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A National Clean Energy Standard

MCLI Recommendation: “Congress should adopt a national clean energy standard, including energy efficiency and a national clean energy credit program that would coordinate a national market for tradable credits.”

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Proposed Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2020

This proposed 2020 Congressional legislation: Would provide financial support for RD&D into long-term energy storage and carbon storage infrastructure, among other things. Would enact a federal Clean ...
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Proposed Clean Energy Standard Act of 2019

The proposed Clean Energy Standard Act of 2019 would establish the federal Clean Energy Standard and a CES credit trading market, incentivize development and deployment of zero-emission technologies, ...
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Report, Powering the Future: An Inclusive National Clean Energy Standard with Negative Emissions Technologies

This May 2020 note from the Columbia Journal of Environmental Law puts forward the framework for a national Clean Energy Standard that can effectively incorporate negative emissions technologies while...
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Report, An 80×30 Clean Electricity Standard: Carbon, Costs, and Health Benefits

While federal lawmakers discussed the potential for passing a national clean energy standard (CES) in 2021, the Clean Energy Futures group issued a report that analyzes the energy, economic, environme...
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Report, Clean Energy Standards: State and Federal Policy Options and Implications

C2ES and RAP prepared a 2011 white paper on state and federal policy options for implementing Clean Energy Standards.
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Report, A Roadmap to 100% Clean Electricity by 2035

This February 2021 report from Data for Progress and the Evergreen Coalition outlines how Congress can use a CES to put the U.S. on a path to 100% clean electricity by 2035. The report details how a C...
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Proposed Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2019

The proposed Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2019 would require retail electricity providers to purchase RECs in compliance with a goal of at least 50% electricity from renewables by 2035, while...
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Proposed CLEAN Future Act (2020)

The proposed Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act (2020) is a large, economy-wide climate bill released by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Among ...
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Proposed Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012

The proposed Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 would have adopted a standard of 84% clean energy by 2035, including partial credits for natural gas, nuclear, and hydroelectric. EIA estimated that the ...
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Clean Energy Standards Issue Brief

Resources for the Future has prepared an issue brief on a potential national Clean Energy Standard, addressing past legislation, state models, and design options.