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by Dimitra Kessenides, Bloomberg Businessweek Highlights The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an increased interest in electric bicycles, or e-bikes for short, as a sustainable mode of transportation and exercise Specialized Bicycle Components Inc., based in Morgan Hill, California, built their first e-bike in 2013. They now have seven e-bike models and their sales have … Read more
by Carolyn Said, The San Francisco Chronicle Highlights Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) will unveil SB288, the Sustainable Transportation COVID-19 Recovery Act, which would streamline alternative transportation infrastructure projects The proposed bill would fast track sustainable transportation projects that would typically take months or years for approval due to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) … Read more
by Rachel Frazin, The Hill Highlights The Democratic National Committee Climate Council released a set of policy recommendations for a greater investment than Joe Biden’s climate plan Joe Biden’s climate plan would spend $1.7 trillion over the next decade to address climate change, whereas the Climate Council plan endorses spending $10-16 trillion over the same period … Read more
by Daniel Cusick, Scientific American Highlights A new report from the National Wildlife Federation and Allied World suggests that nature-based solutions to extreme weather events could save more money and result in less disaster-related damages compared to engineered projects such as dams, levees, and sea walls The use of nature-based infrastructure, such as living shorelines … Read more
With 9 of 15 global tipping points already activated, what we do today can either unleash an inhospitable hothouse Earth or secure a climate-safe future.
The Climate Center stands in solidarity with communities of color and with the protesters in the streets. We join them in demanding an end to institutional racism, police violence, white supremacy, and the environmental injustices that many Black, Brown, Asian and Indigenous communities experience daily. Shared responsibility and equitable, inclusive solutions are fundamental values we … Read more
by David Roberts, Vox Highlights Broad alignment amongst the Democratic party on climate policy may help the left unite and fight the climate crisis Working on policy platform with the input of people from different backgrounds, identities, and environmental experiences helped built trust The long list of Democratic presidential hopefuls had a much more expanded … Read more
By Mickey Francis, US Energy Information Administration Highlights In 2019, U.S. annual energy consumption from renewable sources exceeded coal consumption for the first time since before 1885, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Compared with 2018, coal consumption in the United States decreased nearly 15%, and total renewable energy consumption grew by 1%, … Read more
from The Environmental Defense Center Highlights The Environmental Defense Center (EDC) announces the defeat of a proposed project by Aera Energy in the Cat Canyon Oil Field in Santa Barbara County This project could have potentially flooded local roadways, threatened thousands of native oak trees and wildlife, and harmed the water systems The Sierra Club … Read more
by Ewa Krukowska and Laura Millan Lombrana Highlights The European Commission unveiled a 750 billion euro economic recovery plan that incorporates climate-neutrality goals that aim to accelerate clean transportation, energy savings, and renewable energy production In order to access these funds, EU members must prove their investments are aligned with the Green Deal, Europe’s 2050 climate … Read more
