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Attaching a Price to Greenhouse Gas Emissions with a Carbon Tax or Emissions Fee: Considerations and Potential Impacts

March 2019
Jonathan L. Ramseur, Jane A. Leggett
Congressional Research Service
This article focuses on the policy considerations and potential impacts of using a carbon tax or greenhouse gas emissions fee to control greenhouse gas emissions.Read More →

2019 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction

January 2019
IEA, GlobalABC, UNEP
UNEP
This report provides an overview of the global buildings and construction sector. It discusses the trends in energy demand, the role of policy, technological advancements, and investment in shaping a sustainable future for the sector.Read More →

Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Production Sites in the United States: Data Synthesis and National Estimate

September 2018
Mark Omara, Naomi Zimmerman, Melissa R. Sullivan, Xiang Li, Aja Ellis, Rebecca Cesa, R. Subramanian, Albert A. Presto, Allen L. Robinson
Environmental Science & Technology
This peer-reviewed study uses site-level methane emissions data from natural gas production sites across the United States to develop a new, more accurate national CH4 emission estimate for the natural gas production sector.Read More →

LEGAL RESOURCE – Expert Report of Prof. Will Steffan – Gloucester Resources Limited v. Minister for Planning

June 2018
Will Steffan
Legal Document - Gloucester Resources Limited v. Minister for Planning
In this expert report, submitted in support of the New South Wales' Minister for Planning's denial of a coal mine permit, Professor Will Steffan assesses the impact of emissions from Australia's coal mining sector on global climate change.Read More →

IPCC Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5 ºC

January 2018
Myles R. Allen, Mustafa Babiker, Yang Chen, Heleen de Coninck, Sarah Connors, Renée van Diemen, Opha Pauline Dube, Kristie L. Ebi, Francois Engelbrecht, Marion Ferrat, James Ford, Piers Forster, Sabine Fuss, Tania Guillén Bolaños, Jordan Harold, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Jean-Charles Hourcade, Daniel Huppmann, Daniela Jacob, Kejun Jiang, Tom Gabriel Johansen, Mikiko Kainuma, Kiane de Kleijne, Elmar Kriegler, Debora Ley, Diana Liverman, Nathalie Mahowald, Valérie Masson-Delmotte, J.B. Robin Matthews, Richard J. Millar, Katja Mintenbeck, Angela Morelli, Wilfran Moufouma-Okia, Luis Mundaca, Maike Nicolai, Chukwumerije Okereke, Minal Pathak, AntonyPayne, Roz Pidcock, Anna Pirani, Elvira Poloczanska, Hans-Otto Pörtner, Aromar Revi, Keywan Riahi, Debra C. Roberts, Joeri Rogelj, Joyashree Roy, Sonia I. Seneviratne, Priyadarshi R. Shukla, James Skea, Raphael Slade, Drew Shindell, Chandni Singh, William Solecki, Linda Steg, Michael Taylor, Petra Tschakert, Henri Waisman, Rachel Warren, Panmao Zhai, Kirsten Zickfeld
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
This IPCC special report explores the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty. Read More →

The Rise in Atmospheric CO2, Surface Temperature, and Sea Level from Emissions Traced to Major Carbon Producers

September 2017
B. Ekwurzel, J. Boneham, M. W. Dalton, R. Heede, R. J. Mera, M. R. Allen, P. C. Frumhoff
Climatic Change
This article traces the rise in global atmospheric emissions from industrial carbon producers and seeks to highlight these emissions' historical responsibilities for climate change. Read More →

Consumption- Based Carbon Accounting: Does It Have a Future?

November 2016
Stavros Afionis, Marco Sakai, Kate Scott, John Barrett, Andy Gouldson
WIREs Climate Change
This article provides an account of the logic behind attributing responsibility for emissions on the basis of consumption instead of production, discusses the counterarguments, and presents implementation possibilities. Read More →

Attribution of Net Carbon Change by Disturbance Type Across Forest Lands of the Conterminous United States

November 2016
N.L. Harris, S.C. Hagen, S.S. Saatchi, T.R.H. Pearson, C.W. Woodall, G.M. Domke, B.H. Braswell, B.F. Walters, S. Brown, W. Salas, A. Fore, Y. Yu
Carbon Balance and Management
This study provides analysis of the net carbon change across forest lands in the conterminous U.S. between 2006 and 2010, attributing changes to both natural and anthropogenic disturbances. Read More →

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Due to Meat Production in the Last Fifty Years

September 2016
Dario Caro, Steven J. Davis, Simone Bastianoni, Ken Caldeira
Springer
During the last 50 years, global greenhouse gas emissions released from beef cattle, pork and chickens increased by 59 %, 89 % and 461 % respectively.Read More →

Environmental Impacts of the U.S. Health Care System and Effects on Public Health

June 2016
Matthew J. Eckelman & Jodi Sherman
PLOS One
This study estimates emissions directly and indirectly attributable to the U.S. health care sector and potential harmful effects on public health.Read More →

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