Nsyght - Last Bookmarks tagged with "fiscal"

WorldChanging: Al Gore, Clean Energy and A Better Nation

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:57 GMT

Existence is the ultimate proof of the possible.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

California: Business's Green Crystal Ball - Harvard Business Online's Leading Green

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:53 GMT

In a sense, the state has become America’s R&D arm on environmental issues. It is where new concepts – whether they are policy or product – are incubated and road-tested. Those that fail are not only forgiven, but seen as building blocks of progress
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Joseph Stiglitz: How to combat scarcity in an age of plenty | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:54 GMT

The world needs to rethink the sources of growth. If the foundations of economic growth lie in advances in science and technology, not in speculation in real estate or financial markets, then tax systems must be realigned.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Japan to Cut the Cost of Solar 50% Creating Greater Self-sufficiency

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:54 GMT

Increased production of solar components can help the cost to decrease by creating an economy of scale. This solar incentive will also assist Japan in becoming more energy independent and less reliant on volatile fossil fuel markets.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Nordhaus & Shellenberger • The price of carbon

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:51 GMT

All of the revenues raised from new carbon taxes or auctioning pollution allowances should be dedicated to the research, development and deployment of new technologies that the private energy sector cannot and will not do.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Sustainable development and much more… » The French tax system for the promotion of efficient cars

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:51 GMT

Normally, the tax payed on large cars should fund the premium for the small cars. The operation is such a success and so many people are buying small efficient cars that the Government has lost 200 million euros in an operation that was supposed to be eve
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Al Gore's Fight Against The Climate Crisis : Rolling Stone

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:51 GMT

When enough people lock into the same narrative and connect the same dots and feel the danger facing their children, then [the objections from special interests] will be set aside. They will be. And we're close. We're not there yet. But we're close.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

BBC NEWS | Europe | Barroso trade threat on climate

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:50 GMT

The idea of climate trade sanctions against nations such as the United States has long been promoted by the French. They say it is unfair for Europe's firms to bear a financial risk because of the EU's leadership on a global issue.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Breakthrough: Who Killed Cap and Trade?

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:44 GMT

Europe can have a high price for carbon dioxide pollution, $40 a ton, and neither reduce its emissions nor stop the building of coal plants, 50 of which will be constructed over the next five years.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Breakthrough: Why Sky Trust Won't Fly

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:42 GMT

If we want to protect the atmosphere for generations to come, revenue recycling is a giant step backwards, squandering funds that could be better used to drive down the price of clean energy.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Getting Down and Dirty with a Solar Industry Insider

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:43 GMT

Interviewing [Mike Hall, CEO of Borrego Solar] to gain a better appreciation of two main obstacles in solar panel adoption in the U.S.: inconsistent state/federal policies and financing.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Monica Prasad, Faculty, Sociology Dept., WCAS

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:43 GMT

Assistant Professor; Ph.D. University of Chicago, 2000. Monica Prasad studies how societies create and regulate markets, from the state regulations of the Progressive era to the fair trade labeling and carbon taxes of today.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

On Carbon, Tax and Don’t Spend - New York Times

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:41 GMT

if we want to reduce carbon emissions, then we should follow Denmark’s example: tax the industrial emission of carbon and return the revenue to industry through subsidies for research and investment.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Breakthrough: What the Gas Tax Holiday Should Teach Us

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:41 GMT

Making clean energy cheap is much more popular politically than making dirty energy expensive.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

Greener power to the people: the real energy alternative? - The Independent

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:41 GMT

[British] government incentives to householders fail to persuade them to invest in renewable energy. It concludes that they are daunted by the high initial cost of buying and installing them and want to see returns within three years.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008

WorldChanging: Cap and Caulk: How Smart Climate Policy Can Cut Our Energy Costs

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:53:39 GMT

Cap and Caulk [...] reduces the regressive effects of high energy prices even while it tempers emissions. Along the way, it yields healthier and more comfortable dwellings and generates a modest stream of green-collar jobs.
Submited by meryn 20, November 2008