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Climate Week NYC 2025 commences with slate of disaster response, green infrastructure deals
The annual climate event launched with commitments to scale low-carbon cement, boost circularity and supply chain decarbonization and support healthcare workers responding to disasters.
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World’s carbon-neutral aspirations may hinge on appliance efficiency: CLASP
“There is such a huge disconnect between what our research shows is needed ... and what the U.S. government is saying would be good for the world,” said Ari Reeves, CLASP senior director of research.
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Renewable energy sector’s human rights practices have ‘critical gaps,’ says BHRRC
The sector has fallen short on addressing issues related to responsible mineral sourcing, Indigenous People’s rights and other social issues, according to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre.
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California’s landfill methane rule proposal tightens gas rules
The proposed rule would tighten restrictions for landfill gas collection and control systems and expand the role of remote monitoring programs.
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Amazon debuts $5 per week health plan
Employers have faced steep healthcare cost increases in recent years, leading to benefits shifts to accommodate the higher expense.
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‘Regional fragmentation’ confuses sustainability requirements, experts say
“I've never seen the pendulum swing so far and so fast as I have in the last year,” Boston Consulting Group Director Tim Mohin said at an event aligned with Climate Week NYC.
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Lawmakers urge PJM to take steps so clean energy projects can meet tax credit deadlines
“Either we have a resource adequacy issue or we don't — and I believe we do — so we need to be getting all of this energy online as quickly as possible,” Maryland Delegate Lorig Charkoudian said.
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California names companies expected to report emissions, climate risks
State regulators released a preliminary list of entities that may have to report under SB 253 and SB 261. Companies that have already completed TCFD reports could have a leg up.
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CEO pay climbed nearly 6% in 2024
“CEOs are not paid extraordinary amounts because of any special skills or greater productivity, but because they have extraordinary leverage over corporate boards that set their pay,” the Economic Policy Institute said.
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Amazon inks new partnership to tackle growing water footprint of AI infrastructure
The new Water-AI Nexus Center of Excellence aims to “address the complex relationship between digital infrastructure and water sustainability.”
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Regulatory uncertainty slowing US electric vehicle adoption: report
While domestic EV purchases will grow, the elimination of incentives could deter buyers, per EY Mobility Lens Forecaster.
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Energy-related US CO2 emissions down 20% since 2005: EIA
The Energy Information Administration expects the trend to reverse with a 1% increase in U.S. emissions this year due to electricity generation growth and increased fossil fuel consumption.
