WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) - Two U.S. Senate Democrats urged President Joe Biden on Monday to declare a climate emergency and use the Defense Production Act to ramp up production of a wide range of renewable energy products and systems including solar panels. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Jeff Merkley, speaking days after an effort to... Continue Reading →
LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Britain unveiled a new taskforce on Monday to write rules forcing financial firms and listed companies to publish plans from next year for transitioning to a net zero economy by 2050. Last November at the COP26 UN Climate Summit, British finance minister Rishi Sunak said companies would have to publish... Continue Reading →
Britain moves ahead with mandatory climate plans for companies
LONDON (Reuters) - Thirty of the world's largest financial institutions are undermining their commitment to cutting carbon emissions by lobbying against climate regulation and by funding new fossil fuel projects, according to a report published on Friday. The report, from London-based energy and climate think-tank InfluenceMap, found that all 30 institutions are members of industry... Continue Reading →
Banks undermine their ‘net zero’ pledges through lobbying – report
Climate activists march in California to demand action
Around 100 young activists, carrying banners calling for a Green New Deal, marched across San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge demanding more action on climate change. Source... (Thank you Sunrise Movement...)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over 400 companies across some of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitting industries – from shipping to steelmaking - have agreed to work together on plans to decarbonize by 2050, according to a coalition of climate advocacy groups that set up the partnership. The agreement, to be announced at the virtual Davos... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 