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Ten good news stories on climate and clean energy in 2024

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But its true: Canada and the world made enormous strides addressing climate change and building a cleaner economy. This year also brought important new policy research on an Indigenous electrification strategy , Indigenous participation in clean energy , and Indigenous housing and clean technologies.

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Ceres Welcomes Final Agreement at COP29 to Move the World Forward With Climate Action

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November 25, 2024 /3BL/ - Ceres President and CEO Mindy Lubber issued the following statement after COP29, as global negotiators at the climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, finalized an agreement to help keep the world on track to reduce pollution dangerously overheating the planet. Backsliding on U.S.

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If done well, financial regulations play a crucial role in cutting carbon emissions

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As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlighted last week, we are in the midst of a climate emergency. Canada needs to adopt a package of financial regulations that will drive down carbon emissions and shift billions of dollars toward investing in clean technology and renewable energy.

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Two Years In, the Inflation Reduction Act Is Tackling Climate Change and Rebuilding American Industry With Growing Support

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By unleashing hundreds of billions of dollars in private investment to build and deploy clean technologies and infrastructure, the IRA has proven itself as an anchor for the US manufacturing renaissance, a motor for U.S. competitiveness and energy security, and a crucial tool to lower costs for families and businesses.

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Ecocentricity Blog: Embracing Clean Technologies, Even If We Don't Have All of the Answers Yet

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Not Every Climate Change Question is an Honest One. It suggests that proponents of clean technologies like renewables and electric vehicles are being dishonest by ignoring or glossing over any downsides that come with them. The incumbent and extractive fossil-based technologies. Okay, so here’s my actual answer.

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New Report Highlights U.S. Insurance Sector's Efforts in Addressing Climate Change Risk

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July 25, 2023 /3BL/ - A new report released today by the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets and the California Department of Insurance reveals that insurance companies are pursuing a wide variety of strategies to manage the increasing risks associated with climate change. Climate Risk Management in the U.S.

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Why Canadians need to flip the switch on fossil fuels

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The big switch is essential for achieving Canada’s climate goals, helping to stave off the worst of climate change. The opportunity is clear: rapidly declining technology costs and the growing demand for clean technologies mean that Canadians can use clean electricity to power more and more of their energy needs.