"Allbirds is so committed to changing the industry that in 2020 it announced it would team up with competitor adidas to produce a running shoe with the lowest possible carbon footprint in the industry."
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Gas-powered vehicle sales have ‘peaked’ as electric set for massive growth, analysis finds
"Electric vehicles will rise to dominate car sales in the next two decades, though their adoption will fall short of global climate goals without new government incentives and tighter emissions standards, according to BloombergNEF."
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Tyson Foods to aim for net-zero emissions by 2050
"Tyson Foods announced this morning that it will strive to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its global operations and supply chain by 2050."
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One Oil Company’s Rocky Path to Renewable Energy
"As many oil companies now seek to follow suit, Ørsted is a case study on how hard the shift is. It took government intervention, years of subsidies and a wide-open competitive landscape for Ørsted to succeed. Shareholders and board members repeatedly questioned the strategy shift, and the costs ballooned the company’s debt, nearly derailing it."
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It’s Time for Climate Realism When It Comes to China
"China’s energy trends have implications for what it means to keep China accountable to its promises. But they should also inject some necessary realism into international climate agreements and U.S. policy responses to China. As Walter Lohman notes, 'It’s hard to put any faith in Beijing’s pledges … Given the way these things played out, in fact, [Chinese President Xi Jinping is] probably eager to reap the benefits of more pledges.'"
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Nuclear energy and American hegemony
"Nuclear power is a safe, cost-effective, and strategically sound source of energy for the European continent, it would be in the best interest of the U.S. to see it proliferate within its sphere of influence."
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Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions to Build Largest Solar Project to Date; Pharma Company Signs VPPA
"The 15-year, 102 megawatt VPPA with Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions will generate about 250,0000 MWh of clean energy each year. The 250 MW Pisgah Ridge Solar project, located in Navarro County, Texas, will be the largest utility-scale solar facility in Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions’ fleet when it becomes fully operational in 2022."
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Tax Reform Is Good for the Environment
"In a new policy study, R Street Resident Senior Fellow of Energy and Environmental Policy Philip Rossetti examines how tax policy incentivizes the private sector to invest in innovation in the United States."
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Biden’s Green Agenda Meets Environmental Red Tape
"To deliver on its green pledges, the Biden administration will have to do something its environmental supporters are often reluctant to do: Cut the red tape that delays or derails the very development projects needed to build a clean-energy future. It will also have to make tough environmental tradeoffs that sometimes come along with such projects."
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The Coca-Cola Company And The Ocean Cleanup Join Forces To Clean Up 15 Of The World’s Most Polluting Rivers Of Plastic Waste
"The Coca Cola Company and The Ocean Clean-Up project have announced they will be collaborating on a ground-breaking partnership to clean up some of the world’s worst polluting rivers - and collect plastic waste which can be recycled to make new bottles."