ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 26, 2024

Two new injection wells are also planned to be drilled on this piece of land. Source: niZagorjemalo The post Bukotermal starts design, permitting for geothermal power project in Croatia first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Commenting on the news, Recolight CEO Nigel Harvey said: “For several years, The UK’s recycling rates for waste electricals and lamps have stalled. But until now, an opt out meant that virtually all retailers could avoid their legal obligation to provide instore collection. ” How the new WEEE takeback system will work.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2023

River conservation groups reacted with alarm to the news (on 29 August) that the government plans to ease restrictions on developers’ need to ensure the nutrient neutrality (NN) of their projects, in a bid to unblock house building “held up due to defective EU laws”. This is not the case.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Source: Geothermal Association of Kenya The post Abstract submission extended – Kenya Geothermal Congress, 16-21 July 2024 first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Read time: 5 mins By Isabella Kaminski, Climate Liability News. Originally published on Climate Liability News. The world’s biggest polluters could be held legally liable for their contributions to climate change, a major national inquiry into the links between climate and human rights has concluded.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 24, 2023

All permits during the operation phase will be obtained by the legal/private persons/enterprises that acquire the site. Source: Enerji Gunlugu via our Turkish language platform JeotermalHaberler The post Geothermal drilling planned at Diyadin district in Agri, Türkiye first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Representatives of the companies emphasized that a strong legal and commercial foundation is critical for the planned geothermal project. “Legal and commercial frameworks are very important in implementing various exploration programs to develop WKP in Way Ratai. .

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 17, 2024

Additional information on this public call can be obtained at: Administrative Department for Legal and General Affairs of the County phone: 032/454-804, 032/454-806 suzana.katichorvat@vusz.hr , marko.sokcevic@vusz.hr

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 2, 2023

“To help in checking and verifying whether projects are progressing towards their contracted connection dates, we will be supported by an international engineering consultancy and a legal firm.” The final consultation on the code modifications required to give effect to this was published yesterday on the ESO web site.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Since 2016, any business that operates in Scotland and produces more than 5kg of food waste has a legal obligation to recycle by a registered waste carrier service, this is still not the case here in England, but it’s heartening to see that businesses now see it as their top focus irrespective of legislation.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

The announcement on 2 March that a banned neonicotinoid will not be used on sugar beet is good news – but does not halt the risk to wildlife in future years. The threat of neonicotinoids has not gone away, and The Wildlife Trusts will be seeking legal advice on how to proceed with next steps in addressing this issue.”

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2022

Campaigners announce legal case against the government's Net Zero Strategy has secured a High Court hearing. The government's efforts to decarbonise the UK economy are "inadequate and unlawful", according to a legal challenge against its Net Zero Strategy (NZS) which is now set for its day in court.

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Terra Infirma

MARCH 6, 2024

Two recent news stories made me ponder this question. Firstly, it was reported that the UK’s Climate Change Committee was recommending that the UK Government refrain from carrying forward a surplus in its legality binding carbon budgets , arguing that this was caused by Covid restrictions rather than genuine decarbonisation.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

. - by Michael Holder ( @michaelholder ) and James Murray ( @James_BG ) 'It contains all of our dreams and all of our nightmares': First draft of Global Plastic Treaty published First draft of legally binding plastic treaty sparks mixed reaction from environmental campaigners. -

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2023

by Michael Holder ( @michaelholder ) Chris Packham threatens UK government with legal action over net zero policy delays TV presenter and conservationist writes to government threatening court action unless it recommits to phase-out timelines for gas boilers and internal combustion engine cars. -

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As a recent article in E&E News explains, there’s also a set of structural problems that result from the bizarre way that the public EV charging landscape evolved. Two of today’s largest charging networks, EVgo and Electrify America , were created as the result of legal settlements. Source: E&E News

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 9, 2023

The Law Students for Climate Accountability (LSCA) report finds that the top 20 schools have produced fossil fuel lawyers at more than three times the rate of the average law school, based on the US News & World Report’s law school rankings. law firms for their representation of fossil fuel clients. They're right.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

The good news is we know how to improve air quality. Local authorities across the UK100 network have, for example, already committed to meeting WHO legal limits in their region and offered to work with Defra to ensure their residents can breathe more easily. We just need the political will to protect people from this health crisis.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The policies watered down by Sunak are seen by experts as crucial for the UK’s legally binding target to cut greenhouse emissions to net zero by 2050. I think most policy officials in the department are left scratching their heads as to how we’ll reach our legally binding carbon budget commitments”.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Great news! The MOU includes no information about funding, and it specifies that it is not legally binding. The governors of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin have announced a plan to build a network of public charging stations along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Any Participating State may withdraw at any time.”

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 8, 2024

The following are the central measures of the Master Plan for deep geothermal energy: Hedging discovery risk Improve the databases Expand state funding Speed up the approval process Increase acceptance The following are the central measures for near-surface geothermal energy: Counteract the shortage of skilled workers Improve economic efficiency Communicate (..)

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 9, 2021

Indigenous organisations, residents, and human rights groups have posed a number of legal challenges against the Ecuadorian government and the companies responsible for the pipelines, but say they have been met with a series of frustrating delays and dismissals. Legal Battle. There is no justice for Indigenous people. Credit: INREDH.

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Business Green

MAY 4, 2020

The modular housing arm of insurance giant Legal & General has secured planning permission to build 154 energy-efficient homes in Selby, North Yorkshire. Using modular construction, Legal & General will be able to deliver high quality homes at a much faster rate than through traditional construction.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 5, 2023

According to the prescribed timelines of the DOE, the bids will undergo legal, technical, and financial evaluation to be completed by 12 October, and the contracts will then be awarded by the 24th of November. Both these sites geothermal sites had been previously evaluated by the DOE as we reported back in 2018.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The UK government’s legally-binding target to cut carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050 is part of international efforts to keep global warming below 1.5C. He also receives around £29,000 per month to host a show on right-wing broadcaster GB News. Rees-Mogg also has a long record of opposing climate policies.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The independent public body for holding the government to account over its environmental commitments has become a legal entity. The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) announced yesterday it has been legally established, following the passage of the Environment Act 2021 last week.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 9, 2021

Indigenous organisations, residents, and human rights groups have posed a number of legal challenges against the Ecuadorian government and the companies responsible for the pipelines, but say they have been met with a series of frustrating delays and dismissals. Legal Battle. There is no justice for Indigenous people. Credit: INREDH.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

With thanks to Net Zero Festival partners and sponsors OVO, Innovate UK, Amazon, BrytEnergy, Carbon Limiting Technologies, CEN-ESG, Changeblock, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Dentsu, Equans, Hays, Inenco, JLL, Legal & General, Sage, Tetra Pak, Verco, and the Woodland Trust.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 5, 2024

In some jurisdictions, legal frameworks mandate the distribution of such benefits. Community engagement efforts and benefit sharing may involve financial implications for developers, but these are easily justified by the value resulting from avoided delays and legal entanglement.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 26, 2023

This net zero scepticism has quickly entered the upper echelons of Westminster politics, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak saying that policies to achieve the UK’s legally binding climate targets shouldn’t “hassle” households and should be “proportionate and pragmatic”.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2021

The developer behind controversial plans to build the UK's first new coal mine in 30 years has announced it is to pursue legal action over Cumbria County Council's "extremely regrettable" move to reconsider planning permission for the project over climate change concerns.

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Business Green

JANUARY 25, 2022

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) was granted its full legal powers yesterday, meaning the UK's post-Brexit green watchdog is now fully ready to start holding the government's environmental actions to account. The news comes as the government continues to face criticism over its enforcement of environmental regulations.

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Fairsnape

MARCH 11, 2021

Welcome to Regen Notes issue 4, a fortnightly newsletter of regenerative news, stories and more with a sideways focus on the built environment, curated by Martin Brown. An emerging and important approach to reconnection with nature is in granting natural features legal status.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Thus, the impact of noise on nearby communities and compliance with legal noise limits need to be considered during project planning. Source: KI Bohrer The post Research aims to use AI to reduce noise in geothermal drilling first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 2, 2024

Bucks County is just one in a growing list of communities taking legal action against fossil fuel companies in the wake of deadly extreme weather events. At least one oil major anticipated legal action decades ago. Multnomah County, Oregon sued oil, gas, and coal majors after a 2021 heat dome that killed nearly 70 people.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2023

Legal action to be launched against government's controversial decision to green light plans for a new coking coal mine in Cumbria. The group, which has crowdfunded over £27,000 to help fund any legal challenge, said it had identified at least eight potential grounds for a legal challenge against the decision.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

and Star News Online. Have you read: Hawaiian Electric says lawsuit is ‘factually and legally irresponsible.’ Nearly half a million customers in Flordia and Georgia alone lost power, AP reports , and more than 300,000 customers in the Southeast are still without power Thursday morning, according to outage trackers from poweroutage.us

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