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Biden pushes to require big federal contractors to cut climate pollution

Por: The Boston Globe Nation November 10, 2022

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WASHINGTON - The Biden administration on Thursday will propose requiring all major federal contractors to set targets for reducing their emissions in line with the 2015 Paris climate accord, a significant step toward greening the government’s sprawling operations and one that could ripple across the U.S. supply chain.The proposed rule, which comes as leaders from nearly 200 nations converge at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Egypt, would... + full article



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