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Sneaky-Strong: Why the SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rule May Be the Most Impactful Climate Policy Ever
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler has gone out of his way to argue that the Commission is not making “climate policy” in the way that the EPA or other energy or environmental regulatoryRead more
Actions Speak Louder than Words: Moving from Climate Commitments to Implementation
Today, we have an abundance of commitments to act on climate change ranging from local municipalities to national governments and from small entrepreneurs to multinational companies. While there is global, broad-based corporate momentum to publiclyRead more
Latest IPCC Report Sharpens Focus on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability
[siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget] February 28, 2022 - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released today its Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability report. This Working Group II contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment ReportRead more
The New Reality for Federal Disaster Response
[siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget] “FEMA is no longer looking at itself as just a response agency but a true resilience agency.” - Gina McCarthy, White House National Climate Advisor “The field of emergency management is at aRead more
The President’s View: Making strides towards our goals of a cleaner, more resilient energy future
This fall, we have witnessed tremendous progress on the Business Council for Sustainable Energy's clean energy and climate change policy priorities in the federal and international arenas. When Congress and President Biden signed the Infrastructure InvestmentRead more
Q&A: What Is COP26 – And What Does It Mean For Energy Efficiency?
This blog comes from the Alliance to Save Energy. This Sunday, Oct. 31, marks the kickoff of COP26, a global conference on climate change that will bring 30,000-plus government, business, and advocacy leaders from aroundRead more
The President’s View: Infrastructure Summer Delivers for Clean Energy
There is an annual call in Washington D.C. each summer for a national “infrastructure week." As years have gone by without significant action, the phrase has started carrying a sarcastic double-meaning. That changed this summer,Read more
6th IPCC Physical Science Basis Report Shows Narrow Window for 1.5C Future
The 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Physical Science Basis report released Monday, August 9th emphasizes the extremely narrow path currently available to limit warming global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Government officials fromRead more
Increased BRIC funding allows communities to invest for the future
When President Biden unveiled his infrastructure plan in late March, the proposed $2 trillion price tag provided firm evidence that this Administration is serious about not only repairing the built environment, but also creating aRead more
The President’s View: Good News Today and Good Work Ahead
Spring comes a month early on the clean energy calendar, with the release of the 2021 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook in February. BCSE and BloombergNEF have produced this resource for nine years, but neverRead more