Five Possible Scenarios for Congress’ Infrastructure and Climate Legislation
July 2021
As July comes to a close, infrastructure talks on Capitol Hill continue to see disagreements over specific details to be included in legislation and how to pay for the more than $4 trillion of new spending. Even though Democrats are pushing hard for infrastructure bills to pass Congress in the coming weeks, the debate over [&hellip
Update on President Biden’s Regulatory Climate Agenda
July 2021
The Trump administration devoted considerable effort to undoing environmental regulations such as restrictions on oil and gas and other development on protected lands, fuel efficiency standards and greenhouse gas emissions rules for motor vehicles, standards for taking climate impacts into account in cost-benefit analyses, regulations governing air pollutants and toxic substances, protections for threatened and [&hellip
Increasing Climate Diplomacy with China
July 2021
While the Biden administration was pleased that a number of important announcements were made at the Leaders’ Climate Summit in April, the fact that China did not make any new major commitments was a disappointment to the President and his closest advisers, who felt they had made significant progress separating climate from other contentious issues [&hellip
Pathways for Reaching the New U.S. NDC
July 2021
Though there are a variety of potential pathways to achieving the United States’ emissions reduction target, doing so will likely require a combination of executive action, efforts by states and cities, and new federal legislation. Models agree that achieving the U.S. NDC is feasible or nearly so and that, in the next decade, the greatest [&hellip
Paths to Climate Action on Capitol Hill
January 2021
Congressional climate action has become more likely with Democrat victories in the Georgia Senate run-off elections if Democrats can agree on how to do it
The Structure of President Biden’s Climate Team
January 2021
Climate Advisers has developed a breakdown of the Biden administration’s expanding climate team roster
Financial Risks to Investors from Forest Crime
December 2020
Investors know that deforestation creates risks in several ways, but are they aware of how non-environmental laws can impact their portfolios
How Climate Is Defining Biden’s Presidency Before It Starts
December 2020
Touted as the “climate election” by activists and experts, the 2020 presidential election prompted young progressive voters to push climate change to center stage. This activism and attention delivered a climate action mandate for the Biden administration before it has even begun
Biden’s First 100 Days – A Full Court Climate & Energy Press
December 2020
Facing a potentially split Congress, the left is advocating for Biden to push an ambitious agenda within his first one hundred days in office