We consider what we can do in response, drawing on lessons from successful social movements – including examples underway this year. ⤵️

He is a leading expert on climate solutions and clean energy – and on communicating these issues to the public. His book 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸 was called “the best single-source primer on the state of climate change” by New York Magazine.

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💥 Recipients will be announced no later than December 15th!

Thank you in advance for honoring Bill’s legacy and lifting up future climate policy leaders. See you at GreenBiz! 👋

The Bill Weihl Awards will honor *two* individuals who have used their climate voice & demonstrated an outstanding commitment to advocate for climate policy. Winners will receive an expenses paid trip to attend #GreenBiz26 in Phoenix, AZ this coming February hosted by @trellisgroup.bsky.social! 🌵🎉🏜

For over 30 years Kevin has led strategy and business development for companies across multiple industries. He currently leads Pilchuck Consulting, which offers guidance and industry insights for boards and C-Suite executives on Climate and sustainable business strategy.

Prior to CEBA, Kevin served as the Vice President of Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) Strategy at Iron Mountain and before that as the Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at REI.

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2️⃣ 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 and urge your sustainability and/or government relations teams to weigh in with support.

𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚. 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣:
1️⃣ 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (@ 11:59 pm ET) urging the EPA to keep the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program in place no later than Monday, November 3rd.
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The proposed reconsideration of this program would also prevent public access to this important information.

This federal program is a foundational component of corporate sustainability work and the proposal to discontinue it risks slowing climate progress and letting major polluters off the hook.

If approved, this would eliminate requirements for measuring & reporting carbon emissions for the majority of U.S. industries, including fossil fuel producers & refiners. The GHGRP is an important source of data collection & important tool used to cut pollution, minimize wasted energy, & save money.

However, silence won't lead to a brighter future. Moral courage, truth-telling, collaborative problem-solving and advocating for meaningful climate leadership will. 𝗪𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 to ensure they rise to the challenge, & quickly.

They’re also “greenhushing,” either by publicly supporting climate action while simultaneously lobbying against it, or by actively reducing their public climate commitments despite internal progress.

Professor Bustos’ writing has appeared in the N.Y.U. Environmental Law Journal, the Connecticut Law Review, the Albany Law Review, and the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism, among others. Her research and scholarship focuses on human rights and environmental law.

Professor Bustos also co-founded Law Students for Climate Accountability – a national law student-led movement pushing the legal industry to phase out fossil fuel representation and support a just, livable future.