“The 2050 target is achievable and affordable with ‘proactive policy and action,’ said Princeton University assistant professor Jesse Jenkins, a co-author of the study.”
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KeepCup Reinvents Your Morning Coffee Routine
KeepCup’s success shows that private-sector innovators, not government, continues to lead the way on environmental stewardship.
US dependence on China for rare earth minerals is a disaster waiting to happen
"If the U.S. is serious about transitioning to a low-carbon economy, as it should be, then we must realize that doing so without a reliable supply chain of rare earth minerals is literally impossible.”
Exxon vows new emissions curbs
"‘These meaningful near-term emission reductions result from our ongoing business planning process as we work towards industry-leading greenhouse gas performance across all our business lines,’ CEO Darren Woods said in a statement.”
US leads in emissions reductions — what that means for Biden’s climate agenda
“President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to rejoin the Paris Agreement, which Trump rejected, and to meet and exceed the pace of emissions cuts envisioned by the Obama administration in order to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. That means the U.S. would stop adding any new emissions to the atmosphere.”
Chevron’s CEO says “action over pledges” will deliver higher returns, lower carbon
Kevin Crowley and Caroline Hyde of World Oil report that Chevron’s CEO, Mike Wirth, believes actions over pledges will deliver higher returns and lower carbon. “‘We favor action over pledges,’ Wirth said. ‘Long-dated pledges where we really don’t know how we’ll get to the end of the road are something that we’ve been a little...
Investors Turn to SPACs for Clean-Energy Bets
“For the first time on record, private-equity firms globally have done more deals this year in clean technologies than in oil and gas, though the average deal size was smaller, according to PitchBook data as of early December.”
United Airlines invests in carbon-capture project to be 100% green by 2050
“United Airlines said on Thursday it had committed to a multimillion-dollar investment in a project to remove carbon dioxide from the air through air direct-capture technology as part of a plan to be 100% ‘green’ by 2050.”
The UN Makes The Case For The U.S. To Stay Out Of The Paris Climate Accord
"This report is evidence that, instead, the U.S. should just keep doing what it is doing to cut its own emissions. The U.S. is the most successful major country at mitigating its own pollution, and the U.N. shows this.”
Microsoft, Unilever Join Amazon’s Climate Pledge
Rachel Sandler of Forbes reports that Microsoft and Unilever have joined Amazon’s climate pledge.
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