San Francisco, CA -- Today, at Wells Fargo’s virtual annual shareholder meeting, the bank faced questions about its massive fossil fuel financing and lack of a credible climate-aligned transition plan, but top shareholders like Vanguard and BlackRock appeared to maintain the status quo by voting to re-elect Board Chairman Charles Noski.
Today, on the eve of President Biden's Leaders Summit on Climate, saw the announcement of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), an industry-led initiative including a set of guidelines for banks to use in implementing net zero commitments and setting science-based targets for 2030 or sooner.
Washington, DC -- Today, the Department of the Treasury announced the appointment of John Morton as the Department’s first Climate Counselor to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Morton is tasked with leading the newly established Climate Hub that will work across the Department to mitigate climate-related financial risks and advance President Biden’s goals of 100% clean energy and a net zero emissions economy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Interior Secretary Haaland today issued two executive orders prioritizing action on climate change and revoking Trump administration policies promoting fossil fuel development over the health of communities and the outdoors.
WASHINGTON—More than 200 climate, Native American, religious, business and conservation organizations today called on the Biden administration to do a comprehensive environmental review to align federal fossil fuel programs with U.S. climate goals to curb global warming.
New York, NY -- Today, JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) CEO Jamie Dimon released his influential annual letter to shareholders.
Even amidst the global economic downturn, fossil fuel financing numbers were higher in 2020 than 2016
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Pontiac, Michigan -- Today, a coalition of environmental, conservation and community groups known collectively as the Oakland County Climate Campaign (also known by the slogan ‘turn Oakland County green’) applauded Oakland County Executive David Coulter and the Oakland County Commission for taking the first step toward fighting climate change by pledging to hire a chief sustainability officer, committing to develop a community-wide sustainability plan and a plan to conduct an energy audit of its own facilities and operations.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.— Community and environmental groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging Kern County’s adoption of an ordinance that would fast-track permitting for oil and gas projects and eliminate future environmental reviews and public participation.
Today, the US House of Representatives passed the Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act in a xx-xx vote— a package of conservation bills that will collectively protect 2.7 million acres of wild lands, waters, green space and recreation areas across the country. Read the bills included in the package and support from organizations here. The bill now heads to the Senate.