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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announces that it has become a WIPO GREEN Partner.
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Corinne Atton
- Jul 1
U.S. Patent Office Announces Expedited Process to Examine New Climate Change Inventions
USPTO announces Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program to accelerate the examination of patent applications for climate innovations.
Corinne Atton
- Mar 24
U.S. SEC Proposed Rules Requiring Climate Disclosures Specifically Identify Water Stress
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rules for climate-related disclosures for investors, published on...
Corinne Atton
- Mar 21
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Proposes Rules for Climate Disclosures for Investors
On March 21, 2022, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published proposed rule changes aimed at enhancing and...
Corinne Atton
- Jan 2
The Whitehouse Wants to Lead the Charge to Net Zero But is Congress Onboard?
Late last year, the U.S. government published a manifesto on long-term strategies to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
Corinne Atton
- Aug 13, 2021
Five Alarming Takeaways from the 2021 IPCC Report
The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes sober reading. Here are five of the most alarming...
Corinne Atton
- Aug 4, 2021
Three Takeaways from the 2021 U.S. "Nationally Determined Contribution" Under the Paris Agreement
As we approach COP26, the pressure is on to step up efforts to reduce emissions. Here are three takeaways from the 2021 U.S. Nationally...
Corinne Atton
- Jun 30, 2021
Groundbreaking Legal Initiative (NZLA) Launches at London Climate Action Week
An industry-led group of leading law firms today announced a new alliance, evidencing a commitment by commercial law firms and lawyers to...
Corinne Atton
- May 25, 2021
White House Commits to Increased Disclosure of Climate Related Financial Risk
In an Executive Order issued last week, President Biden acknowledges that “the intensifying impacts of climate change present physical...
Corinne Atton
- Apr 22, 2021
President Biden Pledges 50-52 Percent Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Pollution By 2030
As expected, Earth Day 2021 has ushered in important and welcome commitments from the White House on climate issues: President Biden has...
Corinne Atton
- Apr 14, 2021
Princeton Net-Zero America Report Identifies Eight Climate Change Priorities For the 2020’s
A recent report from Princeton University Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment—“Net-Zero America – Potential Pathways,...
Corinne Atton
- Mar 23, 2021
The NSCAI Calls for a Review of IP Laws to Incentivize AI Innovation
In this final of three short summaries of the recent United States National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (“NSCAI”)...
Corinne Atton
- Mar 18, 2021
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Welcomes Public Input on Climate Change Disclosures
Noting an increased demand for climate change information, to ensure investors are adequately informed of risks, uncertainties, impacts,...
Corinne Atton
- Mar 18, 2021
The NSCAI Identifies Eight Emerging Technologies Requiring Significant U.S. Government Investment
In this second of three short summaries of the recent United States National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence ("NSCAI")...
Corinne E. Atton
- Mar 16, 2021
The NSCAI Voices Concern at America’s Readiness to Lead the AI Revolution
Artificial intelligence ("AI") is the one of the most exciting, and yet potentially alarming technologies of our time. Vladimir Putin,...
Corinne Atton
- Mar 11, 2021
The U.S. and U.K. Issue a Joint Statement Committing to Working Together to Solve the Climate Crisis
Earlier this week, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma issued a...
Corinne E. Atton
- Feb 25, 2021
2021: A Super Year for Climate Action and a “Perfect Storm” of Opportunity?
Last year changed the world as we know it. We switched to working remotely, and many of us continue to make big life changes. On a more...
Corinne E. Atton
- Feb 7, 2021
Innovation is Key to Deep Decarbonization Say U.S. National Academies
Less than a month into the Biden-Harris Administration, the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine have published a...
Corinne E. Atton
- Feb 5, 2021
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Report Assesses Climate Change Impacts to Water in the American West
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has published its 2021 SECURE Water Act Report, analyzing climate change impacts and projected risks to...
Corinne E. Atton
- Jan 29, 2021
BIO Issues "100 Days of Innovation" Blueprint
On January 27, 2021, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) published 100 Days of Innovation—a blueprint for the public and...