Mark. It. Down. April 25, 2024 On this day, oral argument was held before the Supreme Court, in Trump v. The United States. The critical question: whether former President Trump…
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A Real Methane Fee (Not)
I had hoped that EPA’s proposed methane Waste Emissions Charge, intended to implement a part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act — and to complement the just-published oil and gas…
Supreme Illogic: Our High Court’s Tortured Ballot-Access Ruling
Several months ago, from Dubai, I offered an elementary observation in a talk to a number of climate activists: We simply cannot, and must not, depend on the US judicial…
CPR Initiative’s Third Public Hearing on Climate Action
We are pleased to announce publication of our Third Public Hearing on Climate Action. Please see here for the full archive. (The hearing index to it is still being completed).…
Not a King, and Not Immune:
the DC Circuit Court’s Clarion Order
On Tuesday, in a closely reasoned and narrow ruling, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia unanimously rejected the most extravagant assertions of immunity from federal prosecution…
Regarding the Siege of Gaza
Our joint letter of January 15, 2024, Toward a New Year & Hope for Peace in the Middle East and Beyond, seeks an end to US support of Israel’s assault…
Contending with Global Warming in the Pipeline,
and Beyond
At the outset of COP28, CPR Initiative’s Dan Galpern warned that the nations had “better not fail,” and specifically pointed to the recent study, “Global Warming in the Pipeline,” as…
Tipping Again
On December 6, 2023, smack dab in the middle of COP28, a powerful, clearly written, and rather comprehensive report, Global Tipping Points, was released by the University of Exeter and…
A Petrostate-Captured COP
In my last post, here, I raised what I considered a singularly-critical question arising from the recently-concluded COP28: Why did the recently-concluded 28th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC…
Was it the ‘Beginning of the End’? COP28 & the Aspirational Fossil Fuel Phase Out
I fervently hoped to be proven wrong. In a blog post on Nov. 30, two days before my arrival in Dubai, I had predicted that the 28th Conference of the…
New and Young Voters: Do not Sit It Out
I direct myself to new and young eligible voters in the United States, though I speak today from Dubai—a city-state that is suffused right now with a toxic brew of…
Breathless in Dubai
The relevant authorities here declared yesterday to be “COP28 Health Day.” An explanation is warranted. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate (UNFCCC, or “Framework Convention”) was produced at the…