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Today’s ESG Updates Bolsonaro Creates Uncertainty Over Carbon Market Plans: Industry representatives express concern over market volatility and capital flight over Presidential Candidate Bolsonaro’s potential climate plans. Bolsonaro pledges to keep much of President Lula’s policies, but his Senate track record suggests otherwise. Democrats Bring to Light White House Official’s Connections to Oil Company: A
Today’s ESG Updates Diesel Claimants Denied Appeal Route but Vow to Press On: A London judge has refused to let 1.6 million motorists challenge the July judgment that went the carmakers’ way, so their lawyers will take the request straight to the Court of Appeal. Brussels Sets Common Pollution Standards for Pig and Poultry Farms:Shared
Today’s ESG Updates Tory Plan to Axe Future Homes Standard Draws Warnings: Think tank E3G says scrapping low-carbon heating rules for new builds would add about £1,000 a year to running costs for a three-bed home. Bangkok Floods Expose the Limits of a Sinking, Over-Concreted City: Around 300mm of rain in two days overwhelmed the
The systemic realization that human, animal, and ecosystem health are fundamentally indivisible was formally institutionalized more than six decades ago. In 1964, Dr. James H. Steele — widely recognized as the father of modern veterinary public health — established the American Veterinary Epidemiology Society (AVES). Driven by a rigorous public health vision, Dr. Steele patterned
Today’s ESG Updates Global Shortages Reignite China’s Export Control Worries: Countries dependent on the state scramble to start negotiations as Beijing implements stricter controls. Watchdog Groups Highlight Justice Alito’s Oil Investments: Supreme Court Justice Alito recuses himself from Colorado state’s lawsuit over ties to oil companies. EPA Issues New Policy On Power Plant Emissions: Contrary
Today’s ESG Updates Britain Must “Electrify Now”: UK Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh calls for faster electrification while maintaining a pragmatic approach to North Sea oil and gas as Britain manages its industrial transition. Starbucks Scales Back Sustainability Goals: Starbucks has dropped or weakened several environmental targets amid a $2 billion cost-cutting drive, while its goal
Over 50 years ago, Park Chung Hee, then President of the Republic of South Korea (ROK), secretly began a program to obtain nuclear enrichment capability by acquiring a reprocessing plant to manufacture the raw material of atomic weapons. When the existence of that program was confirmed, American policy at the highest levels was to “discourage
Today’s ESG Updates Trump’s Oil and Gas Donors Face Scrutiny: A Senate Democratic report links campaign support from energy companies to tax breaks, subsidies and environmental regulatory rollbacks under Trump. Trump Rolls Back Biden-Era Vehicle Efficiency Rules: The Transportation Department estimates the changes would add around 100 billion gallons of fuel consumption and $185 billion
Today’s ESG Updates New York Climate Superfund ‘Unconstitutional’: A law requiring fossil fuel companies to contribute $75 billion over the next 25 years has been blocked by a second judge. Europe’s Diesel Supply Under Threat: Trump is considering a 6-month ban on diesel exports, as American exports make up 50% of Europe and the UK’s
Today’s ESG Updates Nations Fall Short on UN’s 30×30 Biodiversity Pledge: New research shows only 20% of land and 10% of oceans are protected under the 2022 biodiversity framework. Lohum Eyes Nickel Mines in Indonesia and Philippines: The Indian battery-materials firm aims to boost nickel output tenfold to 10,000 tons annually. Banks Warn of Fraud
The defining struggle of modern climate policy is not setting targets; it is enforcing them. Ambitious promises mean little unless they translate into decisions that properly confront the environmental challenges we face. But effective enforcement is impossible without the full knowledge of what those challenges actually are. As Lord Leggatt, one of five Supreme Court
Today’s ESG Updates EU Directive Spells Doom for Companies’ Greenwashing Efforts: A new directive, replacing the previously scrapped Green Claims Directive, attempts to transform sustainability communications by tackling unsubstantiated claims. House Looks to Curb Data Centre Energy Increases: Midterms on the horizon, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Ratepayer Protection Act to prevent