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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 said that the inclusion of environment and climate change into the country’s development plan need...

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 Council in Boston. Grants awards will go to the Beverly Strategic Tree Planting Initiative; the Charles...

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, Garanti BBVA Executive Vice President Ebru Dildar Edin explained that “we’ve been working for...

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. Granholm, 61 and currently an adjunct professor of law at the University of California at Berkeley, has ...