Michigan
Michigan officials look to state forests as an offset for carbon emissions
Skeptics worry the plan will give polluters an inexpensive and imprecise option to meet future emission targets.
Virginia
Social cost of carbon could further sway Virginia from fossil fuel power plants
The Virginia Clean Economy Act will force state regulators to factor in indirect costs associated with carbon emissions.
Transportation and Climate Initiative
New Hampshire left a major climate pact. Now what?
The announcement came as a surprising setback for the Transportation and Climate Initiative.
biomass
Estonia is beginning to see the cost of wood pellets. Is North Carolina next?
Turning ancient forests into wood pellets is putting the country’s tourism and climate commitments at risk.
biomass
Wood pellets cause more climate pollution than coal when they’re burned. So why does Europe call them ‘carbon neutral’?
Within the time frame climate scientists say we must make drastic reductions in greenhouse gas pollution, could wood pellets be considered “carbon neutral,” as the European Union and other governments have deemed them?