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7 December 2017
International agencies and farm leaders have welcomed the decision to launch a work programme on climate and agriculture, which was endorsed by governments at the annual conference of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) three weeks ago in Bonn, Germany. Language in the preamble...
19 October 2017
Governments the world over face major challenges to reduce the health and environmental impacts from the transportation sector. Steering the car market to electric vehicles and ultimately zero-emission fleets will require comprehensive and sustained policy action. The pronouncements keep coming,...
28 September 2017
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) said last week that a large influx of imported crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules have caused “serious injury” to American solar producers, advancing the investigation to its next phase. The agency determination, which saw a unanimous 4-0...
8 June 2017
Following US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw his country from the UN’s Paris Agreement on climate change, domestic and foreign leaders have pledged to ramp up their efforts to support the landmark accord. During a widely publicised speech on Thursday 1 June, the American leader...
1 June 2017
Update - Friday 2 June 2017: US President Donald Trump confirmed his plans on Thursday 1 June to withdraw the United States from the UN’s Paris Agreement on climate change. Speaking from the Rose Garden at the White House, the US leader affirmed that he would also “begin negotiations to reenter...
24 May 2017
UN climate negotiators concluded their annual mid-year meetings last week in the German city of Bonn, working to advance the development of a “rulebook” for the Paris Agreement on climate change, among other objectives. The 8-18 May meetings sought to build on the work from the Conference of the...
9 March 2017
Greenhouse gas emissions are a market failure. How might international trade rules respond? Renewable energy has a key role to play in mitigating climate change and guaranteeing long-term energy supply. Climate change and energy security concerns may compel governments to provide incentives for...
2 February 2017
The European Union is showing strong signs that it will meet its 2020 renewable energy target, according to a new report by the bloc’s executive arm released on Wednesday 1 February. The 28-nation bloc’s targets for the end of the decade include a binding commitment to use 20 percent of energy from...