DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

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. In 2016, TransCanada — since renamed TC Energy — sued the U.S.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 27, 2023

With its pre-existing EV advantage, population density, abundant clean electricity, and political environment (B.C. Air pollution was the cause of over 15,000 premature deaths in 2016, according to Health Canada estimates , with an economic bill of around $120 billion. In terms of benefits, cleaner air is a big one.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Digital news title promises to reflect climate crisis 'across our coverage - from politics to fashion', as Oxford University launches new Climate Journalism Network. And we will not silo climate articles in one section, but reflect it across our coverage - from politics to fashion.".

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The policy briefing document was released in early January by Belgium-based organization, HealthforAnimals (HfA), which represents some of the world’s biggest and best known animal pharmaceutical companies, including Zoetis, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Merck Animal Health, Elanco Animal Health, IDEXX, and Ceva Santé Animale.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Leaders said an ambitioius new global accord was urgently required "in the face of an escalating nature crisis that is threatening health, food security, and livelihoods, while undermining climate action and sustainable development". Germany resolutely supports the idea of an ambitious global framework on biodiversity," he added.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 18, 2021

Dozens of local grassroots groups formed to oppose them, voicing concerns over poor implementation, lack of consultation, and feared exacerbation of existing economic and health inequalities. While this stance worked for Brexit in 2016, it appears to have failed conservative candidates in 2021, Whitmarsh said. Mayoral Rhetoric.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2023

In the United States, Greenpeace USA faces a lawsuit from pipeline developer Energy Transfer Partners for defamation, trespass, and other allegations related to the group’s involvement in the 2016 protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline near Standing Rock, North Dakota. A five-week trial in the case is scheduled to begin in July 2024.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

Its Director General Tim Davie has said that while the BBC will cover debate on climate policy, human-caused climate change is not “politically controversial” and “the overwhelming consensus is that we, as humanity, are causing global warming”. Porter has also been associated with political groups leading the charge against climate action.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 14, 2020

The authors highlight the stark shift in politics the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought on governments around the world. When economies were growing steadily, policymakers were more open to exploratory clean initiatives, whereas now the political focus is on immediate economic gains and job creation. Source: Alfredsson and Karlsson 2016.

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Business Green

MARCH 29, 2020

The Paris Agreement in 2016 established the global framework within which countries could work together to achieve the goal of keeping the eventual rise in temperatures below 2°C. The attention of political leaders is understandably focussed on more immediate matters. The public has other things to worry about.

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Grist

JULY 5, 2023

.” “I wish every climate activist understood one thing,” says Nathaniel Stinnett, founder and executive director of the Environmental Voter Project (who was featured on our 2016 Grist 50 list ). Stinnett worked for over a decade as a political campaign adviser in the early 2000s.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 14, 2021

Still Burning: Coal, Colonialism & Resistance details how governments and citizens are increasingly unwilling to tolerate coal mining’s extensive damage to human health and ecosystems within Europe’s borders. Between 2008 and 2016, around 4,700 indigenous Wayuú children died due to a lack of food and water.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

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. During their audience with the Commissioner, AnimalhealthEurope also said the sector was “fully committed” to the antibiotic reduction target, the Freedom of Information request showed.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 11, 2023

It is also active in political lobbying, spending a total of $17.5 Nearly 100,000 people , including 12,000 children, were exposed to water with high levels of lead in 2014 and 2015, placing them at risk of adverse health impacts , including an increased risk of dementia.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 14, 2021

Still Burning: Coal, Colonialism & Resistance details how governments and citizens are increasingly unwilling to tolerate coal mining’s extensive damage to human health and ecosystems within Europe’s borders. Between 2008 and 2016, around 4,700 indigenous Wayuú children died due to a lack of food and water.

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Green Market Oracle

MARCH 3, 2020

Citing an article published in Nature Carrington writes, "Data from the last 50 years shows clearly that when temperatures rise, GDP and other economic measures fall in most nations, due to impacts on factors including labour productivity, agricultural output and health." We are already seeing economic benefits. In collaboration with the B.C.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 13, 2022

The sprint for a new prime minister marks the latest act in the UK’s political drama. This stance marks a distinct shift from 2016, when she praised the Paris Agreement, telling MPs of the threat climate change poses to the environment and “economic prosperity”. Jeremy Hunt.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 21, 2021

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell talks with Patrick Hanlon, Director of Environmental Programs for the Minneapolis Health Department. They discuss Green Cost Share: a program that promotes public health by matching investments in solar and energy efficiency projects.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Like many corporations, the global COVID-19 pandemic and lack of usual in-person events meant they had to get creative about how to shape the political debate and find new allies to support their agendas. The MEPs invited were spoiled for choice, as BASF generously delivered six small bottles of fine wines for their enjoyment.

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Clean Energy Canada

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Climate change is already negatively impacting the health of Canadians, impacts that will become more severe in relation to the extent of warming that occurs. The link between airborne pollution from the combustion of fossil fuels and respiratory health is well-known. billion in health-related costs per year. [xv] xii] [xiii].

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 16, 2019

With a history of excessive working hours and occupational health and safety (OHS) violations in the manufacturing sector, China’s position as the top global producer of solar panels should prompt focused supply-chain due diligence in the sector. Solar energy’s risk hot spots.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

4 things corporations should know about urban forestry projects Jesse Klein Thu, 09/24/2020 – 01:00 It’s hard to make planting trees political, one reason this climate mitigation strategy has received rare bipartisan support for the past two decades. the 10 best cities for urban forestry.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 23, 2021

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. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combine with nitrogen oxide to create ozone, a key precursor to smog.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 23, 2021

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. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combine with nitrogen oxide to create ozone, a key precursor to smog.

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Business Green

JUNE 3, 2020

In 2008 the digital telecoms giant became one of the first companies in the world to adopt a science-based emissions reduction target in line with keeping temperature increases below 2C, which it achieved four years early in 2016. The announcement of a full net zero target for 2045 followed in 2018.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

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.

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Andrew Winston

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

F) — a level that seemed politically feasible, but still leads to vast damage, including the death of all coral; even more deadly storms and heat; and rising oceans covering low-lying island nations and major coastal areas. So, to go even further, companies need to also consider who they support for political office. auto industry.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2020

They want to get ahead of the curve, benefitting from the new jobs, health and value creation opportunities, and not find themselves left behind.". "Smart countries, companies, investors and cities know that the balance of risk has shifted," he added.

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Grist

JANUARY 28, 2020

In 2010, Blanchard graduated to political battles with BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster, a spill that sent 4.9 The problem is too complex for straightforward answers: Its outcome relies on rainfall, ocean temperature, soil health, and crop growth rates. Spike Johnson. million barrels of oil into his fishing ground. Spike Johnson.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Working under group CEO Roberto Marquez, João Paulo Ferreira’s Latin America CEO position has overseen the heart of the original business since 2016. She is a chicken farmer, a zoo doctor, a firefighter, a polar marine biologist, a park ranger and a political candidate. One in five is Black. billion years of evolution.

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Unsustainable

MARCH 10, 2020

The governments want to increase their GDP, improve health and sanitation, provide education and jobs, increase investment, improve infrastructure, provide electricity to people; besides the economy and jobs, most of these things are not even an issue in developed countries anymore. It sounds like utopia, doesn’t it?

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

These documents show how companies worked to erode public acceptance of climate science over the years — including Exxon corporate reports from the late 1970s, revealed by DeSmog in 2016, which stated “There is no doubt” that CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels was a growing “problem.”. But Exxon knew it back in ‘79. FRANTA: So true.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 6, 2022

The quick-fire departures of former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid have left a gaping hole at the heart of his government – which the PM has been quick to plaster over with some rapid Cabinet appointments. Steve Barclay (Health Secretary, Former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster).

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Health CLIMATE IMPACTS Disposable City: Miami’s Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe by Mario Alejandro Ariza, 2020 A deeply reported personal investigation by a Miami journalist examines the present and future effects of climate change in the Magic City -- a watery harbinger for coastal cities worldwide. Climate impacts 2.

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Planet Pulse

MARCH 14, 2024

Today, the parameters are changing: the food economy must now accomplish the already tough task of producing more from less while also under pressure by political instability and massive impacts from climate change. Of course you have. Field Boundaries is a product that does just that.

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Grist

MAY 31, 2020

Over the past decade, the Nunatsiavut government has redirected outside researchers’ efforts toward Inuit priorities, including mental health, marine pollution in wild foods, housing shortages, and, of course, sea ice. In large part, its success has gone hand-in-hand with Nunatsiavut’s political autonomy. SmartICE isn’t alone.

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Business Green

APRIL 18, 2022

In 2016, for the first time, more bicycles than cars made journeys around the city over the course of that year. The research is clear: to improve health outcomes, meet climate targets and create more liveable cities , reducing car use should be an urgent priority. No silver bullet solution.

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