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Vice President Joe Biden has been working to fight climate change since before he ran for office, and one of his biggest achievements came when he signed a bill to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 17% from 2005 levels by 2030, the New York Times reports.
The billwhich calls for a 28% cut in carbon dioxide emissions from 2005 levels by 2030 and a 50% cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levelswas signed by Biden last week in Washington, DC, the Washington Post reports.
It's not clear how much the bill will cost, but Duke University estimates it will be $369 billion over the next 10 years, according to a university press release.
That's more than the cost of the Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed into law by President Obama in 2009 and is expected to cost another $1.9 trillion over the next 10 years, the Times reports.
"The Biden administration has put a lot of the public purse behind climate in ways that has not been employed form," says a Duke professor who spoke at the university's Research and Innovation Week last week.
"If we can better understand how CO2 moves through concrete, we can hone processes to trap it and make this common building material much more environmentally friendly," she tells the Times, which notes
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Foundation: Ameriprise Financial
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Foundation: Headwaters Foundation for Justice, MacArthur Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation
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Sphinx Works to Diversify the World of Classical Music as Funding Contracts.Sphinx has launched six successful classical ensembles, commissioned nearly 100 works by composers of color, and grown an...more
Foundation: Minneapolis Foundation
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release $180 million in federal funding for environmental justice projects, including $60 million in the Pacific Northwest.The Environmental...more
Morgan Stanley Climate Fund Invests $30 million in Methane Emissions Management Platform Insight M.Insight M is an energy sector-focused methane management solutions provider.The investment was made...more
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English has spent her career working at the intersection of farming and public health.Before joining the Walton Personal Philanthropy Group as a senior program officer, she was director of the...more
Nest Inc.empowers women artisans globally by providing training, funding, and market access.Nest helps artisans tap into this market by connecting them to brands like GAP, Ralph Lauren, Target, and...more
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