USCIB Encourages Biden Environmental Nominees to Engage on Multilateral Issues
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NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ The United States Council for International Business (USCIB) issued a statement today by its President and CEO,
Peter Robinson, commending the nominations of
Michael Regan, for Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and
Brenda Mallory to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). USCIB members are strongly committed to advancing environmental protection through innovation and investment in the global marketplace. We believe that EPA and CEQ play crucial roles in shaping U.S. international environmental policy, not just in connection with climate change but in other priority areas, such as pursuing nature-based solutions, circular economies and responsible chemicals risk management. 2021 will be a year of important decision-points in the multilateral s
Environment Council in Brussels: These topics are on the agenda - Hoofdinhoud
On 17 December,
EU environment ministers will meet in Brussels under the auspices of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the
EU. The meeting will be led by German Minister of the Environment, Svenja Schulze.
In the morning, the ministers will endeavour to agree upon a full general approach on European climate law. This regulation includes
EU targets for a 55% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, compared to 1990 levels, which were approved by the European Council on 11 December.
Following this, the
EU member states (the
EU-NDC) to the
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Building the Business Case for Biodiversity
Why investing in natural capital makes sense for people, planet (and profit!)
When businesses review their balance books, the contributions of nature to profits and losses are usually egregiously absent.
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Soy plantation in Bolivia. China is the leading importer of soy, a commodity that drives tropical deforestation. Photo by Neil Palmer/CIAT via Wikimedia Commons
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Roughly 40% of tropical forest destruction in the past decade was driven by agricultural expansion, notably the production of “soft” commodities like soy, palm oil and beef, along with industrial-scale logging for timber. This ecosystem damage has a global impact, contributing approximately 23% of global greenhouse gas emissions and posing an unprecedented threat to animal and plant species.
Revamping Federal Climate Science
December 15, 2020, 5:00 am Getty/Liu Shiping/Xinhua
Sam Hananel
Ari Drennen
Introduction and summary
The United States has been the global leader in climate science for decades. Unfortunately, progress has slowed and in some cases, even moved backward over the past four years, with the Trump administration dismantling core elements of the federal climate science apparatus. As the country and the planet head toward an increasingly unstable climate, the U.S. government needs to get back to the business of being the preeminent source of trusted applied science that supports climate change mitigation and adaptation decision-making of governments and civilian stakeholders.