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From North America to Europe, green recovery battle lines are drawn

Business Green

The businesses - which include many of the most famous names in corporate America - will also demand non-partisan support for longer-term climate policy mechanisms, such as a price on carbon and support for "effective climate solutions", with a particular focus on those projects that can open up job opportunities in zero carbon industries.

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Gas Group That Calls Climate Goals ‘Pie in the Sky’ Got $1.2M from BC Government

DeSmogBlog

The notes, which were made public following a freedom of information request, suggest that making First Nations the face of new LNG projects could help win over investors and neutralize opponents of gas expansion. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation. government’s Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation.

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Greentown Labs Announces Expansion to Houston

Greentown Labs

Since 2005, the City has reduced municipal emissions by 37 percent through building efficiency upgrades, investing in renewable energy, and converting to hybrid, electric and alternative fuel vehicles. ENGIE North America Inc. Mayor Turner co-chairs Climate Mayors, a bipartisan network of almost 450 U.S.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

Drawing on that mandate, Ardern declared a "climate emergency" and set the wheels in motion for New Zealand’s public sector to become carbon neutral by 2025. She passed a Zero Carbon Bill during her first term that mandates net-zero emissions by 2050 and campaigned on tougher action this term. .

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Climate Tech Entrepreneurs React to the Inflation Reduction Act

Elemental Excelerator

Not to mention President Biden also signed the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 , putting about $67 billion toward zero-carbon industries and climate research. Analysis firm Rhodium Group estimates that it will reduce CO2 emissions by 31–44% below 2005 levels in 2030, as compared to 24–35% under current policy. CarbonCure ). Nth Cycle ).

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

EV100 Program Manager for North America, The Climate Group; New York City. The Ottawa-based startup is bringing to scale a process that generates hydrogen by capturing carbon dioxide from the air, then storing it within seawater, mimicking the ocean’s natural processes to create a carbon sink. Deonna Anderson.

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A New Era for Germany’s Gas Industry Fuels Climate Fears

DeSmogBlog

That’s potentially very bad news for the climate: The huge amount of methane that leaks during the production, transport and storage of LNG means that the carbon emissions associated with importing the fuel could be up to ten times higher than for the equivalent amount of Russian pipeline gas, researchers say. Credit: DeSmog.