Case Study: US Leasing Policy

The document examines the impact of stopping new fossil fuel leases on U.S. federal lands and waters, estimating a reduction of 280 million tons of annual global CO2 emissions by 2030.

• Ceasing the issuance of new leases for fossil fuel extraction on U.S. federal lands and waters could lower global carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 280 million tons every year by 2030, a result that is comparable to other major climate policies from the Obama administration.
• The authors argue that policies constraining fossil fuel supply should be considered by other countries, subnational entities in the US, and future US administrations, noting that such measures were not viable under the Trump administration.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2018). Case Study: US Leasing Policy. https://www.sei.org/publications/case-study-us-leasing-policy/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Case Study: US Leasing Policy. 2018. https://www.sei.org/publications/case-study-us-leasing-policy/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2018case, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Case Study: US Leasing Policy}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2018}, month = feb, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/case-study-us-leasing-policy/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }