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U.S. Food Waste Pact Engages Businesses Across the Country To Target, Measure, and Act To Reduce Food Waste

3BL Media

Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions by the USDA and EPA, as well as global efforts like World Resources Institute’s 10x20x30 initiative. Food Waste Pact will complement and support these existing efforts by providing direct support for businesses who have committed to take action.

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Mitigating Climate Change Due to Methane From Natural Gas

3BL Media

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not currently require reporting of methane emissions from dry gas seals but in 2021, Enbridge took a first step toward estimating our emissions from these sources by applying Canadian emissions factors to our U.S. gas transmission operations. infrastructure. In the U.S.,

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Breathing Room

Chris Hall

At COP26, 112 countries signed the Global Methane Pledge , committing to reducing global methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030. Additionally, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposal in 2021 which would require oil and gas operators to detect and repair methane leaks at the 300,000 largest well sites.

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Initiative to create ‘world’s first’ transnational solar grid network formed at COP26

Renewable Energy World

At the United Nations COP26 climate summit that began this week, 80 countries endorsed plans for the world's first transnational solar power network, led by the UK and India. President Joe Biden expressed support for the initiative in his speech at the launch of COP26. "We Follow @EngelsAngle.

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ESG Explainer: Managing the Methane Menace

Chris Hall

Six months on from COP26’s Global Methane Pledge, the quick wins needed to achieve 2030 targets pose steep challenges. At COP26, 112 countries signed the Global Methane Pledge , an initiative designed to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030. Delivering on the pledge could reduce warming by at least 0.2?C

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Despite the Headlines, 2021 Was A Year Full of Environmental Victories

Richard Matthews

International cooperation is the goal of the annual Conference of the Parties (COP) and despite being dismissed as a failure, the final agreement at COP26 emphasized the importance of nature and ecosystems, including protecting forests and biodiversity. At COP26 the world took a step back from fossil fuels for the first time.

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Biden’s Climate Ambition Weathers a Political Storm

Chris Hall

billion metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2020 alone, said the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA). Most notably, the EPA had its authority to write greenhouse gas regulations curtailed by the Supreme Court in June. . The US has a credibility that it didn’t have at COP26,” he says. . It produced 5.99