No images? Click here Monthly Policy Update | October 2021 Need to KnowAMERICA IS ALL IN (AIAI) REPORT GLOBAL - A World Bank report released last month warns that climate change could displace 216 million people by 2050. More . . . - Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to end overseas finance for building new power plants and increase support for clean energy in developing countries. More . . . - The World Health Organization published an update to its air quality guidelines, and adhering to these guidelines could save millions of lives, the organization said. More . . . FEDERAL - Momentum for a Civilian Climate Corps is growing in Capitol Hill, with nearly a dozen bills introduced related to the expansion of national service in order to address climate change. More . . . - The US and European Union (EU) announced a joint pledge targeting a 30% reduction in methane emissions by 2030, and are now looking for other countries to sign on. More . . . MULTIPLE STATES INDIVIDUAL STATES MASSACHUSETTS MINNESOTA OHIO Opportunities to ParticipateALL - Happening Tomorrow Sources: Beals, M. (2021, September 13). Climate change could spark migration of 216M people: World Bank. The Hill. URL. Beaman, J. (2021, September 15). US and EU seeking partners in joint pledge targeting 30% cut in methane emissions by 2030. Washington Examiner. URL. Birjer, D. (2021, September 10). Colorado Climate Corps launched. Fox21News. URL. Borenstein, Seth. (2021, September 15). Report: Most nations fall far short in plans to curb warming. Associated Press. URL. Brooker, J. (2021, September 15). Illinois signs landmark clean energy law. Grist. URL. Commonwealth Staff. (2021, September 23). Baker clean heat commission faces time squeeze. Commonwealth Magazine. URL. Edelstein, S. (2021, September 8). Three of the five US state with the most EVs didn't have a mandate for them. Green Car Reports. URL. German, B. (2021, September 13). A new residential solar push with a justice focus. Axios. URL. German, B. (2021, September 21). China vows end to building coal-fired power plants abroad. Axios. URL. Kasler, K. (2021, September 21). Lawmakers Propose New Renewable Energy Standards, Streamlining Clean Energy Projects and Investing in 'Energy Rooted in Equity'. WKSU. URL. Kowlaski, K. (2021, September 9). Ohio bills call for a ‘radioactive subsidy’ for one company’s oil and gas byproduct, critics say. Energy News Network. URL. Kummer, F. (2021, September 22). Pa. releases climate action plan to lower greenhouse gas emissions. The Philadelphia Inquirer. URL. Lozano, A.V. and the Associated Press. (2021, September 23). California Gov. Newsom commits $15B to combat wildfire, drought and climate change. NBC News. URL. McKenna, P. (2021, September 27). EPA Targets Potent Greenhouse Gases, Bringing US Into Compliance With the Kigali Amendment. Inside Climate News. URL. Moran, G. (2021, September 15). Could Climate Change Put an End to Arizona’s Alfalfa Heyday? Civil Eats. URL. Pontecorvo, E. (2021, September 21). Biden may be the first president to take the risks of extreme heat seriously. Grist. URL. Reuters. (2021, September 16). Enbridge fined $3.32 mln for failings in Line 3 replacement project. Reuters. URL. Ross, M. & Bateman, N. (2021, September 25). Biden and Congress should go big on a Civilian Climate Corps to restore the environment and provide good jobs. Brookings. URL. Winters, J. & Teirstein, Z. (2021, September 22). The World Health Organization’s new air quality guidelines ‘could save millions of lives’. Grist. URL. Our monthly policy updates, information, and opportunities to participate, are developed with support from Ceres, which is an organizational partner of Second Nature. Ceres has identified the following states plus Washington, D.C. for our primary focus - Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. - because of the beneficial legislative climates and real opportunities for policy advancements in these states. Note: The states included in each monthly Policy Update will be based on what policy updates we are recommending for that month, and are due to change - but will always be focused on the above states (plus Washington, D.C.) - from month to month. |