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Energy and Climate Report
June 01,2017 - Number 105
Climate Change Global Players Vow Steady if `Slower Transformation' on Climate Countries and companies worldwide put on a brave face in the wake of President Donald Trump's June 1 announcement that the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change, vowing to carry on without the world's second-largest emitter of greenhouse gases.
Climate Change Trump Announces U.S. Withdrawal From Climate Accord President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris climate pact and that he will seek to renegotiate the international agreement in a way that treats American workers better.
Climate Policy Trump's Paris Adieu Is a Win for Coal and Oil but Not a Big One The biggest winners in President Donald Trump's decision to walk away from the Paris climate accord are oil, coal and natural gas producers. And even they aren't popping Champagne corks.
EPA Obama EPA Chief Joins Environmental Equity Firm as Adviser Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy is joining an investment firm, marking a departure from three decades in the public sector.
EPA
Supervisors Targei
lyout Process Begins
Voluntary buyout procedures are moving ahead at EPA headquarters and regional offices,
the agency's acting deputy administrator told staff in a June 1 memo.
Emissions Trading
Finla
nches Subsidies for Energy-Intensive Businesses
Energy-intensive industries in Finland can apply for subsidies to compensate for higher
electricity prices caused by the European Union's greenhouse gas emissions trading
program under a new state aid initiative that took effect June 1.
Energy
Devon Energy Among Clients For Which Trump Ai
>bied
The White House granted an ethics waiver to an energy staffer to work on issues such as the
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EPA's methane regulations, despite recently having lobbied for companies such as Devon Energy Corp, in 2017 on the rules.
Environmental Justice EU Court Limits Environmental Liability Exemption Companies in the European Union that cause harm to water bodies cannot rely on permits issued before the bloc's Environmental Liability Directive took effect to dodge the directive's provisions, the EU Court of Justice ruled June 1.
International Climate PODCAST: Is This the End for the Paris Accord? It's official: President Donald Trump will withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on climate change.
International Climate Trump Exit Won't Bar Successor From Rejoining Climate Pact President Donald Trump's June 1 exit from the Paris climate pact will almost surely strengthen China's hand--and to some extent Russia's--as the more than 190 nations still in the pact face years of negotiations over implementing the deal.
International Climate
What Did Trump Ji
ris Climate Withdrawal Explained
The U.S. departure from the Paris climate accord won't happen overnight, as President
Donald Trump's announcement June 1 sets in motion a years-long process to withdraw from
the landmark agreement--and raises a host of questions about what comes next.
International Issues Economic Damage from Paris Exit May Emerge in Trade Wars President Donald Trump argued that leaving the Paris climate accord would save jobs at home, but his decision may create a new threat to the U.S. economy from abroad: trade wars.
Motor Vehicles Norway Adopting Electric Vehicles Faster Than Anywhere Else Since the 14th century, Akershus Fortress has protected Oslo from raids by bloodthirsty Swedes. Now a Cold War bomb shelter in its basement is being repurposed to help save the Norwegian capital from more insidious foes: pollution and global warming. Starting this month, electric car owners will be able to drive down a narrow ramp between rough-hewn rock walls dripping with condensation and plug in at one of 86 charging stations--for free.
Oil & Gas
Offshore Safety Director Dives Into Regula!
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The new top regulator for offshore oil and gas safety and environmental protection is diving
into reviews of Obama administration regulations to assess how justified they are.
Renewable Energy Italy Switches on Five New Subsidy-Free Solar Power Plants Octopus Investments Ltd. started generating power from five subsidy-free solar plants in Italy in the latest sign that clean-energy can be profitable without government support.
Renewable Energy Taiwan Approvt , , /r-Year Plan to Double Wind Power Taiwan approved a plan June 1 to double its installed wind power capacity over the next four
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