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On the eve of the Global Climate Action Summit, Jerry Brown signs SB100 into law

California Governor Signs Historic Bill on the Eve of Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Thomas Schueneman | 0 Comments

Where ambition finds a home World leaders and participants from around the world are gathering this week in San Francisco for the Global Climate Action Summit. The goal of the summit is to “take ambition to the next level.” Since agreed to in Paris in December 2015 and signed on Earth Day the following year, the Paris Agreement has looked…

The Case For Carbon Pricing

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

The Florida Republican House representative Carlos Curbelo recently introduced legislation that would put a price on carbon. The legislation, called the Modernizing America with Rebuilding to Kick-start the Economy of the Twenty-first Century with a Historic Infrastructure-Centered Expansion Act, or the MARKET CHOICE Act (H.R. 6463), would impose a tax on carbon emissions starting at $24/ton of carbon equivalent (CO2e)…

Extended Producer Responsibility takes hold in Ottowa

Why Extended Producer Responsibility Will Change the Recycling Game

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Guest Contributor | 1 Comments

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a waste management concept that, while not new, is finally getting the attention it deserves from a world that is waking up to its importance. Essentially, EPR is a strategy that assigns responsibility for the post-consumer phase of goods to the producers of the waste. As governments around the world try to cope with historic…

When government falters, business can lead on climate change action

Business Leads the Way In Climate Change Action

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

Where government fails, business can lead. That axiom has never been truer than it is now under President Trump. Trump announced on June 1, 2017, that the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris climate treaty. Businesses began signing the We Are Still In declaration in June 2017, along with mayors and governors. The coalition now has over 2,700 representatives from…

California Is the First State To Require Solar On New Houses

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

The California Energy Commission recently adopted building standards requiring solar photovoltaic systems on new homes starting in 2020. The new standards, the first in the nation to require solar, are expected to increase the cost of a new home by $9,500, which is around half the cost of installing solar PV systems on existing homes. But they will reduce energy…

What Can Realistically Be Done to Fight Climate Change?

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Emily Folk | 1 Comments

The environmental issues plaguing the planet seem like insurmountable problems, but everyone can do their part to help the Earth. It’s no secret that our lifestyle has had an impact on the environment. Our dependency on fossil fuels to power our lives and transport us to every corner of the world has been detrimental to our health. The increasing population…