How Big of a Deal is the Clean Power Plan? Comparisons to Other U.S. Climate Policy

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Aug. 7, 2015

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Another estimate of CO2 emissions reductions from the stimulus comes from Joe Aldy writing for Resources for the Future. In 2010, he finds renewables spurred by the stimulus reduced CO2emissions by 43 million metric tons (47.4 million tons) of CO2.

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Joseph E. Aldy

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Joe Aldy is a university fellow at RFF and professor of the practice of public policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School. His research focuses on climate change policy, energy policy, and mortality risk evaluation.

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