Climate Change content curation, commentary and a soupcon of comedy 10 Solar lessons for India from Morocco With Atlas Mountain on one side and the vast Sahara on the other, Morocco's Hollywood, where films like "Gladiator" and TV series "Game of Thrones" were shot has become, in a record time of three years, home to the world's largest concentrated solar power plant, holding many a lesson for India. bit.ly/2glrVdL 9 Massachusetts AG: I’ll Sue Trump To Protect State If Needed Healey says she won’t hesitate to take Trump to court if he carries out what she described as his unconstitutional campaign promises. cbsloc.al/2glzvoA 8 How Obama's climate change legacy is weakened by US investment in dirty fuel an agency inside the Obama administration poured billions into fossil fuel projects that will lead to global carbon emissions on a damaging scale bit.ly/2gltCrq 7 #RebelAgainstEbell: At the EPA to stop climate denial Donald Trump has a professional climate denier Myron Ebell leading his EPA transition team. We're out to stop him. bit.ly/2gDOiLk 6 Climate global initiative calls for urgent action against invasive alien species A new global initiative to reduce the impacts of invasive alien species - the Honolulu Challenge - has been launched on Tuesday by 33 organisations and institutions. bit.ly/2glulsB 5 400 green violation cases go unpunished for lack of mechanism The environment ministry is facing this peculiar situation due to quashing of the office memorandum (OM), issued in 2012 and 2013 to deal with violators, by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in July last year. The tribunal had quashed it after noticing certain anomalies. bit.ly/2fY3Y9n 4 EU cement giants net €5bn carbon market windfall Sector is profiting from free pollution permits, says watchdog, calling on EU lawmakers to reform the flagship climate policy bit.ly/2glq5cv 3 How Do Republicans See the Promise of Green Tech? Former California State Senator Tony Strickland discusses the Republican approach to California's climate initiatives.AC bit.ly/2gDJiX6 2 "RATING CANADA’S CLIMATE POLICY SUSTAINABLE CANADA DIALOGUES REPORTS ON 2016 PROGRESS Sustainable Canada Dialogues – a network of 60+ scholars from across Canada, have teamed up to provide a report card on climate actions at the federal level. The feedback we offer aims to support advancing the low-carbon transition by applying policies, monitoring progress, and adjusting efforts over time to increase the ambition to mitigate climate change. " "SUCCESS Adopt either a national carbon tax or a national cap and trade program. Adopt ambitious sectorial targets for low-carbon electricity production FAIL: Eliminate all direct and indirect subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. Develop a clear regulatory framework coherent with the transition to a low-carbon economy" bit.ly/2fXZgbq 1 Trudeau Approves Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline As Part of Canada’s ‘Climate Plan’ “Today’s decision is an integral part of our plan to uphold the Paris Agreement to reduce emissions while creating jobs and protecting the environment,” Trudeau told reporters at a press conference. bit.ly/2gpNRS3

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