EMF 32 Inter-model Comparison of US Greenhouse Gas Reduction Policy Options

Availability: By invitation only

Location: Washington D.C.

Investigator: John Weyant

Event Coordinator: Susan Sweeney

EMF 32 will focus on energy-economic models to assess emissions, energy and economic outcomes from a plausible range of US policies to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs). Of particular interest will be how fiscal decisions on revenue distribution might affect these outcomes. A goal of this study is to objectively inform policy decisions faced by legislators and administrators at the federal and state level in the US. The study group will develop a consensus on how to represent a business as usual base line that includes policies already in place, such as fuel economy standards and existing state level renewable portfolio standards. Potential policy scenarios to be considered include carbon pricing (tax or cap-and-trade) and a power sector only policy. This first meeting will discuss the scope and objectives of the EMF 32 study.

Parent Research

EMF 32: US GHG and Revenue Recycling Scenarios

The steering committee for EMF 32 is:

• Francisco de la Chesnaye: Electric Power Research Institute
• John Bistline: Electric Power Research Institute
• Jared Creason: US Environmental Protection Agency
• Allen A. Fawcett: US Environmental Protection Agency
• Jim McFarland: US Environmental Protection Agency
• Adele Morris: Brookings Institution
• Brian Murray: Duke University