Remove 2016 Remove Health Remove Law Remove Politics
article thumbnail

China’s new frontier for VOC regulations

GreenBiz

Over the past several decades, public health and environmental concerns have made controlling smog a top national policy goal in China and enforcement an increasingly critical issue for companies to navigate. This enshrined into law China’s first air emissions management plan and formalized an approach to regional collaboration.

article thumbnail

Politics and You !

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Key players in California energy politics. Successes that have inspired women to get involved in politics. Mary Hughes , a longtime political strategist, is president of Hughes & Co., a strategic communications and political consulting firm in Palo Alto. The post Politics and You ! REGISTER. ?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

A System of Secret Arbitration Tribunals Is Undercutting Climate Action Worldwide

DeSmogBlog

The rights to life, health, food and water, cultural rights and the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment are being violated and will continue to be violated, and the rule of law will continue to be undermined, unless the ISDS system is eliminated,” Boyd reports. Despite their impacts, ISDS cases are cloaked in secrecy.

article thumbnail

Campaigners Sued an Oil Major For Climate Deception. Now the Company Is Preparing to Sue Them Back.

DeSmogBlog

Under Italian law, a request for mediation is a mandatory prerequisite for filing a defamation lawsuit. tobacco companies faced along the way to a federal court judgment in 2006 for more than half a century of deceiving the public about the health effects of smoking and secondhand smoke.

Law 77
article thumbnail

Meet Animal Pharma’s ‘Boots on the Ground’ in Brussels

DeSmogBlog

In September 2019, a group appeared on the Brussels political scene pledging to “bring back a balanced debate” about the benefits of meat and dairy. Also represented are farming union Copa Cogeca, animal feed companies and the veterinary medicines industry, including U.S.

article thumbnail

Human Rights Challenges Flying Below Radar for Renewables

GreenTechMedia

Given its de facto status as a sustainable industry, shareholders are more likely to demand transparency and accountability beyond that mandated by laws such as the U.K. Inadequate enforcement, corruption and a lack of political will to address these issues are key challenges facing these producing economies in tackling violations.

article thumbnail

Italy’s First Climate Lawsuit Seeks Bold Emissions Target in Effort to Protect the Planet and Human Rights

DeSmogBlog

As the planet heats up, allergy seasons are getting longer and the climate crisis is “violating” her “right to health” said Comparelli, a climate activist in her 20s with Fridays for Future Italy. Sometimes it’s so bad that she has to spend whole afternoons in bed with her windows closed. Above all, though, Comparelli is afraid.