Paris Agreement Likely to Enter into Force by Year’s End, Analysis Suggests
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Budget & Policy
Clean Power Plan Oral Argument Schedule Surprisingly Short
The legal challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, carbon emissions standards for existing coal-fired power plants, will be heard before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit for just three-and-a-half hours on Sept. 27, according to an order from the court. “The parties are advised that the Court’s limitation of […]
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International
Canada Launches Clean Energy Innovation Program
Moving on its pledge to double national clean energy research and development funding, Canada has established a new Clean Energy Innovation Program. The $25 million (CAD) program seeks to commercialize clean energy technologies, including carbon capture and storage. “We know the important role clean technology will play in our transition to a lower carbon economy,” […]
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International
UNFCCC Chief: Paris Agreement Sets a Foundation for Future Climate Action
Recently appointed United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa is looking to build on the foundation set by the Paris Agreement on climate change, she said in an interview released last week by the U.N. News Center. “We have the approval of the Paris Agreement, which was an historic agreement, after […]