<https://ui.constantcontact.com/emailSharePreview.jsp?id=preview> <https://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs197/1114968673419/img/47.jpg> We invite you join us in the latest installment of the AESS webinar series where our featured guests (Dallas Burtraw and John "Skip" Laitner) will discuss, "The Role of Carbon Pricing and Other Approaches to Address Climate Change <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001u9NiE0xu9Piw2BbvgINYbvSoPYUzekXBbNyJ_L7Uglmj WVNPQ3jANzl62qQxj9lBFukITSgwTWcR--tjykTabHtqnrDcsbG5cyMLTXnN5vLcVbgk7nAkOQ== > ." The webinar will be free to the public and will take place on April 18, 2014 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm EDT. In recent years, many climate experts, including James Hanson, have argued that the vast majority of fossil fuel reserves must remain in the ground if we are to avoid passing critical climatic thresholds, and that the most effective way to achieve this by pricing carbon through a "fee-and-dividend" strategy. Under this approach, carbon would be taxed at various points of entry in the national economy, with the fee return direct to consumers in relation to their carbon consumption. The latest issue of The Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, a publication of the Association of Environmental Studies and Science (AESS), includes two essays discussing the judiciousness of a carbon pricing approach vs. prescriptive regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. AESS will feature two of the contributors to these essays in this publicly available webinar. FREE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE HERE <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001u9NiE0xu9Piw2BbvgINYbvSoPYUzekXBbNyJ_L7Uglmj WVNPQ3jANzl62qQxj9lBFukITSgwTWcR--tjykTabHtqnrDcsbG5cyMLTXnN5vLcVbgk7nAkOQ== > . <http://your.website.address.here/?id=preview> Dallas Burtraw, Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow and Associate Director, Center for Climate and Electricity Policy at Resources for the Future will outline the case for carbon pricing as the most efficient and effective mechanism for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, his presentation will discuss the important issue of who should receive revenue from a cap-and-fee scheme based on divergent views of the atmospheric commons. John "Skip" Laitner, a Visiting Fellow at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, and President-Elect of AESS, will make the case for non-price based programs to address climate change. Dr. Laitner will contend that a focused commitment to energy efficiency and government investment and intervention to establish efficiency and behavioral feedbacks will yield more options and benefits to the U.S. economy. We hope that you can join us for what should prove to be a stimulating discussion of climate policy options. Sincerely, William C. Burns, President, Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences Forward this email <http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=let4umoab&m=1114968673419&ea= [email protected]&a=1117032566983&id=preview> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
