Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

A UK-qualified barrister, environmental policy expert, and former journalist and theatre critic, Shine brings huge experience to the role gained during a varied career that has spanned four continents and many sectors including business, law, policy, media, and the arts. Courtice said Shine would be "an outstanding director" of CISL.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

As such, he ruled the government had failed to meet its obligations under Climate Change Act 2008 (CCA) and ordered Ministers to update the plan and present it to Parliament by April 2023. 14 of the CCA 2008.". The Net Zero Strategy remains government policy and has not been quashed," a spokesperson said.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

A UK-qualified barrister, environmental policy expert, and former journalist and theatre critic, Shine brings huge experience to the role gained during a varied career that has spanned four continents and many sectors including business, law, policy, media, and the arts. Courtice said Shine would be "an outstanding director" of CISL.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The Bill would require the inclusion of emissions from the UK's share of international aviation and shipping in the country's existing 2050 net zero greenhouse gas target, as well as emissions linked to UK supply chains and consumption, none of which currently fall under the 2008 Climate Change Act.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

A report published by the UN Race to Zero campaign this morning calculates that the food and agriculture sector could face permanent losses equivalent to those suffered after the 2008 financial crash if they do not transition businesses practices in readiness for a net zero and nature-positive economy. trajectory.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

During an appearance before a Congressional Committee in autumn 2008 the former chair of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan made a notable, if partial, admission as to the cause of the financial crisis that was engulfing the world, incinerating livelihoods, and torching the foundations of the financial system.

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Business Green

APRIL 14, 2020

In fact, the very nature of the coronavirus crisis - given biodiversity loss and climate change can increase the likelihood of global pandemic outbreaks - demonstrates the "critical need" for strong corporate risk disclosure requirements and green investment incentives in order to avoid such damaging events occurring again in future, it said.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

And in order to encourage the approach beyond its supply chain, Danone recently founded the One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B) initiative, a cross-sector effort to improve the private sector's approach to biodiversity. If we protect biodiversity, we are basically protecting the diversity of DNA," Soubeiran mused.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 18, 2019

This main conception behind the ‘ non-identity problem’ also has implications on preventive policies (mitigation or adaptation) as he states that if we come up with policies related to people we would change the course of time and action. This dramatic shift can lead to nonlinear loss in biodiversity and human-kind. 4, 2008, pp.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Mislabeling of wood is of high concern because illegal logging harms fragile forests, placing them at risk of biodiversity loss. Lacey Act , first enacted in 1900 to ban trafficking of illegal wildlife , then amended in 2008 to include plants and plant products, like timber. Whether purposeful or not, mislabeling breaches the U.S.

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Business Green

JULY 23, 2020

People are understanding how much more the relationships between biodiversity, climate, inequality - may I add racial tension to that? They might have the government working against them with policies, which still is the case in many places," Polman said. He noted that citizens, employees and executives alike want better solutions.

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Business Green

MAY 21, 2020

million tonnes of annual emissions since 2008. The CCC then released a report setting out its net zero policy recommendations for land use in the UK , which concluded consumption of beef, lamb, and dairy would need to fall by a fifth by 2050. So I think it's about a balanced approach.". Brexit challenges.

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 31, 2023

Energy Innovation Policy & Technology LLC® partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. The delta, once prized for its biodiversity, is struggling due to limited water supply. Colorado River Delta as seen from space. Woodhouse, Stephen T. Young et al.,

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Between 2008 and 2019, the average amount of meat eaten each day per person in the UK fell from just under 104g to a little more than 86g, according to the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey. It is a complex puzzle requiring a sweeping set of policies, strategies, and collaboration across business and government to put together.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

Brazil, for example, recently recorded its highest rate of deforestation since 2008 during the period from August 2019 to July, an increase of 9.5 Among those it has targeted: food service operator Aramark, meat company Tyson Foods and consumer products maker Procter & Gamble. “Map your sourcing.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Things are picking up in a very large way," says Robin Rix, chief policy and markets officer at Verra, a standard-setter that certifies offsetting projects. In 2008, the UN launched a carbon trading mechanism named Joint Implementation (JI), under the auspices of the Kyoto Protocol.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 22, 2020

“People are understanding how much more the relationships between biodiversity, climate, inequality — may I add racial tension to that? They might have the government working against them with policies, which still is the case in many places,” Polman said. They might not have the skill. They might not have the capabilities.

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Business Green

JUNE 10, 2021

You do not need a particularly long memory to recall how the world reacted to the financial crisis of 2008. The policy was dubbed austerity, but for many it would be better labelled a lost decade. Michael Holder speaks to Regenerate's Ed Boyd about the growing interest a new form of capitalism. The result?

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Business Green

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Record numbers of delegates from business and finance attended the COP15 Biodiversity Summit, but these actors are not part of official negotiations – so why do they make the trip? But as the dust settles on this month's COP15 Biodiversity Summit in Montreal, observers have noted how the CBD might be on the brink of a new era.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The world's forests are vanishing at a breakneck speed, fuelling climate change and decimating biodiversity. These campaigns, when coupled with a drop in palm oil prices, helped trigger a raft of corporate zero-deforestation commitments and drive national policies intended to curb forest clearance in the region. This marked a 2.8

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

As Gideon Henderson, chief scientific officer at Defra, explains the 2008 Climate Change Act represented a "big step change" in the government's approach to climate change, introducing long term emissions goals, the system of five yearly Carbon Budgets that require governments to develop credible decarbonisation plans, and the CCC.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Every policy, law, regulation, study, analysis, proposal or action that has the climate crisis in mind is built on the basis of those two figures: 1.5 The year was 2008. It was at COP21, where the Paris Agreement , the most important climate pact to date, was enshrined. That paragraph, in article 2, paragraph 2.a.,

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AGreenLiving

JULY 20, 2020

And in order to encourage the approach beyond its supply chain, Danone recently founded the One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B) initiative, a cross-sector effort to improve the private sector’s approach to biodiversity. The strained food production system is begging for reform, argued Soubeiran.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Speaking at the same event, European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde argued that mandatory reporting rules were required alongside new standards, warning that the current voluntary approach to TCFD reporting was reminiscent of the "light touch" and "self regulatory principles" that dominated in the run up to the 2008 financial crisis.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As a result the US is soon set to join the growing numbers of major economies - the UK, EU, China, and Japan, among others - with national net zero targets, which is all rapidly being translated into ambitious policies and regulations.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2021

Reports over the weekend suggested Ministers could be shaping up for several major new green policy moves, including a dramatically accelerated tree planting programme and, crucially, reforms to energy levies to help drive the decarbonisation of heating systems.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

The State of the Carbon Economy in 2020 (Panel Discussion): To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, we must build a new carbon economy: an ecosystem of companies, capital and policies that work together to remove billions of tons of carbon from the atmosphere every year. That economy is now taking shape. Enchanté, renewables!

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Comprising 130,000 hectares on the Kampala Peninsula, alongside another 20,000 hectares on nearby Padang Island to the north, RER was set up a decade ago to restore and protect an area of unique, biodiverse, peatland-rich rainforest that is twice the size of nearby Singapore which lies just over 100 miles eastward.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2020

Key areas where data is needed to formulate, implement and monitor development policies and programmes are population and housing censuses. When it comes to the resilience agenda, it's important to create partnerships with like-minded groups," he adds.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2020

And despite recent indications that it will review its overseas coal financing policy, Japan remains a major funder of coal capacity abroad, currently financing 24.7GW of coal power outside its borders. And in China, the report paints a particularly worrying picture for global climate efforts.

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Mr. Sustainability

JUNE 27, 2020

I feel like the 2008 financial crisis was just a dry run for this.” Aligning economic stimulus and policy packages with climate goals is crucial for a long-term viable and healthy economy. So was the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in 2008. He is certainly not the only pessimist (or realist?)

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Green Market Oracle

JULY 6, 2020

Trump and Republican's support for the fossil fuel industry further undermine the health of Americans and biodiversity. A recent executive order allows polluting projects like power plants and pipelines to forego proper environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act.

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