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Sustainability

Greenpeace campaigners stand in front of a wind turbine blade which was placed in Duthie Park, Aberdeen to campaign for a just transition for oil workers to renewable energy, part of Greenpeace UK Blade Campaign.

Saving people and planet: creating a fairer world in the move to low-carbon economies

As governments focus increasingly on the climate crisis, they must ensure that people and communities are at the centre of policy decisions. At a GGF webinar, Jack Aldane heard experts […]

COP26 president Alok Sharma

Civil service cuts ‘could cost UK its global leadership on climate change’

The UK government has been warned that plans to cut civil service staff numbers could undermine the country’s leadership role on tackling climate change. Prime minister Boris Johnson announced last […]

People gather in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida

US launches environmental justice office to protect “overburdened and underserved” communities

The Biden administration has launched the Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ), a new office within the US justice department that will address the adverse effects of climate change on vulnerable […]

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Trump White House ‘pushed back on COVID advice’; New Zealand mulls ‘managed retreat’ amid climate threat; Israel to open up government data: policy & delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed Trump White House pushed back against COVID-19 advice of government scientists Senior White […]

Dock workers unloading a coal ship in Karnaphuli, Chittagong, Bangladesh

How will governments fund net zero?

It is estimated that half of the world’s population is ‘highly vulnerable’ to the impacts of climate change. Driven in part by COP26 last year, the race to decarbonise economies, […]

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US federal staff to be deployed to rural communities to boost economic opportunities

US president Joe Biden has launched a programme to deploy federal government employees to rural areas to help local leaders access the resources they need to boost their communities.  The […]

A group of protesters opposing the Keystone XL pipeline hold placards in Boston.

Biden beefs up federal requirement to assess environmental impact of infrastructure after dilution by Trump

President Joe Biden has restored key facets of a law that requires government agencies to assess the environmental consequences of major infrastructure projects, after they were dropped by his predecessor […]

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Not yet sustainable: the public sector is lagging behind on ESG reporting

Government organisations need to step up on reporting on their sustainability. Nina Johansson sets out what the challenges can be – and how they can be overcome As with so […]

A US army soldier holds up an 'I got the COVID-19 vaccine' sticker.

US government pushes to resume vaccine mandate enforcement for federal workers

The Biden administration has requested that an appeals court allow it to immediately resume the discipline process for federal employees who have not complied with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate after […]

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Governments urged to end ’empty pledges’ on climate

The UN has urged governments to stop the “litany of broken climate promises” and act immediately to slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to stop climate change spiralling out of control. […]