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Fact Sheet
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Understanding the Value of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, and the Impacts of EPA’s Proposal to Roll Back the GHGRP
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently proposed rollback of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) would remove most source categories and suspend obligations for subpart W until reporting year 2034.
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Resource Library: EPA Natural Gas STAR Technical Documents
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Natural Gas STAR Program is a voluntary program aimed at reducing methane pollution from the oil and gas sector. Through this program, EPA partners with oil and gas operators and industry stakeholders to promote technology transfer and share best practices to mitigate the sector’s…
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Actions to Address Executive Order 14300: Reforming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Executive Order 14300, Reforming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, represents a fundamental shift in how the federal government directs the licensing and regulation of civilian nuclear energy.
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What 4 countries that are successfully cutting waste methane have in common
Countries are proving that cutting methane emissions from the waste sector is not only possible—it’s already happening. From food waste prevention and organics diversion to dumpsite rehabilitation and sanitary landfill design, a growing number of governments have been implementing practical, scalable solutions to tackle methane, one of the world’s most…
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Getting Hydrogen Right for Poland’s Industrial Decarbonisation
Clean hydrogen will be essential for Poland’s transition to a net-zero economy. As Europe’s third-largest producer and consumer of hydrogen, Poland will require significant volumes of clean hydrogen to keep its industrial base active and well-positioned in a net zero economy. Decarbonising this hydrogen will also be critical for meeting wider European Union (EU) climate targets. Renewable hydrogen will…
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Cooling Diplomacy and the Middle East’s Role in the New Geopolitics of Heat
As climate extremes accelerate, the global energy agenda is shifting—quietly but decisively—from heating to cooling. Once considered a luxury in temperate climates, cooling is rapidly becoming a matter of resilience and survival. From Europe to South Asia, the increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves are testing the limits of existing…
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Why Context, Not Blueprints, Determines the Success of African Utilities
Reforms in Africa’s electricity sector are by no means new. Many African nations have introduced “a series of policy, regulatory, and institutional changes aimed at improving the performance, efficiency, transparency, and financial viability of the electricity sector” since the 1990s but with uneven outcomes. Although some African countries such as…
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Characterizing waste to cut emissions in Latin America
The waste sector is the third largest source of methane emissions, accounting for nearly 20% of global methane emissions. Most of this methane is produced from the decomposition of the degradable fraction of municipal waste in final disposal sites like sanitary landfills, open dumps, and controlled landfills. Tackling this problem…
