Natural Resources Defense Council Inc

WE WORK TO SAFEGUARD THE EARTH: ITS PEOPLE, ITS PLANTS & ANIMALS, ON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS.

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INTERNATIONALFROM CHINA TO INDIA TO THE AMERICAS, NRDC'S INTERNATIONAL WORK LEVERAGES OUR SCIENTIFIC, ECONOMIC, AND POLICY EXPERTISE TO ADVANCE KEY ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE PROGRAMS WITH FAR-REACHING IMPACTS ACROSS THE WORLD. OUR HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR ARE AS FOLLOWS: NRDC PUSHED FURTHER FOR CLIMATE ACTION TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WORLDWIDE. ONE NOTABLE SUCCESS FOLLOWING MORE THAN A DECADE OF NRDC'S ADVOCACY: STOPPING THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE, THEREBY EFFECTIVELY HALTING THE EXPANSION OF ALBERTA'S TAR SANDS FROM THIS SOURCE. IN ADDITION, NRDC'S ACTIVITIES IN INFORMING STAKEHOLDERS AND EXPERTS THROUGH DISCUSSIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND INFORMATION-SHARING EVENTUALLY LED CHINA TO ADOPT THE KIGALI AMENDMENT TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL, BRINGING THE WORLD'S LARGEST FLUOROCHEMICAL PRODUCER TO PHASE DOWN HFCS, A POTENT GREENHOUSE GAS USED IN REFRIGERANTS AND AIR CONDITIONERS. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO PUSH CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY THAT WOULD HAVE PROFOUND IMPACTS SYSTEMICALLY: AFTER OUR EFFORTS TO REVEAL GENERAL ELECTRIC'S PIPELINE OF PLANNED COAL PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND ADVOCACY IN WORKING WITH PARTNERS IN ASIA, EUROPE, AND AUSTRALIA TO RAISE PUBLIC PRESSURE, GENERAL ELECTRIC ANNOUNCED IT WILL END ITS INVOLVEMENT IN EQUIPPING AND CONSTRUCTING NEW COAL PROJECTS WORLDWIDE. SIMILARLY, OUR EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE CANADIAN BOREAL FOREST TO PRESERVE CLIMATE-CRITICAL CARBON SINKS AND PREVENT DEFORESTATION IN ORDER TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS INCLUDED ISSUING REPORTS ON LOGGING AND ON THE DETAILS OF QUEBEC AND ONTARIO'S LARGEST TISSUE PULP PRODUCERS; ADVANCING A RESOLUTION WITH A PARTNER ORGANIZATION CALLING ON PROCTER & GAMBLE TO ACCOUNT FOR DEFORESTATION IN ITS SUPPLY CHAINS, WHICH MANY INVESTORS VOTED IN FAVOR OF; AND OUR WORK LEADING TO THE DECISION BY QUEBEC, WHICH ANNOUNCED THE PROTECTION OF 39,000 KM2 OF TERRITORY IN CREE NATION AS PART OF A BIGGER PLAN TO PROTECT 17% OF ITS LANDS BY 2030. IN INDIA, WE WORKED TO CREATE SYSTEMIC CHANGES TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. OUR EFFORTS YIELDED WINS SUCH AS THE STATE OF TELENGANA RELEASING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE POLICY WITH STRONG INCENTIVES FOR CONSUMERS, MANUFACTURERS, CHARGING PROVIDERS, AND ELECTRIC MOBILITY, WHICH WILL SET PRECEDENT IN THE COUNTRY WITH RISING AUTOMOBILE SALES; THE STATE OF GUJARAT ALSO FOLLOWED SUIT IN ISSUING AN ELECTRIC MOBILITY POLICY. ADDITIONALLY, NRDC HOSTED DISCUSSIONS ON GREEN AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS, AND RELEASED AN ISSUE BRIEF ON CLEAN ENERGY FINANCING. WITH RESPECT TO ADAPTATION AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE, NRDC HELD ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON AIR POLLUTION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HOSTED WEBINARS ON PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS ON DEALING WITH EXTREME HEAT AS INDIA CONTINUES TO BATTLE COVID-19; AND ORGANIZED PANELS TO DISCUSS SOLAR MINI-GRIDS AND HOW GENDER EQUITY IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE IN RURAL INDIA.