Topic: climate legislation

President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address setting new goals for America’s energy future.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its schedule to move forward with greenhouse gas emissions reductions following the settlement of a lawsuit over whether to impose greenhouse gas performance standards on new and existing power plants and refineries.

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Jonathan Lash, president, World Resources Institute, will hold a briefing for journalists to preview key environmental issues in 2011.

After years of delay, EPA gets back on track in issuing rules that provide a path to a cleaner power fleet.

This chart is an adaptation based up the original chart from EEI.

This chart is a reproduction of this chart from EEI that has been used to suggest that EPA’s regulatory

This post originally appeared on the National Journal Energy and Environment blog.

Wind power is a nascent industry in the United States, but has the potential to spur job creation. Several studies show that wind power creates more jobs than power generation from fossil fuels.

The American Materials Manufacturing Alliance makes misleading arguments in letter to Senators Kerry and Lieberman, calling for EPA to redo its modeling of the American Power Act.

Senate climate legislation still needed.

A new WRI report looks at what greenhouse gas emissions reductions could be achieved through federal and state regulations that are already in place.

This figure depicts the emissions under the three federal regulatory scenarios by sector or category of sources through 2030. The bars across the back represent the business-as-usual emissions.

This figure depicts the emissions under the three federal regulatory scenarios by sector or category of sources through 2020. The bars across the back represent the business-as-usual emissions.

This chart is based on WRI’s analysis of potential reductions under existing federal authorities and announced state actions through 2030.

The three potential reduction scenarios ana

This chart is based on WRI’s analysis of potential reductions under existing federal authorities and announced state actions through 2030.

The three potential reduction scenarios ana

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PRESS EVENT: World Resources Institute’s 8th Annual “Stories to Watch in 2011”

Response to EEI's Timeline of Environmental Regulations For the Utility Industry

Regulatory Compliance Obligations for the Utility Industry

Environmental Regulatory Requirements For the Utility Industry, Removing All But New Compliance Obligations

EPA Must Move Now

Average Total Employment for Different Energy Technologies

AMMA Gets it Wrong on Analysis of Climate Bills

NEWS RELEASE: As the Senate Stalls, WRI Study Shows Importance of Existing Regulatory Tools in Any Climate Action Scenario

Q&A: How Far Can Existing Regulations & Authority Reduce GHGs?

Projected U.S. Emissions in 2030 by Sector under Different Federal Regulatory Scenarios

Projected U.S. Emissions in 2020 by Sector under Different Federal Regulatory Scenarios

Projected U.S. Emissions under Different Federal Regulatory Scenarios

Projected U.S. Emissions under Different Federal Regulatory Scenarios and State Scenarios

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