Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

The case also alleges the Secretary of State failed to give lawful reasons for straying from advice given by the Climate Change Committee that, given uncertainty around technological solutions to aviation emissions, a policy framework to curb demand for aviation is also needed. So we'll see the government in court to tell them exactly that."

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Rules aimed at preventing companies from importing products into the UK that are linked to illegal deforestation are to be added to the Environment Bill, as part of a package of measures to boost the resilience, traceability, and sustainability of corporate supply chains confirmed by the government today.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

By putting in place the enabling primary legislation that bridges legal gaps, creates new laws, or brings clarity to existing laws. The Act also empowers the UK Government to fund hydrogen though a levy and to set strategic priorities in CCUS though a CCUS Strategy and Policy Statement.

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Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy 147

Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2022

BusinessGreen looks at the possible outcomes and potential implications of the latest legal challenges to the government's decarbonisation strategy. The UK government itself has acknowledged the detrimental effect misleading claims can have on the net zero transition. But the government too, stands accused of so-called greenwashing.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

90% of British people have carpet in their homes and almost two-thirds want action by the UK government to address this waste stream, according to consumer survey. Changing Markets, Zero Waste Europe and UKWIN call on the UK government to adopt legislation to increase carpet recycling rates. ” Recommendations.

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Business Green

APRIL 14, 2020

Covid-19 crisis will result in a "worse shock" to the economy than seen 12 years ago, according to the group, and "what worked for the 2008 financial crisis may not be sufficient to overcome this one". The group warns the shock to the economy caused by the coronavirus pandemic will be tougher than the 2008 financial crisis. "We

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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.

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Business Green

MAY 25, 2020

A lot has changed over the last decade, and not just Richard Branson's views on government support to ailing businesses. But as we start to think of life beyond the current crisis, the question is naturally starting to arise - what should bailouts look like this time round, and what can we learn from 2008/09? Bush, "too big to fail".

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Climate change Government Packaging Law 73

Grist

AUGUST 12, 2021

Take, for example, the 2008 case of Native Village of Kivalina v. We’re citing the hell out of it,” said Pat Parenteau, a law professor at Vermont Law School. ExxonMobil Corp., in which Native Alaskans sued ExxonMobil and 23 other energy giants for damages associated with coastal erosion.

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Climate change Global warming Fossil fuels Law 145

GreenTechMedia

MARCH 12, 2021

But as project economics and scale have improved, and governments are locking in decarbonization laws, a very different environment has been created. The firm had 370 megawatts' worth of wind farms in operation with a target to build this up to 1 GW by the end of 2008. BP’s big pivot.

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Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Carbon-negative 246

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 7, 2021

government under threat of imprisonment. Bespectacled, tall, and barrel-chested, with blonde hair and a beard punctuated by gray, Cole stood confidently before a classroom of conference attendees at a University of Oregon environmental law symposium in 2008, less than a year before his death. Credit: Suzanne Tennant.

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Law Climate change Fossil fuels Global warming 99

DeSmogBlog

JULY 26, 2021

In a judgment made on Monday, the High Court ruled that the government had acted lawfully in producing the £27.4 As the government draws up its net zero strategy, opposition is rising and the roads programme is more at risk of being cut back this autumn than ever,” she said. billion second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2).

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Transportation Climate change Policy Government 96

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.

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Sustainability Policy Law Europe 65

Business Green

APRIL 6, 2020

Key architect of the 2008 Climate Change Act returns to frontline politics, as Sir Keir Starmer unveils Labour's new front bench team. As such, Miliband was instrumental in passing the 2008 Climate Change Act, which set UK decarbonisation targets into law and established the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).

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Climate change Politics Government Aviation 93

Business Green

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Ed Miliband has been handed the newly created role of Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero in Labour's frontbench team, passing his previous business brief on to Jonathan Reynolds, as the party seeks to laser-in on the government's post-COP26 green agenda. That's the work I'll lead/2.

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Climate change Government Transportation Law 63

Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Back in 2008 the law changed so that whenever occupancy of any building alters an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) must be provided to the new occupant, whether a purchaser or tenant. But it is now illegal to let out homes with an 'F' or 'G' rating, and government is now consulting on tightening that requirement.

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Energy Energy Law Climate change 85

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The Conservative government supports the expansion of numerous airports around the country, despite its expert climate advisors warning that no “net” airport expansion can occur if the country’s 2050 net zero target is to be met, unless the sector is “on track to sufficiently outperform” its current trajectory.

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Aviation Real Estate Policy Government 96

Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Back in 2008 the law changed so that whenever occupancy of any building alters an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) must be provided to the new occupant, whether a purchaser or tenant. But it is now illegal to let out homes with an 'F' or 'G' rating, and government is now consulting on tightening that requirement.

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Energy Energy Law Climate change 81

The Environmental Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

Whilst the central governments have taken active steps for preservation and restoration of groundwater, we’re still miles away from achieving the state of normalcy. Findings of the Central Government. . And the only way the state government can stop the farmers from cultivating rice is by putting an end to the supply of free power.

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Energy Monitor Health Agriculture Building Energy Monitoring 195

Renewable Energy World

JUNE 23, 2021

It’s clear that a dedicated infrastructure is currently lacking, production costs outweigh less-clean competitors, and that government policy shows technology agnosticism is a myth. Hydrogen cluster projects with industry, local government and communities can deliver the early steps towards net zero. Accelerating hydrogen activity.

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Hydrogen Energy Energy Policy 130

DeSmogBlog

MAY 31, 2023

In October 2022, NZW urged the government to “recommit to fossil fuels” in response to the global energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with “a new fleet of coal fired power stations” and more oil and gas extraction. He has also funded the GWPF.

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Fossil fuels Global warming Climate change Policy 98

Business Green

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Plans to build a metallurgical coal mine on the Cumbrian coast near Whitehaven have been the subject of intense debate in recent weeks after the government opted against blocking the project in spite of widespread concerns about its impact on the UK's climate goals. Any such shift does not let the government off the hook though.

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Climate change Government Carbon-negative Law 101

Business Green

JANUARY 12, 2022

Seperate law suits filed by ClientEarth and Friends of the Earth allege the government's flagship Net Zero Strategy focuses too heavily on unproven future technologies and could breach carbon budgets. The government claims that those producing pollution should bear the cost of managing it.

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Climate change Policy Government Law 58

DeSmogBlog

MAY 2, 2023

Pearson, who has written a number of articles criticising climate action, will be assuming a role on the board of trustees alongside former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott , who joined the GWPF in February and also serves as a trade adviser to the UK government.

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Climate change Fossil fuels Global warming Policy 92

DeSmogBlog

MAY 14, 2024

The Guardian also found that CT Group had earned millions of pounds representing the Saudi Arabian government, which derives 87 percent of its budget from fossil fuels. Hiring CT Group appears to be the latest attempt by the Legatum Group to expand its political influence. This raises a number of interesting political questions.”

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Fossil fuels Politics Global warming Policy 109

Business Green

MARCH 8, 2020

As the UK readies for the upcoming COP26 Summit in Glasgow in November, the Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change urge government to deliver ambitious net zero strategy. The report praises the "powerful track record" of the UK government in delivering the fastest decarbonisation rate of any major economy in recent decades.

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Government Politics Carbon-neutral Climate change 95

DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2022

After months of protracted and often bitter wrangling, Ireland’s coalition government yesterday published emissions budgets for each part of the economy, in a bid to meet its ambitious climate goals. After the painful financial crash of 2008/9, the political atmosphere in Ireland ahead of the lifting of quotas was febrile.

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Agriculture Methane Politics Transportation 86

Grist

MARCH 26, 2021

But for the past two years, a committee of 16 people with various expertise in the physical sciences, economics, policy, law, and ethics have been sitting with that discomfort as they met regularly to develop an American research agenda for this nascent and highly controversial field of science. Between 2008 and 2018, U.S.

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Ethics Climate change Medicine Sea level rise 134

Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

As Tory leadership candidates yesterday signalled their support for the UK’s net zero goals, the High Court ruled the government must do more to explain how it intends to decarbonise the economy. This landmark ruling is a huge victory for climate justice and government transparency.

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Climate change Government Policy Biodiversity 61

Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

This is a legitimate concern given the government's history of flip-flopping on climate policy,but is not a criticism that should solely be levied against a carbon tax, nor used to put a nail in its coffin. UK Governments have been aware of this limitation for some time and have made efforts to protect our environment from politicisation.

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Politics Carbon Climate change Policy 64

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Porter wrote articles in 2011 supporting economic “austerity” and urging then Prime Minister David Cameron, who went on to “ cut the green crap ”, not to be “timid” about cuts to government spending. Sinclair campaigned against green taxes in senior roles at the TaxPayers’ Alliance pressure group from 2008 to 2013.

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Policy Climate change Solar Power Global warming 98

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

A new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has this week warned that one third of the world's countries still have no legally-mandated outdoor air quality standards in place, and even where such laws exist standards vary widely and often misalign with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. per cent were confirmed as safe.

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Pollution Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Logistics 58

Business Green

AUGUST 10, 2022

On 18 July 2022, the English High Court handed down its landmark decision in an action brought against the UK Government by Friends of the Earth, ClientEarth and the Good Law Project. This case is at the heart of the accelerating global trend of climate change claims brought against corporations and governments.

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Climate change Government Fossil fuels Policy 36

Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

After the 2008 financial crisis, the 2015 Paris climate agreement and now the Covid-19 pandemic, investors, customers and stakeholders increasingly expect businesses to publish robust non-financial information to help them assess a company's reputation, resilience and sustainability. What is the UK government doing?

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Climate change Government Health Sustainability 59

Business Green

JULY 19, 2020

Roosevelt's famous 'New Deal' when announcing the government's plans for the UK's economic recovery. It pays to look back when planning the road to net zero, writes Ben Spry of npower Business Solutions. Rarely one to be shy of major historical references, the Prime Minister recently harked back to Franklin D.

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Policy Technology Demand Electric vehicle 76

DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 5, 2021

More than a dozen — including Brikel, Bobov Dol and others checked by GMI Verify — were privatized between 2003 and 2008 at low prices and through controversial tender processes. Three years later, Bulgaria passed new laws restricting offshore ownership. The ownership histories of several of the other plants are unclear. and Cyprus.

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Pollution Carbon Law Organic 98

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

But, the battle is far from over, Shell is appealing the ruling, and it has the resources and government support to take the case through the country’s court system to get the decision it’s after. The case was originally filed in 2008 and two of the plaintiffs died in the 13 years it took for the verdict to be issues.

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Africa Fossil fuels Government Carbon-negative 72