A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Resilience offers a forward-looking approach to corporate climate action and energy transition strategy. By Bernice Lee Following the Paris Agreement, corporate enthusiasm for climate action surged, with net-zero commitments and the energy transition taking a central role in both government and business agendas.

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Clean Energy Law

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Eligibility List followed the signing of an inaugural Article 6 implementation agreement with Papua New Guinea on carbon credits cooperation. The Eligibility List for a given host country will be established under the corresponding implementation agreement.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 21, 2022

Photo credit: Karwai Tang / UK Government via Flickr. For the first time ever in the 27-year history of UN climate talks, at COP26 fossil fuels were mentioned in the final agreement. But we have moved the goalposts significantly from the Paris Agreement in 2015 when we were then on course for 3.5 By Anders Lorenzen.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Therefore, it is crucial to rapidly transition from the production and use of fossil fuels to sustainable renewable energy sources to reach our global climate goals so we can leave a habitable planet for future generations.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In just over a month, the most important climate talks since the Paris Agreement was signed will decide the fate of global climate action. Five years down the line, countries were scheduled to return to the forum and finalise a rulebook on how to implement the Paris Agreement. By Lou Del Bello. On the agenda at COP26.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

C carbon budget set forth in the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries must reduce CO2 emissions in the entire [existing] built environment by 50-65% by 2030 and reach zero carbon by 2040. Carbon Emissions Emissions goals were set in response to urgent developments in climate science indicating that for the world to meet the 1.5°C

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

Modeling has shown that coal power should be phased out entirely by 2030 if the United States is going to live up to its Paris Agreement targets to limit global warming to 1.5 For coal-fired power, the economic case has been bleak for a long time now, which has brought US coal-fired generation down to less than half of its 2010 level.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 17, 2021

The demand statement focuses on upholding Indigenous rights and respecting Indigenous knowledge, bold and ambitious climate action (including phasing out fossil fuels and guaranteeing a just transition to a sustainable clean energy economy), protecting and restoring nature and establishing environmental rights in Canada.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

This has become a familiar sight in recent days, with many government ministers arriving to take part in high level discussions. In the Paris Agreement , reached last year at COP21, “parties recognize[d] the importance of support for and international cooperation on adaptation.” That seems unlikely, however.

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Student in the Department of Economics at Colorado State University As the urgent need to take tough action towards climate mitigation and sustainability gathers pressure, for most major power-holders today, including the markets, institutions, government agencies, media and countries, environmentalism has perhaps become the biggest fashion fad.

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Washington Nature

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

While the bipartisan infrastructure bill’s passage late last week was a major step forward, the US must do more to meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement and demonstrate leadership in the face of the climate and biodiversity crises. ” — Kameran Onley, Director of TNC's North America Policy and Government Relations.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Preparation, both in inter-sessional meetings and in diplomatic efforts by the Egyptian host government, was weak. There was no progress on getting national governments to state stronger ambitions in their NDCs, in the additional specification of global targets, or even in non-binding language regarding intentions to cut fossil fuels.

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Brag

JUNE 10, 2021

This effort is part of Mission Innovation , “a global initiative to catalyze action and investment in research, development and demonstration to make clean energy affordable, attractive and accessible to all this decade.”

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Law Columbia

APRIL 17, 2024

The recommendations include possible changes to Cuban domestic policies to, among other things, encourage greater public and private investment in the country’s energy transition. policy also has a significant impact on Cuba’s energy sector. The report also explores how a bilateral dialogue between the U.S.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 1, 2021

On October 26, 2021, Observatório do Clima (OC), a network of 71 civil society organizations, filed a class action at the federal court of Amazonas against the Environmental Ministry and Brazilian government ( Laboratório do Observatório do Clima v. Omissions from the Brazilian government on climate policy. o C global warming scenario.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 11, 2022

The resolution also calls on countries to “move towards a clean and just energy transition.” Several countries in the OAS have committed to increased use of clean energy in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement. This transition has already led to climate litigation.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

RBC has contributed over $340B (CAD) in fossil fuel financing since the Paris Climate Agreement was signed in 2016, making it one of the world’s largest funders of the companies and industries driving climate change. “If They all have asked the Federal Government to kill the deal.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

By Rejimon Kuttappan Along with a major expansion of renewable energy, India is also pushing for big increases in its coal production, casting doubt on its climate commitments. On the same day at COP28, the Indian government submitted its third “National Communication” to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In response to the report, the bank told TBIJ that its investments remain “science-based,” under a presumption that “net zero-aligned scenarios require continued, though declining, financing of fossil fuel supplies to meet energy demand, security, and affordability during the transition.” It was another corporate spit in the face of science.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 28, 2023

In China, government plans to peak and neutralise national carbon emissions, and for a wholesale green transition , have caused a boom in “green employment”. Even the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement had only a small impact on employment. The share of green employment in the global total rose from 9.6% in 2015 to 13.3%

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 17, 2023

To secure the livable future that children around the world deserve, we must double down, ratchet up pressure on governments, and break the power of the fossil fuel industry. Under the Paris Agreement, countries around the world have made voluntary pledges—called Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs—to reduce their emissions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Coming on the heels of the powerful ‘ March to End Fossil Fuels’ last weekend, this summit continues the pressure on governments to meet the urgency of the moment. He also called for a quantum leap in climate action and announced an Acceleration Agenda for governments, the financial sector, and businesses.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 18, 2024

As a member of the cabinet, the secretary leads the Governor’s Office of Tribal Affairs and oversees government-government consultation with California’s tribes. and governments across the globe, pursue critical minerals without repeating the exploitative, violent practices wrought by previous extractive industries?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Losses and damages are unequally distributed across systems, regions and sectors and are not comprehensively addressed by current financial, governance and institutional arrangements, particularly in vulnerable developing countries. Will COP27 live up to its promise?

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 22, 2024

We can become a leader in clean energy supply and manufacture the products the world needs to live more sustainably. As we explain below, it brings impacted parties to the table, proposes ways to address their needs, and commits the government to regularly updating its plans as the reality on the ground evolves. It’s a mouthful!

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 21, 2021

In a remarkable new report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) finds that in order to limit warming to 1.5 The IEA is the world’s foremost authority on energy, relied upon by governments and the private sector around the world. So what do we need governments to do? This is a huge deal. Starting now.

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Washington Nature

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The new law includes hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of investments in building clean energy infrastructure, improving the resilience of our forests and farms and taking steps toward environmental justice. The IRA’s investments in clean energy infrastructure could transform our economy. Photo by Courtney Baxter.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 20, 2022

C) of the Paris Agreement has significant implications for how the global financial system works and will be a centrepiece of the coming years. The first priority following the 2015 Paris Agreement was to clean up public financing, so Article 2.1(C) Article 2.1(C) C) was less of a focus.

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Clean Energy Law

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The relevant CFPP owner has a Paris Agreement-aligned transition plan. These credits are generated by reducing emissions when a CFPP is retired early and replaced with clean energy. beyond those that have already been signed by December 2023). These credits must meet global standards such as the Core Carbon Principles.

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Manning Law

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Now all governments and businesses need to turn these pledges into real-economy outcomes, without delay.” But it notes Parties are off track when it comes to meeting their Paris Agreement goals. billion from 31 countries, with further contributions expected.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 17, 2024

What we can’t have, if you’ll allow me to stretch the metaphor, is a chef in the provincial government kitchen, who refuses to bake the cake in the first place. Governments should do more to help retrofit homes and buildings, especially for lower-income people. Previous Alberta governments provided a range of incentives.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 24, 2022

We need to rapidly transition financial support away from fossil fuels and towards the clean energy transition” said Alan Andrews, Ecojustice climate program director. Canada’s needs checks and balances to ensure that all investments contribute to a green future, this is critical to the security of Canada’s economy.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 18, 2023

Canadian banks and pension funds rank in the bottom third globally on financing clean energy, yet are among the world’s largest investors in fossil fuels. Canada finally has an all-star team ready to tackle the biggest gap in Canada’s climate plans: regulations that align Canada’s financial system with climate action. degrees.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 25, 2024

Canada promised to cut its greenhouse gas emissions after the 2016 Paris Agreement. It was part of the global agreement where 195 countries all agreed to reduce their emissions, and Canada has set this promise into law. The federal government has set targets and policies for most sectors in the economy….except

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 30, 2019

Back to North Carolina developments in late 2018: Executive Order on Climate Change and Clean Energy: On October 29, 2018, N.C. Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order on climate change and clean energy. The most direct effect of the executive order will be on state government operations.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 24, 2023

With renewable energy, like solar and wind, becoming cheaper and easier to scale up, there has never been a better moment for governments to transition away from the fossil fuel industry and its destructive impacts on the environment, the climate and communities. What we need to see in the Energy Futures report?

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Contrary to climate science and the Paris Agreement, all eight assessed companies plan to increase fossil fuel production. Canada’s federal government must step in to manage the decline in fossil fuel production. degrees Celsius (ºC), according to a new report launched today at the UN Climate Change Conference. . “The

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