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Measuring and assessing sustainable development goals, Carlo Carraro's blog, 28/09/2015The United Nations General Assembly discussed and approved the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during theUnited Nations Sustainable Development Summit held in New York on September 25th to 27th. The Sustainable Development Agenda adopted by the Assembly foresees 17 goals to be reached by 2030, with the aim of ending extreme poverty, reducing inequality, promoting education worldwide, improving health conditions, and dealing with climate change over the next 15 years... lire la suiteThe state of climate-related negotiations: modest steps in the right direction / Brian Flannery &#38; Jaime de Melo, Vox, 28/09/2015Climate monitoring organisations report that 2015 is set to break global temperature records. Meanwhile, this December ministers will convene at the UN meeting in Paris and the WTO meeting in Nairobi to continue climate negotiations. This column reports on progress to date, arguing that small steps forward are being taken, but they are not sufficient... lire la suiteMeeting China’s Climate Goals: An Expert Discussion / Jessica Wentz, Climate Law blog, 24/09/2015Earlier this week, the Sabin Center and the Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) co-hosted a panel discussion on Meeting China’s Climate Goals. The event was convened to discuss how China can shift its economy away from coal-fired power generation, improve energy efficiency, and increase the share of low carbon energy sources in its economy, and how the US and China can work together to promote their shared climate objectives... lire la suite« Le marché du carbone ne nous permet pas d'atteindre nos objectifs climatiques », EurActiv, 23/09/2015Le prix du carbone devrait dépasser les 70 ou 80 euros pour permettre l'utilisation de technologie comme le captage et stockage du CO2 (CSC), estime Ian Duncan, l'eurodéputé écossais rapporteur sur la réforme du marché du carbone. .. lire la suiteThe EU 2030 Climate and Energy Framework: Keeping up the pressure on governance structures /  Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann , Bruegel blog, 17/09/2015In 2009 the EU adopted three targets (see chart) to meet its energy policy objectives of developing a sustainable, secure and competitive energy system. The targets were translated into nationally binding legislation in 2009 (A revised ETS, Effort Sharing Decision, Renewable Energy Directive) and in 2012 (Energy Efficiency Directive)... lire la suite