge.

Diesel

Diesel Singapore Mexico London

Exxon/Mobil To Fund Solar Financing Bond For Torrance Homeowners

Creative Greenius

MARCH 8, 2009

The loans for solar power, authorized under California’s AB 811 , are added as assessments to a homeowner’s property tax bills and are passed on to the new owner if a home is sold. We know carbon taxes are coming and we won’t always be floating in a sea of profits we made at your expense.

Financing

Financing Solar Climate Change Re-Charge

Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

If Congress establishes a GHG emission cap-and-trade program, only sources not covered by the cap could generate offsets. Although Congress could address GHG emissions with alternative policies—e.g., Erosion control may reduce water pollution from non-point sources, a leading source of water pollution in US waterbodies.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Emissions 2008

Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

Last year people were able to get unleveraged tax equity financing to monetize the production tax credits at yields to the tax investor of 6-7%; this year tax equity investors are seeking yields ranging from 10-15% for leveraged tax equity transactions utilizing the investment tax credit that is now available under the Stimulus Bill.

Production

Production Ohio Waste Financing

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

It is only a matter of economics motivated by incentives or taxes. Though this idea could be developed in the future, currently it has no existing infrastructure to support it [ 9 ]. This idea did not work because all car manufacturers would have to adopt a uniform battery structure.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The prototype vehicle, called Project PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), is designed to ease congestion and pollution problems in cities. These PUMAs dont pollute the air, they dont make loud noises, and they go slow enough to prevent a lot of traffic accidents, especially for teens. Keep them off the damn sidewalks.

GM

GM Green 2009 Vehicles

Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , which regulates interstate transmission of electricity, is on board with the idea. February 17, 2009 7:03 am Link Smart Grid An Invaluable Idea Worldwide / Buildings could become the new power plants BRUSSELS ? Electrifying the entire vehicle fleet would provide more than three times the U.S.’s

Grid

Grid Green Electric Cars Cars

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The objections they raised for years -- "no one is interested, no one would plug in, the technology is too complex, the benefits are minimal, its just shifting the pollution from the tailpipe to the smokestack, theres no demand for these cars" -- still show up occasionally, but are by and large history. The biggest barrier is the battery."

Plug-in

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV

Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

As part of the solution framework, the Israeli government will provide tax incentives to customers, Renault will supply the electric vehicles, and Project Better Place will construct and operate an Electric Recharge Grid across the entire country. Electric vehicles will be available for customers in 2011. 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA

Grid

Grid Electric Vehicles Vehicles Oil-Sands

Stanford Energy Modeling Forum project confirms carbon pricing can be effective way to curb GHG emissions

Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2018

This study gathered together 11 modeling teams to run a common set of carbon tax scenarios, in order to explore how environmental and economic outcomes depend on the initial carbon tax rates, the rate at which the tax escalates, and how the government uses the revenue collected by the carbon tax. —McFarland et al.

Carbon

Carbon Emissions Price Tax

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

Cap-and-trade was first tried on a significant scale twenty years ago under the first Bush administration as a way to address the problem of airborne sulfur dioxide pollution–widely known as acid rain–from coal-burning power plants in the eastern United States. INTRODUCTION. Representatives Henry A. Waxman of California and Edward J.

Gas

Gas Climate Change Emissions Climate

GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Engineering proptypes enjoy a tax break. Companies can not sell engineering prototypes in which the company got R&D tax breaks in developing the product. When most of America will be reluctant to buy a GM car because the company might go bankrupt how the hell did those in charge think bailing them out was a good idea?

Volt

Volt GM Chevrolet EV1

Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2009

According to Tol, the impact of a tax hike of this magnitude could reduce world GDP 12.9% Mr. Soros’ ideas could receive more attention in the coming months as rich countries struggle to work out in detail how they can finance any pledges they make in the coming days. in 2100—the equivalent of US$40 trillion a year. CONCLUSION.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Carbon Emissions

Former EPA exec Margo Oge explains the new federal emissions rules

Charged EVs

JANUARY 18, 2022

The Biden administration has announced three major pro-EV initiatives in recent months—a revamping of the federal tax credits , an infrastructure funding package , and new EPA emissions standards. Congress has, I think, 90 days or 160 days to act. Usually, Congress acts because there is a lot of private-sector interest.

EPA

EPA Emissions Standards Legal

PPIC Survey Finds Californianss Support for Policies to Curb Warming Slips With Economy and Budget Crisis; Partisan Split Widens

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2009

A cap and trade system: While a plurality of Californians (49% support, 40% oppose) support a cap and trade program to curb emissions, there is a sharp partisan split over the idea of buying and selling emissions permits: 57% of Democrats favor it and 55% of Republicans oppose it. Independents are divided (47% support, 44% oppose).

Economy

Economy Los Angeles Climate Change 2008

EV Driven

Study Finds Government Mandates Superior to All Other Biofuels Policies, But Mixing With Subsidies Causes Adverse Effects; The Argument for a Direct CO2 Tax

The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Lux Research: question is when--not if--a diesel ban will happen

Exxon/Mobil To Fund Solar Financing Bond For Torrance Homeowners

Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Stanford Energy Modeling Forum project confirms carbon pricing can be effective way to curb GHG emissions

Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

Former EPA exec Margo Oge explains the new federal emissions rules

PPIC Survey Finds Californianss Support for Policies to Curb Warming Slips With Economy and Budget Crisis; Partisan Split Widens

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