Tag Archives: Climate Change

2017 Emissions Gap Report Finds that More Action is Needed to Meet Paris Goals

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Anjali Patel

The United Nation’s Environment Programme (UN Environment) has released its 2017 Emissions Gap Report.  In its eighth edition, the report addresses the “gap” between the emissions reductions necessary to achieve the Paris Agreement goals of limiting global warming to under … Continue reading →

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New York City Unveils Plan to Carry Out Paris Climate Agreement

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Amber Martin

On October 3, 2017, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a city plan to align New York City with the Paris Agreement’s goal to limit the global temperature increase to no more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.  The … Continue reading →

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Tenth Circuit Rejects “Perfect Substitution Assumption” in NEPA Analysis of Coal Leases

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

On Friday, the Tenth Circuit issued a decision in WildEarth Guardians v. Bureau of Land Management, Docket No. 15-8109, rejecting the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) decision to approve four coal leases in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin (PRB) Region on … Continue reading →

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State Programs Claim Third Victory in Federal Court: New York Nuclear Subsidies Survive Legal Challenge

Posted on July 27, 2017 by SpiegelBlog

In a July 25, 2017 ruling, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a challenge to the component of New York’s “Clean Energy Standard” offering subsidy payments, known as “zero-emissions credits” or ZECs, to certain … Continue reading →

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U.S. to Withdraw from Paris Agreement; States and Local Governments Vow to Step Up

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

UPDATED 08.01.2018 The full list of governors who are a part of the United States Climate Alliance can be found here. Yesterday, President Trump announced that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris Agreement.  Citing concerns about job loss, reduced … Continue reading →

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