Research
Testimony
September 29, 2020

Carbon Pricing in Organized Wholesale Electricity Markets

Speaking at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Technical Conference regarding Carbon Pricing in Organized Wholesale Electricity Markets, adjunct senior research scholar David R. Hill delivered a statement on issues surrounding carbon pricing in the FERC-jurisdictional markets.

Research
Testimony
July 28, 2020

Examining Development and Deployment of Large-Scale Carbon Dioxide Management Technologies

Dr. Julio Friedmann testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, examining the development and deployment of large-scale carbon dioxide management technologies in the United States, including technological and natural carbon removal, carbon utilization, and carbon storage.

Research
Testimony
January 28, 2020

Out of Control: The Impact of Wildfires on our Power Sector and the Environment

Senior Fellow John MacWilliams testifies before the Subcommittee on Energy, and the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, regarding the impact of wildfires on the domestic power sector and the environment.

Research
Testimony
December 10, 2019

Implementing the IMO's New Standard for Marine Fuels

Testifying before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, CGEP non-resident Fellow Jamie Webster examines the upcoming implementation of the International Maritime Organization’s new global sulfur standard for marine fuels, which is set to take effect on January 1, 2020. 

Research
Testimony
December 05, 2019

Solutions for Economy-wide Deep Decarbonization

Testifying before the House Subcommittee on Environment & Climate Change of the Committee on Energy & Commerce, CGEP Research Scholar Dr. Noah Kaufman described the need for comprehensive, economy-wide climate policies and the benefits of including a price on carbon dioxide emissions.

Research
Testimony
October 17, 2019

Examining the Status of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Testifying before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, CGEP Founding Director Jason Bordoff discusses the status of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and related energy security issues.

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Research
Testimony
September 18, 2019

Challenges and Solutions for U.S. Industrial Decarbonization

Testifying before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Senior Research Scholar Dr. Julio Friedmann discusses opportunities and obstacles to reducing industrial carbon emissions and offers policy steps to address the challenge.

Research
Testimony
June 04, 2019

Leveraging U.S. - China Sanctions Policy to Combat Opioid Trafficking

Testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, CGEP Senior Research Scholar Richard Nephew discussed the use of U.S. sanctions policy to address the problem of fentanyl abuse in the United States and how those sanctions might affect U.S. relations with China. 

Emissions
Research
Testimony
May 16, 2019

The Economic and Health Impacts of Climate Change

Prepared testimony by CGEP Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Carlos Curbelo. He recommends a carbon tax as policy tool to respond to climate change and as a distinct alternative to other regulatory strategies that prescribe where and how emissions reductions must take place.

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Research
Testimony
May 16, 2019

Enhancing the Future of CCUS

Testifying before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Senior Research Scholar Dr. Julio Friedmann discusses opportunities to enhance carbon capture utilization and storage and quickly reduce emissions in a cost-effective way while sustaining economic growth and communities at risk.

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