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Friends of the Earth U.S. Analysis on the Biden Administration’s Deforestation Policy Framework 

Yesterday, the Biden-Harris administration released a 6-point policy framework for reducing US imports of products tied to deforestation. Friends of the Earth US commends the outgoing Administration's delivery of this framework and guidance on the direction of the US government’s commitment to halt and reverse global deforestation by 2030. 

Imports of seven forest risk commodities have exposed the United States to tropical and…

Gov. Hochul, sign the TREES Act now
Gov. Hochul, sign the TREES Act now

The TREES Act — which passed the Legislature in May — would require New York state to prove it is not purchasing products driving deforestation. If signed, it would be the first anti-deforestation law in the U.S.

Environmental Groups Demand Transparency over Geoengineering Experiments
Environmental Groups Demand Transparency over Geoengineering Experiments

The Weather Modification Reporting Act of 1972 requires that all activities that attempt to produce “artificial changes in the composition, behavior, or dynamics of the atmosphere” must file public transparency reports.

BlackRock can’t hide: How a new complaint targets the world’s largest asset manager for deforestation and human rights abuses 
BlackRock can’t hide: How a new complaint targets the world’s largest asset manager for deforestation and human rights abuses 

When we consider the tragic increase in deforestation in the last year (16 million acres permanently lost – let alone 10 times that amount degraded from logging, road building and forest fires), or when we call to mind the tragic violence against those defending their land and territory (3,000 human rights defenders killed in the past decade), big agribusiness companies come to mind. And rightfully so: commodity…

Defining Carbon Markets and Offsets 
Defining Carbon Markets and Offsets 

Voluntary carbon markets are defined as carbon markets where companies aren’t required to lower emissions but choose to buy carbon offsets.

Why is the World Bank Group financing profitable polluters like Standard Bank and Eni?
Why is the World Bank Group financing profitable polluters like Standard Bank and Eni?

The World Bank Group (WBG) plays a massive role in directing global economic development, and has the potential to support climate mitigation and adaptation by strategically using public funds. Unfortunately, it continues to invest in profitable, polluting companies under the guise of green development. Over the past year, the WBG’s private sector lender, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), committed two notable loans, one to the Standard Bank Group — Africa’s largest bank, with a…

What is Marine Geoengineering?
What is Marine Geoengineering?

What is marine geoengineering? Attempts to manipulate the Earth’s oceans to counteract the effects of climate change.

What is Solar Geoengineering?
What is Solar Geoengineering?

What is solar geoengineering? Technologies that would reflect a portion of the sun’s rays back into space.

Is Nuclear Power Bad for the Environment?
Is Nuclear Power Bad for the Environment?

Is nuclear power bad for the environment? Is it dangerous, expensive, and a threat to public health? Also yes.

The Verdict on the Arctic’s Heavy Fuel Oil Ban: Good, but Not Nearly Enough
The Verdict on the Arctic’s Heavy Fuel Oil Ban: Good, but Not Nearly Enough

While the HFO ban is welcome, much more needs to be done to honor and safeguard the Arctic.