Scott Williamson – Assessing Economic Impacts of a Carbon Price
While national decision-makers are divided over environmental policy, state and local leaders are taking the initiative on addressing climate change. In the nation’s capital, a coalition of organizations launched a campaign to introduce a carbon fee-and-dividend program in the District of Columbia.
REMI cordially invite you to a guest webinar presentation on Wednesday, March 21st, 2018 from 2 to 3 p.m. EST by Scott Williamson of the Center for Climate Strategies, when he will explore the proposal and an economic analysis of its potential impacts.
If adopted, the proposed carbon fee would start in 2019 at $20 per ton of greenhouse gases emitted, rising $10 per year until reaching $150 per ton in 2032. The study, sponsored by the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, shows the effects on carbon emissions, revenue, and economic impacts, including GDP and employment – for the District as a whole and for individual sectors of the economy.
For this presentation, Mr. Williamson will review the findings of the impact analysis, and explain the methodologies used for estimating the effects of the proposed carbon fee.
Colin Belle, Eric McClellan – Performance-Based Transportation Investment: Estimating a Project’s Efficiency Impacts
[Slides]Performance-Based Transportation Project Assessment – Colin Belle, Region 1 Planning Council
[Slides]Net Impacts of Travel Efficiency Benefits – Eric McClellan, CDM Smith
Under President Trump’s infrastructure proposal, state and local governments would be responsible for covering most of the costs. To make the best investment decisions, policy makers will need to know how much a project will increase efficiency and boost the regional economy.
We cordially invite you to join us for a guest webinar presentation on Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 from 2 to 3 p.m. EST with Colin Belle, Metropolitan Planner at the Region 1 Planning Council in Illinois, and Eric McClellan, Senior Economist at CDM Smith. They will discuss how to use economic impact modeling to evaluate the potential performance of transportation investments.
Mr. Belle will give a talk titled “Performance-Based Transportation Project Selection”, which examines the role of dynamic economic modeling and travel demand data in strategically investing in infrastructure. Mr. McClellan will present “Net Impacts of Detailed Travel Efficiencies”, analyzing how to disaggregate economic benefits for regional impact estimates that target a wider audience.