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Waxman-Markey bill

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    National climate change policy: A quick look back at Waxman-Markey and the road ahead

    Like any legislation, the Waxman‑Markey bill has its share of flaws, but its cap-and-trade system has medium and long‑term targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that are sensible, and the cap‑and‑trade system is — for the most part — well designed. With some exceptions, the bill’s cap‑and‑trade system will achieve meaningful reductions of carbon dioxide […]

    Robert Stavins Politics

  • The House climate bill debate, in one minute

    Grist sat through roughly six hours of debate of the climate bill on Friday, and if you were watching or following our live blogging of it, you know how painful it got at times. For those who want to see the short version of Friday’s debate, Progressive Media USA put together a one-minute summary of […]

    Kate Sheppard Politics

  • The cost of cap-and-trade: What MIT really thinks

    The following post was written by David Hone, the climate change adviser for Shell. It it reprinted with Hone’s permission. The experts at the MIT Joint Program on the Science & Policy of Global Change have long been advocates of cap-and-trade as an appropriate policy instrument to drive a reduction in national emissions. They also […]

    Grist staff Climate & Energy

  • We need more than ACES

    Yesterday morning, on the day that the House of Representatives very narrowly passed a very problematic–a bad–climate bill, I finally became clear in my mind what I was hoping for. My first choice was that the House leadership cancel the planned floor vote because they would decide that they didn’t have enough votes to pass […]

    Ted Glick Politics

  • House passes landmark climate and clean-energy bill

    House Democrats late Friday eked out a win on the American Clean Energy and Security Act, getting just one more vote than was necessary to pass the sweeping bill. The victory marks the first major action by the U.S. Congress to address climate change, but the narrowness of the vote suggests the fragile nature of […]

    Kate Sheppard Politics

  • Did Waxman-Markey’s ancestors really deliver on their promises?

    President Obama is betting that a cap-and-trade program can help solve the climate crisis. Southern California leaders hoped the same thing when they set up a cap-and-trade program to clean up the region’s air. The results? See above. Photo: jordansmall via Flickr Nearly 20 years ago, a novel program called “cap and trade” was rolled […]

    Janet Wilson Politics

  • Reactions to passage of the House climate and energy bill

    Many folks are praising the House’s passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, but stressing that they want to see it improved in the Senate. Sierra Club: “With today’s historic vote, Congress has taken the first step toward unleashing a true clean energy revolution. … We urged the House to pass this bill […]

    Grist staff Politics

  • How did your rep vote on the House climate and energy bill?

    By a vote of 219-212, the U.S. House of Representatives on June 26 passed a landmark climate and energy bill — the American Clean Energy and Security Act, aka the Waxman-Markey bill. Most Democrats voted for the bill — 211 in all — but 44 Dems voted against. Almost all Republicans opposed the bill — […]

    Grist staff Politics

  • Friday music blogging: Little Boots

    Waxman-Markey passed the House! Here’s a celebratory song from rising British electro-pop star Little Boots, from her debut album Hands:

    David Roberts Politics