Significant Studies

 
U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
A study done by the CBO on what the cost to consumers would be if the Waxman-Markey Bill, H.R. 2454 The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) were enacted. The average cost to consumers comes in at around $175/year by 2020.
 
 
Alberta Carbon Capture and Storage Development Council
This report is billed as a blueprint to achieving swift, safe and widespread adoption of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Alberta.
 
 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Energy Initiative
The MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) sponsored a symposium on the retrofitting of coal-fired power plants to capture CO2 emissions. This report summarizes the views of symposium participants and identifies many key issues, opportunities, and possible “next steps” associated with retrofitting coal-fired power plants for carbon capture. Click the link above to download news and a summary and find out how to get the full report.
 
 
U.S. Global Climate Report Program
In 1990, the U.S. Congress mandated an interagency report be released every four years examining the impact of climate change on the U.S. The latest report was released in June 2009.
 
 
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
This GAO report to Congressional Requesters details findings on the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2008 decision to withdraw from the FutureGen project and instead invest the designated funds in multiple CCS projects.
 
 
Center for American Progress/Political Economy Research Institute
Subtitled:  How the economic stimulus program and new legislation can boost U.S. economic growth and employment
 
 
U.S. Energy Information Administration
An annual report on greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.
 
 
Center for American Progress
A study by Ken Berlin of the Center for American Progress that advocates quick deployment of CCS among other things.
 
 
U.S. Government Accountability Office
GAO examined (1) key economic, legal, regulatory, and technological barriers impeding commercial-scale deployment of CCS technology and (2) actions the Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other agencies are taking to overcome barriers to commercial-scale deployment of CCS technology.
 
 
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Developed by Pew Center staff with input from a variety of outside experts, these briefs are to walk policymakers through important design choices and the strengths and weaknesses of various policy approaches.
 
 
McKinsey & Co.
The report focuses on Europe and provides detailed cost reference cases based on new build coal power applications. It attempts to provide basic facts and transparency regarding current costs and possible future development of CCS.
 
 
International Energy Agency
Executive Summary only - The study argues that CCS can be made cost-effective and can achieve needed CO2 emission reductions, however more government and industry funding must be made available to finance large scale CCS demonstrations.
 
 
Green Alliance
A collection of viewpoints which demonstrate growing support for CCS as a means of tracking twin challenges of climate change and energy security.
 
 
World Resources Institute
The guidelines were developed as practical considerations for demonstrating and deploying CCS technologies, not to make a case for or against CCS. The starting point for the CCS Guidelines stakeholder discussions was that CCS would most likely be needed to achieve the magnitude of CO2 emissions reduction required to stabilize and reduce atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases.
 
 
North American Electric Reliability Corp.
A study looking into how efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions might impact on the reliability of electricity supplies in North America.
 
 
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton examines the opportunity to transform the nature and impact of electricity.
 
 
The Center for American Progress
A look into the role of CCS regarding future U.S. coal use in a carbon constrained atmosphere.
 
 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
A study done by an MIT faculty group which examined the role of coal in a carbon-constrained world.
 
 
International Energy Agency - Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme
An account of carbon capture work sponsored by the International Energy Agency's (IEA) Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme.
 
 
Sir Nicholas Stern
A 700-page report done by economist Lord Stern of Brentford for the British government, which discusses the effect of climate change on the world economy
 
 
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
A comprehensive study of carbon capture and storage's (CCS) potential to mitigate climate change, its characteristics, technology status, potential costs, etc.
IPCC reports on the state of knowledge on climate change starting with its first report in 1990.
 
 
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 51 135-152
A report by: Ruben N. Lubowski, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Andrew J. Plantinga, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Oregon; Robert N. Stavins, John F. Kennedy School of Government
 
 
 
Solar
 
Boston Consulting Group
A guide to the solar industry and the issues it faces as of November, 2009.