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Ceres applauds Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund awards as a key moment for environmental justice and clean energy investment

Stuart Mitchell

Ceres congratulates the awardees of National Clean Investment Fund and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator, two programs under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund that are designed to accelerate additional private sector investment in cost-saving clean technology deployment across the U.S., especially in underinvested and environmentally overburdened communities.  The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund is a $27 billion program included in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to spur clean energy investment and economic revitalization in low-income and heavily polluted communities. The EPA today announced eight awardees for two…

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Businesses, investors welcome new EPA emissions standards for large trucks and heavy-duty vehicles

Stuart Mitchell

Major businesses and investors welcome the heavy-duty vehicle emissions standard unveiled today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which is projected to have vast economic, climate, and public health benefits by spurring the sale of clean large trucks and other vehicles across the U.S.  “As a nationwide fleet provider, Merchants Fleet is proud of the role we are playing in helping businesses across the U.S. shift to cutting-edge technologies and cleaner vehicles,” said Hari Nayar, vice president of electrification and sustainability at Merchants Fleet. “Stronger emissions standards will help spur…

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Ceres Welcomes New Board Member and announces new President’s Council Chair

Stuart Mitchell

The Boston-based sustainability nonprofit Ceres has welcomed new members to its Board of Directors and President’s Council.     Ceres welcomed Debbie Simpson, former CFO and Senior Advisor at Boston Consulting Group, to its Board of Directors in October 2023. Ceres’ Board comprises 25 leaders working to advance Ceres’ mission to build a cleaner, more just and sustainable world.   Ceres also announced today that Loren Blackford, Senior Advisor at the Sierra Club, who has been serving on the President’s Council since 2014, has been named Chair of the President’s Council and began…

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Ceres supports bipartisan FOREST Act to build more responsible agricultural supply chains in the U.S. and around the world

Stuart Mitchell

On last months International Day of Forests, Ceres announced its support for the FOREST Act, bipartisan federal legislation that would leverage U.S. trade policy to protect global biodiversity and the climate by restricting the importation of foreign products from land that has been illegally deforested overseas.  “Illegal deforestation puts the global economy and climate at risk,” said Zach Friedman, director of federal policy at Ceres. “American trade policy should support the nation’s efforts to build an abundant, clean economy across all sectors, including by leveraging U.S. leadership on environmental stewardship,…

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New EPA vehicle standards will help ensure the U.S. leads in the clean transportation future

Stuart Mitchell

The final emissions standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles released today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will significantly reduce transportation-related pollution across the country and align federal policy with the priorities of leading businesses and investors that have long supported strong vehicle emission standards.  The new EPA standards will encourage an accelerated shift to cleaner cars and trucks starting with Model Year 2027 and are projected to result in about two-thirds of new U.S. vehicle sales being zero-emission by 2032, delivering significant economic, climate, and public health benefits.  “We…

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