Climate change policy

We urge the European Commission to develop a new EU climate adaptation strategy

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Does Europe need a more ambitious EU Adaptation Strategy to tackle current and future challenges?

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  • Does Europe need a more ambitious EU Adaptation Strategy to tackle current and future challenges?
  • Activities related to tackling climate adaptation and mitigation need to be integrated.
  • Specifically on adaptation, we certainly welcome theblueprintfor a new EU strategy on adaptation to climate change.
  • However, we now urge the European Commission to develop a more ambitious EU Adaptation Strategy in line with the principles of active subsidiarity and proportionality, recognising the crucial role that cities and regions play in climate adaptation and providing them with the tools necessary to develop territory-based solutions.
  • We certainly need to act on specific key areas, starting with integrating climate adaptation as a crosscutting priority in territorial planning and management.
  • Health in the EU member states has never been better than now, but climate change threatens the achievements of past decades.
  • Local and regional governments are responsible for more than 70% of climate mitigation, and that percentage goes up to 90% when considering climate adaptation actions.
  • It isestimatedthat around 40% of European cities with more than 150,000 inhabitants have already adopted climate adaptation plans.
  • A good way to proceed, also in climate adaptation, would be to prepare Voluntary Local Review (VLR) reports on how cities and regions are implementing the SDGs.

The Foundation for Climate Restoration Looks Forward to Collaboration with John Kerry, the Incoming Administration's Special "Climate Envoy"

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Foundation for Climate Restoration Looks Forward to Collaboration with John Kerry, the Incoming Administration's Special "Climate Envoy".

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Foundation for Climate Restoration Looks Forward to Collaboration with John Kerry, the Incoming Administration's Special "Climate Envoy".
  • The Foundation for Climate Restoration is thrilled that former Secretary of State, John Kerry, will serve as the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate under the Biden-Harris administration.
  • The newly created role affirms the President-elect's commitment to treating the climate crisis as the urgent national security threat that is.
  • The Foundation for Climate Restoration (F4CR) is a nonprofit whose mission is to catalyze action to restore the climate by 2050.

New CER report shows that policy and technology change will be key drivers of Canada's energy transition

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Canada's Energy Future 2020: Energy Supply and Demand Projections to 2050 explores how new technologies and climate policy will impact Canadian energy consumption and production trends over the next 30 years.

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  • Canada's Energy Future 2020: Energy Supply and Demand Projections to 2050 explores how new technologies and climate policy will impact Canadian energy consumption and production trends over the next 30 years.
  • The outlook considers two scenarios with different rates of technological and government policy change: the Evolving Energy System Scenario and the Reference Energy System Scenario.
  • Canada's Energy Future series provides Canadians with a key reference point for discussing our country's energy future and identifies key drivers of change that will impact Canada's energy transition."
  • "Canada's Energy Future 2020 marks an important inflection point, as Canada's energy system is being shaped by COVID19 and ongoing innovations in energy technology and climate policy.

Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Continues Patent Portfolio Monetization

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

CORSICANA, TX, Nov. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (OTCQB: MEEC) ("ME2C" or the "Company"), a leading environmental technologies firm, has reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.

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  • CORSICANA, TX, Nov. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (OTCQB: MEEC) ("ME2C" or the "Company"), a leading environmental technologies firm, has reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.
  • Total revenue in the third quarter of 2020 was approximately $2.8 million compared to approximately $3.6 million in the year-ago quarter.
  • About Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (ME2C)
    Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (OTCQB: MEEC) delivers patented and proprietary solutions to the global coal-power industry to remove power plant emissions, providing performance guarantees and leading-edge emissions services.
  • To provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, this press release includes references to Adjusted EBITDA, a Non-GAAP financial measure.

Intact Announces $1.3 Million Commitment to Help Build More Resilient Communities

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

These partners are exploring real, concrete solutions to make our communities, our people and our economy more resilient.

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  • These partners are exploring real, concrete solutions to make our communities, our people and our economy more resilient.
  • As a purpose-driven organization, Intact is here to help customers and society adapt to the impacts of climate change.
  • Through the Intact Adaptation Action Grants, Intact is supporting projects that are helping to protect people from the effects of climate change like floods, wildfires and extreme heat and building more resilient communities.
  • In 2015, Intact Financial Corporation helped establish the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo, committing nearly $10 million over 10 years.

Carbon Steel Market: Global Industry Analysis and Forecast 2020 to 2024

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201123005891/en/
    Technavio has announced its latest market research report titled Global Carbon Steel Market 2020- (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The use of carbon steel in the construction sector is one of the major factors propelling market growth.
  • The construction industry, which involves commercial, residential, and industrial sectors, is one of the significant consumers of carbon steel products.
  • As a result, the carbon steel market growth is expected to be substantial over the forecast period.
  • These factors will contribute to the carbon steel market growth by the construction segment substantially over the forecast period.

Government of Canada charts course for clean growth by introducing bill to legislate net-zero emissions by 2050

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Thursday, November 19, 2020

The Act will do the following:

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  • The Act will do the following:
    Legally bind the Government to a process to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
  • Establish the Net-Zero Advisory Body to provide independent advice to the Government on the best pathway to reach its targets.
  • Canada has joined over 120 countries in committing to net-zero emissions by 2050, including the UK, Germany, Italy, Japan, and France.
  • In the Speech from the Throne, the Government committed to immediately bringing forward a plan to exceed Canada's 2030 climate goal and to legislate Canada's goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.

Ontario Teachers' Finance Trust Issues Inaugural Green Bond

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Thursday, November 19, 2020

"OTFT's green bond issuance allows us to access capital to support the much-needed investments to transition towards a sustainable future."

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  • "OTFT's green bond issuance allows us to access capital to support the much-needed investments to transition towards a sustainable future."
  • This marks OTFT's inaugural green bond issued under the Ontario Teachers' Green Bond Framework (Framework), which was prepared in accordance with the four core components of the International Capital Markets Association Green Bond Principles.
  • The Framework was reviewed by CICERO Shades of Green , a world leader in providing second opinions on the qualification of debt for Green Bond status.
  • OTFT is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Ontario Teachers' that issues commercial paper and term-debt that is fully, unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Ontario Teachers'.

Carbon Removal Industry to Ascend Under Biden Administration

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Thursday, November 19, 2020

The incoming Biden administration is committed to making significant, meaningful progress on addressing climate change with carbon removal playing a key role, said Giana Amador, cofounder and managing director of Carbon180.

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  • The incoming Biden administration is committed to making significant, meaningful progress on addressing climate change with carbon removal playing a key role, said Giana Amador, cofounder and managing director of Carbon180.
  • Interest across corporate and congressional parties over the past several years has indicated that carbon removal is poised to become a central tenet of climate action.
  • White House Action: Within the first 100 days, establish an interagency carbon removal task force and create new roles in executive offices and councils dedicated to carbon removal.
  • Across the full portfolio of land-based and technological solutions, Carbon180 is building an industry around carbon removal to scale solutions equitably for decades to come.

The UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) Release Institute's Analysis of MGE's Net-Zero Carbon Goal

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Wednesday, November 18, 2020

"Of course, actually meeting this goal would require carbon reductions well beyond one utility.

Key Points: 
  • "Of course, actually meeting this goal would require carbon reductions well beyond one utility.
  • Dr. Tracey Holloway used energy use scenarios in the database for the analysis of MGE operations and the company's deep decarbonization goal.
  • The company's pathway also is consistent with the IPCC's carbon reduction pathways as identified in the UW analysis.
  • Our carbon reduction goal reflects our vision and signals our direction but does not determine our pace," said Keebler.