Mon.Dec 30, 2024

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New York to Charge Oil Companies $75 Billion to Pay for Infrastructure to Cope with Climate Change

ESG Today

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced the signing of the Climate Change Superfund Act, a new piece of legislation aimed at requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for a share, proportionate to their contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, of the investments in infrastructure needed to adapt to climate change. The text of the legislation estimates that the new act is anticipated to require fossil fuel companies to pay approximately $75 billion through 2050, or about $3 billion per year.

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Innovating for a Healthy Context

Stanford Social Innovation

By Christian Seelos , Tanya Accone & Stuart Campo At the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Global Future Council of the World Economic Forum , speakers expressed concerns that most people worldwide are not optimistic about the future. The hope that our children would enjoy a better life than ours seems shattered. There is widespread apprehension about the accumulation of complex societal and environmental issues.

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Green Hydrogen Atlas

Energy Central

Green Hydrogen Atlas Hydrogen Networks

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Why moving away from plastic packaging is more complicated than it seems

Environmental Finance

The failure of the Global Plastic Treaty represents a missed opportunity to accelerate co-operation, argues PGIM's James Malone

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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India’s road to net zero needs a renewable energy boost

Eco-Business

India's power distribution companies need a least cost-based procurement strategy and a people-centric energy transition to achieve net zero.

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