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Carbon Taxes Could Make Significant Dent in Climate Change, Study Finds

April 18, 2018 by MIT Energy and Climate Leave a Comment

Carbon Taxes Could Make Significant Dent in Climate Change, Study Finds

Putting a price on carbon, in the form of a fee or tax on the use of fossil fuels, coupled with returning the generated revenue to the public in one form or another, can be an effective way to curb emissions of greenhouse gases. That’s one of the conclusions of an extensive analysis of several versions of such proposals, carried out by researchers at MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cap-and-Trade, Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Fuels, News, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech Tagged With: carbon mitigation, carbon policy, carbon tax, climate action, climate change, climate policy

Trial Date Set for Groundbreaking Kids’ Climate Lawsuit

April 17, 2018 by DeSmog Leave a Comment

Trial Date Set for Groundbreaking Kids’ Climate Lawsuit

A trial date of Oct. 29 has been set for a landmark climate change lawsuit brought by a group of young Americans despite the Trump administration's efforts to halt the case. Juliana v. United States was filed in 2015 on behalf of 21 plaintiffs who ranged between 8 to 19 years old at the time. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, International Climate Conferences, News, Politics & Legislation, Public Health, Risk Management, Sustainability, Utilities Tagged With: climate action, climate change, climate lawsuit, climate policy, court case, court challenge, Trump

Climate Change Optimism: Five Years of Change

April 16, 2018 by Adam Whitmore 4 Comments

Climate Change Optimism: Five Years of Change

The past five years have given many reasons for optimism about climate change. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Fuels, Green Building, International Climate Conferences, News, Politics & Legislation, Public Health, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: carbon emissions, climate action, climate change, climate policy, energy consumption, energy planning

How 3 Local Innovation Labs Are Helping Drive a Global Energy Transition

March 28, 2018 by The Climate Group

How 3 Local Innovation Labs Are Helping Drive a Global Energy Transition

Last December, The Climate Group published three briefings revealing the findings from its Innovation Labs as part of the Energy Transition Platform, an initiative which supports state and regional governments to develop and implement innovative clean energy policies. In this blog, we explain why these findings are important to the global energy transition. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Climate, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Environment, Environmental Policy, Green Building, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Solar Power, Sustainability Tagged With: climate action, climate change, climate policy, Energy Transition, global energy, local action, local policy

The Evergreen State’s Golden Opportunity to Lead on Climate

February 13, 2018 by Lucas Davis

The Evergreen State’s Golden Opportunity to Lead on Climate

Time for Washington to become the first U.S. state with a carbon tax.  How often do you have an opportunity to change history? The Washington State legislature does right now. Back in my old home state of Washington, Senate Majority Leader Sharon Nelson and the rest of the State legislature has an opportunity to make Washington the first U.S. state with a carbon tax. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, News, Politics & Legislation, Renewables, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Transportation, Utilities Tagged With: climate leadership, climate policy, local energy policy, seattle, state energy, state policy, washington

Even With Climate Change, You Catch More Flies with Honey

January 31, 2018 by Jim Baird

Even With Climate Change, You Catch More Flies with Honey

The proverb; a spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar, first appeared in the United States in “Poor Richard’s Almanac” in 1744. As Benjamin Franklin noted, “tart words make no friends”. It is applicable to many endeavours including climate change. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, Hydro Power, International Climate Conferences, News, Politics & Legislation, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities, Wave & Tidal Tagged With: climate, climate action, climate change, climate policy, Energy Collective Exclusive, environment, Ocean thermal energy conversion

A Fresh Start for Climate Change Mitigation in New Zealand

December 18, 2017 by Robert McLachlan

A Fresh Start for Climate Change Mitigation in New Zealand

The election of the sixth Labour-led government, in a coalition with the Greens, heralds a new direction for climate change policy in New Zealand, writes professor Robert McLachlan of Massey University. That is high time, according to McLachlan: the country’s emission trading system has not delivered, greenhouse gas emissions have risen. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Energy, Energy and Economy, Environment, Environmental Policy, Fuels, Green Business, International Climate Conferences, News, Politics & Legislation, Public Health, Sustainability Tagged With: climate change, climate mitigation, climate policy, energy policy, energy politics, Jacinda Ardern, national policy, new zealand

The Paris Agreement and the Trump Effect

December 15, 2017 by Tom Schueneman

The Paris Agreement and the Trump Effect

Easier said than done: Last week, Taryn Fransen and Kelly Levin of the World Resources Institute published an informative analysis on the “Trump Effect” on the Paris Agreement, signed in Paris at COP21 in  December 2015. It was historic in many respects, not least of which was that it was the first time the whole world agreed on anything so ambitious. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, International Climate Conferences, News, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Utilities Tagged With: climate change, climate policy, international agreement, paris agreement, Trump

After Bonn, 5 Things to Watch For in the Coming Year of Global Climate Policy

December 12, 2017 by Marc Hudson

After Bonn, 5 Things to Watch For in the Coming Year of Global Climate Policy

Five things that should have happened at the recent climate conference in Bonn, didn’t happen, write Marc Hudson and Matthew Paterson of the University of Manchester. But there is life beyond the UNFCCC process. They identify five things to watch for in climate policy in the coming year – if it isn’t too late already to save the world from climate change. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: bonn, climate change, climate policy, COP23, france, germany, global warming

How American Cities and States Are Fighting Climate Change Globally

December 8, 2017 by DeSmog

How American Cities and States Are Fighting Climate Change Globally

Since the Trump administration announced last June its intended withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, attention — and hope — has turned to America’s cities and states. Many local and regional governments actively voiced support for upholding the United States’ pledges under the Paris Agreement. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Building, Green Business, International Climate Conferences, Politics & Legislation, Public Health, Renewables, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Utilities, Water Tagged With: cities, climate action, climate change, climate policy, energy policy, local action, state energy, state policy, urban energy, urban policy

Helping Mexico Design an Effective Climate Policy

November 27, 2017 by MIT Energy and Climate

Helping Mexico Design an Effective Climate Policy

As nations gathered in Bonn, Germany, for this year’s UN climate summit, one item on their agenda was determining whether pledged climate efforts are sufficient to achieve the targets of the 2015 Paris Agreement. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Politics & Legislation, Public Health, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: bonn, climate action, climate change, climate policy, climate solutions, COP23, mexico, paris agreement, un, united nations

How Can We Set Aside Biases to Perception of Climate Change?

November 27, 2017 by Emily Folk

How Can We Set Aside Biases to Perception of Climate Change?

Despite scientific evidence, a vast portion of the population still believes global climate change isn’t taking place, or it isn’t a human-made phenomenon. The publication of new research hasn’t helped the situation — researchers found that more information leads the public to sift through the data to find what best suits their already held biases. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Energy, Energy and Economy, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, International Climate Conferences, News, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Sustainability Tagged With: bias, climate change, climate policy, climate politics, energy politics

What Climate Change Policy Puts America First?

November 7, 2017 by Meredith Fowlie

What Climate Change Policy Puts America First?

The Trump administration’s social cost of carbon is misguided. The unraveling of federal environmental protection under the Trump administration is well underway. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, International Climate Conferences, News, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: climate change, climate denial, climate policy, climate risk, public health risk, public opinion, Trump

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