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UK Government Announces New Import Carbon Pricing Mechanism

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Goods imported into the UK from countries with a lower or no carbon price will face a levy by 2027. Green , and James Bee On 18 December 2023, the UK government announced a proposal for a new carbon border adjustment mechanism (UK CBAM). Following the transitional phase, the full EU CBAM will be phased in from 1 January 2026.

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Climate Policy: What’s Happening at the State Level?

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The federal government is now supporting that role with federal funding for states. Two key states have ramped up their plans for carbon neutrality, while offshore wind made a big step forward in the Midwest of all places. There are some aggressive milestone requirements: 35% of new vehicles must be electric by 2026 and 68% in 2030.

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Regan Hits His Stride

Legal Planet

No one of them is transformative standing alone, but their cumulative impact will be substantially cleaner air and lower carbon emissions. EPA proposed an unexpectedly strong expansion of the existing rules governing interstate air pollution. The new rules will require an average of 49 miles per gallon for the 2026 model year.

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Statement on New Federal Housing Infrastructure Program

Enviromental Defense

Nate Wallace, Program Manager, Clean Transportation: It is great news for housing and public transit that the federal government intends to tie the forthcoming Permanent Public Transit Fund to transit-friendly land-use standards near federally funded transit stations.

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The Bumper Crop of New State Climate Policies Since July.

Legal Planet

State governments began cutting emissions at a time when the federal government was essentially doing nothing about climate change. The changes target emissions from the production and transport of building materials like concrete, steel, insulation and wood. In 2026, the threshold will drop to 50,000 square feet.

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Western States Should Opt In to Regionalized Electricity Markets

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This market is expected to begin operating in 2026. These efforts are called the “ West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative.” billion annually and reduce yearly carbon emissions by almost 3 million metric tons – the equivalent of removing over 600,000 vehicles from the roads.

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Ontario is selling our Clean Energy Credit out from under us

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Last week, on Monday November 14, as part of its Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review , the Ontario government officially announced it would be developing a voluntary clean energy credit (CEC) registry. million between 2022 and 2026. So it’s up to governments to choose and procure renewable energy sources for their grids.