by gcftf | Nov 1, 2017 | Brazil, Ecuador, Indonesia, Mexico, United States of America
Governors’ Climate & Forests (GCF) Task Force Annual Meeting Summary Balikpapan, Indonesia September 25-29th, 2017 The Governors’ Climate and Forests (GCF) Task Force held its 2017 Annual Meeting in Balikpapan, Indonesia, from September 25-29th, 2017. The meeting...
by gcftf | Sep 20, 2017 | Brazil, United States of America
Governors from Tropical Forest States and Provinces Demonstrate Subnational Climate Leadership in a Post-Paris World The exit of the United States from the landmark Paris Agreement has made the efforts of subnational governments even more critical in the global battle...
by gcftf | Jul 18, 2017 | United States of America
Jerry Brown, Governor of California On July 19th California lawmakers passed Assembly Bill 398, extending the state’s climate program through the end of 2030 and bolstering the state’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent. The bill garnered...
by gcftf | Feb 13, 2017 | Brazil, United States of America
This past January, Governor Tião Viana spent two weeks promoting scientific, technical, and business partnerships between the Brazilian State of Acre and higher education, business, governmental and civil society leaders in Colorado. Governor Viana and a delegation...
by gcftf | Jan 23, 2017 | United States of America
California proposes the most ambitious plan in North America to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2030. The plan proposed by the California Air Resources Board builds on existing programs, continues cap-and-trade, and introduces an approach to cut GHG...
by gcftf | Nov 18, 2016 | Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, United States of America
This year’s 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been coined the “The COP of Action,” promising to put the Paris Agreement into action. In response, jurisdictions from the Governors Climate and Forests...
