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The Clean Power Plan and Market Options for Compliance

Over the next year, states will be working with stakeholders to submit plans to implement the new federal Clean Power Plan and submit comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed federal implementation plan and model rules. In its …

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Key Insights: Market Readiness for Businesses, States and Cities under the Clean Power Plan

C2ES held its first Solutions Forum workshop, focusing on market readiness under the Clean Power Plan, in September 2015. More than 40 business leaders, state and city officials, other experts, and representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the …

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What the EPA rules mean for carbon capture and storage
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EPA’s Clean Power Plan puts states in the driver’s seat
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EPA drives shift away from potent global warming gases
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Climate Action Plan making progress on all fronts
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President Obama’s Climate Action Plan: Two Years Later

Two years after President Obama announced his Climate Action Plan, the administration has made marked progress toward achieving its goals. The plan, announced June 25, 2013, outlines 75 goals in three areas: cutting carbon pollution in the United States, preparing …

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Kudos to bipartisan ideas for the Clean Power Plan
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Energy efficiency will play a key role in the Clean Power Plan
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In Brief: Legal Options for U.S. Acceptance of a New Climate Change Agreement

U.S. acceptance of the new climate agreement being negotiated under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) may or may not require legislative approval, depending on its contents. U.S. law recognizes several routes for entering into international legal …

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