PCAP - Presidential Climate Action Project

Proposal IndexPage NumberA Establish National Energy and Carbon Goals 17A-01 Reduce CO 2 emissions at least 80% by 2050, compared to 1990, and at least 25% by 2020. 20A-02 Reduce national petroleum consumption 50% by 2020, with no increase in domestic production. 20A-03 Reduce vehicle miles traveled 20% by 2020; 50% by 2050. 21A-04 Reduce per capita carbon emissions by half. 22A-05 Obtain 25% of electric generation from renewable sources by 2025. 22A-06 Reduce economy-wide energy demand at least 2.5% annually, leading to a reduction of 25% by2020 and 50% by 2030.A-07 Increase CAFÉ standard for passenger vehicles and light trucks to 50 mpg by 2020, and 200 mpgby 2050.B-01 Direct EPA to accelerate its efforts to capture methane and convert it to useful energy at theNation’s 1,650 landfills.B-02 Direct the Federal Trade Commission to work with the carbon offset industry to create voluntarystandards and an approved third-party certification process for GHG offset programs.B-03 Direct DOE to develop a registry of energy technologies that should be given the highest priorityin national policy.B-04 Direct the Secretary of Energy to publish new criteria for loans made under the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Rural Development Utilities Program.B-05 Direct the EPA to work with the Chicago Climate Exchange to design a program that permitsutilities to trade efficiency credits, similar to cap-and-trade scheme for carbon.B-06 Direct the National Intelligence Council to conduct a National Intelligence Estimate on thesecurity implications of continued dependence on imported oil.2324262932343942B-07 Direct the EPA to immediately begin regulating GHG emissions under the Clean Air Act. 45B-08 Direct the EPA to immediately grant California’s waiver for vehicle emissions standards. 49B-09 Direct the EPA and DOE to collaborate with the American Truck Association to determineappropriate incentives to increase the use of wide-base tires.B-10 Direct the DOT to develop a Freight Task Force to propose incentives for making GHGreduction technologies more readily available to freight movement providers.B-11 Direct the DOT, the Department of Aviation and the Federal Rail Administration to determine ifcurrent rail-safety requirements are relevant for high-speed rail technology.535657CEES ii | P age