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Net-zero extinctions: New EPA to play “tough cop” on emissions – but not all of them

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The post Net-zero extinctions: New EPA to play “tough cop” on emissions – but not all of them appeared first on RenewEconomy. Labor promises "no new extinctions" with tight new environment standards and an independent federal Environment Protection Agency. But not everyone's convinced.

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Southern Company Accelerates Clean Energy Transition With Expansion of Zero-Carbon Resources and Bold Net-Zero Goals

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Our growing portfolio of zero-carbon resources plays an integral role in helping us meet these objectives. Our greenhouse gas reduction goals are to achieve 50% reduction from 2007 levels by 2030 and to reach net zero by 2050, consistent with the commitments of the Paris Agreement.

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EPA Recommends My Green Lab Certification and ACT Ecolabel, Setting the Standard for Sustainable Science

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This mark of distinction from EPA highlights the credibility of My Green Labs programs and their alignment with international best practices. EPAs Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels help federal purchasers identify and procure environmentally preferable products and services.

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Whirlpool Corporation’s Strategy for Renewable Energy in Its North America Operation Puts Company on EPA Green Power List Recognized for Green Power Leadership

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by including the company on three of the EPA’s Green Power Leadership lists. 60 on the EPA’s National Top 100 List of the largest green power users from the Green Power Partnership (GPP), No. 34 on EPA’s list of Green Power Partners from the Fortune 500®. The company is No.

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CBRE 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report: Environment

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In 2021, CBRE announced our commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040—10 years ahead of the goal set by the Paris Agreement. Advancing Net Zero. CBRE is a sponsor of the World Green Building Council’s Advancing Net Zero program, which seeks to decarbonize the sector by 2050. Workplace Strategy.

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Your Climate Strategy Has a Major Blind Spot: How To Measure and Manage Super Pollutants Now

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Why it’s critical to target super pollutants in your climate action plan, climate mitigation investment portfolio and/ or net zero target setting. He has been an author on more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and received awards from Scientific American, NASA, the EPA, and the NSF. Who should attend?

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Major Companies and Investors Call on the Federal Government To Strengthen Proposed Truck Emissions Standards

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The letter from the Ceres BICEP network characterized the proposed EPA standards as inadequate to accelerate the deployment of electric commercial trucks at the rate and scale necessary to meet the climate goals, and that they must be strengthened to meet the pressing need to reduce air pollution in disadvantaged communities.

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