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Singapore Publishes Eligibility List Under the International Carbon Credit Framework

Clean Energy Law

The Eligibility List followed the signing of an inaugural Article 6 implementation agreement with Papua New Guinea on carbon credits cooperation. The Eligibility List for a given host country will be established under the corresponding implementation agreement.

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Good News—and Bad—about Fossil Fuel Power Plants in 2023 

Union of Concerned Scientists

With the clean energy transition already under way, the US electricity mix is set to continue changing this year. Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). I’ll start off with the good.

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Pittsburgh 2030 District Announces Significant Progress In Reducing Carbon Emissions - 44.8% From Baseline; Savings Of $59.7 Million In Utility Costs

PA Environment Daily

C carbon budget set forth in the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries must reduce CO2 emissions in the entire [existing] built environment by 50-65% by 2030 and reach zero carbon by 2040. Individually, Chatham University has pledged to reach carbon neutrality by 2025, and the University of Pittsburgh by 2037.

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Everything you Need to Know About the Sustainable Jobs Act (Bill C-50)

Enviromental Defense

We can become a leader in clean energy supply and manufacture the products the world needs to live more sustainably. Other policies could encourage clean energy projects that hire apprentices or unionized workers and provide direct support to Indigenous nations for ownership of projects.

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A new climate litigation claim in Brazil raises the pressure for increased climate action and protection of the Amazon rainforest

Law Columbia

According to the petitioner, as a signatory to the Paris Agreement Brazil has committed to various duties to mitigate climate change. Through the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) published in 2016, Brazil committed to reducing GHG emissions by 37% by 2025 and by 43% by 2030 as compared to a 2005 baseline.

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Late 2018 — Bits and Pieces

Smith Enviorment

Back to North Carolina developments in late 2018: Executive Order on Climate Change and Clean Energy: On October 29, 2018, N.C. Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order on climate change and clean energy. The order creates a new N.C. It also requires preparation of a N.C.

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Analysis: Green jobs take off in China

A Greener Life

The sector is expected to employ 1 million people by 2025. Even the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement had only a small impact on employment. By 2025, that figure is expected to be somewhere between 500,000 and 1 million. The word online is that these jobs can pay as much as 150,000 yuan (US$20,900) per month.

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