Remove Cleaner Remove Climate Change Remove Conference Remove Renewable
article thumbnail

Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

Green Car Congress

Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.

article thumbnail

Rio Tinto, China Baowu, Tsinghua U sign MOU to explore improving environmental performance across steel value chain

Green Car Congress

The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) invited the Parties to sign the MOU at its China International Steel and Raw Materials Conference held in Qingdao. We want to make a difference to the iron and steel ecosystem by developing greener factories and enterprises to deliver a cleaner, more sustainable steel industry.

China 170
article thumbnail

California Governor orders more stringent GHG reduction target for the state: 40% below 1990 levels by 2030

Green Car Congress

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will also update the Climate Change Scoping Plan to express the 2030 target in terms of million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. The 28-nation European Union, for example, set the same target for 2030 just last October.

article thumbnail

I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

Creative Greenius

And so it is that I resigned from my position as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Public Affairs for CBS EcoMedia effective the first of this month and I will now be devoting my full time to working on climate change response with the South Bay 350 Climate Action Group, the South Bay Bicycle Coalition and 350.org.

article thumbnail

Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

Green Car Congress

The other goal, of course, is the system’s ultimate purpose: to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by channeling funds into cleaner technologies. Additionality is proof that the renewable-energy project would not happen without the capital generated by selling carbon credits. what would have happened anyway). CONCLUSION.

Carbon 255
article thumbnail

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

It offers the solution to several significant transitions we need: moving society from burning fossil fuels to substituting renewable resource fuels such as solar, wind and biofuels; and from using fossil materials as fuel to using them for other recyclable uses. How PHEV provides Smooth Transitions from fossil fuel to renewables.

PHEV 150
article thumbnail

Europe moves forward on the Energy Union; transport key element

Green Car Congress

The European Commission has adopted the European Energy Union package —a framework strategy for a resilient energy union with a forward-looking climate change policy. The right infrastructure is a precondition for completing the energy market, integrating renewables and security of supply.