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LIBERIA: EPA Boss Wants Climate Change Align With Development Plan LIBERIA: EPA Boss Wants Climate Change Align With Development Plan The Executive Director of Liberia Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Prof. Wilson K. Tarpeh has stressed the urgent need to align environment and climate change with Liberia’s development plan, since everything is impacted by climate change. Speaking at the closure meeting for the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Project on January 13, 2021, Prof Tarpeh ...

What will the global political landscape look like when the world’s dependency on fossil fuels is finally over? Adjustments are already being made, but for so-called “petrostates” like Saudi Arabia and Russia, the prospects look particularly bleak. Experts warn of new inequalities and shifting power dynamics. They also warn of a fall in available energy levels as nations transition to renewables.

Greater Boston cities to receive Accelerating Climate Resiliency grants Community Content Massachusetts recently announced that 11 cities and towns across Greater Boston will be receiving $1 million for local environmental projects after the newest round of grants announced during the week of Dec. 14. The program, “Accelerating Climate Resiliency,” gave more than $700,000 in the latest round of funding, part of a partnership between The Barr Foundation and the Metropolitan Area Planning Cou...

Garanti BBVA earns spot in the ‘A List’ of CDP’s Climate Change Program Share Thanks to its innovative research and practices implemented to promote sustainable development, Garanti BBVA has rightfully claimed a place in the A List of CDP’s Climate Change Program. CDP is the world’s largest environmental reporting platform. The listing includes the companies leading the way towards a more sustainable future, globally. On the occasion of this achievement, Gar...

Biden to name Granholm as energy secretary Will Englund, Juliet Eilperin, Dino Grandoni © Paul Sancya/AP Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in a 2016 file photo. President-elect Joe Biden is nominating Jennifer Granholm, the former governor of Michigan who has been a strong voice for zero-emissions vehicles, as secretary of energy, two people familiar with the process said Tuesday. Gran...

Biden to name Granholm as energy secretary Will Englund, Juliet Eilperin, Dino Grandoni © Paul Sancya/AP Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in a 2016 file photo. President-elect Joe Biden is nominating Jennifer Granholm, the former governor of Michigan who has been a strong voice for zero-emissions vehicles, as secretary of energy, two people familiar with the process said Tuesday. Gran...

Daily on Energy, presented by API: Breaking down Exxon’s new emissions promises Print this article Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine and get Washington Briefing: politics and policy stories that will keep you up to date with whats going on in Washington. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue! WHAT EXXON IS PROMISING: U.S. oil and gas giant ExxonMobil is setting short-term targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and vowing to begin publishing data on the use of its prod...

Pandemic Fever is upon Us All. Our lives, economic and social existence transforming before our eyes. This covid-19 Moment will continue for a long time. The news that We will be seeing a medical boost in the near future is great and happily welcomed. I believe the Global Community will be dealing with COVID-19 and its possible mutations for years. The Medical marvels we will be seeing is not my concern. Economic Survival: By the time we have defeated COVID-19 The Global Community will be broke...

Energy technology in an era of great power competition: Challenges and opportunities in U.S.-Japan and U.S.-South Korea cooperation Mon, Dec 14, 2020 6:00 PM The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and Energy Innovation Reform Project host a launch event for EIRP’s report, “Energy Technology in an Era of Great Power Competition: Challenges and Opportunities in U.S.-Japan and U.S.-South Korea Cooperation.” As the global community continues to grapple with the coronavirus (COVID-19), the ...

by Lachlan Carey and Nikos Tsafos (Center for Strategic and International Studies) Can emerging economies grow while reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, either on an absolute basis or against some business-as-usual baseline? The Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies engaged in a yearlong project to grapple with “decarbonization” in an emerging economy context. What opportunities exist for policymakers today? How have various p...