Climate Scorecard has been conducting a survey to collect feedback from environmental leaders and concerned citizens regarding the status of the Paris Agreement. We are concerned that many countries are not doing enough to live up to their Paris Agreement commitments. We want to see if others feel the same, and if there its a...
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United States Success Project
United States—The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a cooperative effort between the Northeastern states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont to reduce emissions from the power sector through a mandatory cap-and-trade program at the state and regional level. Following an agreement...
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United Kingdom Success Project
United Kingdom—The Policy of Reducing Dependence on Coal-Fired Power Plants Though the complete phase out of coal-fired power plants was only officially announced in January 2016—with an aim for completion by 2025—there has been a concerted effort for multiple decades to reduce the UK’s dependence on coal when meeting its’ energy needs. This was motivated...
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Turkey Success Project
Turkey—Climate Policy Package Turkey is expected to put into practice the “Climate Policy Package” which involves three policy instruments: 1. Carbon taxation 2. Use of carbon tax revenues for electricity generation from renewables by means of a renewable energy investment fund 3. The promotion gains in energy efficiency by industry The goal of this Climate...
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Thailand Success Project
Thailand—The EcoTipping Point Strategy One success story in Thailand is about the EcoTipping Point, a term used for describing the combined use of sensible environmental technology and the social organization in place to put these technologies in use. The EcoTipping Point was established by a Thai farmer named Thanawm Chuwaingan and was practiced in the...
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Spain Success Project
Spain—Basque Region Environmental Framework The Environmental Framework Program implemented by the Basque region is an example of a policy that has been successfully implemented and shows evidence of helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The policy is easily replicable and scalable since Spain is composed of autonomous regions whose governments have the authority to implement such...
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South Korea Success Project
South Korea In response to the Paris Agreement at which South Korea (hereafter Korea) pledged its significant reduction of the greenhouse gas emission (37% reduction from the business-as-usual (BAU, 850.6 MtCO2eq) level by 2030 across all economic sectors), the greenhouse gas emission reduction program has been implemented. According to the Korea Energy Management Corporation (KEMC),...
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South Africa Success Project
South Africa—The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPP) The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) is a climate change flagship program that was introduced in 2011. Jointly launched by the Department of Energy, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA), and state-owned power utility Eskom, the REIPPPP aims to encourage...
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Saudi Arabia Success Project
Saudi Arabia—Green Saudi Company for Carbon Services In 2017, the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) announced a partnership and cooperation agreement with Petroleum, Chemicals & Mining Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Saudi Binladen Group, to establish the Green Saudi Company for Carbon Services. The company seeks to develop and manage carbon emissions reduction programs and...
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Russia Success Project
Russia There are currently 17 emission trading schemes and more than 40 different carbon compliance units in Russia. Nevertheless, there exists certain organizational constrains and obstacles that prevent a smooth carbon trading system, such as risks of double counting and a lack of transparency in emission trading exchanges. There also has been no common platform...