As the United States looks beyond the COVID-19 crisis, it has an opportunity to create the conditions for an economy that grows robustly—and at the same time, grows in an inclusive and sustainable way. The benefits of an economy that delivers broad-based prosperity; advances many more people in more places, leaving fewer …
Massachusetts ranked the most environmentally friendly state. California takes the top spot for the most solar-friendly state. North Dakota, Wyoming and Louisiana ranked among the least ...
The Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance, a UN-supported coalition of 30 business leaders announced in October 2019, works to provide decisive leadership in mobilizing resources ...
President Biden''s Executive Order on catalyzing American clean energy industries and jobs through Federal sustainability and accompanying Federal Sustainability Plan outlines …
A circular economy reduces material use, redesigns materials and products to be less resource intensive, and recaptures "waste" as a resource to manufacture new materials and products. Circularity is embraced within the sustainable materials management (SMM) approach that EPA and other federal agencies have pursued since …
2 · Studies show that over the next decade, the average annual build-out needed for new renewable capacity in the United States ranges from 50 to 95 GW per year, with most estimates falling between 60 and …
2 · For Local Communities, the Sky is the Limit. Local Foods, Local Places'' community-driven approach unleashes local creative minds to envision innovative paths to overcome the complex legacies of social and …
According to the UNFCCC, global climate finance flows reached an annual average of $803 billion in 2019–2020, a 12 per cent increase compared to prior years. However, this still falls short of ...
UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority of the UN system, with a mandate to provide guidance to its member states on environmental issues; and general policy guidance for the direction and co-ordination of environmental programmes within the UN system. UNEP''s internal environmental sustainability work …
EPA Grants Webinars. Every year, EPA awards more than $4 billion in funding for grants and other assistance agreements. From small non-profit organizations to large state governments, EPA works to help many visionary organizations achieve their environmental goals. With countless success stories over the years, EPA grants remain …
In FY 2022, EPA will identify options for salvaging and recycling construction and demolition debris and recycling non-conventional items, such as plastic films/bags, bubble wrap, pens, mechanical pencils, packaging material and disposable gloves. As part of the cross-agency strategy to advance EPA''s organizational excellence in its FY 2022 ...
Today, President Biden will announce a new target for the United States to achieve a 50-52 percent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse …
Understanding and addressing climate change is critical to EPA''s mission of protecting human health and the environment. EPA tracks and reports greenhouse gas emissions, leverages sound science, and invests in America to combat climate change. EPA is committed to protecting the environment and public health in low-income, tribal …
While the United States and the European Union are both now vowing to get roughly halfway to zero by 2030 — on the way to net zero emissions by 2050 — they account for only one-quarter of ...
The top companies hiring now for sustainability jobs in United States are ADM, Montrose Environmental Group, Inc., Andersen Windows & Doors, Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc., Sea Bags, Compass Minerals, GoGo squeeZ, Archer Daniels Midland, VMX International, First Call Environmental
A large and growing number of manufacturers are realizing substantial financial and environmental benefits from sustainable business practices. Sustainable manufacturing is the creation of manufactured products through economically-sound processes that minimize negative environmental impacts while conserving energy and …
EPA Celebrates America Recycles Day with New Grant Selectees. For America Recycles Day, reduce and reuse before recycling. EPA announced the winners of over $90M in grants for Tribes and Recycling Education and Outreach to expand recycling infrastructure and waste management systems.
At the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Nov. 2021, U.S. Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg released the U.S. Aviation Climate Action Plan that sets out to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas …
As the United States looks beyond the COVID-19 crisis, it has an opportunity to create the conditions for an economy that grows robustly—and at the same time, grows in an inclusive and sustainable …
Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long time. Definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. [2] [1] Sustainability usually has three dimensions (or …
Agriculture and Sustainability. Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. Agriculture contributes directly to sustainable stewardship of the land, air and water. Sustainability creates and maintains the …
The Yale Program on Health Care Environmental Sustainability (Y-PHES) within the Center on Climate Change and Health is dedicated to improving the environmental performance of health care itself through basic and implementation research, public policy and advocacy, and education. We are a transdisciplinary body of the health professional …
The distance the United States could traverse on all three dimensions of sustainability, inclusion, and growth is significant, given the depth of the challenges we previously outlined. But there is an …
By the nature of our agriculturally based products, the careful stewardship of the environment and natural resources is essential for the U.S. distilled spirits industry. Sustainable environmental practices are critical to the continual production of the high-quality products that spirits consumers enjoy. The industry''s goal is to maximize ...
United Airlines Inc. commits to report publicly on its collaboration with stakeholders to improve understanding of opportunities to mitigate the non-CO2e impacts of aviation annually over its target timeframe. We''re committed to becoming 100% green by 2050. Learn more about United''s commitment to environmental sustainability.
Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long time. Definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. [2] [1] Sustainability usually has three dimensions (or pillars): environmental, economic, and …
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 committed the United States to sustainability, declaring it a national policy "to create and maintain conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations."
The goal of the Environmental Sustainability program is to promote sustainable engineered systems that support human well-being and that are also compatible with sustaining natural (environmental) systems. These systems provide ecological services vital for human survival. Research efforts supported by the program …
2 · Local Foods, Local Places'' community-driven approach unleashes local creative minds to envision innovative paths to overcome the complex legacies of social and environmental problems and inequities. …
this memorandum, sustainability is defined as "the continued protection of human health and the environment while fostering economic prosperity and societal well-being." 2. EPA''s. Sustainability Primer . states the following related to …
President Biden''s Executive Order 14057 on catalyzing American clean energy industries and jobs through Federal sustainability and accompanying Federal Sustainability Plan …
of environmental sustainability. Thus momentum be-gan to include goals related to issues that were under consideration, such as climate change, biodiversity, ... the United States was determined ...