International
175 Parties Sign Paris Agreement
A total of 175 parties Friday signed the Paris Agreement, taking a significant toward bringing the climate change accord into force. “Let us stand back and take this in for just a moment. This is history in the making,” United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said Friday, opening the formal signing ceremony. “The spirit of […]
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Budget & Policy
Last Round of Clean Power Plan Briefs Roll Into U.S. Appeals Court
The Environmental Protection Agency got one last chance last week to plead its case for the Clean Power Plan on paper. The agency has been in the midst of an intense legal battle over the regulation, which requires states to develop action plans to meet federally set emissions reduction goals. An immense group of 156 […]
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International
Achieving Paris Agreement Goals Requires CCUS, Groups Say
Advances in carbon capture, utilization, and storage technology will be key to carrying out the Paris Agreement’s goals of curbing greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, four nongovernmental organizations said on Friday. On Friday, 174 nations and the European Union signed the climate change accord, which will come into force upon ratification by at least […]