Major Changes To The US Climate Action Policy

The President of the USA Donald J. Trump has signed an executive order (entitled “Energy Independence”) on 28 March repealing the Clean Power Plan adopted under President Obama, which aims to curb greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by 32% below 2005 levels by 2030 but was not implemented yet as some states were challenging it in court. The order also decreases criterion based on carbon emissions for permits, removes the consideration of the “social cost of carbon” in the process of policy decisions by federal agencies, reverses rules curbing methane emissions from oil and gas production and removes the memorandum blocking the creation of new coal mines on federal lands.

Brexit Has Now Started

On 29 March, the government of the United Kingdom has officially handed its letter to the European Council (gathering the Heads of State and Government of all the member states), notifying its will to leave the European Union.

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