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North America’s Biggest Food Companies Are Struggling to Lower Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Inside Climate News

By Georgina Gustin Some of the country’s biggest food companies are making a small dent in their greenhouse gas emissions, but most are failing to make substantial and critical reductions, even as consumers and government regulators are pushing harder for them to do so.

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Response to Canada’s Latest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data

Enviromental Defense

Statement from Keith Brooks, Program Director Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – New data released today by the Government of Canada shows that Canada is finally starting to bend the curve when it comes to climate pollution.

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New Report Details Massachusetts Whole-of-Government Approach to Climate Crisis

Law and Environment

Yesterday, Massachusetts Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer issued a report detailing how “to implement the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s whole-of-government approach to addressing the climate crisis.” Publish an annual report card on the Commonwealth’s progress to achieve mandated greenhouse gas emission reductions.

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State Air Regulations Can Go Above and Beyond National Standards 

Legal Planet

States and local air quality regulators have the legal authority to set particulate matter (PM), ozone, and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions standards and adopt regulations for these pollutants when they are already in attainment of the national ambient air quality standards ( NAAQS ) set by the U.S.

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Canada’s Release of its Plan to Cap Oil and Gas Pollution Sets a Standard for Other Countries to Follow

Enviromental Defense

Statement from Aly Hyder Ali, Oil and Gas Program Manager, Environmental Defence Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – We welcome the Government of Canada’s Oil and Gas Greenhouse Gas Pollution Cap draft regulation, which aims to curb pollution from the oil and gas industry.

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Statement on Canada’s Latest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data

Enviromental Defense

The Government of Canada must deliver on their promise to cap and decrease emissions from the oil and gas industry through strong regulations to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for doing their fair share. This is thanks to fuel economy regulations and more electric vehicles on the roads. We need credible data.

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Upcoming Developments in International Governance of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Law Columbia

The next week has the potential to bring important developments for international governance of marine carbon dioxide removal (CDR). Even if the resolution is adopted, it would not be binding in the same way as a formal international agreement, but it could still impact how countries regulate marine CDR. seaweed) for carbon storage.