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INEQUITY
Turning over a New Leaf: How FEMA is Addressing Gaps in Tribal Nations’ Disaster Preparedness Planning
In the wake of increasingly frequent and powerful natural disasters, many Native American tribes and organizations have been vocal about insufficient FEMA...
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CLIMATE CHANGE
To Reach Net-Zero, We Need to Talk About the Maritime Industry
When we think about reducing GHG emissions, we often think of what’s on land or in the air. But what about the sea?
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ESG
TIME’s 100 Best Inventions of 2022: Building the SimCity-Like Solution for Climate Change
TIME’s 100 Best Inventions of 2022: Building the SimCity-Like Solution for Climate Change
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CLIMATE CHANGE
What happens when 1000-year disasters happen yearly?
Disasters that used to be "unusual" are now regular
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
The Inflation Reduction Act will expedite green trucking
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will reduce our country’s carbon emissions by roughly 40 percent, with significant incentives to buy clean vehicles.
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CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate Progress Will Accelerate Despite The Supreme Court's Recent EPA Ruling
The US Supreme Court ruled to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate CO2 emissions but climate progress will still accelerate.
ESG
Actual Recognized During California-New Zealand Climate Partnership
It was a privilege to attend and witness California Governor Gavin Newsom and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern make history in announcing...
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ESG
The SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rules will require companies to plan, not just measure
On March 21, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released proposed Climate Disclosure Rules that would require companies...
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ESG
Meet Actual: The ESG Transformation Platform that makes real impact possible
Actual enables enterprises and governments to build credible sustainability transformation plans that result in positive changes ...
ESG
The New Landscape of Corporate ESG
The reality facing enterprises now requires a strategic policy and transformation regarding their ESG and climate change positioning. Too often, the response...
COP26
It’s time to prepare for the era of environmental transformation.
It’s time for businesses to make a strategic shift in how they operate: Nimble companies that can reimagine their products and their supply chains to fight c...
COP26
Partnering with Global Accelerated Ventures and Bioassets to enable meaningful enterprise emissions reductions
Global Accelerated Ventures, ACTUAL, and Bioassets partner to work with enterprises to make total decarbonization possible. High quality, certified credits c...
COP26
Press Release: Partnering with the 2000-Watt Smart Cities Association and the Peace Innovation Institute to decarbonize our cities
2000-Watt Smart Cities Association, ACTUAL, and Peace Innovation Institute partner to work with cities worldwide and accelerate their transition ...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Nearly 90% of global emissions are covered by a Net Zero mandate. Scope 3 means your enterprise must address all emissions.
With the latest pledges at the UN's COP26 climate conference, including India's commitment to reach net-zero by 2070, 87% of global emissions are now covered...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Pledges don’t automatically translate into decarbonization. Credible plans are key.
More than 70% of emissions are now covered by a net-zero pledge. Over the last few years, corporate and government pledges to decarbonize have rapidly picked...
SCHOOLS
Mass Customization is the key to unlocking equity and climate projects
The COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption of education systems in history, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in more than 190 countries...
COVID-19
The world has learned many painful lessons from COVID-19. Let’s put them to work in our fight against climate change.
Climate change and COVID-19 couldn’t seem more different, but the global health crisis can help us shape an effective response ....
CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change is hyper local. Frontline communities must be empowered to direct resources and capital.
The reality of climate change is that it is a hyper local problem: communities in different geographic regions will see different impacts.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Adapting to climate change requires a net-zero strategy
Evidence of our changing climate is already all around us. We suffer under hotter summers, desertification is shrinking our...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change requires we pollute less. Equity requires more energy. Three steps will get us there.
Climate change isn’t a problem for the future; it is here, and it is affecting all of our lives more profoundly with each passing day.
INEQUITY
Fostering a just transition for coal workers
For the first time, broad public discourse and policy discussions are placing environmental justice at the forefront of American climate action.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
The last gas car has already been designed
Against the backdrop of raging wildfires, California took another big step towards decarbonization by becoming the first state in the US to ban the sale ...
COVID-19
Your city can hit its climate targets, even with falling tax revenue
COVID has had a major impact on our communities. Over 300,000 people in the United States are dead, businesses are closed, tourism is almost non-existent ...
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
Vehicle-miles-traveled (VMT) charges are coming to gas and diesel vehicles sooner than you think
The United States has a dizzying array of road types, including interstates, state and county highways, local roads, dedicated transit lanes, and ..
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
Our push towards electric cars is leaving entire communities behind
It’s tempting to frame infrastructure inequity as a symptom of past decisions, and as something that we’ll overcome automatically as new technologies ...
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CLIMATE CHANGE
Let's build mindfully
Haphazardly building new infrastructure won’t solve inequity
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
The recent California Air Resources Board zero-emissions truck mandate is a windfall for trucking companies
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently passed Resolution 20-19 which mandates that by 2045, all new trucks sold in the state must meet Zero ...
ELECTRIC VEHICLE
California’s zero-emissions trucking rule demystified
On June 25, 2020, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed Resolution 20-19 mandating that by 2045 every new truck sold in California will be ...
