Climate Policy Is Coming. Is Business Prepared? Businesses can expect stricter carbon pollution regulations coming soon — and that’s not necessarily a bad thing, according to some. We saw this reasoning explained in companies’ briefs supporting the EPA’s Clean Power Plan last week, with major tech firms Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft, along with Ikea
Read moreClean Power Plan ‘Good for Business,’ Say Major US Brands Clean Power Plan supporters came out en masse to defend the carbon pollution rule on Friday with major brand companies filing amicus, or “friend of the court,” briefs with the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. The EPA’s Clean Power Plan requires existing
Read moreTime: Obama and Trudeau Should Establish a U.S.-Canada Carbon Market As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Washington D.C. to discuss a North American climate strategy with President Barack Obama, I urge both leaders to think big on how to leverage our close relationship and propel us forward in the race against climate change. For more
Read moreOntario linking with North American carbon market Action on climate change is heating up in Ontario as the government is poised to make important changes to its environmental framework. The province of Ontario is proposing to implement a greenhouse gas (“GHG”) cap-and-trade program as part of the government’s efforts to help mitigate climate change and
Read moreBusinesses Using Carbon Pricing to Manage Climate Risks Carbon markets are booming, according to two new reports, and business is playing a key role. Global carbon markets’ total value increased 9 percent to €48.4 billion ($52.6 billion) in 2015, boosted by North American markets, which grew 121 percent in terms of volume and 220 percent
Read moreObama’s State of the Union Pushes Clean Energy, Calls for Coal-Lease Reform President Obama took on big oil in last night’s State of the Union, emphasizing the US’ transition to clean energy. “Rather than subsidize the past,” he said, “we should invest in the future — especially in communities that rely on fossil fuels. That’s
Read moreClean Power Plan: What to Expect in 2016 The battle over the Clean Power Plan continues as a coalition of coalition of states, companies and advocacy groups is asking a federal appeals court to reject “speculative” arguments against the carbon rule for power plants. Since the EPA published the Clean Power Plan in late October,
Read moreWSJ: Nations Unite in Global Agreement on Climate Change PARIS—More than 190 nations have agreed on a plan to limit climate change, ending a decadeslong search for an accord requiring the world’s economies to regulate the emission of gases that scientists say are causing the earth to warm. After two weeks of negotiations here, 195
Read more3 Signs We’re Entering a Golden Age for Carbon Markets There was a time when market-based approaches seemed to fall off the radar in discussions of climate policy, but carbon markets are back. Well-designed emission trading systems offer the combination of flexibility, incentives and guaranteed results that help polluters meet their targets – while leaving
Read moreGlobal CEOs Urge ‘Ambitious Climate Deal’ at COP21 CEOs from 78 global companies — including PepsiCo, Dow Chemical, Nestlé, Unilever, and Accenture — are urging governments to work with them to co-design climate solutions ahead of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris. The conference will
Read more4 Wins We Need to Make the Paris Climate Talks a Success In just a few weeks, negotiators from nearly every country in the world will gather at a sprawling airfield outside Paris to secure a new international agreement on climate change. The goal of the Paris gathering – known as the 21st Session of
Read more68 Major Companies Join Climate Action Pledge As the UN climate talks in Paris near, 68 additional companies have joined the White House-led American Business Act on Climate Pledge. Companies making the pledge have set greenhouse gas reduction and renewable energy sourcing goals for 2020 and beyond, and are focusing on increasing energy efficiency, boosting
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