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Big new incentives for clean energy aren’t enough – the Inflation Reduction Act was just the first step, now the hard work begins

Source: Big new incentives for clean energy aren’t enough – the Inflation Reduction Act was just the first step, now the hard work begins

Release: Biden Signs Historic Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 – National Sustainable Agriculture CoalitionNational Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

The bill allocates $40 billion for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand climate-focused programs, notably including roughly $20 billion in additional conservation funding. NSAC is especially pleased to see boosts to historically over-subscribed and underfunded programs, especially the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), the program with the strongest suite of tools to support farmers […]

Generation 2030: No Need to Reinvent the Wheel – Just the Tire | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD

Approximately one-fourth of microplastics in the world’s oceans stems from tires. In May 2021, the EU introduced new labelling requirements for tires, however, these do not include indicators on abrasion of tire wear particles/tire and road wear particles. The EU needs to apply preventive measures to reduce tire wear particles/tire and road wear particles and […]

Biden’s Climate Law Is Ending 40 Years of Hands-Off Government – The Atlantic

Source: Biden’s Climate Law Is Ending 40 Years of Hands-Off Government – The Atlantic

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Since the law emerged from a surprise compromise between Senator Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last month, most attention has been paid to the fact of the bill itself: that it is a climate bill, that America’s sorry […]

…The biggest unknowns are the geopolitical implications. Now that the US federal government is finally acting on climate, what impact does that have on […]

The Best Diet for the Climate Crisis Takes Red Meat Off the Menu

Source: The Best Diet for the Climate Crisis Takes Red Meat Off the Menu

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