Cap Carbon Now

California Launches Pathbreaking Vegan Carbon Offset Program

Eric Cesnik — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:01:29 +0000

CARB declares it the “perfect complement to the state’s LCFS and Cap-and-Trade programs” From Tweet to Policy, in Under 2 Years The California Air Resources Board (CARB) launches its pathbreaking Vegan Carbon Offset Program (VCOP) today. Initially derided by one state lawmaker as “the dumbest idea to come out of the pandemic,” the concept caught […]

The post California Launches Pathbreaking Vegan Carbon Offset Program appeared first on Cap Carbon Now.

A Thousand Extra Nuclear Power Plants?

Eric Cesnik — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 22:01:07 +0000

The Energy Challenge Is Huge--But Only Half as Huge as Pielke Estimates.

I’m reviving my dormant blog out of fear that I’m missing something, perhaps something obvious. So, take your mind off of the coronavirus pandemic and relax by worrying about the climate instead. (Who’d have thought?) Then let me know if I’m off base. Here’s the situation:

The post A Thousand Extra Nuclear Power Plants? appeared first on Cap Carbon Now.

Part 2: Three Reasons Donald Trump Could Be Good News for the Climate

Eric Cesnik — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 14:11:22 +0000

In my last post, I asserted that despite Donald Trump’s already atrocious environmental and climate policy, his election could ultimately turn out to bring good news for the climate. That post looked at the first of three reasons for hope: that Trump’s win forces progressives to rethink climate policy. With Trump now apparently on the verge of pulling the United States out of the Paris Agreement, let’s look at two additional reasons for hope during this trying time.

The post Part 2: Three Reasons Donald Trump Could Be Good News for the Climate appeared first on Cap Carbon Now.

Three Reasons Donald Trump Could Be Good News for the Climate

Eric Cesnik — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 16:10:22 +0000

Finding Climate Hope in the Fog of Trump Ninety-three days in, Trump’s presidency has already been rough going for anyone concerned about climate change. We need some hope. To celebrate Earth Day, let’s look at the potential upside—huge, tremendous, big league potential upside—that Donald Trump brings (however inadvertently on his part) to the effort to […]

The post Three Reasons Donald Trump Could Be Good News for the Climate appeared first on Cap Carbon Now.

The New Party of No? No Thanks

Eric Cesnik — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 18:49:22 +0000

Three Reasons Democrats Need a Positive Vision In a recent NYT Magazine article, “The New Party of No,” Charles Homans describes the rise of the Trump resistance and its impact on the Democratic Party. Like the Tea Party and Occupy, the grassroots resistance movement has no formal hierarchy. As Homans describes things, however, it has […]

The post The New Party of No? No Thanks appeared first on Cap Carbon Now.

On Climate Change, Paul Ryan Looks A Lot Like Donald Trump

Eric Cesnik — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 00:06:41 +0000

When it comes to climate change, Paul Ryan's statements and policies reflect those of Donald Trump.

The post On Climate Change, Paul Ryan Looks A Lot Like Donald Trump appeared first on Cap Carbon Now.

Happy Earth Day–Let’s Make Paris Count

Eric Cesnik — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 16:34:02 +0000

Reading the Paris Agreement, one cannot help but hear the echoes of the 1992 Kyoto Protocol. The Paris Agreement, enumerating many fundamental points remaining to be worked out (again) as it is implemented (from emissions monitoring to international carbon trading to technology transfers) leaves the reader with a sense of déjà vu. Haven’t we been down this road before?

We have. But that may be a good thing.

The post Happy Earth Day–Let’s Make Paris Count appeared first on Cap Carbon Now.

Clinton v. Sanders on Climate

Eric Cesnik — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 05:46:35 +0000

So, this friend of mine tends to procrastinate. After finally finishing his taxes just before the Monday night deadline (11:59!), he is now giving final thought to his options in tomorrow’s New York primary. “What is a good progressive focused on climate change to do?” I ask myself. Um, I mean, my friend asks me. […]

The post Clinton v. Sanders on Climate appeared first on Cap Carbon Now.

An Early Delivery for Earth Day: A Modest Plan to Save the Planet

Eric Cesnik — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 13:03:35 +0000

The Greenland ice sheet is melting “freakishly early” this spring. Climate change has exacerbated this year’s El Nino such that it is causing “gruesome” and “unprecedented” coral death. New studies suggest that the West Antarctic ice sheet could disintegrate within decades instead of over hundreds or even thousands of years, leading to more rapid ocean level rise. […]

The post An Early Delivery for Earth Day: A Modest Plan to Save the Planet appeared first on Cap Carbon Now.

The Climate Debate Today: Nothing Has Changed; Everything Has Changed

Eric Cesnik — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 15:11:49 +0000

Over the past year, the momentum has shifted in the climate debate. Everything has changed. Instead of debating whether we need to take climate change seriously, it is time for policymakers and citizens alike to ask what we need to do to put the full strength of the American economy to work solving the climate crisis.

The post The Climate Debate Today: Nothing Has Changed; Everything Has Changed appeared first on Cap Carbon Now.