Will Climate Policy be a Priority for Obama’s Second Mandate?
Newly re-elected President President Obama gave a nod to climate change in his acceptance speech on election night, but reducing the United States’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is still not very high...
View ArticleWhat Would a Federal Carbon Tax Mean for California Cap-and-Trade?
On March 12, 2013, Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA), Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and others released a discussion draft of legislation for a federal carbon tax – sorry, a carbon “price”. This...
View ArticleWhat’s in the Cards for California Cap-and-Trade?
Four Twenty Seven Newsletter – March 18, 2013 Just when things were starting to settle in California, the Governor stalled linkage with Quebec, bringing a fresh round of questions on the market’s...
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Obama’s Climate Action Plan: Good News for AB32, Bearish Signal for...
Obama rolls up his sleeves and gets to work on climate change A little late to the game, but with renewed enthusiasm, President Obama laid out on June 25 a comprehensive climate action plan for the...
View ArticleOutlook for 2014 California Cap-and-Trade: Politics Take the Center Stage
After a year of incremental regulatory action, 2014 promises to be a year ripe in political developments for California’s cap-and-trade program and climate policy in general. From Sacramento to...
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Risky Business: Taking Stock, and Taking Action.
In 2006, the British government released the world’s first and most comprehensive assessment of the economic impacts of climate change, led by economist Nicholas Stern. The Stern Review on the...
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Obama Commits to Building Resilience – From the Ground Up
President Obama announced on July 16 new federal resources, grants and tools specifically intended to help local communities prepare for climate impacts. Citing direct threats to US infrastructure...
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What is behind the US-China climate deal?
The US and China reached a landmark climate change deal to cut greenhouse gases on November 12. The agreement is a groundbreaking departure from the two countries’ reluctance to commit to aggressive...
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When Global Warming Brings Snow, Sleet, and Ice.
The recent winter weather that buried Buffalo, NY under more than 5 feet of snow and ground life to a halt should attract the attention of US businesses leaders across the country. Although Buffalo is...
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Lima’s Tragedy of the Climate Change Commons
Delegates talk during a break at a plenary session of the U.N. Climate Change Conference COP 20 in Lima December 12, 2014. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil The UN Climate Summit in Lima has been...
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Do Federal Agencies Address Climate Risk in the Supply Chain?
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report on how federal agencies are identifying, evaluating and addressing the impacts of climate change on their supply...
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COP21: Climate Adaptation in the Paris Agreement
At the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris, France, 196 countries reached a landmark climate change agreement,...
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Insights in Resilience: Local Government and Adaptation
We reached out to Aleka Seville, our Director of Community Adaptation, and asked her about what makes a resilient community.. Aleka’s responses speak to the intersections between public planning,...
View ArticleRedefining Climate Risk
Comment Letter from Four Twenty Seven to Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures. (Download full letter here) May 23, 2016 Dear Chairman Bloomberg, Four Twenty Seven, Inc., a climate...
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What Brexit Means for Climate
Reposted from The Huffington Post, The Blog, view it on HuffPo HERE. BOTTOM LINE In the short run, Brexit means, at the very least, delays and complications in the process towards the ratification of...
View ArticlePolicy Brief: Climate Adaptation in the California Budget
California is a leader on climate resilience and adaptation efforts in the U.S. Yet translating adaptation policies into clear budget priorities can be a challenge. This Policy Brief provides a...
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Tipping the Balance: US and China Ratify Paris Agreement
Late Friday night, China and the U.S. announced that they formally joined the Paris Agreement. This momentous announcement tips the balance towards a quick entry into force of the Agreement, by the end...
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Trump and Paris: What Impact on Climate?
President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement triggered a strong response from the international community, and many foreign leaders quickly denounced the decision...
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