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Washington has opened markets to ASEAN nations but not public investment in public goods such as infrastructure — nowhere close to the scale of Chinese investment.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced the intent to provide up to $102 million in new initiatives to expand the U.S.-ASEAN Strategic Partnership during the U.S.-ASEAN Summit.

President Biden will announce the intent to provide up to $102 million in new initiatives to expand the U.S.-ASEAN Strategic Partnership during the

According to Pennsylvania Climate Impacts Assessment 2021, PA’s average temperature will be 5.9° F higher by midcentury, with significant consequences for the health and safety of Pennsylvanians.

20 Best Countries to Live Considering Climate Change Climate change is posing existential threats to the world. It has become evident with extreme weather, shrinking glaciers, accelerated sea levels,  and record floods that global climate change is on the verge of destroying the environment. Climate change can be referred to as the significant increase in Earth’s temperature due to activities like burning fossil fuels (leading to carbon emission), deforestation, and intensive agriculture. Th...

Three Cities Switching To Life-Affirming Economies Three Cities Switching To Life-Affirming Economies FacebookTwitterEmailShare Portland city planner Kyle Diesner walks along a path leading to the Tilikum Crossing bridge. Diesner works on a project to map out more sustainable and equitable urban design and economic policy. Photo by Paul Dunn/YES! Magazine Three Cities Switching To Life-Affirming Economies “Doughnut economics” invites nature and social well-being into urban planning. Spring...

Carbon capture in Germany: Long-overdue momentum is building Reichstag Building in Berlin amid fall colors (Neirfy/Shutterstock) It has been close to two years since German Chancellor Angela Merkel put carbon capture, removal, and storage back on the German policy agenda. However, for quite a while there was virtually no movement, even as Norway, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Germany’s own industrial giants moved ahead with funding and projects. The lack of progress was jarring, as...

Cumberland County asks residents, businesses for input on climate change Updated Mar 14, 2021; released Tuesday by the county’s planning department, residents, business owners, and local organizations are invited to provide input on their perceptions of climate change risks and actions they would be willing to take to address climate change, a press release said. The survey will be available through April 15. Anyone who lives, works or owns a business in the county is eligible to take the se...

4:25 Burlington, Vermont has sourced 100% of its energy from renewables since 2014.  In 2018, the city implemented a Net Zero Energy Plan to eliminate all fossil fuel use in its heating and ground transportation by 2030.  A program that provides incentives for residents and businesses to switch to such renewable energy technologies has been extended. Burlington launched its Green Stimulus Program in June 2020 with incentives for heat pumps, water heaters, electric vehicles and other renewable...

Tue, 01/26/2021 - 5:23pm -- tim Heat Pump Installations Under BED’s Net Zero Energy Programs Have Increased Fivefold and Allowed More Low-and Moderate-Income Burlingtonians to Strategically Electrify; Installations Support City’s Net Zero Energy Goal and Help Jump-Start Economy Vermont Business Magazine Mayor Miro Weinberger and Burlington Electric Department (BED) today jointly announced that the Burlington Green Stimulus program is working and that program incentives have been extended in...