*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Sunday November 17, 2024 ( 4 items ) |
To Get Back on Course, World Must Deliver the Efficiency Goal
BASALT, Colorado, Nov. 16 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release:
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Coalition calls for heightened energy efficiency focus at COP 29
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Baku, Azerbaijan, November 14, 2024 - The world is off track in reaching the global goal to double energy efficiency by 2030 that was adopted at COP28 in Dubai. A coalition of countries, businesses and organizations is urging world leaders at COP29 in Baku to commit to actionable measures to unlock the energy efficiency investme
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University of Colorado Boulder Anschutz Medical: Study Shows Association Between Climate Change and Eye Maladies
AURORA, Colorado, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Colorado Boulder Anschutz Medical Campus issued the following news release:
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A rare study focusing on the effects of climate change on the eyes reveals clinical visits increased when particulate matter from air pollution was prevalent
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Clinical visits by patients suffering ocular surface eye conditions more than doubled during times when ambient particulate matter from air pollution was in the atmosphere, signaling a possible
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Utrecht University: Colorado River Basins Could Face Tipping Point, Drought Study Warns
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- Utrecht University issued the following news:
Water from Colorado's West Slope basins plays a vital role in supporting the economy and natural environment across seven western U.S. states, but a new study finds that even under modest climate projections, the basins face a potential tipping point where traditional water delivery levels to Lake Powell and other critical areas may no longer be sustainable.
The study, published Nov. 9 in the journal Ea
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With Climate Finance Top of Mind at COP29, Climate Finance Access Network Expands Into Three African Countries
BASALT, Colorado, Nov. 16 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release:
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Building on its successes, CFAN will now be expanding into the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, and Cameroon.
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Baku, Azerbaijan, November 14, 2024 - As international climate negotiations unfold at the "Finance COP" -- this year's annual UN climate conference in Baku -- the message is clear that vulnerable countries urgently need to access climate finance at speed and scale
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