Redefining renewable biomass: A policy change with cascading outcomes (Katie E. Moore-Drougas, Daniel T. Schwartz, Laurel James, Jim Durglo, Brookings)

In the wake of the COP21 international climate negotiations that culminated in the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise, the Obama administration looked to its Clean Power Plan (CPP) as the centerpiece of its emissions reduction approach. But with the recent Supreme Court “motion to stay,” the CPP is at a temporary halt. As the CPP makes its way through the courts, it is important to consider an alternative and achievable policy that can help the U.S. meet its long-term climate commitments under the Paris Agreement.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/planetpolicy/posts/2016/03/28-redefining-renewable-biomass