Managing Allowance Prices in a Cap-and-Trade Program
November 2010pdfblog post
Using Biofuel Tax Credits to Achieve Energy and Environmental Policy Goals
July 2010summarypdfblog post
How Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Affect Employment
May 5, 2010pdfblog post
Economic and Budget Issue Brief
Annual Estimates of the Loss in Households' Purchasing Power Under H.R. 2454
April 20, 2010pdfblog post
Letter to the Honorable Christopher H. Smith
Federal Climate Change Programs: Funding History and Policy Issues
March 2010pdfblog post
Responses to Questions About CBO's Analysis of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
December 11, 2009pdf
Letter to the Honorable Henry A. Waxman
The Costs of Reducing Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
November 23, 2009pdfblog post
Economic and Budget Issue Brief
The National Flood Insurance Program: Factors Affecting Actuarial Soundness
November 2009pdfblog post
Subsidizing Infrastructure Investment with Tax-Preferred Bonds
October 2009summarypdfblog post
The Economic Effects of Legislation to Reduce Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
October 14, 2009pdfblog post
Testimony before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate
The Economic Effects of Legislation to Reduce Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
September 2009pdfblog post
How Regulatory Standards Can Affect a Cap-and-Trade Program for Greenhouse Gases
September 16, 2009htmlpdfblog post
Economic and Budget Issue Brief
The Use of Offsets to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
August 3, 2009htmlpdfblog post
Economic and Budget Issue Brief
The Federal Government's Responsibilities and Liabilities Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act
July 16, 2009pdfwebcast
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives
Two Recent Studies of Regional Differences in the Effects of Policies That Would Price Carbon Dioxide Emissions
July 9, 2009pdfblog post
Letter to the Honorable James M. Inhofe
The Estimated Costs to Households From the Cap-and-Trade Provisions of H.R. 2454
June 19, 2009htmlpdfadditional infoblog post
Letter to the Honorable Dave Camp
Responses to Questions About the Cost of a Cap-and-Trade Program
June 12, 2009htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable John F. Kerry
Preliminary Information on the Budgetary Impact of Distributing Carbon Emission Allowances
May 21, 2009pdf
Letter to the Honorable Joe Barton
Assessment of Potential Budgetary Impacts from the Introduction of Carbon Dioxide Cap-and-Trade Policies
May 15, 2009pdf
Letter to the Honorable Henry A. Waxman
The Distribution of Revenues from a Cap-and-Trade Program for CO2 Emissions
May 7, 2009htmlpdfwebcastblog post
Testimony before Committee on Finance, United States Senate
Potential Impacts of Climate Change in the United States
May 2009htmlpdfblog post
Background Paper: How CBO Estimates the Costs of Reducing Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
April 2009pdfblog post
The Impact of Ethanol Use on Food Prices and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
April 2009htmlpdfblog post
Flexibility in the Timing of Emission Reductions Under a Cap-and-Trade Program
March 26, 2009htmlpdfblog post
Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
The Distributional Consequences of a Cap-and-Trade Program for CO2 Emissions
March 12, 2009htmlpdfwebcastblog post
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
Climate-Change Policy and CO2 Emissions from Passenger Vehicles
October 6, 2008htmlpdfblog post
Economic and Budget Issue Brief
Issues in Designing a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions
September 18, 2008htmlpdfblog post
Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
Options for Offsetting the Economic Impact on Low- and Moderate-Income Households of a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions
June 17, 2008pdfblog post
Letter to the Honorable Jeff Bingaman
Containing the Cost of a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions
May 20, 2008htmlpdfwebcastblog post
Testimony before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate
Nuclear Power's Role in Generating Electricity
May 2008htmlpdfadditional infoblog post
Implications of a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions
April 24, 2008htmlpdfwebcastblog post
Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate
Policy Options for Reducing CO2 Emissions
February 2008htmlpdfblog post
Effects of Gasoline Prices on Driving Behavior and Vehicle Markets
January 2008htmlpdfblog post
Capping CO2 Emissions: Efficiency and Distributional Issues
November 2007pdfaudio
Presentation at the 2007 Director's Conference on Climate Change
Near-Term and Long-Term Emissions Reductions: Technology, Coverage, and Costs
November 2007pdfaudio
Presentation at the 2007 Director's Conference on Climate Change
Issues in Climate Change
November 2007pdfaudio
Opening statement by CBO Director Peter Orszag at the 2007 Director's Conference on Climate Change
Approaches to Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions
November 1, 2007htmlpdfwebcast
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives
Testimony on Public Spending on Surface Transportation Infrastructure
October 25, 2007htmlpdfwebcast
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives
Testimony on the Federal Government's Liabilities Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act
October 4, 2007htmlpdfwebcast
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives
The Potential for Carbon Sequestration in the United States
September 2007pdf
Supplemental Information About Trade-Offs in Allocating Allowances for CO2 Emissions
July 9, 2007htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable Jeff Bingaman
Value of Properties in the National Flood Insurance Program
June 2007htmlpdf
Trade-Offs in Allocating Allowances for CO2 Emissions
April 25, 2007htmlpdf
Evaluating the Role of Prices and R&D; in Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions
September 2006pdf
How Federal Policies Affect the Allocation of Water
August 2006pdf
China's Growing Demand for Oil and Its Impact on U.S. Petroleum Markets
April 2006pdf
CBO's Comments on the White Paper "Design Elements of a Mandatory Market-Based Greenhouse Gas Regulatory System"
March 13, 2006pdf
Letter to the Honorable Jeff Bingaman
Analysis of Potential Claims Under S. 852, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005
December 19, 2005pdf
Letter to the Honorable Arlen Specter
Letter to the Honorable Arlen Specter and the Honorable Patrick J. Leahy regarding S. 852, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Act of 2005
November 16, 2005pdf
Testimony on CBO's Comments on H.R. 1071, a Bill on Subsidizing New Desalination Facilities
May 24, 2005htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Water and Power, Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives
Limiting Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Prices Versus Caps
March 15, 2005htmlpdf
Information on CBO's Estimate of Potential Bonus Bids for Leases to Develop Part of the National Arctic Wildlife Refuge
March 14, 2005htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable Russell D. Feingold
Uncertainty in Analyzing Climate Change: Policy Implications
January 2005htmlpdf
Fuel Economy Standards Versus a Gasoline Tax
March 9, 2004htmlpdf
The Economic Costs of Fuel Economy Standards Versus a Gasoline Tax
December 2003htmlpdf
Issues in the Design of a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Emissions
November 25, 2003htmlpdf
Bonding for Reclaiming Federal Lands
October 2003pdf
Prospects for Distributed Electricity Generation
September 2003htmlpdf
Shifting the Cost Burden of a Carbon Cap-and-Trade Program
July 2003htmlpdf
Addressing the Uncertain Prospect of Climate Change
April 25, 2003htmlpdf
The Economics of Climate Change: A Primer
April 2003htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable Don Young and James L. Oberstar regarding future spending on water infrastructure
January 31, 2003htmlpdf
Reducing Gasoline Consumption: Three Policy Options
November 2002htmlpdf
Future Investment in Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
November 2002htmlpdf
Letter on Future Investment in Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
May 24, 2002htmlpdf
Testimony on Future Investment in Drinking Water Infrastructure
April 11, 2002htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
Causes and Lessons of the California Electricity Crisis
September 2001htmlpdf
An Evaluation of Cap-and-Trade Programs for Reducing U.S. Carbon Emissions
June 2001htmlpdf
Testimony on Estimates of Needs for Investment in Drinking Water Infrastructure
March 28, 2001htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
Testimony on Estimates of Needs for Investment in Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure
March 28, 2001htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives
Reforming the Federal Royalty Program for Oil and Gas
November 2000htmlpdf
Who Gains and Who Pays Under Carbon-Allowance Trading?
June 2000htmlpdf
Regulatory Takings and Proposals for Change
December 1998htmlpdf
Climate Change and the Federal Budget
August 1998htmlpdf
Factors Affecting The Relative Success of EPA's NOx Cap-And-Trade Program
June 1998htmlpdf
Federalism and Environmental Protection: Case Studies for Drinking Water and Ground-Level Ozone
November 1997htmlpdf
Water Use Conflicts in the West: Implications of Reforming the Bureau of Reclamation's Water Supply Policies
August 1997htmlpdf
Regulatory Impact Analysis: Costs at Selected Agencies and Implications for the Legislative Process
March 1997htmlpdf
Testimony on Environmental Cleanup Programs in the Departments of Defense and Energy
March 21, 1996htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the Subcommittee on Military Readiness, Committee on National Security, U.S. House of Representatives
The Safe Drinking Water Act: A Case Study of an Unfunded Federal Mandate
September 1995htmlpdf
Testimony on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
June 22, 1995htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives
Testimony on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
April 27, 1995htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment, Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate
A Preliminary Analysis of Unfunded Federal Mandates and the Cost of the Safe Drinking Water Act
September 1994htmlpdf
Testimony on the Conservation Reserve Program
August 2, 1994htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Environment, Credit, and Rural Development, Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives
Testimony on DoD's Environmental Cleanup
May 4, 1994htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Military Readiness and Defense Infrastructure, Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate
Cleaning Up the Department of Energy's Nuclear Weapons Complex
May 1994htmlpdf
Greening the National Accounts
March 1994htmlpdf
Analyzing the Duration of Cleanup at Sites on Superfund's National Priorities List
March 1994htmlpdf
The Total Costs of Cleaning Up Nonfederal Superfund Sites
January 1994htmlpdf
Tradable Discharge Credits: Potential Effects on Producers and Consumers and Methods for Estimating Costs
October 1993pdf
Superfund Cleanup Program
April 21, 1993pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
Decreasing the Discharge of Bioaccumulative Toxic Water Pollutants: A Policy Analysis
December 1992htmlpdf
Testimony on the Superfund Cleanup Program and Its Associated Trust Fund, the Hazardous Substance Superfund
June 11, 1992htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
The Cost of Decreasing Disposal Under the Recovery Requirements of H.R. 3865
June 1992pdf
The Cost of Decreasing Disposal Through the Responsible Entity Approach Used in S. 976
April 1992pdf
Reducing Waste Disposal with Disposal-Reduction Credit Systems
February 1992pdf
Staff Memorandum
Testimony on the Superfund program, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act of 1986
October 29, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Public Works and Transportation, U.S. House of Representatives
Federal Options for Reducing Waste Disposal
October 1991pdf
Testimony on the Estimated Costs of the Waiver of Sovereign Immunity in H.R. 2194, the Federal Facilities Compliance Act of 1991
June 6, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Environmental Restoration Panel and the Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facilities Panel, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives
Energy Use and Emissions of Carbon Dioxide: Federal Spending and Credit Programs and Tax Policies
December 1990pdf
Carbon Charges as a Response to Global Warming: the Effects of Taxing Fossil Fuels
August 1990pdf
Federal Liabilities Under Hazardous Waste Laws
May 1990pdf
Testimony on Environmental Taxes
March 7, 1990pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
The Role of Technology and Conservation in Controlling Acid Rain
June 1989pdf
Testimony on Environmental Federalism
September 14, 1988pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate
Assessing the Costs of Environmental Legislation
May 1988htmlpdf
Control of Air Toxics: A Preliminary Economic Analysis
October 1987htmlpdf
Title II of the Proposed Senate Amendments to the Clean Air Act: A Preliminary Economic Analysis
September 1987htmlpdf
Achieving Sulfur Dioxide Reduction Through Coal-Switching
April 1987htmlpdf
Curbing Acid Rain: Cost, Budget, and Coal-Market Effects
June 1986htmlpdf
Superfund Cost-Sharing Policy and the Efficiency of Cleanup
September 1985htmlpdf
Hazardous Waste Generation, Management, and Expected Waste-End Tax Revenues for Waste Quantities Regulated Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
August 1985pdf
Efficient Investments in Wastewater Treatment Plants
June 1985pdf
Hazardous Waste Management: Recent Changes and Policy Alternatives
May 1985pdf
Environmental Regulation and Economic Efficiency
March 1985pdf
Nuclear Waste Disposal: Achieving Adequate Financing
August 1984pdf
The Environmental Protection Agency: Overview of the Proposed 1984 Budget
April 1983htmlpdf
Financing Radioactive Waste Disposal
September 1982htmlpdf
The Clean Air Act, the Electric Utilities, and the Coal Market
April 1982htmlpdf
The Environmental Protection Agency: Preliminary Analysis of the Proposed 1983 Budget
March 1982htmlpdf
The Effect of the Pollution Control Requirements of the Clean Air Act on the Conversion of Electric Generating Capacity From Oil and Gas to Coal
June 22, 1981pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate
Testimony on the Effects of Weather on the Federal Budget and the National Economy
March 14, 1978htmlpdf
Testimony before the Task Force on Community and Physical Resources, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives