No high-flying rhetoric written by a high-priced aide in this OP, just the beef.
CARBON CAP AND TARGETSBiden: Supports 80% reductions by 2050
Clinton: Supports 80% reductions by 2050
Dodd: Supports 80% reductions by 2050
Edwards: Supports at least 80% reductions by 2050
Gravel: Supports cap tied to international compliance; no target specified
Kucinich: Supports 80% reductions by 2050
Obama: Supports 80% reductions by 2050
Richardson: Supports 90% reductions by 2050
FUEL EFFICIENCYBiden: Supports 40 mpg fleetwide standard by 2020
Clinton: Supports 35 mpg fleetwide standard by 2020
Dodd: Supports 50 mpg for cars by 2017
Edwards: Supports 40 mpg fleetwide standard by 2016
Gravel: Supports 40 mpg
Kucinich: Supported 33 mpg in 2005
Obama: Supports 45 mpg standard by 2020
Richardson: Supports 50 mpg fleetwide standard
RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY STANDARDBiden: Supports 20% standard by 2020
Clinton: Supports 20% standard by 2020
Dodd: Supports 20% standard by 2020
Edwards: Supports 25% standard by 2025
Gravel: Supports 20% standard by 2020
Kucinich: Supports 20% standard by 2010
Obama: Supports 20% standard by 2020
Richardson: Supports 30% standard by 2020 and 50% by 2050
EFFICIENCY TARGETSBiden: Supports 10% reduction in energy consumption by 2020
Clinton: Supports 10% reduction in energy consumption by 2020
Dodd: Supports 15% decrease in electricity consumption by 2018
Edwards: Supports 15% decrease in electricity consumption by 2018
Gravel: Supports upgrading national utility grid
Kucinich: General support for efficiency; no target specified
Obama: Supports 10% reduction in energy consumption by 2020
Richardson: Supports 20% increase in energy productivity by 2020
NEW COAL PLANTS AND LIQUID COALBiden: Opposes investment in liquid coal
Clinton: Supports investing in liquid coal if it reduces carbon pollution by 20%
Dodd: New coal plants must capture and store carbon emissions
Edwards: Supports ban on new coal plants unless they capture and store carbon emissions
Gravel: New coal plants must capture and store carbon emissions
Kucinich: No articulated position
Obama: Supports investing in liquid coal if it reduces carbon pollution by 20%
Richardson: Opposes liquid coal. Supports ban on new coal plants unless they capture and store emissions
Context: The Republican front-runners on the same issuesCARBON CAP AND TARGETSGhouliani: No articulated position
McCain: Lead author of bill to reduce emissions 65% by 2050
Romney: Willing to consider cap on emissions only if enacted globally
F. Thompson: No articulated position
FUEL EFFICIENCYGhouliani: No articulated position
McCain: Opposed 40 mpg in 2005; supported 35 mpg in 2002
Romney: Opposes increasing fuel efficiency standards as stand alone measure
F. Thompson: Opposed 35 mpg in 2002
RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY STANDARDGhouliani: No articulated position
McCain: opposed 10% standard in 2005; opposed 20% standard in 2002
Romney: No articulated position
Thompson: In 2002, opposed 10% and 20% standard
EFFICIENCY TARGETSGhouliani: No articulated position
McCain: General support for efficiency; no target specified
Romney: General support for efficiency; no target specified
Thompson: No articulated position
NEW COAL PLANTS AND LIQUID COALGhouliani: Supports liquid coal
McCain: No articulated position
Romney: Supports liquid coal
Thompson: No articulated position
Source:
http://www.heatison.org/content/blank/candidate_chart