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Businesses, Investors Welcome New EPA Emissions Standards for Large Trucks and Heavy-Duty Vehicles

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The EPA's emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles will help the public leverage economic and climate benefits of expanded access to cleaner vehicles," said Abigail Campbell Singer, head of climate and infrastructure policy, government affairs, Siemens USA.

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Ceres Honors Climate Champions With BICEP Awards

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His voice has been essential to unlocking the clean energy investment in the U.S., and we are forever grateful for his efforts. Most Valuable Partner: National Ski Area Association. Building Decarbonization Policy Advocate: Trane Technologies.

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Is the IMO Turning the Tide on Transition?

Chris Hall

The Clean Shipping Act would direct the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set increasingly stringent carbon intensity standards for shipping fuel by 2040, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has estimated that maritime trade volumes will triple by 2050.

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State of Corporate Conservation 2023: The Journey Towards Nature Positivity

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This year, for the first time, a company was excluded from an investment fund on the basis of biodiversity. CERES, the sustainable investing advocacy group, launched Nature 100 to mobilize investors to take actions to reduce nature loss and accelerate nature recovery.

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Earth Day – Climate Week – The World Celebrates Promises and Actions to Meet Climate Change Challenges

Sustainability Update

is fully “back” in climate change matters with the nation rejoining the Paris Agreement and embracing and promising to surpass the COP temperature-limiting goals. As we write this, President Joseph Biden and VP Kamala Harris are leading a global leader virtual summit on climate change issues. TOP STORIES.

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Biden’s Climate Ambition Weathers a Political Storm

Chris Hall

This could be seen as chickens coming home to roost given the country has historically been one of the biggest contributors to climate change. billion metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2020 alone, said the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA). It produced 5.99 To put this into context, the world produced 34.81

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US Climate Policy a “Double-edged Sword”

Chris Hall

From the potential rollback of climate policies, to fears of a hostile environment for sustainable investing, to threats of the US leaving the Paris Agreement once more – speculation has been rife. Let’s not sugarcoat things: the outcome of the 2024 US presidential election represents a setback for climate action.