Policy Publications

The Alliance is pleased to contribute a chapter to the Presidential Climate Action Plan, which will provide the next President of the United States with guidelines for tackling the three interrelated problems of climate change, energy stability and national security. The Alliance report Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions through Improved Energy Efficiency in Buildings will serve as the foundation of the section to be titled Low-Carbon Buildings—the actual chapter in the PCAP report will be slightly shorter, due to space constraints. This study includes policy recommendations to put the buildings sector on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.

Steve Capanna, Selin Devranoglu and Joe Loper, May 2008

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires agencies to purchase energy-efficient products. Government shopping websites are likewise required to only list energy-efficient products. A Review of Federal Agency Compliance with Energy-Efficient Procurement Laws, a new report from the Alliance to Save Energy, suggests that government agency compliance rates with these requirements remain extremely low. The report offers several recommendations to help federal agencies meet these requirements, which, if followed, would save hundreds of millions of dollars annually and would significantly reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

The Alliance is pleased to contribute a chapter to the Presidential Climate Action Plan, which will provide the next President of the United States with guidelines for tackling the three interrelated problems of climate change, energy stability and national security. The Alliance report Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions In Federal Buildings, Facilities and Vehicles will serve as the foundation of the section to be titled Managing Federal Emissions—the actual chapter in the PCAP report will be slightly shorter, due to space constraints. This study includes policy recommendations to put the federal sector on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.