COP28 Day 8 Recap: Empowering Global Youth and a Look Towards Final Negotiations
What You Need to Know. The UNFCCC has released a draft text of the negotiated outcome of the first Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement. The draft text currently includes four options to...
View ArticleCOP28 Day 9 Recap: Nature, Land Use, Oceans, and Nature-Based Solutions
What You Need to Know. The thematic focus of the day’s programming was on nature, land use, and ocean, including events on scaling effective solutions that protect, restore, and beneficially manage...
View ArticleCOP28 Day 10 Recap: Food in Focus, and a Look Ahead to COP29 and COP30
What You Need to Know. Azerbaijan is poised to host COP29 next year after receiving regional backing. If formally confirmed, Azerbaijan’s COP Presidency would resolve months of deadlock. It will...
View ArticleCOP28 Final Negotiations Recap: A Global Agreement to Transition Away from...
What You Need to Know. After two days of intense negotiations, world leaders adopted a draft decision that sets out international climate priorities in response to the findings of the first Global...
View ArticleProvisional Agreement on the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence...
In the early hours of December 14, 2023, the Council of the EU (“Council”) and the European Parliament (“Parliament”) reached a provisional political agreement on the Corporate Sustainability Due...
View ArticleUpcoming Sustainability Reporting Requirements for Data Centers in the EU
The European Commission is currently holding a public consultation on a Draft Delegated Act (“DDA”) on a common rating scheme on the energy performance of data centers in the European Union and...
View ArticleThe Right To Repair Gains Momentum In The EU
The European Parliament and Council are in negotiations to finalize the adoption of a proposal for a new Directive on the Right to Repair. The proposed Directive aims to meet the product...
View ArticleCalifornia Publishes Preliminary Report on Recyclability of Materials Under...
California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) recently released a preliminary report analyzing data related to the recyclability of certain materials in California. The...
View ArticleEU Adopts New Rules on Greenwashing and Social Impact Claims
On January 17, 2024, the European Parliament formally endorsed its provisional agreement with the Council on the Directive Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition through Better Protection...
View ArticleDOE Announces $100 Million in Funding to Accelerate Carbon Removal
On February 12, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced that it will award up to $100 million to support U.S. pilot projects and testing...
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