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Green Investment Fund
Investing in a "Green New Deal," creating renewable energies, sustainable governments and new green jobs
Hillary Clinton - Yes. $5 Billion annually
John Edwards - Yes. $13 Billion annually
Dennis Kucinich - Yes. $50 Billion world solar fund no timeline
Barack Obama - $15 Billion annually
Rudy Giuliani - No
Mike Huckabee - No
John McCain - No
Ron Paul - No
Mitt Romney - No
Cap and Trade
Hillary Clinton - Yes. cap and trade, cut emissions 80% by 2050 (1990 levels), Auction: Yes
John Edwards - Yes. cap and trade, cut emissions 80% by 2050 (1990 levels), Auction: Yes
Dennis Kucinich - Yes. cap and trade, cut emissions 80% by 2050 (1990 levels), Auction: Yes
Barack Obama - Yes. cap and trade, cut emissions 80% by 2050 (1990 levels), Auction: Yes
Rudy Giuliani - No
Mike Huckabee - Yes. unspecific
John McCain - Yes, unspecific
Ron Paul - No
Mitt Romney - No
Carbon Tax
Hillary Clinton - No
John Edwards - No
Dennis Kucinich - No
Barack Obama - No
Rudy Giuliani - No
Mike Huckabee - No
John McCain - No
Ron Paul - No
Mitt Romney - No
Fuel Standards
Hillary Clinton - 40 mpg by 2020, 55 mpg by 2030
John Edwards - 40 mpg by 2016
Dennis Kucinich - 40 mpg (no timeline)
Barack Obama - 40 mpg (2020)
Rudy Giuliani - Opposes raising standards
Mike Huckabee - 35 mpg by 2020
John McCain - In 2002, introduced legislation that would have raised standards to 36 mpg by 2016
Ron Paul - Opposes raising standards
Mitt Romney - Opposes raising standards
Efficiency
Hillary Clinton - Reduce electricity consumption to 20% below project levels for 2020, see Clinton's plan
John Edwards - Reduce electricity use 15% by 2018, decouple utilities' profits from energy sales, see Edwards plan
Dennis Kucinich - Unclear
Barack Obama - Reduce oil consumption 35% by 2030, National Building Efficiency Goals, Green Jobs Corps
Rudy Giuliani - "Supports efficiency and conservation", unspecific
Mike Huckabee - Unclear
John McCain - Unclear
Ron Paul - Unclear
Mitt Romney - "Increase funding for research and development for energy efficiency", unspecific
Renewable Energy
Hillary Clinton - 25% electricity from renewable (2025)
John Edwards - 25% electricity from renewable (2025)
Dennis Kucinich - 20% electricity from renewable (2010)
Barack Obama - 25% electricity from renewable (2025)
Rudy Giuliani - "supports renewables", unspecific
Mike Huckabee - 15% electricity from "alternative" including nuclear and CC&S coal (2020)
John McCain - "supports renewables", unspecific
Ron Paul - Opposes subsidies, believes market should determine energy
Mitt Romney - "supports rewewables", supports "large-scale commercialization", unspecific
Biofuels
Hillary Clinton - 60 Billion gallons by 2030
John Edwards - 65 Billion gallons by 2025
Dennis Kucinich - supports non-food biofuels, unspecific
Barack Obama - 60 Billions gallons of biofuels (2030)
Rudy Giuliani - "supports biofuels", unspecific
Mike Huckabee - "supports biofuels", unspecific
John McCain - "Supports biofuels", unspecific
Ron Paul - Opposes subsidies, believes market should determine energy
Mitt Romney - "supports biofuels", unspecific.
Coal
Hillary Clinton - Supports CC&S* coal , supports investment in liquid coal "if 20% less CO2 than petroleum"
John Edwards - Ban on new coal plants without "Capturing and Sequestration", supports R&D for CC&S coal, opposes investment in liquid coal
Dennis Kucinich - Supports phaseout of coal, unspecific
Barack Obama - Supports CC&S coal, supports liquid coal "if 20% less CO2 than petroleum"
Rudy Giuliani - supports increasing use of coal, supports CC&S coal, supports liquid coal
Mike Huckabee - Supports CC&S coal, supports liquid coal
John McCain - supports coal, supports "ways to make coal cleaner"
Ron Paul - supports coal, opposes subsidies, believes market should determine energy
Mitt Romney - Supports CC&S coal, supports liquid coal
*Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Nuclear
Hillary Clinton - Supports nuclear power
John Edwards - Opposes nuclear power
Dennis Kucinich - Opposes nuclear power
Barack Obama - Supports nuclear power
Rudy Giuliani - Supports expansion of nuclear power
Mike Huckabee - Supports expansion of nuclear power
John McCain - Supports nuclear power
Ron Paul - Supprots nuclear, opposes subsidies, believes market should determine energy
Mitt Romney - Supports nuclear power
Other
Hillary Clinton - "Connie May" green home improvements financing, "green collar jobs", retrofittting 20 million low income homes
John Edwards - Incentives for Green Farming Practices*, $5000 Business tax credit for onsite green electrical generation, creation of "GreenCorp"
Dennis Kucinich - Global Green Deal, Global Solar Energy Fund, Safe Climate Act of 2007
Barack Obama - Green Jobs Corp
Rudy Giuliani - "EnergyStat" program to monitor US energy independence
John McCain - Coauthor of the Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act, gradually decrease emissions to about 30% of 2004 levels by 2050.
Ron Paul - Member of Congressional Green Scissors Coalition, caucus devoted to ending taxpayer subsidies of projects that harm the environment
DEMOCRATS
Hillary Clinton
Green Investment Fund - Yes. $5 Billion annually ($50 Billion/10-years)
Cap and Trade - Yes. cap and trade, cut emissions 80% by 2050 (1990 levels), Auction: Yes
Carbon Tax - No
Fuel Standards - 40 mpg by 2020, 55 mpg by 2030
Efficiency - Reduce electricity consumption to 20% below project levels for 2020, see Clinton's plan
Renewable - 25% electricity from renewable (2025)
Biofuels - 60 Billion gallons by 2030
Coal - Supports CC&S coal , supports investment in liquid coal "if 20% less CO2 than petroleum"
Nuclear - Supports nuclear power
Other - "Connie May" green home improvements financing, "green collar jobs", retrofittting 20 million low income homes, voted No on 2005 Energy Bill w/ Big Oil and Gas subsidies
John Edwards
Green Investment Fund - Yes. $13 Billion annually
Cap and Trade - Yes, cap and trade, cut emissions 80% by 2050 (1990 levels), Auction: Yes
Auction Permits - Yes. Transition from $10 Billion in auction with some free permits, eventually 100% auction.
Carbon Tax - No
Fuel Standards - 40 mpg by 2016
Efficiency - Reduce electricity use 15% by 2018, decouple utilities' profits from energy sales
Renewable - 25% electricity from renewable (2025)
Biofuels - 65 Billion gallons by 2025
Coal - Ban on new coal plants without CC&S, supports R&D for "clean coal", opposes investment in liquid coal
Nuclear - Opposes nuclear power
Other - Incentives for Green Farming Practices*, $5000 Business tax credit for onsite green electrical generation, creation of "GreenCorp"
Dennis Kucinich
Green Investment Fund - ($50 Billion world solar fund no timeline)
Cap and Trade - Yes. cap and trade, cut emissions 80% by 2050 (1990 levels), Auction: Yes
Carbon Tax - No
Fuel Standards - 40 mpg (no timeline)
Efficiency - unclear
Renewable - 20% electricity from renewable (2010)
Biofuels - supports non-food biofuels, unspecific
Coal - Supports phaseout of coal, unspecific
Nuclear - Opposes nuclear power
Other - Global Green Deal, Global Solar Energy Fund, Safe Climate Act of 2007
Barack Obama
Green Investment Fund - $15 Billion annually (150 Billion/10-years)
Cap and Trade - Yes. cap and trade, cut emissions 80% by 2050 (1990 levels), Auction: Yes
Carbon Tax - No
Fuel Standards - 40 mpg (2020)
Efficiency - Reduce oil consumption 35% by 2030, National Building Efficiency Goals, Green Jobs Corps
Renewable - 25% electricity from renewable (2025)
Biofuels - 60 Billions gallons of biofuels (2030)
Protection and Conservation - incentives for reforestation and green farming techniques
Coal - Supports CC&S coal, supports liquid coal "if 20% less CO2 than petroleum"
Nuclear - Supports nuclear power
Other - Green Jobs Corps. Voted Yes on 2005 Energy Bill w/ Big Oil and Gas Subsidies
REPUBLICANS
Rudy Giuliani
Green Investment Fund - Unclear.
Cap and Trade - Yes. cap and trade, cut emissions 80% by 2050 (1990 levels), Auction: Yes
Carbon Tax - No
Fuel Standards - 50 mpg (2020)
Efficiency - Increase energy efficiency by 20% by 2020 (Energy Productivity Law)
Renewable - 30% electricity from renewable (2020), 50% by 2040,
Biofuels - "supports biofuels", unspecific
Coal - Supports CC&S coal, opposes investment in liquid coal
Nuclear - Supports nuclear power
Other - Strong record of environmental conservation in New Mexico
Mike Huckabee
Green Investment Fund - No
Cap and Trade - No
Carbon Tax - No
Fuel Standards - 35 mpg by 2020
Efficiency - Unclear
Renewable - 15% electricity from "alternative" including nuclear and CC&S coal (2020)
Biofuels - "supports biofuels", unspecific
Coal - Supports CC&S coal, supports liquid coal
Nuclear - Supports expansion of nuclear
John McCain
Green Investment Fund - No
Cap and Trade - Yes, unspecific
Carbon Tax - No
Fuel Standards - In 2002, introduced legislation that would have raised standards to 36 mpg by 2016
Efficiency - unclear
Renewable - "Supports renewables", unspecific
Biofuels - "Supports biofuels", unspecific
Coal - supports coal, supports "ways to make coal cleaner"
Nuclear - Supports nuclear power
Other - Coauthor of the Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act, gradually decrease emissions to about 30% of 2004 levels by 2050.
Ron Paul
Green Investment Fund - No
Cap and Trade - No
Carbon Tax - No
Fuel Standards - Opposes raising standards
Efficiency - unclear
Renewable - Opposes subsidies, believes market should determine energy
Biofuels - Opposes subsidies, believes market should determine energy
Coal - supports coal, Opposes subsidies, believes market should determine energy
Nuclear - supports nuclear power, pposes subsidies, believes market should determine energy
Other - Member of Congressional Green Scissors Coalition, caucus devoted to ending taxpayer subsidies of projects that harm the environment
Mitt Romney
Green Investment Fund - No
Cap and Trade - No
Carbon Tax - No
Fuel Standards - Opposes raising standards.
Efficiency - "Increase funding for research and development for energy efficiency"
Renewable - "supports rewewables", supports "large-scale commercialization", unspecific
Biofuels - "supports biofuels", unspecific
Coal - Supports CC&S coal, supports liquid coal
Nuclear - Supports nuclear power.
