The US led the world to reach a huge climate deal. Then, it switched sides.
Ten years after nations adopted the Paris Agreement, its objectives are in jeopardy amid rising climate pollution and a political backlash against clean
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CGEP Director Jason Bordoff speaks with William Reilly, former U.S. EPA Administrator, about President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. For more information about the Center on Global Energy Policy and the Columbia Energy Exchange visit us online and engage with us: @ColumbiaUEnergy – #ColumbiaEnergyExchange – www.energypolicy.columbia.edu
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The NRC is already experimenting and making improvements in reducing licensing review times without changing the diligence or substance of its evaluations, and the results are promising. If the projected volume of applications materializes, the NRC will need to continue to apply the new approaches it has begun using, as well as seek out additional efficiencies. This paper lays out actionable recommendations on what NRC can do now—under existing statutory authority—to further compress schedules while preserving safety, due process, and analytical quality.