• Politics

McConnell Blasts Dems’ Demand That Latest Stimulus Package Include Green Provisions

• #GreenNewDeal
• Green New Deal
• Green Stimulus
• solar energy
• wind energy

The Senate was unable to agree on a bipartisan stimulus bill yesterday — negotiations apparently stalled because, among other things, the Democrats demanded that bailouts for airlines be conditioned on their lowering their emissions and that tax credits for wind and solar projects be extended.

Why This Matters:  After dragging his feet on immediate economic relief and adjourning the Senate over the weekend ten days ago, now Senator McConnell seems in a big rush to give billions to corporations while leaving workers and the environment out of the deal.

• Health

Coronavirus: Nature Flourishes as Humans Stay Inside

• bleach
• coronavirus
• COVID-19
• Green New Deal
• stimulus
• venice

As people around the world are staying indoors, factories are shuttering and cars are off the road, it’s become evident that the biggest winner of the coronavirus pandemic is our planet. Los Angeles’ air quality is in the green, and in fact, air pollution and CO2 emissions are falling around the world. Venice’s canals are […]

• Politics

Elizabeth Warren’s Contribution to Dems: Policies Like Her Latest On Wall Street and Climate

• climate change
• Elizabeth Warren
• Green New Deal

With Senator Elizabeth Warren exiting the Presidential race yesterday on the eve of the International Day of the Woman, we wanted to pay homage to her huge policy contribution to the Democratic contest with an impressive array of proposals, not the least of which dealt with climate change and the environment. 

Why This Matters:  Senator Warren’s numerous plans on climate and environment are both detailed and progressive but also achievable.  That is a tough needle to thread.

• Green New Deal

Top Stories of 2019: The Green New Deal

• 2020
• GND
• Green New Deal

Top Stories of 2019: This past February the announcement of the Green New Deal resolution sent reverberations throughout Capitol Hill as well as the nation. Suddenly, climate change became a major component of our political discourse.

• Green New Deal

The European Union Moving Forward on a “Green Deal”

• Environmental Justice
• Green Deal
• Green New Deal
• pollution

Last week, as the UN Climate Meeting lurched and sputtered, the European Commission’s president, Ursula von der Leyen of Germany,  proposed the European “Green Deal” — a blueprint for how Europe will cut their carbon emissions in half by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, aiming to be a first-mover on creating climate-friendly industries and building clean technologies.  

Why This Matters:  Countries that seize the moment to transition to a fossil-fuel-free economy will win this century, and those that do not will be left behind.

• Climate Change

EU To Pass Europe-Wide Climate Law, But Will Miss Current Emission Reduction Goals

• #climatecrisis
• climate change
• Green New Deal
• Paris Agreement

In a report published on Wednesday, the European Environment Agency said that Europe’s progress towards cutting greenhouse-gas emissions and boosting the share of renewables in the energy mix is not happening quickly enough and as a result, the EU will miss its goals.  Moreover, the EU can expect to confront heat waves that are more severe than recent record-breaking events every two years from 2050 on, The Telegraph reported.

Why This Matters:  The EU considers itself a climate leader globally and so missing these targets is a big deal.