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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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This article shows that including offsets in climate change legislation would likely make an emissions program more cost-effective by: (a) providing an incentive for non-regulated sources to generate emission reductions; and (b) expanding emission compliance opportunities for regulated entities. 2) Examples of Renewable Energy Projects.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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April, 2008 : In an article entitled Dangerous Assumptions ( earlier post ), Roger Pielke, Jr., In a worst case scenario, Chu said, up to 90% of the Sierra Nevada snowpack could disappear, all but eliminating a natural storage system for water vital to agriculture as well as cities. “ We are not aiming to let anyone off the hook.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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This article discusses the process by which the UN approves carbon offsets and the flaws associated with this process. Field-to-Pump” maximizes rural development and job creation while minimizing feedstock supply risk, the burden on local water supplies, and the amount of energy necessary to process sugar into fuel ethanol. CONCLUSION.

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California environmental lawyer forecasts the future of state and federal emissions regulations

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California has led the nation in the fight against air pollution. That has been probably the biggest hurdle—not the biggest engineering hurdle, but the biggest legal hurdle. Charged : The Trump crusade to water down those regulations turned out to be a lot harder than they thought it would be. You better have some steel.

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Former EPA exec surveys the road ahead for US emissions standards

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Since President Nixon signed the Clean Air Act in 1963, federal regulations aimed at reducing air pollution have gradually grown stronger. The Trump administration attempted to throw this process into reverse by watering down the federal standards. The traditional pollutants [are] nitrogen oxides, volatile organics, and particulates.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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US intelligence and defense agencies say such environmental changes can lead to energy insecurity, water and food shortages, and social instability. Other transaction costs include the search of partners, the drafting of contracts, legal assistance, etc. That could mean more military involvement and massive disaster relief.

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Former EPA exec Margo Oge explains the new federal emissions rules

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I think it’s one thing to have a commitment for 2030 and 2035, and it’s another thing to have to meet legal requirements and standards. Charged : As we discussed last time, the Trump administration tried to water down the federal regulations. The courts put them on hold, all these legal challenges. It has been on hold.

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