Business Green

JANUARY 30, 2020

This typically manifests itself in the form of left-wing, anti-capitalist economic policies. Sustainable New Zealand knew that the existing Green Party was losing their coalition negotiating advantage to make the case for sound environmental policies. per cent of the vote share and gaining nine additional seats.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

He takes up the new role at a critical time for the fast-expanding UK renewables industry, as it looks to accelerate deployment of the technologies that will be critical to meeting the UK's medium and long term emissions goal and delivering on the government's promise of a green recovery from the coronavirus crisis.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Today, we discuss the logistics of integrating LPG for cooking into the developing world, talk a bit about government programs that are pursuing this goal, and finally discuss some success stories around the world. In 2004, over 90% of homes used kerosene for cooking. Government policies are often just not in place.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Under her leadership, the firm was an early backer of small-scale renewables, creating the first-of-its-kind HomeGen service in 2004 which lay the foundations for the Feed-in Tariff subsidy scheme. A war of words ensued , with Vince levelling criticism at Good Energy over its governance - allegations which were strongly refuted by the firm.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 29, 2021

For the past decade and a half, China became the dominant player in the PV manufacturing field, after the sector received critical help from government subsidies back in 2004. He is a member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and currently serves as its Chair of Global Diplomacy and Public Policy Network. About the Author.

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Business Green

JULY 30, 2020

For the first time ever electricity from wind, solar, biomass and others made up more than a third of UK power last year, government data shows. per cent in 2018, according to the annual Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES) published by the government today. Since 2004, renewables' share of UK power has risen tenfold.

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Business Green

JULY 4, 2021

But a new generation of Further Education colleges - long maligned in the UK policy debate - hold the key. million in 2004 to just 1.5 In 2016, the government announced funding for five National Colleges delivering "the skilled workforce of the future" to support industries key to economic growth. million today.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

APRIL 20, 2021

Since 2004, New Energy Nexus (formerly known as California Clean Energy Fund) has leveraged billions in investment, invested in 100s of clean energy enterprises, and launched industry leading centers for solution collaboration. A working knowledge of clean energy technologies, policy, and the California Energy Innovation Ecosystem.

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Green Technology

JUNE 21, 2023

Here are the categories for recognition at the May 2023 Sustainable Facilities Forum recently held at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Sacramento, California: State Building Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Local Government Pioneer (There were two awardees in this category for 2023.)

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

London’s International Shipping Week opened on Monday, with the UK government calling on the shipping sector to hit “absolute” zero emissions by 2050, saying the target, which would be “a significant increase of ambition for the sector”, needed to be agreed via the IMO.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 17, 2023

gas export industry emits the most methane relative to other major suppliers, according to a UK government analysis published in 2019, with leaks occurring in voluminous quantities during production, transport, and storage. While that blast was contained, a vapor cloud explosion at an LNG terminal in Algeria in 2004 killed 27 people.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

” Yevgeny Shrago, a policy counsel in climate change for advocacy group Public Citizen. There are two major sets of risks for insurers being involved in fossil fuels,” explained Yevgeny Shrago, a policy counsel in climate change for advocacy group Public Citizen. The first risk is what we call transition risk,” Shrago said.

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Unsustainable

MARCH 10, 2020

It is incumbent upon all of us to alter our lifestyles to address this threat, and it is the responsibility of every government to do everything they can to reverse this trend, in spite of the temporary but necessary cost to quality of life. This group of stunning islands was at the forefront of the Tsunami destruction in 2004.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The influential Conservative-linked Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) has been pushing for further North Sea oil and gas drilling while several of its board members hold financial interests in the industry, a DeSmog investigation has found. They provide further evidence that Number 10’s fossil fuel agenda is far from accidental.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Armi Susandi also serves as Chair II of the National Council on Climate Change, a state institution established based on a presidential decree with the task of coordinating policies and efforts to deal with climate change. Armi Susandi then earned his doctorate in climate change from the University of Hamburg, Germany in 2004.

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Grist

JANUARY 12, 2023

Researchers at Harvard University and the University of Potsdam in Germany found that Exxon’s estimates from 1977 to 2003 proved to be just as precise as those from independent academics and government scientists. The chart below shows how global warming projections modeled by Exxon scientists compared to the actual temperature that ensued.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 2, 2022

Environmental, Social , and Governance (ESG) have become the language of capital markets, expanding market value by maintaining value for future generations. As such, they require effective governance to mitigate external business risk. These ESG risks are stated to cause material, financial and reputational harm to a business.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

While some community members said they had expected that once the government identifies a risk to the public it would act quickly to protect them, too often that isn’t how it works when it comes to chemical exposure.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 2, 2021

There are currently over 600 ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) reporting provisions globally. ESG is an evaluation of a firm’s collective conscientiousness with respect to Environmental, Social, and Governance factors associated with a business’s operations. Every company, as a legal entity, requires governance.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2023

Certifications can be issued by government agencies, non-profits or private companies. This type of reporting promotes a more comprehensive understanding of an organization’s performance, as well as its sustainability, strategy and governance. Small and midsize companies can typically certify via the standard approach.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Armed with a seat at the highest levels of food policy, and well-connected – to dairy producers, distributors, and scientists – the initiative described itself as a “growing movement” dedicated to “reducing dairy’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the next 30 years”.

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Eco-Business

APRIL 14, 2020

Just last year, the Singapore government announced plans to produce enough solar energy to meet at least 10% of peak daily electricity demand by 2030. Ricoh Asia Pacific's office has been Eco-Office Certified since 2004 in recognition of its environmentally-friendly practices.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Before the initiative was announced, over 50 African groups signed a letter to the Italian government calling for an “end of neo-colonial approaches” and “a more consultative approach.” Greenpeace’s report reveals that in 2004, IBL also joined the Cooler Heads Coalition (CHC), a U.S.-based from the Paris Agreement.

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Grist

JUNE 21, 2021

The AMA’s new policy focuses on providing rising doctors with the “basic knowledge” about climate change so they can “counsel” patients about its health impacts. In 2004, he approached the president of the Wilderness Medical Society about spearheading a new committee that would train more young doctors like himself. “I

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

A lot more ecosystems are now in protected areas and there has been considerable progress on slowing deforestation, but that has been threatened by developments such as a less forest-friendly government in Brazil, as well as a spate of devastating wildfires around the world, from California to Australia.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 23, 2023

Responsibilities for combining these standards might include: Drafting a policy statement and quantifiable objectives. ISO 14001 is suitable for organizations of all types and sizes – including private businesses, not-for-profit entities, and government entities. ISO 14001:2004 or ISO 14001:2015? Digital documentation.

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Business Green

APRIL 1, 2022

Vince, who received an OBE in 2004 for his services to the environment and the electricity industry, plans to stay on as chairman of Forest Green Rovers, the League Two side he took charge of in 2010 and has since transformed into the world's first vegan football club.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Taking inspiration from Canadian government bans on tobacco advertising that went into effect in the 1990s, New Democratic Party (NDP) MP Charlie Angus has proposed private members bill C-372, An Act respecting fossil fuel advertising. Spokesperson Kaitlin Power told CBC that the government would carefully review Angus’ proposal.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 21, 2023

More than half a dozen Tufton Street alumni currently serve as special advisers to the government, while seven ministers have appeared at events hosted by Tufton Street groups since Sunak became prime minister in October. These groups have often acted as a blocker to climate action.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

million tonnes, making it an area of growing interest to the burgeoning global carbon credit market, as well as the Indonesian government, which has its sights set on a 2060 net zero target. We need to develop a proper policy and strategy starting from now." But it is not just the natural wonder of RER that makes it extraordinary.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 21, 2021

The Bush administration has introduced this pervasive rot into the federal government which has undermined the rule of law, undermined science, undermined basic competence and rendered government agencies unable to do their most basic function even if they wanted to. George Bush came into the U.S. Environmentalism is very white.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 18, 2022

The Bush administration has introduced this pervasive rot into the federal government which has undermined the rule of law, undermined science, undermined basic competence and rendered government agencies unable to do their most basic function even if they wanted to. George Bush came into the U.S. Environmentalism is very white.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 15, 2023

The National Conservatism (NatCon) conference kicks off today in Westminster, London, featuring a roster of high-profile speakers drawn from the upper reaches of the government and the conservative right. million ($2 million) from foundations related to petrochemicals giant Koch Industries from 2004 to 2017.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 30, 2021

All four have been roundly panned by government agencies, environmental groups, tribal governments, Native American organizations and the public at large. BLM spokesperson Jillian Aragon declined interview requests for this article, saying that the agency isn’t commenting on pending policies while management in Washington, D.C.,

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 18, 2022

This isn’t the first time Americans have been burned by vehicles that fail to deliver good mileage — nor that foreign governments sought to leverage that inefficiency against American drivers. From 1975 to 1987, average fuel economy rose quickly — but then it declined between 1988 and 2004, as the Energy Department reported last year.

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Low Impact

MAY 31, 2020

Subsequently, in 2004, we made a presentation to the central bank in Iran, and we got the contract to do a feasibility study. Governments weren’t involved in that. They didn’t understand the policy, in the way that Yamani did. At that point, he swore that every policy that Obama had, as a legacy, he would destroy.

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