GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

We reached out this spring to check in, asking those inclined to weigh in on how current events have changed their world views. One final note: Be sure to check the end of this article for quick job updates from others who responded to our outreach but chose not to comment on the two questions.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

You’re hearing all this great stuff about how amazing your governor and your state is on climate leadership," says Lucas Zucker, policy and communications director at the Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy. Even the cap-and-trade program, while far from perfect, had equitable ambitions, Gelobter says.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Its key findings, released in a Synthesis Report in September, lay bare just how far the world is from achieving the Paris Agreement’s goals and emphasise the closing window of opportunity. And it can help drive transformational action across systems like energy, nature, food and transport. What is the purpose of the Global Stocktake?

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GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2020

Behind New Jersey's ambitions for clean energy equity and offshore wind. If you want to know what state-level clean energy leadership looks like, look no further than New Jersey. . They show how a state can signal the opportunities inherent in the clean energy economy, and the importance that it works for everyone. .

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

” The document from the Climate Crisis Advisory Group (CCAG)[1] sets out seven recommendations that it believes global leaders at COP26 must consider to make carbon pricing more effective. Professor Nerilie Abram, Australian National University – research expertise covering climate change impacts, from tropical oceans to Antarctica.

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GreenBiz

JULY 13, 2020

As the world went into lockdown, ESG conversations shifted from the E to the S, or social — how companies were responding to COVID-19 in terms of employee health and welfare. While calculating a carbon footprint is comparatively easy, how does one create science-based targets for worker welfare or racial injustice?

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 20, 2023

COP28 may have not delivered all it promised, but investors now have a clearer idea of how the path to net zero will impact their portfolios. In the short term, the drama of the final days, specifically the rows over wording of the ‘UAE Consensus’ on transition from fossil fuels, will dominate. C in realistic reach.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The bill puts about US$240 billion toward building or rebuilding roads, bridges, public transit, airports and railways. There’s funding for cybersecurity, clean water and waste treatment systems, broadband internet connections and more. So how does the government go about spending all that money?

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GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

president closely linked America’s new nationally determined contribution, a reduction target of 50 to 52 percent from a 2005 baseline aligned with the terms of the Paris Agreement, with equitable job creation and the opportunity to make money. What will get us moving in the right direction when it comes to accelerating innovation?

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 20, 2021

Joe Biden has produced plans in an array of key areas — environmental protection, clean energy and racial equity among them — and has promised action in his first 100 days as president. The problem is, the legislation on deck was created without meaningful input from the small-scale fishermen who have helped make U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 8, 2021

by Elizabeth McGowan, Energy News Network. But transitioning from yellow to green is expensive. Still, proponents of a bill that drew bipartisan support are optimistic that they can figure out how to tap into state, federal or even private dollars to ensure that fleet turnover is executed in a speedy and equitable fashion.

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