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The Glasgow Summit will be judged, in part at least, on how it acts as a catalyst not only for greater ambition in emissions reductions, but in ensuring they are being consistently measured

While bonds, crypto, and the dollar largely trod water today, Commodities rose for a record 16th straight day today... Source: Bloomberg Source: Bloomberg After Janet Yellen shit the bed yesterday, todays bounce was barely noticeable (and non-existent in most cases)... The Pentagon and US Space Command are said to be tracking a large Chinese rocket which is set to reenter Earths atmosphere at some point this coming weekend, likely "around May 8th" according to the latest DoD statement. Cruciall...

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Biden Commits to Reducing GHG by as Much as 52% by 2030 during Two-Day Summit (Credit: US Nationally Determined Contribution report) President Joe Biden has set an economy-wide target for reducing the US’s greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to 52% below 2005 levels by 2030, he announced at the virtual Climate Summit today. The National Climate Advisor developed the “nationally determined contribution” (NDC) in consultation with the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate following a “carefu...

DOW closes more than 300 points lower after Biden eyes capital gains tax hike (SPY -0.9%). The US is running out of people to vaccinate. Pfizer: People will need 3rd COVID-19 shot, yearly doses. The Market in Perspective Here are the headlines moving the markets. The Future For Oil Producer Romania Looks Bleak Europes upstream segment has two main challenges environment-related long-term objectives that gradually narrow down oil companies maneuvering ability in terms of where/what they can d...

On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order for the US to rejoin the Paris Agreement. A new US Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), containing its emission reductions pledge, will be announced as Biden hosts a virtual Climate Leaders’ Summit on Earth Day, 22 April. Newly appointed US Climate Envoy John Kerry has been engaging leaders in a world tour, underlining the emphasis on climate in the Biden administration’s foreign policy priorities. Around the wor...

US: Include Maternal Health in Climate Change Action Pregnant People, Infants, Children Particularly Vulnerable US President Joe Biden signs a series of executive orders on tackling climate change on January 27, 2021 in Washington, DC. From left, Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden, White House science adviser Dr. Eric Lander, and National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy. © 2021 AP Photo/Evan Vucci (Washington, DC) – The administration of United States Presid...

Cai Meng / China Daily United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that "2021 is a make or break year" to confront the global climate emergency. After rejoining the Paris Agreement, the Joe Biden administration must now rise to the climate challenge and commit to an ambitious and achievable 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution of reducing the US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at least 50 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 to set the stage for the forthcoming UN Climate Chan...

As the world prepares for the next landmark meeting on climate change, COP26, in Glasgow (November 1 to 12 2021), with most countries racing against time to meet their commitments as per the 2015 Paris Agreement, the UAE will host a crucial meeting on Sunday that will for sure create a momentum towards fulfilling those ambitious goals. The Paris Agreement aimed to restrict global temperature rise this century to “well below” 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels while pursuing efforts to l...

Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON and NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, to mark the United States return to the Paris Agreement, thousands of non-federal climate leaders launched  America is All In, a coalition to drive a society-wide mobilization for bold climate ambition to uphold the countrys commitment to domestic and international climate action. Already the most expansive coalition of U.S. leaders ever assembled in support of climate action, America Is All ...