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Saving the planet through procurement: Governments are identifying ways to use purchasing to achieve and support sustainability goals

American City & Country

Fast forward to 2015, where during the United Nations Summit, all UN member states adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets with a plan to achieve them in 15 years. This factor might be included as an important score in the overall evaluation rating scale.

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Higher education institutions broaden learning opportunities with AWS Professional Services

AWS Public Sector

These efforts are part of an ambitious statewide goal to close the educational attainment gap in North Carolina, ensuring that 2 million North Carolinians have a high-quality credential or postsecondary degree by 2030.

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Economy and finance ministries in the face of climate change: 7 advancements in the green fiscal agenda

Inter-American Development Bank

5- Carbon pricing mechanisms can help increase fiscal incomes. Since their implementation under the Kyoto Protocol, carbon pricing has gained popularity. There are various carbon pricing instruments and among the three most common are: carbon taxes (or green taxes), emissions trading systems and emissions credit markets.

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Estimating physical climate heat risk with NASA Global Daily Downscaled Projections on ASDI

AWS Public Sector

billion in lost revenue by 2030. Locations to evaluate for heat risk: Sample health facilities In this example, we use an example data sample of health facilities as the location portfolio to evaluate physical climate heat risk. Temperature-related risk presents as both acute and chronic physical climate peril.

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Friday Flash 08/09/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

The bill reauthorizes the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) through fiscal year 2030 and would make several changes to the TMF: The Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer would annually submit to Congress a list of the ten legacy IT systems that “present the greatest security, privacy, and operational risks to the Federal Government.”

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Friday Flash 07/19/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

GSA and DoD Invest in Record-Setting Clean Energy Procurements GSA and the Department of Defense (DoD) are seeking contractors through two parallel procurements that can supply Federal facilities in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest with 100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) by 2030. To register, click here. To register, click here.

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Friday Flash 02/16/2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement

GSA and DoD Announce Plans to Purchase Record-Setting Amount of Carbon-Free Power GSA announced last Friday, February 9, that it is collaborating with the Department of Defense (DoD) on a search for suppliers to provide Federal facilities with 100 percent carbon-pollution free electricity by 2030. AI Safety Institute.

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