Liam Denning lays out how a $9.2 billion loan to Ford Motor Company is a large part of Biden Administration's foreign policy strategy aimed at taking on China's dominance in EV manufacturing.
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Submitted on June 26, 2023 - 4pm
Submitted on June 26, 2023 - 4pm
In April of the year, the EU adopted reforms and new targets for its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to expand the scope of the market-based program that is central to the EU’s decarbonization strategy and update targets aimed at achieving 62% reductions in carbon emissions by 2030. VX presents this timely point/counterpoint on emissions trading as a ‘tool in the toolbox’ for incentivizing carbon emissions reduction.
Submitted on April 23, 2023 - 9pm
As California faces the impacts of climate change—how to address the interconnected challenges facing the state's energy, water, and food systems remains a foremost challenge.
Submitted on April 23, 2023 - 5pm
With California High-Speed Rail updates putting its projected total cost at $128 billion, Brightline West’s new high speed rail connection between Southern California and Las Vegas plans to break ground sometime this year for a fraction of the cost.
Submitted on April 23, 2023 - 1pm
In alignment with the Biden administration’s government-wide commitment to combatting the climate crisis, Jake Levine serves as the first Chief Climate Officer of the US International Development Finance Corporation. As a global development finance institution, in this exclusive interview with VX News, he elaborates on the agency’s goal to drive a surge in climate finance in countries around the world focused on clean energy, ports, agriculture, the blue economy, and more.
Submitted on April 13, 2023 - 1pm
In this VX News interview, Jacot highlights some of the innovative rebates, pilots, and research through LADWP to increase adoption of solar resources in the City of Los Angeles.
Submitted on April 13, 2023 - 1pm
This Mono Lake team of water experts argue that the State Water Resources Control Board needs to update its rules that are supposed to raise Mono Lake to the mandated ecological protection level while enabling LADWP to obtain future water from Mono Lake.
Submitted on April 5, 2023 - 5pm
As the state continues to develop a roadmap for permitting offshore wind, Tyler Studds reiterates the critical importance of aligning with local stakeholders, concurrently developing upgraded port infrastructure, and collaborating with federal partners to deliver this much-needed clean power as expeditiously as possible.
Submitted on April 5, 2023 - 4pm
Tthe two leaders highlight the opportunities—whether through policy or budget decisions—to incentivize mode shift, active transportation choices, and zero-emissions mobility.
Submitted on April 5, 2023 - 11am
In this interview with VX News, Matt Horton, Director of the Center for Regional Economics and California Center at the Milken Institute, elaborates the opportunities to catalyze the climate and clean energy project pipeline and operationalize resilient economic development strategies across California.
Submitted on March 30, 2023 - 10am
LAWA’s Chief Sustainability and Revenue Management Officer, Samantha Bricker, elaborates on capital projects underway at LAX and what is yet to come from an additional $15 billion in planned capital improvement projects.
Submitted on March 30, 2023 - 10am
Derek Chernow comments on impending rulemaking coming from the California Public Utilities Commission and how it will impact the rate of deployment of community solar in the state.
Submitted on March 1, 2023 - 9am
With an award of $25.6 million from the US Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets For All program, the City of Seattle recently doubled its available funding for safe streets infrastructure improvements. TPR followed up with Greg Spotts—former CSO and executive officer at Streets LA—to update readers on his recent move north to serve as Director of Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT).
Submitted on March 1, 2023 - 9am
In this VX News interview with Sara Neff, Lendlease Americas’ Head of Sustainability speaks to the exciting progress being made by Lendlease in incorporating sustainability in their global property developments, including Scope 3 emissions neutrality, 100 percent renewable power, and reaching absolute zero emissions.
Submitted on February 9, 2023 - 3pm
In his 2023 State of the Port address, POLB Executive Director Mario Cordero announces ZEERO—the Zero Emissions, Energy Resilient Operations Program—to invest in projects aimed at reducing the impacts of operations and improving air quality.
Submitted on February 9, 2023 - 2pm
VX News excerpts Mayor Richardson and President Weissman's remarks highlighting the nexus between zero-emissions infrastructure investments at the port and the success of the City of Long Beach's 'Opportunity Beach' agenda.
Submitted on February 9, 2023 - 1pm
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority President Emily Gabel-Luddy outlines what's next for the airport's 14-Gate Terminal Replacement Project.
Submitted on January 24, 2023 - 1pm
Since 2014, the Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF) Annual Meeting has been held every year by the Government of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) of Japan to engage in cross-sector leaders for lively discussion and exploration of innovation-based solutions to climate change.
Submitted on January 24, 2023 - 12pm
On December 7, USDOT announced Notice of Funding Opportunities totaling almost $2.3 billion. TPR excerpts this keynote discussion from CoMotion 2022, featuring USDOT’s Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenburg and the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation’s Executive Director, Gabe Klein, moderated by CoMotion’s John Rossant.
Submitted on January 17, 2023 - 1pm