A Climate Institute Publication
Last Wednesday May 3, 2017, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) provided a statement regarding the beginning of the withdrawal of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Several scientific societies collaborated in writing a letter to President Trump explaining the importance of the WOTUS rule and protecting the country’s wetlands. The EPA has delivered a draft to the Office of Management and Budget for withdrawing the WOTUS rule.
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Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, announced Wednesday that the Obama-era methane emissions rule will be reconsidered, a regulation aimed at reducing the US’s impact on climate change by curbing oil and gas well emissions.
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In the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) Fourth Assessment Report bio-energy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) was highlighted as a key potential technology for reaching low carbon dioxide atmospheric concentration targets. Recently there has been concern that employment of such technology may have detrimental implications for climate justice.
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NYISO’s DER roadmap is spread out over the next three to five years, designed to develop market elements, functional requirements and tariff language necessary to integrate a DER system.1 CAISO believes that closer coordination with the distribution level utility will be needed to advance DER aggregations and a clean power system. While NYISO and CAISO have been making substantial ground, the development of DER still asks for a considerable amount of research and policy-making.
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No disposable bag is free, and the cost of a plastic bag yields high environmental impact. Restricting the use of plastic disposable bags will reduce litter, solid waste, greenhouse gas emissions, our dependence on fossil fuels, and manufacturing and cleanup costs while protecting the environment and waterways.
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The National Agroforestry Policy demonstrates a movement towards agroforestry becoming a common agricultural practice. Even though the policy does not focus solely on the environmental benefits, this shows how agroforestry can provide a variety of benefits, including promoting the social and economic well-being of the farmer.
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In order to preserve diverse and healthy forests in the Western U.S., we must continue to take national and international action to address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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The economic and moral logic of investing in at risk communities today to help them to become stronger and more resilient to climate change and other environmental problems is undebatable
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Some scientists have suggested that it is time for a “second” green revolution that is more sustainable and will minimize agriculture’s impact on the climate. Small-scale agriculture is a sustainable and more climate-friendly alternative to current practices.
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Measurements from the Mauna Loa observatory found that atmospheric carbon dioxide reached 400 parts per million (ppm) in August.
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