Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalDr. Simon Mui
Some of the biggest announcements were made last week at the COP-26 in Glasgow on “Transport Day.” The focus: zeroing out pollution from some of the world’s dirtiest and climate-busting sources including cars, trucks, ships, 2- and 3-wheelers, and planes.
President Biden and Secretary of the Interior Debra Haaland announced today that the Department will propose to withdraw federal lands from oil and gas leasing for 20 years within a 10-mile radius around Chaco Culture National Historical Park, a UNESCO…
President Biden will sign the landmark bipartisan infrastructure bill today, clearing the way for Congress to advance the core of his climate agenda, the Build Back Better Act.
Leaders came to Glasgow with the task of putting the world on a much more plausible pathway to “keep 1.5°C alive”. To do that, they needed to set more ambitious commitments and take noticeable steps to strengthen their actions right…
COP26, the global climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, is concluding with modest successes on nations committing to stronger climate measures; to expand clean energy; to end financing fossil fuel projects overseas; to ramp up sales of all-electric vehicles; and other measures…
Now more than ever, governments must lean into labor laws that protect workers and environmental standards that accelerate the transition to zero-emission freight movement, all to help untangle supply chains and mitigate pollution.
For close to a decade, the STAND-L.A. coalition has been calling on the city to stop extracting oil near homes and schools. Victory, at long last, is within reach.
The governments of Costa Rica and Denmark today launched the first country-led effort to accelerate a global shift from oil and gas production to clean sources of energy. At COP26, they unveiled the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance, which supports…
The law has been extremely effective in training anti-wildlife trafficking staff in trafficking hotspots, increasing prosecutions of traffickers, and harnessing U.S. resources to help countries better combat wildlife trafficking within their borders.
