SHARM EL-SHEIKH -- This morning at COP27, Climate Action Tracker released a new analysis that found that the carbon emissions from all under-construction, approved, and proposed Liquefied Methane (“natural”) Gas (LNG) projects between 2021-2050 will use up 10 percent of the remaining carbon budget, dramatically overshooting the emissions
El Secretario John Kerry, enviado presidencial especial sobre el clima, anunció una nueva iniciativa de créditos de carbono—el Acelerador de la Transición Energética—para animar a las compañías privadas ayudar a los países en desarrollo a financiar la transición de los combustibles fósiles a la energía limpia y renovable.
Sierra Club's Fossil-Free Finance campaign says most banks make limited progress on climate, while commitments from asset managers reveal wide disparity
Michiganders Tuesday re-elected Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, and put a pro-environment majority in control of the state Legislature, with Democrats winning House and Senate majorities.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH -- Today on Finance Day at COP27, Secretary John Kerry, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, announced a new US carbon credit initiative -- the Energy Transition Accelerator -- to encourage private companies to help finance the transition of developing countries from fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy.
Washington, D.C. – The Department of the Interior announced today that the previously publicized lifetime pass for veterans to access federal recreation sites, including the National Parks, will officially be available on Veterans Day.
Coincidiendo con el tercer día de la COP27, la Casa Blanca emitió hoy dos reportes sobre el impulso de soluciones basadas en la naturaleza para abordar el cambio climático.
Sierra Club calls on global financial institutions to align their net-zero plans with new UN guidance
WASHINGTON, DC - Joanne Spalding is the Sierra Club’s new Environmental Law Program Director. In this role, Spalding will lead the Sierra Club’s team of 66 ELP staffers, working in close and strategic collaboration with other departments to advance campaign goals for clean air, clean water, and healthier communities.
Today, coinciding with the third day of COP27, the White House released two reports on advancing nature-based solutions to address climate change. The first is the Nature-Based Solutions Roadmap, which outlines recommendations for America to employ nature-based solutions in addressing the climate crisis, nature loss, and inequity. In addition to the Roadmap, the Administration released The Nature-Based Solutions Resource Guide: Compendium of Federal Examples, Guidance, Resource Documents, Tools and Technical Assistance, a companion resource guide with examples of nature-based solutions the Biden Administration has already implemented.