The Aspen Institute, in association with the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, convened a diverse group of leaders to develop a politically feasible framework for a mandatory U.S. climate change policy. The group did not discuss whether mandatory action is now warranted. It did, however, reach consensus on several fundamental elements of a national policy, if one is adopted. 2004.

Foreword(118K)

A Climate Policy Framework: Balancing Policy and Politics (144K),Eileen Claussen and Robert W. Fri, Dialogue Co-chairs

Designing a Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reducation Program for the U.S. (Excerpts) (162K), Robert R. Nordhaus and Kyle W. Danish

Addressing the Costs of Climate Change Mitigation(147K),Vicki Arroyo and Neil Strachan

Establishing a Domestic GHG Reduction Target: Key Approaches and Challenges (148K), Vicki Arroyo and Naomi Pea

Assessing the Financial Consequences to Firms and Households of a Downstream Cap-and Trade Program to Reduce U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions (188K), David Harrison Jr.

The Hybrid Options: What is the Role of Product Efficiency Standards under a Cap-and-Trade Program (168K),Robert R. Nordhaus

Integrating Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry into a Mandatory National Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program (171K),R. Neil Sampson

Linking a U.S. Federal Climate Program with International and Sub-Federal Climate Programs (168K),Kyle W. Danish

U.S. Technology and Innovation Policies: Lessons for Climate Change (Excerpts) (160K),John A. Alic, David C. Mowery, Edward S. Rubin

Participants