World Environment Day at the Climate Group
The Climate Group is celebrating a series of great announcements this World Environment Day.
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26 May 2021
5 min read
Asian and Pacific Islands are leading the environmental movement
Many Asian countries and Pacific Islands have lived in harmony with nature and cared for the planet well before sustainability became a trend. However, the mainstream environmental movement often focuses on Global North ...
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19 May 2021
3 min read
Sector experts support state and regional governments to accelerate the low carbon industry transition
Industry experts joined governments participating in our Industry Transition Platform for a three-day virtual workshop to explore potential policy solutions available to subnational governments to support industry emissi...
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10 May 2021
1 min read
Under2 Coalition Secretariat deeply saddened at death of former co-chair Miguel Lifschitz
We were saddened to learn of the passing of former Sante Fe Governor Miguel Lifschitz this week. He was a greatly liked and respected member of the international climate community and his loss will be felt keenly by all ...
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6 May 2021
5 min read
How the US can take the lead on climate action
This past Earth Day, within his first 100 days in office, President Biden held The Leaders' Summit on Climate with national leadership from around the world, where he announced the new US target to reduce GHG pollution 5...
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5 May 2021
2 min read
Exploring subnational approaches to sustainable hydrogen in the Netherlands
Hydrogen has huge potential to empower the low carbon industry transition. It’s growing in popularity as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels because it can be used across a range of sectors and potentially create...
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28 April 2021
3 min read
Apple’s renewable energy journey
Ever the early adopter, Apple started its clean energy journey nearly a decade ago by switching its data centres to renewable electricity. Since then, the company has become a world leader in the use of renewable energy ...
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25 April 2021
2 min read
Biden takes decisive step to restore California’s vehicle emissions waiver – Amy Davidsen, Executive Director, North America responds
Today, the Biden administration began the process to restore California’s waiver privileges under the Clean Air Act. Through this waiver provision, unlawfully revoked under the previous administration, California can set...
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22 April 2021
2 min read
Chungnam Province reacts to South Korea ending overseas coal financing
On 23 April, during US Climate Action Week, South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced his country would end all new financing for overseas coal projects and would set a more ambitious schedule for cutting carbon emiss...
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18 April 2021
3 min read
What happened during US Climate Action Week?
Lead up
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8 April 2021
20 min read
An event guide to US Climate Action Week
Pre-Week Events
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6 April 2021
4 min read
RouteZero: global platform launches to raise ambition on zero emission vehicles ahead of COP26
Thursday 8 April, London: RouteZero, a global platform to call for ambitious commitments to zero emission vehicle adoption has launched today to show momentum ahead of the UN climate change summit, COP26.
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30 March 2021
2 min read
President Biden unveils ambitious American Jobs Plan - Amy Davidsen, Executive Director, North America, Responds
March 31, 2021 - Today President Biden announced details for the American Jobs Plan to reinvigorate the economy and put millions of Americans back to work. This exciting announcement allocates $35 billion for clean tech ...
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24 March 2021
6 min read
International Women's Month: 20 inspiring women in climate
This Women’s History Month we’re celebrating inspirational and influential women leaders in the climate community. Women, especially Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color, experience disproportionate impacts of cl...
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23 March 2021
3 min read
The Road to Making Electric Transportation the New Normal by 2030 in the US
Just a few years ago, the idea of achieving 100% electrification of light-duty on-road transportation, let alone having major corporate players publicly support strong electric vehicle (EV) policies, was just a dream. Fa...