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European Parliament and Council Reach Political Agreement on Right to Repair Directive

Clean Energy Law

The directive aims to reduce waste and bolster the repair sector. Davies , Michael D. Green , and James Bee On 2 February 2024, the European Parliament (Parliament) and European Council (Council) reached a provisional deal on a directive promoting the repair of broken or defective goods, known as the Right to Repair Directive.

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Reconnecting with the Radical Roots of Earth Day

Union of Concerned Scientists

National media coverage by Time magazine and National Geographic helped shine a light on the injustices of chemical waste disposal. In 1987, a blistering report called Toxic Waste and Race exposed massive disparities in environmental degradation and pollution in minority and low-income communities. Building on the movement.

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Ed Miliband stakes his claim for accelerating the clean energy transition

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen The UK’s Secretary of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Ed Miliband, used a speech at the UK’s trade association for the energy sector, Energy UK Annual Conference, to make a compelling case for scaling up the clean energy transition.

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The Supreme Court’s Latest Decision Is a Blow to Stopping Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

The petitioners who brought this case include state-level political officials and coal companies who are single-mindedly determined to block climate action and perpetuate fossil fuel dependence to serve their narrow political or business interests. There is no time to waste. The West Virginia v.

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A Busy Legislative Season in California Adds Up to a More Climate Proof Future

Union of Concerned Scientists

Also like a sine graph, Union of Concerned Scientists will keep moving forward no matter what (and backward technically, but I am political science major and way out of my depth here, so let’s pretend they only move forward, give me kudos for an awesome simile, and get to the recap!). that need to be mined for new batteries.

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Fossil Fuels Must Go: Re-inventing US Transportation

Union of Concerned Scientists

An EV uses less energy than a gasoline car to cover the same number of miles, as electric motors are three to four times more efficient than internal combustion engines. We urgently need the political will to make the right investments to accelerate this transition to a clean and equitable transportation system.

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Finding Science, Faith, Hope, and Unity with the Poor People’s Campaign

Union of Concerned Scientists

These communities contain the expertise, resilience, and knowledge that are necessary to plot the way forward—along with the political power necessary to win on issues of policy. A just transition to a clean-energy economy is the priority and solution.