Tag: climate policies
New Sierra Club Analysis Shows U.S. Public Pensions Hold Billions in Fossil Fuel Bonds
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Sierra Club released a new analysis of public data published by Urgewald on fossil fuel bond holdings across 40 U.S. public pension funds, finding that fossil fuel debt remains embedded in public pension portfolios and available bondholding data are significantly incomplete. The analysis underscores that even if a public … [continued]
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Factcheck: 10 Flaws in the Conservative Report on “Cheap Power”
By Josh Gabbatiss, Molly Lempriere, Simon Evans In a new report, the opposition Conservatives argue that UK electricity prices are too high and that it would be better for the climate to have cheap electricity, even if that means using more gas. The idea is that cheap power would encourage people to use … [continued]
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Q&A: What the EU’s Carbon Market Review Means for Climate Action
Article from Carbon Brief. The European Commission has put forward new plans to cut emissions under the EU carbon market more slowly, from 2031 onwards. On 17 July, the commission presented its long-awaited proposal for reform of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS). It recommended a number of changes, including giving companies free allowances … [continued]
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Trump Blames Canada For Smoke From A Climate America Created
Donald Trump says Canada is poisoning American cities with wildfire smoke. He has told Prime Minister Mark Carney to get the fires under control, demanded compensation and threatened tariffs because smoke from Canadian fires crossed into the United States. The smoke did come from trees burning in Canada. That establishes … [continued]
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Electric vehicle accessibility is disproportionate in Michigan despite policies that consider equity
One study examines how policies surrounding electric vehicles have considered low-income and disadvantaged communities and how disproportionate ownership remains despite equity consideration.