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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

GreenBiz

Pollution, poverty and race collide in many other disadvantaged communities across California — and the country — and some argue that the state’s climate policies haven’t helped. The overall "cap" lowers every year, forcing polluters to reduce their emissions or purchase allowances from others who do. As the U.S.

Pollution 423
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Is the Coronavirus Pandemic good for the climate?

Sustainability Consulting

The Coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on health, social ties and the global economy. Let’s be clear: a global health pandemic is not the way we want to reduce carbon emissions. China and others may also boost their economies by subsidizing polluting industries like cement and steel. But could there be a silver lining?

Health 52
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Indigenous Communities March For Justice A Year On From Devastating Amazon Oil Spill

DeSmogBlog

The Kichwa have also raised concerns over health issues arising from contact with the oil-contaminated water, including skin rashes and stomach problems. Our rivers are polluted, our children are sick, our food gardens are ruined, the fish have disappeared,” Jipa continued. There is no justice for Indigenous people.

Demand 111
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Indigenous Communities March For Justice A Year On From Devastating Amazon Oil Spill

DeSmogBlog

The Kichwa have also raised concerns over health issues arising from contact with the oil-contaminated water, including skin rashes and stomach problems. Our rivers are polluted, our children are sick, our food gardens are ruined, the fish have disappeared,” Jipa continued. There is no justice for Indigenous people.

Demand 86
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COVID-19 Recovery, Climate Impacts, And Co-Benefits: Stimulus Policies That Can Multi-Solve

Energy Innovation

The survey evaluated 700 economic recovery policies from 2008-2020 (categorized into 25 archetypes) and their ability to be implemented reasonably quickly, reduce GHG emissions, and provide large economic multipliers (as authors define it the long-term return for every dollar of expenditure). From Hepburn et al.

Policy 59
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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

I’ve long viewed Jacobson’s life — and his collaboration with researchers, cultural icons, business leaders and political leaders — as a well-written movie script. If this soup of pollution was hurting me after only a few minutes, I imagined the damage it caused people who lived in it.” and PhD in Atmospheric Science.

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The prospects for I-1631 eliminating 20 million tons of carbon pollution annually by 2035

Low Carbon Prosperity

The initiative, also known as the “Protect Washington Act”, imposes a steadily increasing carbon pollution fee on most fossil fuel uses and directs revenue toward projects to reduce carbon emissions, as well as investments in forests, water, community preparedness, and support to displaced workers and people with lower incomes.