Reports by Matt Fiedler
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Lessons From The Telephones Lifeline Program Add To Concerns About Using Utilities to Deliver Low-Income Climate Rebates
July 18, 2008
Protecting the budgets of low-income consumers is a critical issue in the design of climate change legislation. The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act recently debated in the Senate contained a measure that relied primarily on electric and gas utilities to deliver such relief. However, evidence from the only existing federal program that delivers … -
How Low-Income Consumers Fare in the Senate Climate-Change Bill
June 3, 2008
On June 2, the Senate began consideration of S. 3036, the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008. This is landmark legislation that would establish a cap on U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions — a critical step forward in the fight against global warming. It would do so without endangering future economic growth and … -
The Effects of Climate-Change Policies on the Federal Budget and the Budgets of Low-Income Households
Revised May 9, 2008
Effective measures to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions can be compatible with sound budgeting and the fair treatment of low-income consumers. Designing a policy that meets these objectives requires, however, that lawmakers be mindful not just of the environmental consequences of their actions but of the budgetary and distributional …
