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California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update (Part 4)

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

Assembly Bill 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, requires CARB to develop and update every five years a scoping plan that describes the approach California will take to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. These include: Treating 2–2.5

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Want to prevent California’s looming flood disaster? Grow a marsh.

Grist

As they walled off rivers and created dry islands from what was previously soggy marsh, they discovered incredibly rich soil. No one foresaw that this very bounty — soil rich with organic material — would, over time, become a curse of sorts. That organic material contains copious amounts of carbon. And the land began to sink.

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'Wake-up call': The green economy reacts to the Dasgupta Review on biodiversity

Business Green

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said: "I welcome the publication of the Dasgupta Review which like the Stern Review on the climate in 2006 represents a landmark contribution to our understanding of the relationship between nature and our economy.

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Climate Intelligence: The Digital Fabric for Climate Action

Better Ventures

Some of you may recall the boom-and-bust cycle of clean tech from 2006–2011. Aclima (Series B | $67M | $160M): hyperlocal air quality and greenhouse gas measurement to reduce emissions and protect public health. Developed a remote Carbon Index to quantify soil organic carbon as a tool to help verify soil-based carbon offsets.

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Investigation: How the Meat Industry is Climate-Washing its Polluting Business Model

DeSmogBlog

The UN describes the health and environmental implications of consuming animal products as “complex” and works to ensure that low-income groups have access to animal-based foods but argues that other, wealthier populations need to eat less of them. Vion, NAMI and ELV did not respond to DeSmog’s requests to comment on this story.

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Logging is destroying southern forests — and dividing US environmentalists

Grist

In 2006, TNC received a $1 million gift from the timber behemoth Weyerhaeuser that included a statement that the two entities “agreed to work collaboratively to improve their understanding of managed forests.” “I’m 55, and in my lifetime I’ve seen a landscape-level change.”. I use a nebulizer now. I can hardly walk,” said Short.

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What Is B Corp? B Corp Certification Guide + Quick Assessment

Green Business Bureau

The birth of the B Corp movement and its evolution over the years B Lab was founded in the United States in 2006 by three friends – Jay Coen Gilbert, Bart Houlahan, and Andrew Cassoy – who shared a vision – to use business as a force for good. Does your company have a health and wellness program in place?