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Decarbonizing Louisiana’s Industrial Sector: Community-Centric Approaches

As a state that has long been a hub for difficult-to-decarbonize industries, Louisiana has a particularly challenging path to full decarbonization. At the same time, addressing climate change is imperative in a state that is uniquely vulnerable to climate-fueled sea …

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Spinning the Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Industry into Economic Opportunity

Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina are on the cusp of entry into the U.S. offshore wind market. In Virginia, the first offshore wind turbines in federal waters symbolize the potential for a thriving clean-energy industry that could bring the region …

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Clearing Roadblocks for Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Transportation

Medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) vehicles are outsized contributors to the transportation sector’s emissions of carbon dioxide and other air pollutants. While most MHD vehicles currently run on diesel, zero-emission battery and hydrogen fuel cell options are becoming more available. Although …

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Reaching for 2030: Climate and Energy Policy Priorities

The need to address climate change remains urgent. The passage of historic climate and clean-energy legislation in the past two years—the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA), the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)—represents an important …

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Reaching for 2030: Climate and Energy Policy Priorities

The need to address climate change remains urgent. Over the past 15 months, the U.S. Congress has passed meaningful legislation that has the potential to dramatically reduce emissions, and—importantly—allow the United States to lead in accelerating the global transition toward …

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Comments to the SEC Regarding Proposed Regulation S-X Provisions

This document constitutes supplemental comments of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) regarding an alternative to the proposed regulation S-X provisions in the proposed rule by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on climate-related financial disclosures, “The Enhancement …

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U.S. Carbon Capture and Direct Air Capture Projects

With more than 40 percent of the global capacity of carbon management projects (13 in operation and more than 60 in different stages of development), the United States is expected to play a major role in the deployment of carbon …

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Climate-related Financial Risks and Opportunities: A Primer for Local Governments

Local governments across the United States are bearing increasing costs of extreme weather disasters while facing a global transition to a low-carbon economy. Equipped with more information on how these and other climate-related factors present financial risks and opportunities, local …

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Outcomes of the UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh

Labeled the “implementation COP” for being the first conference held after the last of the Paris Agreement’s rulebook was agreed in Glasgow, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, …

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U.S. State Climate Action Plans

33 states have released a climate action plan or are in the process of revising or developing one. This includes 32 states that have released plans and 1 state that is updating its plan. Climate action plans generally include greenhouse …

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