California-Quebec August auction clears after emissions below 2020 target for second year running

5 years 1 month ago

This post was co-authored by Katelyn Roedner Sutter.  Results of the August 2019 California-Quebec carbon allowance auction were released today, and demonstrate that a strong and steady market is the status quo. These results come just weeks after the Newsom administration’s announcement that in 2017 the state’s total emissions were below the 2020 target for […]

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Erica Morehouse

California-Quebec August auction clears after emissions below 2020 target for second year running

5 years 1 month ago
This post was co-authored by Katelyn Roedner Sutter.  Results of the August 2019 California-Quebec carbon allowance auction were released today, and demonstrate that a strong and steady market is the status quo. These results come just weeks after the Newsom administration’s announcement that in 2017 the state’s total emissions were below the 2020 target for […]
Erica Morehouse

Four frightening ways the fires in Brazil’s Amazon will impact businesses

5 years 1 month ago
Brazil’s space research agency (INPE) detected almost 80,000 fires this year, around half in the Amazon, up 84% over last year. If unchecked, this trend would be catastrophic for the planet. Businesses will take a huge hit – but they can also be an important contributor to reversing these trends. Brazil ranks second in the […]
Katie Anderson

New climate law, new opportunities for gas supply planning in New York

5 years 1 month ago
By Natalie Karas and Erin Murphy New York recently enacted one of the most ambitious climate targets in the country. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act requires an 85% reduction in statewide greenhouse emissions by 2050 (from 1990 levels). All state agencies — including the New York Public Service Commission, which oversees utility companies […]
EDF Blogs

New climate law, new opportunities for gas supply planning in New York

5 years 1 month ago
By Natalie Karas and Erin Murphy New York recently enacted one of the most ambitious climate targets in the country. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act requires an 85% reduction in statewide greenhouse emissions by 2050 (from 1990 levels). All state agencies — including the New York Public Service Commission, which oversees utility companies […]
EDF Blogs

New climate law, new opportunities for gas supply planning in New York

5 years 1 month ago
By Natalie Karas and Erin Murphy New York recently enacted one of the most ambitious climate targets in the country. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act requires an 85% reduction in statewide greenhouse emissions by 2050 (from 1990 levels). All state agencies — including the New York Public Service Commission, which oversees utility companies […]
EDF Blogs

Tell Congress: We Need 100% Clean

5 years 1 month ago
So we need to get started addressing the climate crisis TODAY, by demanding a transition to a 100% clean economy by 2050. DOF. C3. Regional.
Environmental Defense Fund

Tell Congress: We Need 100% Clean

5 years 1 month ago
So we need to get started addressing the climate crisis TODAY, by demanding a transition to a 100% clean economy by 2050. DOF. C3. Regional.
Environmental Defense Fund

This Living Shoreline Project Gives New Life to Marsh and Fisheries

5 years 1 month ago

To restore Louisiana’s coast, we need a suite of large-scale restoration projects across the coast working together to deliver maximum benefits to reduce land loss, restore ecosystems and maintain healthy and diverse habitat. In our “Restoration Project Highlights” series, we take a deeper look at specific projects from our list of Priority Projects, highlighting why they’re needed and hearing local perspectives on their importance. The Biloxi Marsh is in St. Bernard Parish in Eloi Bay, which is in the Breton-Chandeleur basin. ...

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rchauvin

This Living Shoreline Project Gives New Life to Marsh and Fisheries

5 years 1 month ago

To restore Louisiana’s coast, we need a suite of large-scale restoration projects across the coast working together to deliver maximum benefits to reduce land loss, restore ecosystems and maintain healthy and diverse habitat. In our “Restoration Project Highlights” series, we take a deeper look at specific projects from our list of Priority Projects, highlighting why they’re needed and hearing local perspectives on their importance. The Biloxi Marsh is in St. Bernard Parish in Eloi Bay, which is in the Breton-Chandeleur basin. ...

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The post This Living Shoreline Project Gives New Life to Marsh and Fisheries appeared first on Restore the Mississippi River Delta.

rchauvin

URGENT: The World's Lungs Are On Fire

5 years 1 month ago
Right now, a record-breaking number of fires are burning across the Amazon. We desperately rely on everything the Amazon provides. It's time to take action to save it.
Environmental Defense Fund

URGENT: The World's Lungs Are On Fire

5 years 1 month ago
Right now, a record-breaking number of fires are burning across the Amazon. We desperately rely on everything the Amazon provides. It's time to take action to save it.
Environmental Defense Fund