Southern Governors Association

A report produced for the Southern Governors' Association presents economy- and region-wide opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and evaluates their projected potential financial costs or savings. Prepared by The Center for Climate Strategies (CCS), the report was commissioned as part of Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine's 2008-09 SGA Chairman's initiative that focused on engaging the region's governors in a dialogue about how best to understand and address climate change issues in the South.

Titled "Southern Regional Economic Assessment of Climate Policy Options and Review of Economic Studies of Climate Policy," the report also contains a review and comparison of several dozen economic studies of relevance to the South, including a framework explanation of why some of these studies predict government action on climate will spur job growth and positive economic benefits, while others predict job losses and negative economic consequences.

See the CCS press release here