Sustainable Energy and Economy Network

The Sustainable Energy and Economy Network works in partnership with citizens groups nationally and globally on environment, human rights and development issues with a particular focus on energy, climate change, environmental justice, gender equity, and economic issues, particularly as these play out in North-South relations.

The Story of Cap and Trade

The Story of Cap & Trade looks at the leading climate solution being discussed at Copenhagen and on Capitol Hill. The staff of IPS' Sustainable Energy and Economy Network assisted with the script for this fast-paced, fact-filled video. If you've heard about cap and trade, but aren't sure how it works (or who benefits), watch this film or read this op-ed by IPS Fellow, Daphne Wysham.

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Recent Work

Blog
French Government Advises its Citizens to Stay Away from Tokyo, Japan Stays Silent
March 15, 2011 - It's ironic that the French are giving such strong advice to their citizens in Japan. By Daphne Wysham

Media Advisory
Activists in More than 20 Countries Urge G20 Leaders to Tax Speculators
February 16, 2011 - IPS Global Economy and climate experts are available for comment. By Sarah Anderson and Janet Redman

Declaration
U.S. Groups Join Global Call to Tax Speculators
February 16, 2011 - Over 30 national organizations signed this letter urging President Obama to take action at home and abroad to stop rampant financial speculation. By Janet Redman

Commentary
Taxing Financial Speculation, Raising Funds for Critical Needs
February 14, 2011 - Levying a tiny tax on financial transactions could help build a healthier and more stable future. By Paul R. Epstein and Janet Redman, published in The Huffington Post

Talking Points
Investing in Our Future Act of 2011
February 11, 2011 - Climate change and the lack of health care services in developing countries are urgent and under-funded crises threatening the livelihoods and security of billions of people. By Janet Redman

Commentary
Financial Transaction Taxes: A win-win for the climate and the economy
February 7, 2011 - In the face of enormous need, civil society calls on leaders to use innovative financing tools in the fight against climate change. By Janet Redman

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April 22, 2011

The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT) features article “Obama's Dirty Energy Fixation”
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April 21, 2011

The Greece ( NY) Post features article “Obama's Dirty Energy Fixation”
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February 15, 2011

The Huffington Post features article “Taxing Financial Speculation, Raising Funds for Critical Needs”
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January 24, 2011

AlertNet
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"The ingredients -- multiple polluters, remote forests, invisible gases, financial speculators and hard-to-verify carbon offsets -- make carbon trading a 'recipe for corruption,' agrees Daphne Wysham, a fellow at the Washington-based Institute for Policy Studies and founder of the Sustainable Energy and Economy Network.

"'The system is ungovernable, from start to finish,' she says. 'We do not have the capacity to monitor every polluter and every timber thief and every derivatives trader in every part of the globe, and yet we are opening up markets to trading in invisible gases that will involve these.'"
January 5, 2011

The (Worthington, MN) Daily Globe features article “Our Slow-Motion Global Accident”
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January 5, 2011

The Vernon County Broadcaster features article “Our Slow-Motion Global Accident”
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January 4, 2011

Independent
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"Daphne Wysham, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies think tank, is part of a growing coalition that supports the idea of a carbon tax. With cap and trade legislation a dead duck in the new Republican-dominated House of Representatives, Wysham figures that campaigners in the US have two years to start educating the public about the benefits of "tax and rebate" before the political complexion of Congress shifts again. In the meantime she's bullish about the potential for US action. 'We may exceed the targets that the US has put on the table through a switch to natural gas from coal and a ramping up of wind energy; in addition, there's a major pushback from the grassroots against existing and proposed coal-fired electricity plants based on their mercury and other emissions.' But however the political climate changes, and despite the shifting sands of globalisation, (climate scientist James) Hansen will be using his expertise to try and avert a toxic timebomb for our descendants and their planet."
December 13, 2010

Solve Climate News
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"Daphne Wysham, a fellow at the Washington-based Institute for Policy Studies who studies energy issues, said in an interview that she understands the appeal of a carbon tax.

“'We do have an interesting array of organizations from the left and the right saying a carbon tax is much better than cap and trade,' Wysham says. 'I think a payroll tax shift is one possible approach that could work. In this current economic climate, it may stimulate employers to hire more people. And if a dividend was being returned to people, it would be even more palatable.'”
December 10, 2010

Common Dreams features article “Cancun: Can We Avert Climate Chaos?”
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December 10, 2010

Voice of America
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"Janet Redman from the Washington-based Institute for Policy Studies supports the coalition against REDD, saying that carbon markets will not improve local development.

"'It doesn't deliver; it's not additional,' said Redman. 'It's been used for some incredibly harmful projects for communities who live in the local area. So to put the last remaining forests on the market seems to me an incredibly irresponsible thing to do.'"