Climate Change Legislative Analyses
At the request of Congress, EPA provides economic analyses of potential climate change mitigation programs and strategies.
- American Power Act of 2010 in the 111th Congress (June 2010)
- Interagency Report on International Competitiveness and Emission Leakage (December 2009)
- Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act of 2009 (October 2009)
- American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (June 2009)
- Waxman-Markey Discussion Draft of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (April 2009)
- Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (March 2008)
- Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 (Part 2) (January 2008)
- Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 (Part 1) (September 2007)
- Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 (July 2007)
- Clean Air Planning Act of 2005 (October 2005)
American Power Act of 2010 in the 111th Congress (June 2010)
| Legislation: | American Power Act, Discussion Draft |
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| Analysis: | EPA Analysis of the American Power Act of 2010 |
| Appendix to American Power Act analysis | |
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Data Annex to American Power Act analysis (zip)
*Note: this version was updated on June 30, 2010 to present a corrected version of ADAGE "Scenario 5 – No International Offsets" that fixes a problem with the model code that overly limited nuclear power in this scenario. This version also corrects a reporting error in ADAGE reference case average annual household energy expenditures. |
Interagency Report on International Competitiveness and Emission Leakage (December 2009)
Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act of 2009 (October 2009)
| Legislation: | Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act of 2009 (S. 1733) |
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| Analysis: | Economic Impacts of S. 1733: The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act of 2009 |
American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (June 2009)
| Legislation: | American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454) |
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| Analysis: | EPA Analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 |
| Appendix | |
| Data Annex (zip) | |
| Supplemental Analysis: | Cover letter to Senator Voinovich from EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson |
| EPA January 2010 Supplemental Analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 | |
| Appendix to Supplemental analysis | |
| Data Annex (zip) to the Supplemental H.R.2454 Analysis |
Waxman-Markey Discussion Draft of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (April 2009)
| Legislation: | Waxman-Markey Discussion Draft of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 |
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| Analysis: | Ways in Which Revisions to the American Clean Energy and Security Act Change the Projected Economic Impacts of the Bill |
| Waxman-Markey Discussion Draft Preliminary Analysis: EPA Preliminary Analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 *Note: This version was updated on April 29, 2009, to reflect minor changes to slides 8, 14, and 29. |
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| Executive Summary | |
| Appendix *Note: This version was updated on April 29, 2009, to reflect minor changes to slides 20, 47, 50, 52, 53, 56, 65, 66, 68–70, 74, and 82. |
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| Data Annex (zip) |
Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (March 2008)
| Legislation: | Cover Letter Requesting the Analysis from Senators Lieberman and Warner |
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| Request for Analysis: | Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 (S.3036) |
| Analysis: | Cover Letter to Senator Lieberman from EPA Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Robert J. Meyers |
| Cover Letter to Senator Warner from EPA Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Robert J. Meyers | |
| EPA Analysis of the Climate Security Act of 2008 (S.2191) *Note: This version was updated on May 5, 2008, to reflect minor changes to slides 25, 60, 74, 79, 82, 155, 156, 165, 166, and 167. Slides 189–192 were added to cover power sector natural gas issues and global carbon dioxide concentrations. |
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| Data Annex (zip) |
Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 (Part 2) (January 2008)
Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 (Part 1) (September 2007)
Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 (July 2007)
Clean Air Planning Act of 2005 (October 2005)
| Legislation: | Clean Air Planning Act of 2003 (S.843) |
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| Analysis: | Multi-Pollutant Legislative Analysis: The Clean Air Planning Act (Carper, S.1843 in 108th) |