Pershing Says ‘High-Ambition Coalition’ Could See Life Post-Paris
by Jean Chemnick (E&E/Climatewire) … Jonathan Pershing, who took over the top post at the Office of the Special Envoy for Climate Change a few weeks ago, said the so-called high-ambition coalition that helped deliver December’s accord could also inject ambition into negotiations over shipping and airline emissions.
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The International Maritime Organization met last week to consider — and reject — a work plan to develop carbon regulations for shipping. And while the United States and Canada have pledged to push the adoption of a market-based mechanism to cap the growth of emissions from the commercial aviation sector later this year, the issue has been contested by the industry. Negotiations are expected to culminate in September at the International Civil Aviation Organization’s General Assembly meeting. READ MORE