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Insights from a Comparative Analysis of Clean Power Plan Modeling
An updated context, including falling natural gas prices and the extension of federal tax credits, have prompted new modeling of the likely impacts of the Clean Power Plan. Five studies have recently been released analyzing the projected effects of the …
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Achieving the United States’ Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
More than 180 nations representing more than 95 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions offered “intended nationally determined contributions” (INDCs) to the Paris Agreement reached in December 2015. The United States’ INDC is an economy-wide target to reduce net greenhouse …
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Carbon trading under the Clean Power Plan
The following article appeared in the July 2016 issue of EM, the Magazine for Environmental Managers. The Clean Power Plan gives states the option to include carbon trading provisions in their state implementation plans. This carbon trading can come in …
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Details of the Clean Energy Incentive Program
Under its final Clean Power Plan (CPP), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP) to encourage early action in meeting CPP objectives. The CEIP is a voluntary program for states to incentivize renewable and …
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How the US can meet its climate pledge
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How the US can meet its climate pledge
The following was published in March 2016 on the EcoWomen blog. View the original post here. I let out a cheer when Leonardo DiCaprio mentioned climate change during his Oscars acceptance speech. But concern about climate extends far beyond the red …
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Key Insights: Business, State and City Collaboration on Interstate Trading under the Clean Power Plan
C2ES facilitated a second private Solutions Forum workshop around the Clean Power Plan in February 2016. More than 50 business leaders, state and city officials, other experts, and representatives of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) participated. The discussion built …