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The Climate Post: Climate Change under the Microscope in Report, Leaked IPCC Draft

The December 20 edition of The Climate Post was featured by National Geographic NewsWatch. The Climate Post offers a rundown of the week in climate and energy news. It is produced by the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions each Thursday.

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/12/20/climate-change-under-the-microscope-in-report-leaked-ipcc-draft/

The Climate Post: Fiscal Cliff Deal Reached, Clean Energy Not Forgotten

The January 3 edition of The Climate Post was featured by National Geographic NewsWatch. The Climate Post offers a rundown of the week in climate and energy news. It is produced by the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions each Thursday.

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/01/03/fiscal-cliff-deal-reached-clean-energy-not-forgotten/

Are Wood Pellets Really Green?

Driving the overseas policies that will affect the forests of the N.C. coast is the assumption that wood pellets are better than coal, that burning them will not overheat the planet. But is it true? In other words: Is wood really green? Christopher Galik, senior policy associate at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, comments.

http://www.nccoast.org/Article.aspx?k=8cd9331b-5fa2-43cb-abfe-760cc1db2aae

Looking for Real Action? Focus on Agencies and Courts ... not the Hill

Regulatory actions and judicial judgments rather than legislation from a divided Congress are seen as key for climate change in 2013. Jonas Monast, director of the Nicholas Institute's Climate and Energy Program, comments in this Yale Forum on Climate Change & the Media piece.

http://www.yaleclimatemediaforum.org/2013/01/looking-for-real-action-focus-on-agencies-and-courts-not-the-hill/

The Robertson Scholar Program Buses: A cost-benefit analysis of existing technology and fuel options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Duke University Campus

A closed discussion of experts, Nicholas Institute Staff, and Duke Transportation Staff, reviewed and discussed the outcome of an emissions benefits and costs analysis of new bus technologies for the Robertson Scholar Program Buses and other Duke University buses.  The pluses and minuses of running these new bus technologies on the ground will be discussed with experienced fleet managers.  The value of the cost-benefit model was considered for other fleet managers making similar decisions on buses.  And finally, we explored how a climate policy with a price on greenhouse gas

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