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Proposed climate policies range from common sense to the absurd. This subreddit is about discussing all sorts of climate related policies and the effectiveness of each.

This subreddit is about climate related policies, either proposed or existing. This is a broad topic and includes everything from carbon taxes to energy policy (including subsidies) to new technologies to geoengineering. There is no presupposition that any policy is inherently superior. This is a good place to discuss the merits of each policy.

This subreddit is not about maligning political parties or politicians because of their positions on climate. Comments or submissions of that sort will be silently deleted.

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What do you see as the significant systems-level challenges/ gaps in climate policy hindering the effective address of the climate crisis at the pace needed?

Same as the title, any resource in this direction would also help.

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2024/12/04
09:16 UTC

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Trump’s science-denying fanatics are bad enough. Yet even our climate ‘solutions’ are now the stuff of total delusion. The ‘progress’ made at Cop29 has been on carbon markets: a world of magical thinking, over-claiming and distorted truth.

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2024/11/25
03:40 UTC

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Trump 2.0: This Time the Stakes for Climate Are Even Higher

The results of the U.S. election are the worst-case outcome for climate policy, writes Michael Gerrard. Any hope for U.S. progress on climate now lies with cities, states, and the clean tech sector. Read more.

https://preview.redd.it/ke51z8v4mn1e1.jpg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f8b966ecfca40b17f222dd9489cfd734d53426d

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2024/11/18
12:31 UTC

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drill baby drill - how much effect will this have on climate?

Am I calculating this correctly?

Trump's 'drill baby drill' policies are expected to create 4 billion tonnes of additional CO2 by 2030 (5 years from taking office).

https://www.axios.com/2024/03/06/co2-emissions-trump-biden-scenarios

In 2023, there were just under 40 billion tonnes of CO2 emmitted globally.

https://www.iea.org/reports/co2-emissions-in-2023/executive-summary

So that means that Trump's new policy will increase global CO2 emmissions by about 2% per year (equivalent to 2 additional Switzerlands) - is that number correct?

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2024/11/15
12:05 UTC

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Could Trump repeal the Inflation Reduction Act?

Trump has returned to the Oval Office with Republican control of Congress, and there are discussions about dismantling Biden’s climate policy, particularly the Inflation Reduction Act. However, with key Republican states benefiting economically from clean energy investments, could Trump risk alienating his base?

Additionally, with Elon Musk in his corner, will this complicate matters?

More in this perspective: https://pvbuzz.com/trump-repeal-inflation-reduction-act/

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2024/11/14
14:52 UTC

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Could someone help me locate Kuwait's Net-zero carbon emissions strategy?

After some research, it appears that the Kuwaiti government, represented by the Environment Public Authority (KEPA), announced a goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2060. This announcement was made during last year’s COP, as reported by Kuwait News Agency (https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=3125088&language=en).

However, I struggled to find any detailed information about this strategy online. KEPA’s Climate Change page (https://epa.gov.kw/en-us/ClimateChange) doesn’t mention it, and the only other reference I found was a brief mention in KEPA’s magazine from earlier this year (source in Arabic: https://epa.gov.kw/Portals/0/pdf/EPAMagazine172.pdf). There was another brief mention from October event, where KEPA director stated that the strategy will achieve net zero by 2050 (!).

I’m honestly a bit confused. The country formally announced this strategy nearly a year ago, and it’s still being referred to, yet there’s no official documentation or published details available.

During my search, I identified two international consultants who contributed to the strategy’s study. According to them, they have already submitted all their work to their contracting agency, UNEP, which I understand is providing technical assistance to KEPA and basically drafted the strategy on their behalf.

The question now, is this normal when it comes to climate strategies?

Shouldn't a strategy be made public for different parties prepare themselves for what to come that might affect them?

Could the strategy development still being delayed?

By the way, there is another net zero 2050 strategy in Kuwait, which is the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) strategy. However, my understanding is that this strategy is not netzero carbon emissions but rather net zero green house gas emissions... and not from KPCs Kuwait operations but GLOBAL operations.

I was also not able to find any details on this, the fact that they intend to use CCSU, and that local research institute is currently investigation CCSU, makes me wonder if their strategy as well has not been fully developed and still in early stages.

Appreciate any inputs you might have. Thanks!

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2024/11/08
18:29 UTC

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