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Agricultural Offsets are to 2013 as Energy Efficiency was to 1973
By Robert ParkhurstIn 1973 Chase Manhattan Bank saw “virtually no scope for conservation” of electricity. In 2011 the total market for energy efficiency in buildings was worth $68 billion and is...
View ArticleAnother California Industry Capitalizing on Energy Efficiency Opportunities
By Katie Hsia-KiungAfter almost seven years since California’s landmark global warming law was passed, and after nearly a full year of implementation of the nation’s most comprehensive cap-and-trade...
View ArticleSeeing Green: Emission Reducing Fuel Policies Help Lower Gas Prices
By Tim O'ConnorBy Tim O'Connor and Shira Silver Californians struggling with high gas prices should feel optimistic about the future. A new memo [PDF] by economists from EDF and Chuck Mason, a...
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Sky is Not Falling on Cap and Trade
By Emily ReynaYesterday, Thomson Reuters Point Carbon published an updated forecast for allowance prices in the California carbon market, causing many skeptics to pontificate the beginning of the end...
View ArticleCalifornia’s LCFS Ruling is a Win for Consumers and Alternative Fuels Companies
By Tim O'ConnorBy Tim O'Connor and Larissa Koehler Last week, we saw a big win for California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) – a regulation to diversify the state’s fuel mix with lower carbon...
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611,622 Offsets and Counting!
By Robert ParkhurstYesterday the California Air Resources Board (CARB) delivered a total of 611,622 offsets to four offset project operators. These offsets can now be used by California compliance...
View ArticleEnvironment: California didn't do so badly this year
By Lauren Faber(This post was written for and first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News) By Lauren Faber and Ann Notthoff Despite some particularly unexplainable losses if you care about protecting...
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Scoping Plan 2.0: Taking Action Today for a Clean Energy Future
By Erica Morehouse Today, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its draft 2013 Scoping Plan, the blueprint outlining how the State will address climate change over the next five years,...
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History Repeats Itself Again: CARE’s New Cost Analysis Paints a One-Sided...
By Tim O'ConnorMajor polluters funding skewed analysis of the costs and benefits of environmental regulations is a long-standing tradition in regulatory circles. In a recent version of this phenomenon,...
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New Report Confirms Major Progress in California's Alternative Fuels Market
By Larissa KoehlerAfter months of surveys, analysis and preparation, the California Energy Commission’s draft 2013 Integrated Energy Policy Report (IEPR) is out – and it shows that dramatic progress is...
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Historic Agreement Demonstrates Broad Commitment to Build Clean Energy Economy
By Derek WalkerWith the stroke of a pen, North American efforts to combat climate change and promote clean energy reached a new level today. I was lucky enough to witness the historic event, as...
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From the Pacific Coast Climate Plan, a Path Forward for the Low Carbon Fuel...
By Tim O'ConnorWhile several stories have been written on this week’s historic climate pact signed by California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, little has been mentioned about the path its...
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Plow, or Preserve and Profit?
By Ashley RoodKonza Prairie Biological Station This weekend, long-time Minneapolis Star Tribune outdoors columnist and reporter Dennis Anderson wrote a revelatory call to arms about the dire state of...
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Long-Term Emission Reduction Goal Starts with Post-2020 Policies
By Erica MorehouseIndependent experts and leaders in California agree that the state is on track to meet its goal of reducing greenhouse gas pollution to 1990 levels by 2020. That was one finding from...
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One Year Later, Carbon Auctions Thriving in California
By Katie Hsia-KiungAt this time last year, an 11th hour lawsuit was brought by the California Chamber of Commerce on the eve of the state’s first carbon auction —and with it a wave of questions aimed...
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California’s Carbon Market Caps off Successful First Year of Auctions
By Emily ReynaThe results of California's fifth carbon auction were released today, marking an important environmental milestone for the state – one year since the debut of its cap-and-trade system....
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From the ozone to your refrigerator, putting the chill on climate change
By Tim O'Connor(This post originally appeared on EDF Voices) Back in the 1980s, an international alarm was sounded when a growing hole in the Earth’s ozone layer was discovered over the Antarctic. This...
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The Winning Trilogy to California's Climate Approach: Research, Reduce and Adapt
By Erica MorehouseNirvana, Lord of the Rings movies and a tasty BLT. Great things seem to come in threes – and California’s vigilant efforts to combat climate change are no exception. With this week’s...
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13 for 13: The Stories that Defined California Environmental Leadership
By Derek WalkerThere is never a dull moment on the California environmental policy scene, and 2013 was particularly action-packed. Everywhere you turn there seems to be a new innovative solution or a...
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California’s Pioneering Spirit Endures under Cap and Trade
By Katie Hsia-KiungCalifornia’s state motto is “Eureka,” (Greek for “I found it”) referring to the discovery of California gold in 1848. Shortly thereafter, the Golden State quickly became the land of...
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