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Renewed climate change focus from the US federal government on greenhouse gas GHGs emissions to be used in analyzing policy decisions, Biden admin’s Interagency Working Group IWG on Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases and values for the social costs of GHGs.

On May 17, 2021, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the Climate Commitment Act. The legislation creates a market-based, economy-wide cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas...

UMass Lowell became a charter signatory of Second Natures Climate Commitment in 2016. The Climate Commitment reaffirms UMass Lowells commitment to combating the effects of climate change and ensuring the university is sustainable and resilient as effects from climate change are increasingly felt in the region. The university first pledged its commitment to climate neutrality in 2007 with the signing of what was then known as the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACU...

The Washington governor and climate darling vetoed a measure requiring tribal consent for projects on sacred sites. It was a striking betrayal.

/PRNewswire/ -- Today Governor Jay Inslee signed the Climate Commitment Act (CCA), SB 5126, into law—positioning Washington State as a national climate leader...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Washington Legislature passed Senate Bill 5126, the Climate Commitment Act, on April 24, 2021, which establishes a greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-invest program for utilities, industrial facilities, and other operations with greater than 25,000 metric tons of emissions. Covered entities will be subject to a statewide emissions cap that decreases over time to match the states goal of net...

BP’s Suspicious Support for a Carbon Market in Washington State The oil giant owns a carbon sequestration company that could benefit from the law, allowing BP to play both sides of the emissions ledger. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images BP CEO Bernard Looney, at a 2020 event where he declared the oil company’s intentions to achieve “net-zero” carbon emissions by 2050 In early April, the state of Washington managed to do what once seemed impossible: successfully pass a bill establishin...

Home » Government » Behold Washington’s ‘new beginning’ in its fight against climate change As the dust settles in Olympia, the state finally has embraced cap and trade, electric cars and environmental justice. Lawmakers in Olympia have bound Washington state’s fortunes — literally — to the fight against climate change with a legislative blitz, enacting a “historic” suite of climate protections. Before adjourning April 25, Democrats passed a pair of sweeping restrictions on ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The Washington Legislature passed Senate Bill 5126, the Climate Commitment Act, on April 24, 2021, which establishes a greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-invest program for utilities, industrial facilities, and other operations with greater than 25,000 metric tons of emissions. Covered entities will be subject to a statewide emissions cap that decreases over time to match the state’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. Under the Clima...

Share to Facebook Post to Twitter Email Artists rendering of the solar power array and battery storage facility to be built near CMCs Spring Valley campus. Courtesy image. In early April, Holy Cross Energy (HCE) announced that it was partnering with Colorado Mountain College (CMC) to develop a large photovoltaic solar array near Glenwood Springs. The installation, which will be built on CMC-owned land near its Spring Valley campus, will have a...