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Effect of the Lieberman-Warner Global Climate Change Legislation on States

by William W. Beach, Ben Lieberman, David Kreutzer, Ph.D. and Nick Loris
May 22, 2008
WebMemo #1930

The Senate's leading climate-change bill, while aiming to combat global warming by reducing carbon dioxide in the air, actually poses "extraordinary perils" for Americans and the economy, according to a new study from The Heritage Foundation.

The study, produced by Heritage's Center for Data Analysis (CDA), forecasts severe consequences—including crushing energy costs, millions of jobs lost and falling household income—if Congress enacts the so-called Lieberman-Warner bill.

What follows are 50 state-by-state breakouts of the impact the bill would have on jobs and the economy.