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Funding Climate Action with a Climate BondA properly funded climate bond could have a profound impact on California’s ability to move toward a green, clean, and just future with an equitable phase-out of fossil fuels. If California were a sovereign nation (2019), it would rank as the world’s fifth largest economy, ahead of India and behind…

Can we help farmers and get carbon credits for climate friendly actionLegislation is set to help climate-friendly farmers interested in carbon credits. A bill to create a Climate Action Rebate Fund floated by a bipartisan group of senators was enacted in July 2019 and was rolled into a larger package. The Rebate Fund would efficiently…

Good Food Cities DeclarationFourteen global cities committed to the C40 Good Food Cities Declaration, in order to promote and preserve the health of citizens and the health of the planet. Mayors will work with their citizens to achieve a ‘Planetary Health Diet’ for all by 2030, with balanced and nutritious food, reflective of the culture,…

30 x 30 for Nature Senator Tom Udall in October 2019 introduced a Senate resolution expressing the need for the federal government to establish the “30 by 30” goal making science the foundation of conservation decisions, sequestering carbon and greenhouse gases in US lands and oceans, and addressing environmental justice issues. The Senate resolution is part of a…

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IKEA Foundation Commits €1 Billion to Reduce GHG EmissionsThe IKEA Foundation steps up its environmental ambition in alignment with the Paris Agreement and commits an additional €1 billion (roughly US$1.2 billion) to climate programmes over the next five years to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. With this new funding, the IKEA Foundation will support renewable energy…