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Michael Bloomberg, the adult in the room

After a disappointing series of Presidential and Vice-Presidential debates in which climate change was not mentioned once, apparently for the first time in 28 years going back to the 1984 Reagan-Mondale campaign, Mayor Michael Bloomberg broke the silence with his

Michael Greis November 5, 2012 Federal Policy, Policy Read more

SBIR Reauthorization – a rare piece of good sustainability news from Congress

It’s a fair bet that few people would include “US Congress” in the same sentence as “accomplishment” and “good news” these days. Adding the word “sustainability” would probably cause even Google to come up empty. So it’s worth noting last

Michael Greis December 22, 2011December 22, 2011 Federal Policy, Finance, Industry Read more

Climate change disclosure – exposing contradicting claims

The SEC’s Guidelines on Climate Change disclosure that took effect in February, 2010 were an important first step in prompting public companies to assess the potential impacts – positive as well as negative – of climate change on their business

Michael Greis November 28, 2011 ESG, Federal Policy Read more

Large potential increase in domestic natural gas supply welcome, but not a panacea

Last week’s announcement of the Early Release version of the US Energy Information’s Annual Energy Outlook for 2011 prompted a number of reactions along the lines of the NY Times’s Green Blog posting “The energy future ain’t what it used

Michael Greis December 21, 2010December 21, 2010 Federal Policy, Fossil Fuels, Global Policy Read more

What’s next? The best defense is a relentless offense.

What’s next in the fight for a comprehensive federal policy on energy and climate change? After the US Senate’s abject failure to even take up, let alone pass, a version of legislation for which the House had already done the

Michael Greis September 29, 2010 Clean Energy, Federal Policy Read more
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September, 2023 - IEA. Executive summary – IEA Net Zero Roadmap: A Global Pathway to Keep the 1.5 °C Goal in Reach – Analysis. (Web page, Accessed October 30, 2023 )
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