Environmental policy
Government efforts protecting the natural environment
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| 2025 |
Inflation Reduction Act
The Open Enrollment period showed a slower growth with 3,938,907 new consumers, but the IRA enabled 80% of users to find a health insurance plan for $10 a month or less.
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| May 2025 |
Inflation Reduction Act
Journalist Michael Thomas finds 78% of new solar, wind, and battery projects have been built in Republican districts, bringing roughly $100 billion in private investment.
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| 2025 |
Environmental policy of the Joe Biden administration
Biden permanently banned oil and gas drilling on 625 million acres of federal waters.
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| 2025 |
Environmental policy of the Joe Biden administration
Biden created the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands National Monuments.
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| May 1 2025 |
Climate and Nature Bill
Clive Lewis, Roz Savage, and four Labour co-sponsors table Early Day Motion 1184, highlighting the unresolved status of the bill's second reading and urging the Government to allocate parliamentary time for further debate.
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| April 15 2025 |
Inflation Reduction Act
Trump-appointed federal judge Mary McElroy of Rhode Island ruled that some Inflation Reduction Act funding had to be unfrozen nationwide in a case brought by local conservation groups.
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| April 15 2025 |
Inflation Reduction Act
District of Columbia federal judge Tanya Chutkan issued a preliminary injunction forcing the EPA and Treasury Department's Citibank to unfreeze the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
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| March 24 2025 |
Climate and Nature Bill
Secretary of State for the Environment, Steve Reed, expressed disappointment that the Climate and Nature Bill did not proceed, agreed with its proposals, and hoped to find alternative ways to achieve its objectives.
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| 2025 |
Climate and Nature Bill
The National Federation of Builders publicly opposed the bill, arguing it might have unintended negative consequences.
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| March 14 2025 |
Inflation Reduction Act
Incoming Congress overturned the methane fee regulation, effectively abolishing the Waste Emissions Charge.
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| March 4 2025 |
Inflation Reduction Act
Environmental Protection Agency unfroze the $7 billion Solar for All program after newly appointed Administrator Lee Zeldin attempted to terminate clean energy grant programs.
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| January 27 2025 |
Climate and Nature Bill
Ed Miliband gave evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee, emphasizing the need for a mission-driven approach to climate and nature crises, and proposing an annual climate and nature statement to Parliament.
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| January 24 2025 |
Climate and Nature Bill
After the parliamentary adjournment, Savage commented on the Labour Government's non-progression of the Climate and Nature Bill, highlighting the government's commitments to nature restoration and environmental collaboration.
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| January 24 2025 |
Climate and Nature Bill
Labour Ministers attempted to remove bill clauses related to meeting international climate summit targets during a parliamentary debate.
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| January 24 2025 |
Climate and Nature Bill
Government Whip Christian Wakeford moved to adjourn the debate, effectively blocking the bill's progression. A vote (division 91) was held on the motion to adjourn, with 120 MPs voting in favour and 7 voting against.
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| January 24 2025 |
Climate and Nature Bill
At the second reading of the bill, 190 MPs from 12 groups, 75 peers, 385 local authorities, and the London Assembly are backing the Climate and Nature Bill.
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| January 24 2025 |
Climate and Nature Bill
Second reading of the Bill takes place, with debate adjourned after a division in the Commons.
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| January 24 2025 |
Climate and Nature Bill
The bill's second reading began, but was adjourned and continued until 11 July 2025.
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| January 20 2025 |
United States and the Paris Agreement
President Trump signs an executive order titled 'Putting America First In International Environmental Agreements' to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement for a second time, with the withdrawal to be effective in January 2026.
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| January 17 2025 |
Inflation Reduction Act
Biden administration finalized $96.7 billion in clean energy grants (84% of total energy grants), leaving $11 billion for the incoming president to distribute.
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| January 16 2025 |
Inflation Reduction Act
DOE lent $22.9 billion to six utility companies (DTE Electric Company, PacificCorp, and Consumers Energy being the largest recipients) for energy expansions.
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| January 2025 |
Deutschlandticket
Price of the Deutschlandticket increased to 58 euros per month, marking a change in the ticket's pricing structure.
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| January 10 2025 |
Inflation Reduction Act
USDA finalized $5.49 billion in New ERA grants and loans to 28 rural electric cooperative projects, and $565 million in PACE loans to 26 solar nonprofit projects.
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| January 2025 |
Deutschlandticket
The price of the Deutschlandticket was raised to 58 euros per month, marking an adjustment in its pricing structure.
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| January 3 2025 |
Inflation Reduction Act
Treasury Department finalized the 45V clean hydrogen tax credit, maintaining 'three pillars' approach with major exemptions, including delaying hourly matching requirement to 2030.
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| January 1 2025 |
Inflation Reduction Act
New Section 45Z tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel production begins, running through December 2028.
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| 2024 |
Environmental policy of the Joe Biden administration
The Department of Commerce designated the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary and the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary.
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| 2024 |
Environmental policy of the Joe Biden administration
Biden expanded the San Gabriel Mountains and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monuments.
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| 2024 |
Climate policy of China
China reduced its carbon intensity by 3.4% through a significant increase in renewable energy capacity, though this fell short of the annual target of 3.9% reduction.
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| 2024 |
Inflation Reduction Act
John Podesta concludes his leadership of the White House Office on Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation, having overseen the Act's implementation for two years.
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| 2024 |
Inflation Reduction Act
The Open Enrollment period saw 5,215,764 new consumers sign up for health insurance exchanges, a 31% increase from the previous year. 92% of consumers (roughly 19.73 million people) received aid, with average annual premium savings of $705 and 48%. The Act helped 1.5 million people avoid subsidy ineligibility.
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| 2024 |
Inflation Reduction Act
Biden administration began reevaluating potential IRS tax collection under the Inflation Reduction Act, projecting $851 billion in new revenue from 2024–2034 without adding tax burdens to those earning under $400,000 annually.
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| 2024 |
Environmental policy of the Joe Biden administration
Environmental organizations including the Sierra Club, Sunrise Movement, and Earthjustice issue a memorandum declaring Biden has done more for the environment than any previous president, presenting a list of 322 environmental actions.
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| 2024 |
Malaysian Green Transition
Malaysian government launched the Energy Exchange Malaysia (Enegem), a platform to facilitate cross-border green electricity trade within the ASEAN region. The platform initiated a 100-megawatt pilot auction to supply green electricity from Peninsular Malaysia to Singapore, targeting licensed Renewable Energy Bidders in the Singapore Electricity Market.
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| 2024 |
European Green Deal
Nickel mining and processing identified as a main cause of deforestation in Indonesia, highlighting environmental concerns related to electric vehicle battery production.
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| 2024 |
European Green Deal
Ongoing Dissemination phase, further advancing the European Green Deal's goals of climate neutrality and sustainable economic development.
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| 2024 |
European Green Deal
Over 60 NGOs collectively sent a critical letter to the European Union regarding the bioeconomy concept in the European Green Deal, highlighting concerns about potential ecosystem pressure and the contradiction with the deal's own ecosystem protection targets.
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| December 2024 |
Inflation Reduction Act
$335 million was delivered to private forest owners for additional conservation projects.
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| December 2024 |
Inflation Reduction Act
Clean power investment tax credit rules were finalized, clarifying qualifying energy projects and tax credit requirements.
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| December 31 2024 |
Inflation Reduction Act
Existing tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel production end, providing $1.25 to $1.75 per gallon through Section 40B and 6426 tax credits.
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| December 21 2024 |
European Green Deal
The European Union Green Bonds Regulation comes into force, enabling the issuance of 'European Green Bonds' by companies, regional authorities, and EEA supra-nationals.
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| December 18 2024 |
Inflation Reduction Act
DOE used Section 1706 Program to fund Pacific Gas and Electric Company's hydropower and energy storage expansions, enabling virtual power plant experiments.
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| December 18 2024 | The Bahamas and Pakistan endorse the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative |
| December 10 2024 | Freetown, Sierra Leone endorses the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative |
| December 4 2024 | Dublin, Ireland endorses the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative |
| November 2024 |
Inflation Reduction Act
Department of Energy announced $6.6 billion in funding to be loaned to Rivian for completing its new plant in Georgia.
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| November 12 2024 |
Inflation Reduction Act
Biden administration announced the first methane fee for oil and gas companies (Waste Emissions Charge), set at $900 per metric ton in 2024, rising to $1,500 per metric ton in 2026, with a projected removal of 1.2 million tons of methane by 2036.
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| October 2024 |
Inflation Reduction Act
$265 million was delivered to private forest owners for conservation projects.
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| October 2024 |
Inflation Reduction Act
Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo revealed plans to finalize tax credit rules for clean hydrogen, advanced manufacturing, and tech-neutral clean power by December.
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