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Obama’s clean power plan hailed as strongest ever climate action by US | Environment | The Guardian

Monday, August 3rd, 2015

‘Hundreds of businesses including eBay, Nestle and General Mills have issued their support for Barack Obama’s clean power plan, billed as the strongest action ever on climate change by a US president.’

via Obama’s clean power plan hailed as strongest ever climate action by US | Environment | The Guardian.

What Has Changed Since Climate Talks in Copenhagen? | Climate Central

Saturday, August 1st, 2015

‘This year will mark the most important negotiations on climate change since the 15th gathering of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change talks in Copenhagen in 2009, COP 15. Those talks ended up with progress on several important fronts, such as getting developed and developing countries to jointly agree on emissions targets for the first time, but were marred by scenes of chaos in the final hours and bitter recriminations among governments.’

via What Has Changed Since Climate Talks in Copenhagen? | Climate Central.

365 companies, investors throw weight behind EPA’s Clean Power Plan – Yahoo News

Saturday, August 1st, 2015

‘General Mills, Nestle, Staples, Adidas and Mars were among the 365 businesses and investors — which ranged from small companies to industry giants — to sign the letter organized by Ceres, a Boston-based sustainability nonprofit.’

via 365 companies, investors throw weight behind EPA’s Clean Power Plan – Yahoo News.