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Achieving Carbon Neutral Growth in the Airline Industry
“Today the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted an unprecedented global market-based measure (MBM) that puts the international aviation industry on a path toward sustainable, carbon-neutral growth. It builds on over a decade of work by the United States and other ICAO Member States to reduce international aviation emissions by developing new technologies, improved operations, ... Read More»
Paris Agreement to Enter into Force
"Today, less than six months later, enough countries – representing enough of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions – have submitted their instruments to formally join. The Paris Agreement will enter into force in 30 days." Read More»
Presidential Memorandum on Climate Change and National Security
"This memorandum establishes a framework and directs Federal departments and agencies (agencies) to perform certain functions to ensure that climate change-related impacts are fully considered in the development of national security doctrine, policies, and plans." Read More»
NASA studies details of a greening Arctic
The northern reaches of North America are getting greener, according to a NASA study that provides the most detailed look yet at plant life across Alaska and Canada. In a changing climate, almost a third of the land cover -- much of it Arctic tundra -- is looking more like landscapes found in warmer ecosystems. Read More»
USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub Form Partnership with Natural Resources Canada
Because the United States and Canada share a similar set of values and challenges related to climate impacts on forests and agricultural lands, the USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub is actively working with Natural Resources Canada and the Canadian Forest Service to share scientific and technical expertise pertaining to climate change adaptation, resources and tools. Read More»
U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Travel to Canada
Dr. Jonathan Pershing will travel April 12 – 13 to Ottawa, marking his first official trip as U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change. Read More»
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, ECCC Minister Catherine McKenna align shared priorities
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna and United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy today made the following statement as they concluded successful meetings in Ottawa, Ontario. “Canada and the United States share a common vision: that of a prosperous and sustainable North American economy. One that offers new jobs and new opportunities ... Read More»
EPA Taking Steps to Cut Methane Emissions from Existing Oil and Gas Sources
"Today, as part of the Obama Administration’s ongoing commitment to act on climate, President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to new actions to reduce methane pollution from the oil and natural gas sector, the world’s largest industrial source of methane." Read More»
U.S.-Canada Joint Statement on Climate, Energy, and Arctic Leadership
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau share a common vision of a prosperous and sustainable North American economy, and the opportunities afforded by advancing clean growth. Read More»
COP-21
“I’ve come here personally, as the leader of the world’s largest economy and the second-largest emitter, to say that the United States of America not only recognizes our role in creating this problem, we embrace our responsibility to do something about it.” Read more on the White House Blog! Read More»
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