#Climate policy

#Climate policy

President Biden has received praise for his environmental actions but faces pressure from the youth-led Sunrise Movement for bolder steps on climate policy. [ more ]

Ammonia production, a carbon-intensive process, could transition to clean energy, potentially fueled by President Biden's climate law for green ammonia use in various industries. [ more ]

Climate progress is being made but not enough; policies may limit warming to 2°C, still too high. Optimism lies in younger generation's activism. [ more ]

The European Union soft-launched an initiative to establish a carbon price that will apply to emissions worldwide, including from imported products.

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will incentivize industries globally to reduce emissions by making them pay a fee or clean up to do business with European firms. [ more ]

Not a single G20 country has policies consistent with the Paris agreement's goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C and meeting emissions reduction targets.

Eight G20 countries, including Argentina, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Turkey, Canada, Mexico, and Indonesia, are rated as critically insufficient in their climate policies. [ more ]

If current growth in renewable energy continues, next year could be the year greenhouse gas emissions reach their peak.

The implications of a potential emissions peak for the Cop28 UN summit are profound.

Global temperatures broke records this year and an unprecedented ocean heatwave occurred. [ more ]