From her perch in the West Wing, Gina McCarthy has been charged by Biden with
overseeing a dramatic shift in the way the U.S. pursues action on
climate change. Instead of turning to a select few environment-focused
agencies to make climate policy, McCarthy and her office are working to
infuse climate considerations into everything the Administration does.https://time.com/5953374/climate-is-everything/
Like any change journey, the road to net zero involves several distinct steps. Decarbonization is no longer just an option. Across of the world,
companies with ambitions to stay in business over the long term are
already on a 30- or 40-year journey to net-zero emissions. Companies can both decarbonize and boost long-term growth. But it means
pushing beyond abatement curves’ focus on cost and instead empowering
people—while making a few big, strategic bets.
McKinsey, on the future of EVs and mobility, suggests it is being pre-determined via 4 major trends:* Increasing capital market support* The growing global influence of the Chinese consumer*The urgent need to reduce emissions, and* The developing skills for EV automation/productionIn this article, McKinsey & Co provide a compelling case for continuing investment in EVs and mobility, beyond most other industry sectors
How is Australia's Green Recovery going? COVID-19 has led to a global crisis threatening the lives and
livelihoods of the most vulnerable by increasing poverty, exacerbating
inequalities, and damaging long-term economic growth prospects. The
report, 'Are We Building Back Better? Evidence from 2020 and Pathways for Inclusive Green Recovery Spending', provides
an analysis of over 3500 fiscal policies announced by leading economies
in 2020 and calls for governments to invest more sustainably and tackle
inequalities in the wake of the devastation
wrought by the pandemic. Australia is currently running LAST on the Green recovery spending scale.https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/35282/AWBBB_ES.pdf
"Today’s targets are nowhere near enough, we must speed up change and HALVE global emissions in the next decade" Alok Sharma is president designate of Cop26 "In Nepal last month, I met communities displaced by melting glaciers. In Ethiopia, I saw how floods, droughts and locusts
have decimated crops. Around the world, oceans are warming, and storms,
floods and wildfires are intensifying, while here at home (in the UK), our coastal
towns face serious long-term threats from rising seas. Unless we act
now, we will be out of time to hold back the worst impactshttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/18/climate-crisis-cop26-president-global-targets
