Hill Heat: Climate Change Bills ComparisonScience Policy Legislation Actiontag:www.hillheat.com,2005:TypoTypo2013-10-06T02:02:54-04:00Brad Johnsonurn:uuid:be025872-2a3d-48c0-b27e-e4d2a1df85da2007-07-13T12:51:00-04:002013-10-06T02:02:54-04:00Climate Change Bills Comparison<a href="http://www.rff.org/">Resources From the Future</a> has <a href="http://www.rff.org/rff/News/Releases/2007Releases/July2007ClimateChangeBillsinCongress.cfm">posted </a> a comparison of the climate change bills introduced in the 100th Congress, including
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.hillheat.com/articles/2007/07/13/bingaman-specter-low-carbon-economy-act">Bingaman-Specter’s Low Carbon Economy Act</a> (S. 1766)</li>
<li>Udall-Petri discussion draft</li>
<li>Lieberman-McCain Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act (S. 280)</li>
<li>Kerry-Snow Global Warming Reduction Act (S. 485)</li>
<li>Waxman Safe Climate Act (HR 1590)</li>
<li>Sanders-Boxer Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act (S. 309)</li>
<li>Feinstein-Carper Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act (S. 317), electric utility cap-and-trade</li>
<li>Alexander-Lieberman Clean Air/Climate Change Act (S. 1168), electric utility cap-and-trade</li>
<li>Stark Save Our Climate Act (HR 2069), a carbon tax bill</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.rff.org/rff/News/Features/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=29134&CFID=7012606&CFTOKEN=52893368">This chart (pdf)</a> compares the cap-and-trade mechanisms, and <a href="http://www.rff.org/rff/News/Features/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=29136&CFID=7012606&CFTOKEN=52893368">This graph (pdf)</a> compares the emission reduction goals of the bills. View the graph below the fold.</p><a href="http://www.rff.org/">Resources From the Future</a> has <a href="http://www.rff.org/rff/News/Releases/2007Releases/July2007ClimateChangeBillsinCongress.cfm">posted </a> a comparison of the climate change bills introduced in the 100th Congress, including
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.hillheat.com/articles/2007/07/13/bingaman-specter-low-carbon-economy-act">Bingaman-Specter’s Low Carbon Economy Act</a> (S. 1766)</li>
<li>Udall-Petri discussion draft</li>
<li>Lieberman-McCain Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act (S. 280)</li>
<li>Kerry-Snow Global Warming Reduction Act (S. 485)</li>
<li>Waxman Safe Climate Act (HR 1590)</li>
<li>Sanders-Boxer Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act (S. 309)</li>
<li>Feinstein-Carper Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act (S. 317), electric utility cap-and-trade</li>
<li>Alexander-Lieberman Clean Air/Climate Change Act (S. 1168), electric utility cap-and-trade</li>
<li>Stark Save Our Climate Act (HR 2069), a carbon tax bill</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.rff.org/rff/News/Features/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=29134&CFID=7012606&CFTOKEN=52893368">This chart (pdf)</a> compares the cap-and-trade mechanisms, and <a href="http://www.rff.org/rff/News/Features/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=29136&CFID=7012606&CFTOKEN=52893368">This graph (pdf)</a> compares the emission reduction goals of the bills. View the graph below the fold.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rff.org/rff/News/Releases/2007Releases/July2007ClimateChangeBillsinCongress.cfm"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1089/800695747_35c27a5468_o.gif" border=0 width=400></a></p>Lauraurn:uuid:16e20317-8375-43c9-b160-f4030db66a952009-09-09T15:43:18-04:002009-09-28T22:05:20-04:00Comment on Climate Change Bills Comparison by Laura<p>Do you have a comparison like this for Waxman-Markey, Boxer-Kerry, Bingaman, etc.? I’d love the 2009 comparison. Thank you!</p>Seth Baumurn:uuid:b9481fd6-e2c3-4909-81ad-9668c143368d2007-07-15T19:44:41-04:002007-08-07T15:39:42-04:00Comment on Climate Change Bills Comparison by Seth Baum<p>I think I saw somewhere (can’t recall where) that Congress is currently focusing on energy and will address climate change in the fall. Do you know anything about this? If this is the case, then when will the major lobbying efforts on climate policy be- while the legislation is on the table or sometime before?</p>The Cunctatorurn:uuid:084d094a-2fce-4ec7-8be9-ffbcc6a59e352007-07-15T19:09:13-04:002007-08-07T15:39:41-04:00Comment on Climate Change Bills Comparison by The CunctatorFrom GovTrack:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-280" rel="nofollow">S. 280</a> was introduced to The Committee on Environmental and Public Works (EPW) in January</li>
<li><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-317" rel="nofollow">S. 317</a> was introduced to EPW in January</li>
<li><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-309" rel="nofollow">S. 309</a> was introduced to EPW in February</li>
<li><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-485" rel="nofollow">S. 485</a> was introduced to the Finance Committee in February</li>
<li><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1590" rel="nofollow">HR 1590</a> was introduced to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. </li>
<li><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1168" rel="nofollow">S. 1168</a> was introduced to EPW in April</li>
<li><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1766" rel="nofollow">S. 1766</a> was introduced to EPW in July</li>
</ul>
<p>In short, there has been no action on the bills other than the introduction. In the Senate, the Committee chairs, with nudging from the Majority Leader, choose when and whether to consider the bills in committee. In the House, the Speaker determines the timeline. Barbara Boxer is the chair of EPW and Max Baucus is the Finance chair. In the House, John Dingell is the chair of Energy and Commerce and Tom Lantos is the Foreign Affairs chair. Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are, of course, the Majority Leader and Speaker of the House respectively.</p>Seth Baumurn:uuid:0daa6290-b0c1-4cf9-803b-e47f2cc45c6d2007-07-15T12:01:38-04:002007-08-07T15:39:51-04:00Comment on Climate Change Bills Comparison by Seth Baum<p>Do we know how far along these various pieces of legislation are?</p>