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Policy
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Shoring up transmission: How an under-explored option could unlock the promise of offshore wind
Offshore wind is a ready-to-deploy clean energy technology that can play a key role in decarbonizing electricity.
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EPA delays proposed carbon pollution standards on existing gas plants in disappointing setback to regulating climate and clean air emissions from the U.S. power sector
Today, the U.S. (EPA) announced that it will not finalize carbon pollution standards for existing gas-fired power plants this spring.
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CATF applauds U.S. bipartisan leadership to preserve and expand American nuclear energy capacity
WASHINGTON – With broad bipartisan support lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Atomic Energy Advancement Act, marking an important step toward securing new policies to further enable advanced nuclear deployment in the 118th Congress. “Nuclear energy plays a critical role in decarbonization, particularly as global energy…
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CATF urges policymakers to use all innovative tools available to EU Member States to make National Energy and Climate Plans work
The Playbooks assess draft NECPs and foster innovative approaches to help meet EU targets by focusing on thematic areas.
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission can raise the bar on voluntary carbon credits
By finalizing guidance with CATF’s recommendations, the CFTC has the chance to address quality issues in the voluntary carbon markets.
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A first look at the EU Industrial Carbon Management Strategy
The European Commission recently launched the Industrial Carbon Management Strategy, reflecting Europe’s growing focus on carbon capture, removal, use, and storage. This follows a call from European NGOs for an EU carbon capture and storage strategy in 2022, and the report “A Vision for Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage in…
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Environmental Protection Agency finalizes important update to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter
EPA is required to review the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) periodically under the Clean Air Act.
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Net Zero Industry Act: A crucial step forward for industrial decarbonisation in Europe
Brussels – The EU institutions reached an agreement today on the Net Zero Industry Act, providing an important framework for an options-based strategy to support industrial decarbonisation in the European Union. The NZIA was proposed at an important time for option-based climate policy in Europe. The EU is not on track…