Climate Change

Ceres mobilizes the most influential investors and companies in tackling climate change as a sustainability issue that must be addressed at every level of business and investment planning and operations. We work with investors and companies to ramp up global sustainable investments in clean energy and sustainable food and water systems. Our investor network members also advocate for robust climate disclosure in financial filings and engage directly with companies to improve sustainability performance. This work is done across key sectors affected the most by climate change, including electric power, oil and gas, transportation, insurance and agriculture.

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Environment

New EPA Vehicle Standards Will Help Ensure the U.S. Leads in the Clean Transportation Future
The final emissions standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles released today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will significantly reduce transportation-related pollution across the country and align federal policy with the priorities of leading businesses.

Environment

National Zero Emission Freight Corridor Strategy Will Advance Fleet Electrification Across the U.S. Economy
Ceres applauds the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Department of Transportation for their all-of-government coordinated strategy to expand the deployment of infrastructure to support clean freight by 2040 in four phases.

Environment

Ceres Applauds Collaborative Treasury and Insurance Regulators’ Effort To Collect Critical Climate Risk Data
Ceres commends the U.S. Department of the Treasury for its new effort with state insurance regulators and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to collect crucial climate risk data from homeowners at the zip code level.

Environment

Ceres Welcomes Landmark SEC Rule on Corporate Climate Disclosure
Ceres welcomes the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) adoption of the first-ever federal rule mandating the disclosure of climate-related risks from all U.S. public companies.

Environment

2024 Must Be the Year To Turn Goals Into Climate Action
2023 was the year of reckoning. The hottest year on record. The year it became clear how dramatically we’re endangering our world, our businesses, and our families through the climate pollution that is dangerously overheating the planet.

Environment

New EPA Rules Will Remove Harmful Air Pollution, With Public Health and Economic Benefits
Ceres applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s newly released standards for pollution from fine particulate matter, otherwise known as PM2.5 or soot, a harmful and deadly pollutant produced by fossil fuel power plants, vehicle emissions, and other industrial sources.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Report Finds Investors View the Quality of Available Climate Data As “Insufficient”, Recommends Broader Use of High Quality, Independent Assurance
The Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets released a new report today sharing investor insights on the quality of climate data, where the most critical credibility gaps lie, and how high quality, independent assurance can help close those gaps.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Benchmark Analysis of U.S. Utilities Sector Reveals Inconsistent Climate Policy Advocacy
A new benchmark analysis of 12 of the largest U.S. electric utility companies finds significant inconsistencies between utilities’ public climate commitments and their direct and indirect climate lobbying practices.

Environment

COP28 Negotiators Reach Deal to Seize Economic Benefits of Transition Away From Fossil Fuels
Ceres applauds world leaders for reaching a final negotiated Global Stocktake at COP28 that recognizes the need for deep, rapid, and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas pollution in line with the Paris Agreement.

Environment

Major Companies Urge EPA To Finalize the Strongest Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Standards Possible To Curb Transportation Pollution
On the heels of COP28—a global convening of world leaders working to address the climate crisis—commercial fleet operators are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize stringent greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles as soon as possible.
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