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| EXPERT WORKSHOP ON BLUE NATURAL CAPITAL |
John Virdin, director of the Ocean and Coastal Policy Program at Duke's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, and Michael Orbach, professor of the practice emeritus at the Nicholas School of the Environment, were among the participants at the Workshop on Blue Natural Capital in Lisbon, Portugal. Read how the two-day conference explored how to mainstream Blue Natural Capital in economic science, corporate accounting, ecosystem management, and policy and international processes. It also highlighted case studies on valuing Blue Natural Capital and its use in conservation strategies, revenue models and business cases for sustainable ocean economy.
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| AT ACES, STAFF TO PRESENT ON NATURE'S BENEFITS |
The Nicholas Institute's Lydia Olander, Sara Mason, and Katie Warnell--authors of the recebt Conceptual Model Series--will be among the speakers at the 2018 A Community on Ecosystem Services Conference (ACES). Their discussions will provide an opportunity for ACES attendees to explore how ecosystem services conceptual models and indicators can be used in decision making. Join one of their talks to learn how to better identify ecosystem services; incorporate ecosystem services into natural capital accounting; understand why ecosystem services matter; link restoration impacts to economic, health, and wellbeing benefits for people in the Gulf of Mexico; and how to quantify the health benefits of nature.
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ESTABLISHING STATE CARBON TRADING PROGRAMS
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| Read a blog post about a workshop the Nicholas Institute co-hosted with the Georgetown Climate Center, Resources for the Future and the RGGI Project Series exploring the success of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and how plans by New Jersey and Virginia to participate in it might inform other states interested carbon trading. Watch video from the workshop and view resources on RGGI on the new RGGI Project Series website. |
ClimateWire, Washington Failed Twice to Tax Carbon. Is 2018 Different? ($)
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Herald Sun, Hurricanes Show the Benefits, Limits of Dams
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NPR, In Executive Order, Gov. Cooper Wants 40 Percent Reduction In Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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WRAL, Cooper Calls for NC to Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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