PCAP - Presidential Climate Action Project

C-02.7C-02.8C-02.9C-03C-03.1C-03.2C-04D-01D-02E-01Submit sufficient budget requestsGoals and incentives for suppliersLink energy efficiency and emissions goals to financial assistanceDeclare that it is the responsibility of the federal government toprotect the atmosphere and related natural systems as a globalcommons and public trust. Declare that protection of the atmosphereis a principal duty of federal program managers and incorporate thatresponsibility into managers’ performance standards and ratings.3.1. Declaring that the Atmosphere is a Global Commons that shouldbe Protected3.2 Declaring that it is the responsibility of federal employers toprotect the atmosphere as a global commons (or public trust) andincorporating that responsibility into performance standards andratings.The President should require that all federal agencies include ananalysis of the effects of federal actions on global warming as part ofany NEPA assessment process. The President should direct the CEQto provide guidance in the selection and development of protocolsand procedures to guide comprehensive, quantitative assessments ofGHG emissions for every action subject to NEPA.Direct the federal Climate Change Science Program and/or theNational Science Foundation to project future taxpayer exposureunder the Federal Crop Insurance Program based on projectedimpacts of climate change on U.S. agriculture.Direct the federal Climate Change Science Program and/or theNational Science Foundation to project future taxpayer exposureunder the National Flood Insurance Program, based on projectedimpacts of climate change on the frequency and intensity of coastaland riverine flooding. Mitigate budget impacts on flood insuranceprogram.Direct the EPA to implement cap-and-auction system for GHGemissions, if Congress hasn’t acted.executive order.Good candidates to implement byexecutive order.Good candidates to implement byexecutive order.Good candidates to implement byexecutive order.3.1 Aspirational Declaration: Goodcandidate to implement withexecutive directive. Alternative formsuggested.3.2 Incorporating the principle intofederal management responsibilities:Questionable candidate (or goodcandidate with a significant caveat)to implement by executive order.Good candidate to implement byexecutive order.Good candidate to implement byexecutive order.Good candidate to implement byexecutive order.Poor candidate to implement byexecutive order. Alternativesuggested.CEES 125 | P age