IGSD

Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development

September 2015



California Governor Wants Fast Cuts to Short-Lived Pollutants

September 30, 2015

Following Governor Jerry Brown’s announcement last week, today the California Air Resources Board released the details of its ambitious new strategy to reduce short-lived climate pollutants. read more

 


California Gov. Brown Announces Bold Action on Short-Live Climate Pollutants

September 24, 2015

Governor Brown stated this afternoon that California will announce an aggressive plan next week to cut methane and HFCs by 40 percent and black carbon by 50 percent in the next fifteen years. This bold action was revealed today at read more

 


Giving the Cold Shoulder to Wasteful Air Conditioners

September 10, 2015

From Paris to Karachi, Seattle to Tokyo, 2015 has brought countries across the globe record-breaking temperatures. In addition to leading to wildfires, droughts, and thousands of premature deaths, it also has brought increasing demand for electricity to run air conditioning, leading to disruptive blackouts and reduced energy for other uses. read more