Credit Where Credit’s Due: Understanding the Clean Development Mechanism
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a child of the Kyoto Protocol, the climate treaty that the U.S. did not ultimately ratify. As a result of that failure, many of those in the U.S are not familiar with the CDM, and the opportunities it offers to us and those in developing countries.
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The Federal Energy Subsidy Scorecard: How Renewables Stack Up
In a speech at the United Nations and afterward at the G-20 summit meeting in September, President Obama called for elimination of government subsidies for greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting fossil fuels. Said the President “I will work with my colleagues at the G20 to phase out fossil fuel subsidies so that we can better address our climate challenge.”
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The Federal Energy Subsidy Scorecard: How Renewables Stack Up
Senate Committee Tackles Kerry-Boxer Climate Bill
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) held three marathon hearings this week, featuring more than 50 witnesses discussing the revised draft of the climate legislation introduced by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) and EPW Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
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Senate Committee Tackles Kerry-Boxer Climate Bill