The Obama administration's effort to plug the nation's methane leaks has rekindled the debate about the role of natural gas in national climate policy, with most environmentalists applauding the effort, while others describe it as an empty promise. Brian Murray, director for economic analysis at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, comments in this ClimateWire article.
In a Policy Forum article in the March 21 edition of Science magazine, Duke University's Richard Newell, William Pizer and Daniel Raimi discuss the key lessons from a decade of experience with carbon markets. They also discuss what it might take for these markets to develop and possibly link together in the coming years and decades.
As much as the Obama administration may look to its greenhouse gas rules for existing power plants to slash emissions from the electric sector—the single-largest source of the heat-trapping pollutants—it may encounter hurdles in achieving those reductions thanks to the advanced age of the nation's fleet of coal-fired power plants, industry representatives say. Jonas Monast, director of the Climate and Energy Program at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, comments in this SNL Energy article.
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday over regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency on new power plants. Under the Obama administration legislation was adopted to limit carbon emissions allowed at new facilities. Jonas Monast, director of the Climate and Energy Progam at the Nicholas Institute, comments in this North Carolina News Network article.
The industry case against U.S. EPA's climate rules doesn't disqualify the agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gases, but it could lead to a redefinition of how the agency uses the Clean Air Act, said legal experts. Jonas Monast, director of the Climate and Energy Program at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, comments in this ClimateWire article.
Duke Today showcases the challenges and rewards of politically engaged research Sanford School of Public Policy Professors face. Story includes comments by Nicholas Institute Faculty Fellow Billy Pizer.
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The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Feb. 24 on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and other stationary sources.
