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Copy of SDSN at the 2023 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF)

Sustainable Development Network

network.eu ), initiated in 2002, is an informal network of public administrators from approximately 40 European countries dealing with sustainable development strategies in Europe. This side event will seek to share collective experiences made over years of peer learning activities and how these can be improved upon.

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Granholm sworn in as 16th Secretary at U.S. Department of Energy

Renewable Energy World

“DOE is powered by brilliant scientists, engineers, and energy policy experts who are the very best for the job we’ve been tasked with: to develop and deploy new clean energy technologies that will achieve the Administration’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and secure our nation’s future.

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Could rare earth minerals give coal country a second life?

Corporate Knights

The mineral, used for generating electricity (thermal) or making steel (metallurgical), remains one of the planet’s worst polluters; together, the burning of fossil fuels like oil and coal are driving climate change and killed an estimated 8.7 million people in 2018, according to Environmental Research. billion tonnes in 2019, the U.S.