Hill Heat: Carbon Footprint Analysis of Economic Recovery PackageScience Policy Legislation Actiontag:www.hillheat.com,2005:TypoTypo2009-02-04T09:12:02-05:00Brad Johnsonurn:uuid:6bfb6e0a-645d-42e8-ba1f-1c0b39c7ee9a2009-02-05T10:30:00-05:002009-02-04T09:12:02-05:00Carbon Footprint Analysis of Economic Recovery Package<p>Greenpeace will release the results of a carbon footprint analysis of the economic recovery package via teleconference this Thursday at 10:30 am ET (details below). The analysis was conducted by <span class="caps">ICF</span> International, a leading climate and energy consulting firm for governments, Fortune 500 companies, and non-profits (http://www.icfi.com/).</p>
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<li><span class="caps">ICF</span> International: William Grayson and Dr. Joel Bluestein</li>
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<li>Greenpeace: Kert Davies, Research Director and Steven Biel, Global Warming Campaign Director</li>
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<p>According to several recent studies, global warming will create a major drag on the U.S. and world economies – $271 billion in the United States alone by 2025 according to <span class="caps">NRDC</span>, and 5 – 20 percent of global <span class="caps">GDP</span> by 2100, according to the U.K. government’s Stern Review. An effective economic stimulus must also reduce global warming through spending on energy efficiency, conservation, clean energy, and clean transportation options.</p>
<p>Teleconference participants will discuss how the different provisions of the stimulus package will affect the climate in the short and long run and will discuss the climate and related economic impact of different stimulus proposals and amendments under consideration.</p>
<p>Dial-in number: 1-319-279-1000<br />
Toll free dial-in number: 1-866-399-5852<br />
Participant pin: 1001217#</p>
<p><span class="caps">RSVP</span> to michael.crocker@greenpeace.org; confirmed teleconference attendees will get an advanced look at the report.</p><p>Greenpeace will release the results of a carbon footprint analysis of the economic recovery package via teleconference this Thursday at 10:30 am ET (details below). The analysis was conducted by <span class="caps">ICF</span> International, a leading climate and energy consulting firm for governments, Fortune 500 companies, and non-profits (http://www.icfi.com/).</p>
<ul>
<li><span class="caps">ICF</span> International: William Grayson and Dr. Joel Bluestein</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Greenpeace: Kert Davies, Research Director and Steven Biel, Global Warming Campaign Director</li>
</ul>
<p>According to several recent studies, global warming will create a major drag on the U.S. and world economies – $271 billion in the United States alone by 2025 according to <span class="caps">NRDC</span>, and 5 – 20 percent of global <span class="caps">GDP</span> by 2100, according to the U.K. government’s Stern Review. An effective economic stimulus must also reduce global warming through spending on energy efficiency, conservation, clean energy, and clean transportation options.</p>
<p>Teleconference participants will discuss how the different provisions of the stimulus package will affect the climate in the short and long run and will discuss the climate and related economic impact of different stimulus proposals and amendments under consideration.</p>
<p>Dial-in number: 1-319-279-1000<br />
Toll free dial-in number: 1-866-399-5852<br />
Participant pin: 1001217#</p>
<p><span class="caps">RSVP</span> to michael.crocker@greenpeace.org; confirmed teleconference attendees will get an advanced look at the report.</p>Richard Mercerurn:uuid:b18e040b-75e9-4505-bf90-4c805c3ef7842009-02-05T21:11:47-05:002009-05-13T09:21:38-04:00Comment on Carbon Footprint Analysis of Economic Recovery Package by Richard Mercer<p>The current stimulus bill in Congress contains about $125 billion in loan guanantees for nuclear energy. This is the Republican pork that they aren’t talking about. The same money loaned for building solar thermal plants with heat storage could stimulate that industry to build 50-100 GW before you have a single new nuclear plant online with it’s 1-2 GW capacity. The solar thermal could be displacing coal plants over the next decade, while plans are being made to build nuclear plants. We should provide R&D money for clean coal and nuclear and give the real money to solar and wind, which can be built right now, faster and cheaper than nuclear..</p>