Sudanese youth live with continuous insecurity due to climate change vulnerability, including droughts, desertification, land degradation and food insecurity. Courtesy: Albert Gonzalez Farran/ UNAMID/ CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Without a doubt, climate change is arguably, the most pressing challenge of our time, the biggest threat to humanity and an increasing threat to Africa and our global world. Because of climate change, millions of African citizens, many of whom depend on agriculture as a source of livelihood, are hungry, poor, food insecure, and displaced.
Tens of millions of African citizens are driven from their homes by floods, storms, intense cyclones, and droughts. Sadly, these numbers are expected to increase. Tragically, it is the world’s poorest and most vulnerable communities that are suffering.
Exclusive: White House backs 2030 milestone on path to net zero grid
By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom
Reuters
(Reuters) - The White House hopes to capitalize on growing support from U.S. utilities, unions and green groups for a national clean energy mandate by backing efforts to require the U.S. grid to get 80% of its power from emissions-free sources by 2030, according to a senior administration official.
A 2030 target would be a milestone on the way to achieving President Joe Biden s stated ambition of net zero carbon emissions in the grid by 2035. It could also potentially be passed without Republican support through a process called budget reconciliation.
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The president’s promise to cut emissions up to 52% by 2030 will require the U.S. to fundamentally alter its relationship with fossil fuels.
This screenshot of livestream footage shows President Joe Biden kicking off a two-day climate summit with world leaders on Thursday, calling on the United States and the world to join together and adapt to climate impacts while also working to avoid a greater rise in temperatures. (Image courtesy of the White House via Courthouse News)
WASHINGTON (CN) Ringing in Earth Day, President Joe Biden announced the United States will commit to reducing its carbon emissions by up to 52% by the end of this decade, an ambitious goal that will require the U.S. to fundamentally alter its relationship with fossil fuels.
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Blink Charging Applauds Bi-Partisan Letter from 12 Governors Calling for Regulatory Path to .
Blink Charging Co.April 22, 2021 GMT
- Requests federal funding for states to invest in charging and fueling infrastructure
Miami Beach, FL, April 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW) (“Blink” or the “Company”), a leading owner, operator, and provider of electric vehicle (E.V.) charging equipment and services, supports the call for the establishment of a regulatory framework to enhance the transition to zero-emission vehicles as presented in a letter delivered to the Biden Administration in advance of today’s White House Climate Summit. The letter, signed by the Governors of: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington, calls for supportive federal policy