Biden Announces $250 Million Funding to Decarbonize Federal Buildings
The Biden administration on announced $250 million in funding through the Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) program aimed at helping federal agencies to implement and advance net zero building projects. The new funding announcement follows an executive order by the U.S. federal government to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Read more
IASB Explores Improvements to Climate-Related Disclosure in Financial Statements
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), the accounting standards-setting body of the IFRS Foundation, announced the launch of a new project aimed at exploring potential changes to the requirements by companies to disclose climate-related risks in financial statements, if these are material to investors. Read more