Dive Brief: Ann Arbor, MI unveiled its $1 billion climate action plan last week with bold ambitions to reach carbon neutrality by 2030. Now, city leaders say they are exploring how its resiliency aspects can be accelerated considering the effects of the new coronavirus (COVID-19). The draft plan, titled "A2Zero," has six core strategies to achieving that goal: powering the … [Read more...] about Ann Arbor, Michigan's $1B climate plan explores resiliency in a time of crisis
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Coronavirus Delays Key Global Climate Talks
This year’s United Nations-sponsored climate talks, widely regarded as the most important climate meeting of the past four years, were postponed on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic.The session, known as the Conference of Parties, had been scheduled to take place in Glasgow for a week and a half in mid-November. It was postponed to 2021, the world body’s … [Read more...] about Coronavirus Delays Key Global Climate Talks
U.N. delays global climate talks amid coronavirus crisis
A worker wears a protective face mask amid the coronavirus outbreak. | Matt Rourke/AP Photo Global climate talks scheduled for November will be delayed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to an official familiar with the plans and text of the decision seen by POLITICO. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meeting planned for Glasgow in … [Read more...] about U.N. delays global climate talks amid coronavirus crisis
E.P.A., Citing Coronavirus, Drastically Relaxes Rules for Polluters
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced a sweeping relaxation of environmental rules in response to the coronavirus pandemic, allowing power plants, factories and other facilities to determine for themselves if they are able to meet legal requirements on reporting air and water pollution.The move comes amid an influx of requests from … [Read more...] about E.P.A., Citing Coronavirus, Drastically Relaxes Rules for Polluters
Climate activists shift gears in an age of 'social distancing'
Student environmental advocates participate in a strike to demand action be taken on climate change outside the White House ahead of the 2019 Global Climate Strike. | Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Climate activists are retooling their strategy for an online existence during the coronavirus pandemic. As mass gatherings are canceled around the world to promote "social … [Read more...] about Climate activists shift gears in an age of 'social distancing'