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ITF: worldwide transport activity to double by 2050, emissions to rise 16% compared to 2015

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This would require: Putting in place ambitious low-carbon policies now; Reinforcing positive behavioral changes caused by the pandemic; and. Gearing stimulus packages towards decarbonization. The report presents three main policy scenarios for the future of passenger and freight transport, and all transport modes.

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ADB Study Finds Annual Economic Losses in Southeast Asia from Climate Change Could be More Than Twice the Global Average

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The mean cost of cost of climate change for the four countries—Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam—under a “business-as-usual” scenario and if market and non-market impacts and catastrophic risks are all considered could be equivalent to losing 6.7%

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Report: total investment of $8.1T in nature required over next 3 decades; tripling current investments needed by 2030

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The report urges governments, financial institutions and businesses to overcome this investment gap by placing nature at the heart of economic decision-making in the future. of projected economic stimulus spending. —“State of Finance for Nature”. The report says that structural transformations are needed to close the US$4.1-trillion

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The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be

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They’re the same people who had no problem flushing a trillion dollars down the Iraq weapons of mass destruction stimulus for the evil and wealthy. If so, then large-scale carbon capture, storage, and/or reuse should become a top priority to reduce global climate change. Report: California must adapt to changing climate.

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Mayor DiVirgilio: “Why Hermosa Beach is Going Carbon Neutral”

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Hermosa Beach Mayor, Michael DiVirgilio, has on Op Ed piece in today’s Daily Breeze on why he is leading his city to a carbon neutral future. Now is the time to use the stimulus, grant and foundation money available to those who lead before the map is even drawn.

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DOE awards more than $145M for advanced solar technologies under SunShot Initiative

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Investing in new classes of photovoltaic technology feeds the industry with the new innovations it will need to compete in the future and will help achieve the goals of the SunShot Initiative. And is President Obama using stimulus funds to reward his political contributors? To the first, the answer is a qualified yes.

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Next 10 report finds California must increase GHG reductions to 4.9%/year through 2030 to meet target

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Private sector investment can also drive green stimulus. billion of that total investment attributed to a single deal from Faraday Future, an EV company. The three largest clean tech deals in 2019 were all transportation-related: Faraday Future ($1.25 billion—with $1.25 The average investment amount has gone down.