Marisa Martin and Alexandra Carranza’s article, “Encouraging Private Investments in REDD+ in the Post-2020 Paris Agreement World” has been published in IETA Insights Quarterly Report: Greenhouse Gas Market Report, No. 3, 2018. The article (pages 13-16), discusses how Peru is approaching nesting projects, the challenges ahead, and how the country can open the door for increased private sector capital. To read the article in its entirety, click HERE.
On July 25, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule (in prepublication form) finding that greenhouse gases from aircraft contribute to air pollution that endangers public health and welfare. EPA’s final action does not regulate greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft itself, but an endangerment finding is the prerequisite for regulating in the future and triggers EPA’s duty to regulate such emissions. According to EPA, U.S. aircraft account for 12 percent of…
In Bonn, Germany, the international community began its work to implement the historic climate change treaty—known as the Paris Agreement, which was agreed upon in December 2015. While setting forth significant high level commitments, the Paris Agreement is light on details and delegates the extensive work needed to develop the actual implementation of the Paris Agreement to UNFCCC-convened working groups. In Bonn, the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA 1)…