Each week, we review the papers, studies, reports, and briefings posted at the “indispensable” RFF Library Blog, curated by RFF Librarian Chris Clotworthy. Check out this week’s highlights below:
Under current law, the production tax credit (PTC) incentive for renewable electricity will expire at the end of 2013. Generally, congressional debate about the PTC falls within a spectrum of options. At one end of the spectrum, proposals have been made to eliminate the incentive. At the other end of the spectrum, proposals include making the PTC permanent. Other proposals, such as temporarily extending and phasing out the PTC over time... — via Congressional Research Service
Oil Sands Economic Benefits: Today and in the Future
Oil sands development is contributing more dollars and jobs to the Canadian economy than some of the nation’s provinces, a new report has found. In 2012, the industry injected into the national economy $91 billion Canadian dollars ($81.7 billion), amounting to 5 percent of gross domestic product, and generated 478,000 jobs, accounting for 3 percent of the country’s employment… — via IHS CERA
Proposed First Update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan : Building on the Framework
The California Air Resources Board released the draft proposed first update to the AB 32 Scoping Plan, which guides development and implementation of California’s greenhouse gas emission reduction programs. The Air Resources Board is required to update the Scoping Plan every five years. — via California Air Resources Board
Energy Rush: Shale Production and US National Security
The US should encourage oil and gas exports as part of a broader strategy that also includes accepting the reality of energy interdependence, taking steps to reduce domestic consumption and diversify supplies, and integrating energy security into strategic policy and military planning, a recent report recommended. — via Center for a New American Security
Public Support for Climate and Energy Policies in November 2013
A large majority of Americans — 83 percent — say the U.S. should make an effort to reduce global warming, even if those efforts have economic costs, according to a new report from the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication. As many as 56 percent of Americans would be willing to pay an extra $100 each year if their power company... — via Yale Project on Climate Change Communication
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