Transportation investments for more walking & riding could save thousands of lives and $billions!
Big new idea - encourage walking and bike riding - recent Boston study finds investments in infrastructure to promote bicycling and walking could
save as many as 770 lives and $7.6 billion each year across 12
northeastern states and the District of Columbia under the proposed Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) - extrapolated to many world cities means many thousands of healthier lives, many $billions saved & a cleaner planet: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/news/transportation-infrastructure-investments-could-save-hundreds-of-lives-billions-of-dollars/
The European Commission has just introduced a set of 12 proposals—calling it “Fit for 55″, that is 55% emission reduction by 2030. Some policy analysts are suggesting this will create a “climate club“— essentially
an exemption from the tariff for countries that adopt climate policies
commensurate with the EU’s. The US would be the most likely first member. Also, this plan is likely to
become a main point of contention at the COP26 climate summit in
November—and will need to survive expected legal challenges in the World
Trade Organization.https://qz.com/2033448/what-t
Green hydrogen is tipped to play a major role in Australia’s shift
to net zero emissions, but what exactly will that look like? What is
stopping hydrogen from being a current major fuel source? How can hydrogen be used on farms? In this webinar (from Farmers for Climate Action), Dr Daniel Roberts, who
leads CSIRO’s Hydrogen Energy Systems Future Science Platform (FSP) explains the essentials.This FSP plays an important role in CSIRO’s broad hydrogen
RD&D program, by providing a strong scientific and technical
foundation enabling a renewable energy export
industry based on hydrogen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQThUBk_VAg
While the Wall St Journal
announces “Green Finance Goes Mainstream”, The 2021 Global Investor Statement to Governments on the Climate
Crisis delivers the strongest-ever investor call for governments to raise
their climate ambition. And, Australia’s Investor Group on Climate Change
(IGCC) announced the appointment of Chief Executive Officer Rebecca
Mikula-Wright, who steps into the role with over 20 years’ experience in
climate change, sustainability and investment banking in Hong Kong, Europe and
Australia.
https://igcc.org.au/investor-group-on-climate-change-appoints-new-ceo-rebecca-mikula-wright/
Green
Finance Goes Mainstream, Lining Up Trillions Behind Global Energy Transition -
WSJ
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