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California Climate Disclosure Law Partially Halted as Court Pauses SB 261 Enforcement

noviembre 19, 2025 No hay comentarios

The Ninth Circuit halts California climate disclosure law SB 261 pending appeal, creating uncertainty for companies as SB 253 emissions reporting rules continue. A sudden federal court intervention has thrown California’s landmark climate disclosure regime into uncertainty, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit moved to pause

COP30 Opens in Brazil as U.S. Companies Step In to Fill Washington’s Void

noviembre 11, 2025 No hay comentarios

Belém, Brazil — November 10, 2025Morning heat shimmers over the banks of the Guamá River as negotiators and executives converge on Belém, the Amazon’s largest port city. Beneath banners calling for “Implementation Now,” the thirtieth United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) opens amid a sense that time—and political patience—is running

Zohran Mamdani’s Victory and What It Means for Progressive Governance

noviembre 7, 2025 No hay comentarios

NEW YORK CITY — On election night the cafés of Astoria pulsed with a kind of civic electricity. Taxi drivers leaned out of windows, students spilled onto Steinway Street, and volunteers who had been knocking on doors for months hugged in disbelief. When the final count came in, Assemblymember Zohran

U.S. Regulators Withdraw Climate-Related Risk Rules for Major Banks

octubre 17, 2025 No hay comentarios

WASHINGTON — In a fresh reversal of post-Paris financial policy, U.S. banking regulators have withdrawn landmark guidance on climate-related financial risks, erasing a federal framework that had directed the largest banks to account for climate exposure in governance and risk management. The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and

After years of negotiations, diplomats had gathered to approve the world’s first global shipping carbon fee

IMO Delays Global Carbon Price for Shipping Under U.S. and Saudi Pressure

octubre 17, 2025 No hay comentarios

LONDON — The global effort to put a price on maritime emissions has run aground once again. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) voted to delay by one year a decision on a carbon pricing mechanism for shipping, following sustained pressure from the United States and Saudi Arabia and support from

America’s Renewable Race Against the Clock

octubre 14, 2025 No hay comentarios

Developers rush to build solar, wind, and battery projects before federal incentives vanish WASHINGTON — Across the United States, a quiet race is unfolding in the deserts of Nevada, the plains of Texas, and the coastlines of New England. Solar panels are rising, wind turbines are spinning, and massive batteries

Trump Administration Halts One of the World’s Largest Solar Projects

octubre 10, 2025 No hay comentarios

WASHINGTON — The Trump Administration has canceled a massive solar energy project in Nevada that was expected to power nearly two million homes, a move that underscores the White House’s escalating campaign to slow the expansion of renewable energy across the United States. The project, known as Esmeralda 7, was

Europe Challenges Washington Over Climate Finance Leadership

octubre 7, 2025 No hay comentarios

BRUSSELS — The European Union is preparing to confront the United States over the future of global development finance. As ministers gather for the World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings this month, a widening divide between Brussels and Washington is emerging over how multilateral banks should respond to the

UNGA80 Closes with Annalena Baerbock’s Call: “Better Together, Unafraid, Unbroken, United”

UNGA President Closes Debate with Call for Action on Gaza, Ukraine, Climate, and UN Reform

octubre 1, 2025 No hay comentarios

United Nations HQ, New York — September 30, 2025: As the final echoes of applause faded inside the General Assembly Hall, Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, rose to deliver closing remarks that drew together a week of impassioned speeches from nearly every

UN Global Compact Leaders Summit Marks 25 Years, Charts Path to 2030

septiembre 30, 2025 No hay comentarios

The United Nations Global Compact concluded its 2025 Leaders Summit last week in New York, convening business leaders, governments, and civil society at a pivotal moment for the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. Taking place during High-Level Week of the 80th UN General Assembly, the gathering marked the Compact’s 25th