Climate and Environment
- Presentation
The Effects of Changing Temperatures on the Medicare Population
CBO examines how daily temperature changes affect emergency department visits, spending on those visits, and deaths among people enrolled in Medicare and how projected temperature changes caused by climate change affect those outcomes.
- Working Paper
Using the CBO-EPPA Model to Analyze Carbon Import Tariffs and Export Rebates: Working Paper 2026-03
CBO analyzes the effects of carbon import tariffs and export rebates (implemented along with a carbon tax) on sectoral output, trade, and carbon dioxide emissions and compares them with the effects of a carbon tax alone.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 7376, Local Water Protection Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 11, 2026
- Report
Estimating the Effects of Changes in Permitting Requirements on Private Investment
CBO provides information about how the agency estimates the effects of changes in permitting requirements on private investment.
- Cost Estimate
S. 688, FISH Act of 2025
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 30, 2025
- Report
Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the Agriculture Sector
CBO provides an overview of the main components of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, recent trends in those emissions, and projections of future emissions.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 3705, Fog Observations and Geographic Forecasting Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on June 11, 2025
- Cost Estimate
S. 306, Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on February 5, 2025
- Cost Estimate
S. 1433, Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 30, 2025
- Cost Estimate
S. 283, Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on February 5, 2025