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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...
16 November 2017
European Union negotiators clinched a deal on Thursday 9 November on the reform of its Emissions Trading System (ETS) for the post-2020 period. The agreement outlines various measures aimed at strengthening the bloc’s flagship climate policy instrument, while supporting innovation and modernisation...
28 September 2017
The Canadian province of Ontario is set to link its carbon market with neighbouring Québec and the US state of California in January 2018, leaders of their respective governments announced last week. Québec and California already decided four years ago to link up their carbon markets, bringing...
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...
3 August 2017
California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation last week to extend the state’s cap-and-trade programme through 2030. The scheme, which would have otherwise expired at the end of the decade, is aimed at progressively curbing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from a host of sectors. Proponents say...
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...
4 May 2017
California state senators proposed a new cap-and-trade programme for the state this week, which would replace the current system. If passed, the legislation would take effect in 2020. Pieces of the existing system, such as allowances and offsets, would not be eligible for transfer post-2020,...
13 April 2017
A handful of US states are looking at the possibility of passing legislation aimed at slashing carbon emissions, including through the use of a carbon tax, with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island among those considering such a move. The three states are already part of the market-based...
30 March 2017
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday 28 March targeting a series of Obama-era environmental actions, arguing that this will facilitate a move toward energy independence and shore up domestic economic growth. The document , signed at the headquarters of the Environmental...