A vitally important research paper that should be required reading for all Americans interested in seeing America be a leader - and generate jobs - in clean technology. This report provides the first comprehensive comparison of public investments by the United States and key Asian competitors in core clean energy technologies, including solar, wind, and nuclear power, carbon capture and storage, advanced vehicles and batteries, and high-speed rail. Key findings are that America is being out invested, out-flanked on the policy front and is truly on the verge of losing any hope of becoming a key economic player in the green collar economy.

Produced By: The Breakthrough Insitute and The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Authors: Rob Atkinson, Ph.D, Michael Shellenberger, Ted Nordhaus, Devon Swezey, Teryn Norris, Jesse Jenkins, Leigh Ewbank, Johanna Peace and Yael Borofsky

Original Publish Date:  November 2009

URLs:  http://www.thebreakthrough.org     http://www.itif.org

This paper outlines a sensible business approach to analyzing and adapting to the physical risks of climate change. It focuses on a critical first step in assessing these climate impacts:understanding the potential risks to business and the importance of taking action to mitigate those risks.  It should be noted that this paper does not take into consideration the increased cost of carbon which would be a result of any new cap and trade or carbon tax legislation currently under consideration in Congress.

Prepared For:  The Pew Center on Global Climate Change

Prepared By:  Frances G. Sussman S e n i or E c on om i st, IC F I n t e rnat i onal , an d
J. Randall Freed S e n i or Vi ce Pre s i de n t, IC F I n t e rnat i onal

Original Publish Date:  April 2008

This is a great one pager that oulines all of the tax changes and incentives for businesses related to energy efficiency and conservation in the 2008 bill. bank bailout bill.

Prepared By:  The Kairos Group, LLC

Publish Date:  November 2008

EIRIS (Experts In Responsible Investment Strategies) just released a new report entitled "Climate Change Compass: The Road to Copenhagen". In it they review the current level of climate commitment amonst the 300 largest global corporations (going up, but too slowly), the risk for businesses that are not moving down the sustainability path, and what the hopes are for the Copenhagen Climate Summit as it relates to global industry.