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Biden Administration Announces Initiatives for Offshore Wind
On March 29, National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with state officials, industry executives, and labor leaders to announce new leasing, funding, and goals to accelerate and deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030. According to the Department of Energy, this would support 45,000 jobs, generate enough electricity to power over 10 million American homes, and avoid 78 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The Administration also announced a new Wind Energy Area between Long Island and the New Jersey coast, a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Ocean Wind, a Notice of Funding Opportunity for port authorities and other applicants to apply for $230 million for port and intermodal infrastructure-related projects through the
Why US climate envoy John Kerry will visit India before Biden summit, UN meet
John Kerry is on a 3-nation tour of UAE, India and Bangladesh between 1 and 9 April. In India, he is expected to meet Modi and Javadekar.
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New Delhi: “Climate ambition” will be the focus as United States (US) Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry visits India between 5 and 8 April as part of his ongoing three-nation tour to discuss climate change.
The 1-9 April tour will also see the former US Secretary of State visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bangladesh. In those countries and in India, where he is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, Kerry is scheduled to hold “consultations on increasing climate ambition”.
Renewed Transatlantic Partnership to Fight Climate Change | Opinion Dirk Messner and Manish Bapna
, German Environment Agency; World Resources Institute On 4/6/21 at 8:00 AM EDT
In December 2020, the European Union set itself an ambitious 2030 climate target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent compared to 1990 levels. The EU is simultaneously advancing the European Green Deal, which aims to stimulate economic growth following the COVID-19 induced economic crisis, while making progress toward its ambitious 2030 climate target.
The European Green Deal is also designed to promote a circular economy, reduce pollutants in the air, soil, water and oceans and unlock investment for biodiversity conservation and healthy agriculture.