Summary of Key Points. For the purposes of this testimony I will limit myself to these main points: The Paris Agreement fulfills the Durban Platform’s goals of an outcome with legal force, as it contains many legally-binding “shall” provisions, including committing the Parties to make future, more ambitious if non-binding mitigation commitments and to provide financing and technology assistance. The binding aspects of the Paris Agreement would require implementing legislation and regulation potentially affecting every sector of the U.S. economy. An agreement with such far-reaching consequences, if it is to be considered binding on future administrations and Congresses, should be approved by Congress. As a recent State Department report demonstrates, the U.S. Paris pledge of a 26% to 28% reduction in net GHG emissions from the 2005 level by 2025 is completely unrealistic, and the administration still has no plan to achieve it. This and any future pledges should be approved by Congress. A review of the Paris emission pledges show that they are very uneven, with a handful of developed countries being responsible for nearly all of the actual emission reductions while others countries pursue “business as usual.” While making emissions pledges is mandatory, the pledges themselves are not binding, so there is no guarantee any of the Paris goals will be achieved. Even if these goals were to be achieved, however, global emissions in 2030 would still be much higher than in 2010 (with a mid-range estimate of 18%) largely because of rapid emissions growth in economies in transition and in emerging and developing economies. Coal for power production will continue to increase throughout the world as developing economies work to reduce poverty and increase energy access to their people. The United States has a huge energy-price advantage over many of its competitors. The uneven nature of the emissions goals, however, could raise U.S. energy prices and lead to carbon leakage to other countries with fewer environmental controls. Although Parties have agreed to a non-binding aim to limit the global temperature increase to “well below 2°C” from the pre-industrial level, the Parties, as they have in past decisions, refused to identify a global emissions pathway that they believe would be needed to meet the goal. This temperature target, therefore, will remain what it always has been—a potent political symbol of little practical consequence. Intellectual property rights (IPR) are n...
Summary of Key Points. The parties agree to: Convene a School/Police Collaboration Team; Share this agreement with a copy to all school and police personnel; Provide necessary and regular staff training on implementation of the agreement; Put into practice a graduated response to student misbehavior; Monitor implementation of the agreement; Collect data and assess the effectiveness of the agreement; and Modify the agreement as appropriate.
Summary of Key Points. The parties agree to:
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Summary of Key Points. 1. Power generators use renewable and non-renewable sources to produce power either for sale to the grid or directly to the end consumer.
Summary of Key Points. Before the PPA: Tariff, technology and location: Before a PPA is drafted, an offtaker will need to decide on their budget, which power-generating technology they want to use, and where geographically the power is needed.
Summary of Key Points. Project Finance & Bankability Project finance: Type of financing in which sponsors/developers invest equity and lenders provide long-term debt to the project company based on (a) the calculated (contractual) cashflows of the project and (b) the underlying power asset value. High capital costs: Power projects are large and expensive, and require significant capital. A well drafted and balanced PPA is necessary to attract this level of financing. Bankability: The concept of bankability is continuously evolving and will change depending on the context of the project, evolution of the technology, host country regulation and lender perception of the associated risks. Nevertheless, it should be carefully considered to avoid the failure of a power project.
Summary of Key Points. We like to keep things simple, so here’s a summary of some important principles in plain English as a simplistic summary the Detailed User Agreement that follows:
Summary of Key Points. The parties agree to: Convene a Progress Monitoring Team for the purpose of monitoring and oversight of the Inter-Agency Governance Agreement on the Handling of School Offenses when it is implemented. Share this agreement with a copy to all school and law enforcement personnel; Provide necessary and regular staff training on implementation of the agreement; Thoroughly investigate student misbehavior and, when appropriate, put into practice a graduated response prior to referral to court; Clarify the role of the School Resource Officer (SRO) and law enforcement in schools; Monitor implementation of the agreement; Collect data and assess the effectiveness of the agreement; Modify the agreement as appropriate and review at least annually; Assemble a threat assessment team in the event warning signs of serious behavior appear.
