Reduction
Introduction and summary On August 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the historic Inflation Reduction Act into law, enacting what may prove to be the most consequential economic and climate legislation in modern American history. The Inflation Reduction Act provides sweeping incentives for developing and producing clean energy technologies and has catalyzed a resurgence in […]
15 September 2023 – Bangkok, Thailand: Championing the reduction of food loss and waste was the main call to action at the Model United Nations (MUN) Conference hosted at the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. Organized by the Meiji University of Japan together with Kasetsart University, the Srinakarinwirot University, and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 6, 2023) – Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) and U.S. Representatives Dan Kildee (MI-08) and Bobby Scott (VA-03) today introduced the Family Farmer and Rancher Tax Fairness Act of 2023, legislation that would remove the tax liability for distressed farmers on the assistance provided under Sections 22006 and 22007 of the […]
Guidance completes Phase 1 of Treasury Department Inflation Reduction Act Implementation, advances President Biden’s Investing in America agenda WASHINGTON — As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today released proposed rules and FAQs on key provisions in the Inflation . . […]
Eric Van Nostrand, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Laura Feiveson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Microeconomics U.S. Department of the Treasury The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)—signed by President Biden one year ago—is the largest climate investment in U.S. history, designed to mobilize private capital to achieve our climate goals and strengthen long-term growth. The IRA encourages innovation by giving […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—3 July 2023—The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United States (U.S.) Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) signed a new collaboration arrangement to work together on a wide range of activities relevant to the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). The collaboration arrangement was finalised on 12 June 2023 […]
The 2023 General Synod of the United Church of Christ will consider 17 resolutions and several bylaw changes when it meets June 30-July 4 in Indianapolis. This is one in a series of articles about them. Full texts of each of the proposed resolutions are available at the General Synod website. The United States is facing a growing […]
In Dialogue with Brazil, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Reduction in Provisional Prison Sentences, Raise Issues Concerning Prison Overcrowding and Excessive Use of Force against Afro-Brazilians | OHCHR Skip to main content Source link
It looked like the start of a transatlantic trade war over climate policy. As US President Joe Biden hosted his French counterpart in Washington on Dec. 1, not long after finalizing a $369 billion green tax-break bonanza, there was a rupture in the usual diplomatic cooperation on global warming. Just a day earlier, and in front […]
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Friday met with European Union Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis and discussed the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, Tai’s office said in a statement. EU countries fear the . . .