Given that 2016 marked the first full year of climate policy development after COP21 in Paris and was the year in which leaders lined up …
Category: Policy
A new reality to come to terms with
The first UNFCCC talks since the adoption of the Paris Agreement are now underway and the various delegations are getting down to the tough task …
Exploring the Paris Agreement – the new global goal
The highlight of the Paris Agreement is without question the ambition embodied within it. This had its foundation with the Alliance of Small Island States …
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FASTER carbon pricing mechanisms
Last week New York hosted amongst other events, the Papal visit, the UN General Assembly where some 150 world leaders gathered and Climate Week. Arguably …
Why carbon pricing matters
An underpinning theme of my blog postings over the years has been discussion around government policy frameworks that seek to attach a cost to CO2 …
Will the Clean Power Plan deliver effective emission reductions?
August 3rd saw the Obama Administration release its long awaited Clean Power Plan. The plan partly underpins the current US COP21 INDC (Intended Nationally Determined …
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