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With final votes in both chambers today, the General Assembly has approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Dawn Euer and Rep. Lauren H. Carson to update Rhode Island’s climate-emission reduction goals and to make them enforceable. The bill now heads to Gov. Daniel McKee.
The 2021 Act on Climate (2021-S 0078A,2021-H 5445A) will make the state’s climate goals outlined in the Resilient Rhode Island Act of 2014 more ambitious and updated with current science. Under the bill, the state would develop a plan to reduce all climate emissions from transportation, buildings and heating, and electricity used economywide in the state to 10 percent below 1990 levels this year, 45 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2040 and net-zero by 2050.
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An excerpt from https://whatsupnewp.com/2021/04/general-assembly-approves-act-on-climate-bill/
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○ 21.04.05 (Mon.)
- Copper may be the key to turn CO2 into fuel – MINING.COM
- https://www.mining.com/copper-may-be-the-key-to-turn-co2-into-fuel/
- Kinder Morgan seeks to expand CO₂ business in clean energy push
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- Investment firm acquires renewable energy firm Terra-Gen
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- 日米、気候変動で新協定: 日本経済新聞
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- 米テキサス南部で北米最大級のCCSプロジェクトが進行(米国) | ビジネス短信 – ジェトロ
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○ 21.04.06 (Tue.)
- Volkswagen to buy CO2 credits from Tesla in China – electrive.com
- https://www.electrive.com/2021/04/05/volkswagen-to-buy-co2-credits-from-tesla-in-china/
- New England’s solar growth is creating tension over who pays for grid upgrades | Energy News Network
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- 気候変動、中国へ働き掛け 菅首相、日米首脳会談で連携確認：時事ドットコム
- https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2021040500633&g=pol
- 企業の脱炭素経営を支援する、環境情報管理「EcoAssist-Enterprise」の「CO2算定支援サービス」を提供開始｜株式会社 日立製作所のプレスリリース
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- 商船三井、脱炭素に2000億円投資: 日本経済新聞
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○ 21.04.07 (Wen.)
- Renewable energy access key to climate adaptation in Africa: UN chief | | UN News
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- ‘Greenest ever’: Britain’s power grid CO2 falls to record low on Easter Monday
- https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4029440/greenest-britain-power-grid-co2-falls-record-low-easter-monday
- German front-year power soars to 9.5-year high on CO2, gas
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- US Occidental, biotech firm to build CO2-to-bioethylene pilot plant | ICIS
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- Ministers gear up for COP26 : Energy & Environment – World Nuclear News
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- Shafts and gravity are game-changers in energy storage – Innovation Origins
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- プーチン氏、バイデン政権主催の気候サミットに参加を計画－当局者 – Bloomberg
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- インタビュー：ＥＣＢ、気候変動に積極関与なら責務超えも＝ベルギー中銀総裁 | ロイター
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- 米、国際社会と連携し気候変動に対応 民間投資活用も＝財務長官 | ロイター
- https://jp.reuters.com/article/imf-world-bank-usa-climate-idJPKBN2BT29M
- 韓国副首相「気候変動対応に積極協力」 ＣＯＰ２６議長と会談 | 聯合ニュース
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- 脱炭素へ２０３０年目標設定 首相、ＣＯＰ２６までに – 産経ニュース
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- 環境省、「脱炭素経営」促進へ TCFD・SBT・RE100のガイドを公開 | ニュース | 環境ビジネスオンライン
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○ 21.04.08 (Thu.)
- General Assembly approves Act on Climate bill – What’s Up Newp
- https://whatsupnewp.com/2021/04/general-assembly-approves-act-on-climate-bill/
- Repurposing North Sea oil platforms for geothermal energy
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- U.S. Africa Energy Forum 2021 Launches: Promotes U.S. Role as Primary Investor in African Energy | Africanews
- https://www.africanews.com/2021/04/07/u-s-africa-energy-forum-2021-launches-promotes-u-s-role-as-primary-investor-in-african-energy/
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○ 21.04.09 (Fri.)
- Oxy, Cemvita Piloting Bio-Ethylene Process to Reduce CO2, Compete with Hydrocarbon Feedstocks – Natural Gas Intelligence
- https://www.naturalgasintel.com/oxy-cemvita-piloting-bio-ethylene-process-to-reduce-co2-compete-with-hydrocarbon-feedstocks/
- Japan’s Sumitomo to enter CO2 storage business with US partner – Nikkei Asia
- https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Environment/Climate-Change/Japan-s-Sumitomo-to-enter-CO2-storage-business-with-US-partner
- Shrinking sea meadows add to carbon emission concerns
- https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/shrinking-sea-meadows-add-carbon-emission-concerns-rcna621
- 気候変動リスク開示義務化、新規投資を喚起＝ケリー米大統領特使 | ロイター
- https://jp.reuters.com/article/imf-world-bank-climate-idJPKBN2BV06I
- ブラックロックＣＥＯ、気候問題で非公開企業の開示拡大要求 | ロイター
- https://jp.reuters.com/article/climate-change-blackrock-idJPKBN2BV0SZ
- 中国｢脱炭素｣投資､今後40年で1000兆円規模に | 「財新」中国Biz＆Tech | 東洋経済オンライン | 経済ニュースの新基準
- https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/420906?display=b
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○ 21.04.10 (Sat.)
- CO2 turned into animal feed nourishes the circular economy | World Economic Forum
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- European Energy raises €75m with green bond issuance – reNews – Renewable Energy News
- https://renews.biz/67793/european-energy-raises-75m-with-green-bond-issuance/
- ESB unveils multi-billion euro Irish green energy hub – reNews – Renewable Energy News
- https://renews.biz/67796/esb-unveils-multi-billion-euro-irish-green-energy-hub/
- パナソニック、水素で発電する純水素型燃料電池を10月発売–脱炭素社会へ – CNET Japan
- https://japan.cnet.com/article/35169122/
- 暗号資産業界の脱炭素化を目指し、「Crypto Climate Accord（暗号資産気候協定）」が発足｜Rippleのプレスリリース
- https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000006.000054295.html
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○ 21.04.11 (Sun)
- Senate passes carbon cap after debate on green energy, transportation | Sequim Gazette
- https://www.sequimgazette.com/news/senate-passes-carbon-cap-after-debate-on-green-energy-transportation/
- Azerbaijan aims developing use of wind energy | REVE News of the wind sector in Spain and in the world
- https://www.evwind.es/2021/04/10/azerbaijan-aims-developing-use-of-wind-energy/80307
- 温暖化対策、牛のげっぷ抑制へ 胃の微生物や餌を研究―農水省：時事ドットコム
- https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2021041000426&g=eco