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Singapore Publishes Eligibility List Under the International Carbon Credit Framework

Clean Energy Law

Background The Singaporean government introduced the ICC Framework in November 2022, in tandem with the progressive increase in carbon tax rate under the Carbon Pricing (Amendment) Act 2022 from the current S$5 per tonne of emissions to S$25 per tonne in 2024 and 2025, and S$45 per tonne in 2026 and beyond.

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Emergency? Part 2

Legal Planet

Here’s Part 1 ) Estimates vary, but California, the US, and the world will need a lot of new solar and energy storage facilities and a lot of land to put them on. And the volume of renewable energy required requires significant new transmission, which creates even more land use conflict.

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Profs. William Boyd and Alex Wang Join Prof. Ted Parson in Emmett Institute Faculty Leadership

Legal Planet

They will be working alongside our faculty director (formerly faculty co-director) Ted Parson—an accomplished scholar of environmental governance—as well as me and my colleague Cara Horowitz, shaping the strategic direction of the Emmett Institute. Wang is a leading expert on environmental governance and the law and politics of China.

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The Stream, December 1, 2021: New Testing Rule In U.S. Could Impact 90 Percent of Water Systems Relying on Lead Service Lines

Circle of Blue

The patrol group of Indigenous farmers, teachers, and hunters spend their time working with conservation officers to track deforestation and report their findings to government regulators. The SRDC plays a large role in protecting the Amazon River and the rainforest that surrounds it in Guyana. IN RECENT WATER NEWS.

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Opinion: Food systems transformation critical to reducing emissions

A Greener Life

The co-author of a new report explains how most governments are overlooking a principal route to cutting emissions. This has given a much-needed boost to the drive to wean the world off fossil fuels and transition to renewable energy. It gives governments and other actors a toolkit to drive such food systems reform. .

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Reaction to Canada’s 2023 Budget from Environmental Defence Experts

Enviromental Defense

Julia Levin, Associate Director, National Climate: Today’s budget does include significant investments in renewable energy and electrification, however, the support given to climate solutions is still a fraction of what is being spent on subsidizing the fossil fuels that are causing the climate emergency.

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Analysis: New coal mines add question mark to India’s climate commitments

A Greener Life

Despite a significant uptake of renewable energy, India still relies on coal plants for more than half of its installed electricity supply. By Rejimon Kuttappan Along with a major expansion of renewable energy, India is also pushing for big increases in its coal production, casting doubt on its climate commitments.