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David Victor: Life After Paris
a serious review mechanism for assessing countries’ pledges, and did ... reducing emissions, and that emissions have been steadily growing during a ... up” pledges and flexible geometries. 2) “Pledge and review” has
Self-Imposed Emission Limits
emissions and have a smaller GHG footprint. The real challenge then is for ... Vermont. For these states, an annual cap on CO2 emissions is set, and this ... Acid Rain Program where allowances were mostly allocated for free), and
Reducing Energy Use with Building Skins
’s movements and consequences for a building’s energy use. Slight changes to the ... sector, innovative materials face a major disadvantage: building codes. For ... focused on studying nanomaterials, she recalls attending a meeting at the
Building More Energy Storage Means Building the Right Incentives
utility scale storage assets. We reviewed a public request for proposal ... storage. As prices continue to drop for batteries and other competing ... installation and operation in the face of changing demand. In a future with a
Making Utility Assistance to Low-Income Households More Effective
has become a greater concern for regulators, utilities, and consumer ... This piece was first published in The Regulatory Review on November ... essential goods and services, such as food, medicine, and housing. A commonly
International Climate Cooperation Might Require Carbon Tariffs
energy goods for member states and imposing carbon tariffs on non ... . President Joe Biden championed a multilateral approach to climate change on ... jurisdiction. Though input costs may rise for domestic companies that rely on
California’s Deepwater Wind Challenge
Lab does a wide variety of analysis on costs, deployment, and market ... research that our team does is focused on social acceptance and that as a ... . We need to focus on that. Transferring a couple of engineers , and I
Greening Healthcare Systems
Consortium on Climate & Health and Physicians for a Sustainable Future ... systems and private practices—is, therefore, a high-yield target in moving ... and emissions reductions. For existing structures, hospital systems can
Does Trump Help or Hurt Philly’s Struggling Neighborhood Refinery?
comes President Trump’s plans for a Border Tax Adjustment on imports. In ... refinery, Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES), for some time. In a June 2016 ... . Well, a lot has happened since my last blog, with many implications for
Can the Airline Industry Survive Climate Change?
travelers bypass flying for shorter trips and, in 2020, Germany will increase ... railway passengers. Offsets are a big deal for the airline industry because they offer hope for getting its carbon footprint under control, and