Raising Ambition for Climate Action US Announces Plans for NDC and Whole-of-Government Climate Action Among other actions, the US will reconvene the Major Economies Forum and will prepare a nationally determined contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement. Read 17 Global Champions Announced for UN High-level Dialogue on Energy Global Champions …
Biden’s climate crusade: How his plan to cut carbon emissions, create jobs could impact U.S.
CLIMATE COLLISION Biden’s climate crusade: How his plan to cut carbon emissions, create jobs could impact U.S. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY Published 6:00 AM EST Jan. 18, 2021 Updated 6:17 AM EST Jan. 18, 2021 As he steps into office this week, President-elect Joe Biden brings an ambitious plan to address climate change, …
2020 Annual Research into ESG Ratings and Sustainability Reporting Trends in North America
PRESS RELEASE What do companies with improved financial results have in common in terms of ESG practices and frameworks? CSE Research explores why ‘doing business as usual’ is no longer a valid option and the shift to ‘doing business in a sustainable way’ is the only way to secure companies’ …
Inside Climate News “Even with a 50-50 Split Biden and Senate Could make Big Strides on Climate”
Climate scientists will tell you that reducing carbon emissions needs to be the human priority right now. They’re not wrong. But the sad reality is that if we allow the amount of carbon already in the atmosphere to stay put, many people, animals and ecosystems will die before their time. …
Newsletter – Inspiration for the New Year: Perspectives, News and Reports
In this Issue: News from the Secretariat Upcoming Events News from the Network Quarterly Newsletter 17 December 2020 REN21 Connecting the right dots – a way to tackle some of the challenges in driving structural change? Mainstreaming efficiency and renewable energy is a transformational process that is not only technological …
Did you know: US$4T of global market cap is green?
Investing in the global green economy: sizing the opportunity With the development of multiple new green taxonomies at the national level broad, granular datasets are going to be key in their implementation. GREEN ECONOMY TRENDS REPORT ABOUT GREEN REVENUES DATA REQUEST MORE INFORMATION One of the key challenges is taking …
ACEEE’s December 2020 Newsletter
December 2020 Newsletter Hello Friends — We hope you enjoyed a safe and restorative Thanksgiving break. I was pleased to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden on his 2020 presidential victory a few weeks ago. His election offers the United States a historic opportunity to use energy efficiency to cut greenhouse gas emissions and …
Latest circular economy news
New Upstream Innovation guide offers practical solutions to the plastic pollution crisis Last month, we published Upstream Innovation: A guide to packaging solutions, a practical guide to eliminating plastic pollution through circular economy solutions. Packed with real-world examples, this handbook has been designed for anyone directly or indirectly influencing the packaging that …
The Ellen MacAuthur Foundation’s news roundup
Progress made, but acceleration needed to meet targets on plastic waste and pollution Today, with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), we have published the second annual New Plastics Economy Global Commitment Progress report. The report shows that much more must be done, and at greater speed, to achieve the 2025 targets and …
Release 2020 Energy technology RD&D budgets and Projections
Release of 2020 Energy technology RD&D budgets and Projections: Energy policies of IEA countries databases The IEA is delighted to inform all data users of the release of 2020 Energy technology RD&D budgets and the Projections: Energy policies of IEA countries databases. Energy Technology RD&D budgets database The Energy Technology …