carbon emissions Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/carbon-emissions/ A platform for change Wed, 17 Aug 2022 05:55:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Progressives applaud as Biden signs ‘landmark’ Inflation Reduction Act into law https://flux.community/julia-conley/2022/08/progressives-applaud-as-biden-signs-landmark-inflation-reduction-act-into-law/ Wed, 17 Aug 2022 18:00:49 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12084 Economic and climate justice groups on Tuesday applauded as U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, with advocates hailing the $740 billion investment in climate action, corporate tax reform, and healthcare as “landmark legislation” while they pledged to continue working to secure more ambitious reforms. “It’s law,” Biden said as he signed the IRA, […]

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]]> Climate coalition to Biden and Schumer: Reject ‘fossil fuel expansion’ in Manchin deal https://flux.community/kenny-stancil/2022/08/climate-coalition-to-biden-and-schumer-reject-fossil-fuel-expansion-in-manchin-deal/ Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:00:51 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11908 A climate justice coalition sent a letter Friday imploring President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to reject any proposed fossil fuel expansion during negotiations over the latest iteration of the Democratic Party’s reconciliation bill. “Permitting new fossil fuel projects will further entrench us in a fossil fuel economy for decades to come—and constitutes a […]

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