Each week, I review the papers, studies, reports, and briefings posted over at the RFF Library Blog.
Baseline and Projected Future Carbon Storage and Greenhouse-Gas Fluxes in Ecosystems of Alaska
[Abstract] This assessment was conducted to fulfill the requirements of section 712 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and to contribute to knowledge of the storage, fluxes, and balance of carbon and methane gas in ecosystems of Alaska. The carbon and methane variables were examined for major terrestrial ecosystems (uplands and wetlands) and inland aquatic ecosystems in Alaska in two time periods: baseline (from 1950 through 2009) and future (projections from 2010 through 2099). - via US Geological Survey
Implementing EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Model State Plans
[Press Release] NACAA’s Implementing EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Model State Plans is a comprehensive resource designed to help states develop implementation plans to comply with EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector. The Model does not recommend a single approach to meet the CPP’s requirements. Instead, it presents a broad range of analytical materials and example regulatory language to help states identify and implement their own preferred approaches. - via National Association of Clean Air Agencies
The Clean Power Plan: Keeping Climate Progress on Track
[From Press Release] The U.S. electric sector is on track to meet the Clean Power Plan, according to a new NRDC analysis released yesterday. The report demonstrates again that the power sector is rapidly moving to cleaner generation and greater energy efficiency. The power sector’s carbon pollution is coming down as a result. Making sure these trends continue is critical to avoiding the worst impacts of dangerous climate change… - via Natural Resources Defense Council
The Importance of Looking Forward to Manage Risks: Submission to the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures
[From Press Release] Companies that fail to plan for business scenarios in a low-carbon economy risk decline or even bankruptcy, according to a submission to the [Bloomberg] Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures… - via Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
The Role of Inequality in Climate-Poverty Debates
There is no doubt that the poorest people are already and will continue to be most severely impacted by climatic changes, including shifting trends as well as more frequent and severe extreme events. Yet, new insights on the dynamics and distribution of poverty point to the need to comprehend where the poor and poorest are, how they are poor, and why their poverty constrains their abilities to cope with and adapt to occurring and predicted changes. - via World Bank
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