This virtual conference will address emerging policies and strategies for tackling climate change impacts, including mitigation, adaptation and resiliency. Other topics will include global GHGs policies and initiatives; innovative technologies; and solutions for mitigation and adaptation efforts. The event will highlight case studies and action plans to reduce and/or adapt to the impacts of climate change. The conference will also examine a range of related topics to review recent climate change data, and advances in policies that complement the global 2015 Paris Accord.

For more information:  https://www.awma.org/climatechange

Now in its 39^th year, this conference provides a forum for the discussion of state-of-the-art technical information, regulations, and public policy on thermal treatment technologies and their relationship to air emissions, greenhouse gases, sustainability, and climate change. Presentations will address various aspects of waste management using thermal treatment processes, including a waste-to-energy approach, and provide useful insight into associated costs, risks, and impacts.

New topics added for 2022 include waste-to-energy operations, economics, best practices, and alternatives to thermal treatment through resource recovery, green fuels, and ways to a zero-carbon footprint.

Abstract Deadline: December 6, 2021

For more information:  https://www.awma.org/it3

ALL4 has seen interest and activity around Cumulative Impacts Analyses (CIA) for air emissions sources lately, both at the federal and state level.  For example, the Governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker, signed “An Act Creating a Next Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy” into law on March 26, 2021.  This act requires the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) “to evaluate and seek public comment on the incorporation of cumulative impact analyses in the assessment and identification of certain categories of permits and approvals.”  Additionally, the Act requires the Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) to develop regulations to guide similar CIAs to be conducted as part of environmental impact reports (EIR) submitted to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) office.  MassDEP held its first official stakeholder meeting to discuss and seek input on the new provisions for CIA on August 31, 2021.

For more info:  https://www.all4inc.com/4-the-record-articles/coming-soon-cumulative-impact-analyses-cia-for-certain-categories-of-air-quality-permits/