GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

For example, state records suggest that the Chevron Richmond Refinery, one of California’s largest emitters, released more greenhouse gases in 2017 and 2018 — the last years for which data are publicly available — than it has since 2008. And in several recent years, it emitted as much or more of certain air pollutants.

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GreenBiz

JULY 1, 2020

The truck rule follows another California law ( passed in 2018 ) that says all new public transit buses sold must be zero-emission starting in 2029. But when they are able to buy vehicles again, we think it's important that they be investing in the cleanest kinds of vehicles. Subscribe here. Pull Quote.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If it finds there has been a serious failure to comply with environmental law, then further action is possible. As it stands, the government is going ahead with its Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, which aims to remove hundreds of EU-derived environmental laws by the end of 2023. million hectares. million hectares.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 27, 2020

while there is a large] re-rating opportunity for utilities with relatively high carbon-intensive power fleets,” if they ditch coal to invest in renewables. These three laws provide lessons for other states interested in accelerating the transition to a cheaper, cleaner grid. As of 2018, two-thirds of the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The UK Government awarded it subsidies under the Contract for Difference (CfD) scheme in April 2014, and it was to start running by September 2018. But even with huge government support, the Teesside plant shows that biomass can’t be relied upon to power the grid or deliver a return on investment.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2019

NextEra continues to invest in natural gas — on Monday the company announced the signing of an agreement for the 50-mile Lowman pipeline in Alabama and discussed plans to acquire the Meade Pipeline Company. per share for Q3 2018. gigawatts at the end of 2018 (its natural gas/oil generation remains higher, at 13.4

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 30, 2019

has deployed more energy storage since the second half of 2018 than the total of all prior years. This is why a federal, standalone energy storage investment tax credit (ITC) would be a gamechanger. In 2020 alone, we expect total storage deployed to double again. 3 keys to faster progress. Renewables will win on price alone.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

billion worth of bitcoin as an investment, and announced that it will accept the currency as payment for its products and services. “We A 2019 report entitled The Carbon Footprint of Bitcoin , published in the journal Joule, estimated that bitcoin’s annual electricity consumption (as of November 2018) amounted to 45.8

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

Water company sentenced for polluting a watercourse in Bradford with unauthorised sewage discharges in 2018. for polluting a Bradford watercourse and breaching environmental law following a successful prosecution brought by the Environment Agency. Yorkshire Water has been fined £1.6m On top of the £1.6m

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

When Chicago-based Invenergy scored $3 billion from global asset manager Blackstone in January, it was one of the largest renewables investments in North American history. In another instance, Goldman Sachs announced it would invest $250 million in Hydrostor’s energy storage projects. What’s driving the increase in investment?

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 24, 2023

The company — which now seems to be defunct — made the following claim: “We haven’t broken the Second Law of Thermodynamics or anything. That is a fundamental law of thermodynamics. In fact, more than a decade ago, I addressed essentially the same claims from a British company called Air Fuel Synthesis (AFS).

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 26, 2022

The Macdonald Laurier Institute has partnered with Atlas on a campaign to discourage the Canadian government from implementing laws that would give Indigenous communities greater power to push against oil and gas projects on their land. I do believe we have a mandate to defend the coast,” Horgan said in 2018. .

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 27, 2020

When Murphy won and took office, he signed sweeping clean energy legislation in May 2018 that turned his goals into law. Murphy's campaign platform, and the law, included something quite radical at the time: the goal of 600 megawatts of energy storage by 2021 and 2,000 megawatts by 2030.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2020

Insurance giant's annual climate report warns the companies it invests in could lose over 10 per cent of their revenues by 2030 under a 1.5C trajectory for its investments compares favourably with an industry average of 3.6C. The company has recently pledged to ensure its investments are in line with a 1.5C

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Two weeks ago, the federal government enshrined its carbon pollution targets into law. But meeting targets will not be possible without making the right investments in Canada’s clean economy, and we are pleased to see some of these made in the Fall Economic Statement. In particular, we welcome: $2.6 In particular, we welcome: $2.6

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Corporate demand for carbon removal and offsetting will establish forests as a major new asset class that could generate $800bn annually for investors by mid-century, according to the UN's Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). million hectares of US forest, according to the report.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

But even if the EU has met its 2020 climate goals — the region claims to have already reduced emissions by 23.2 percent in 2018 — the use of wood pellets raises important questions about the EU’s carbon accounting, [PDM1] and even more questions about public health and climate consequences for the U.S. “The

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 24, 2020

and Pacific Investment Management Co., But according to Newsom and a rising chorus of public opinion in California, these kinds of strictures are needed to hold PG&E to account for decades of safety failures, mismanaged investment, and deadly disasters caused by its undermaintained equipment.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 9, 2020

Additional financing for Talayuela comes from the European Investment Bank and Deutsche Bank. was the first major economy to enshrine a net-zero carbon goal in law, and in the recent election parties on all sides pledged support to a green industrial revolution to one extent or another. headquartered Green Investment Group (GIG).

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 16, 2020

“Electric vehicle infrastructure investments are growing at a slower pace compared to trajectories of [plug-in electric vehicle] adoption,” the CEC’s Wednesday report warns. Jerry Brown in 2018. California has an estimated 57,000 Level 2 chargers and 4,900 direct-current fast chargers today, according to CEC data.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 10, 2022

G2 Venture Partners invests in exceptional teams applying emerging technologies to traditional industries, sustainably. The fund focuses on innovation in the transportation, energy, industrials, agriculture, logistics, and retail sectors, with investment stages ranging from venture to growth. We are actively hiring to grow our team.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 21, 2020

2019 bankruptcy, brought about by billions of dollars in damages from wildfires caused by its equipment in 2017 and 2018. The proposed decision from CPUC Administrative Law Judge Peter Allen will be up for a vote by the full commission on May 21.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

PPAs such as these play a key role in providing project owners with financial predictability and security therefore helping enable long term investment and financing.". We wanted a counterparty who had offshore wind experience in the UK and a track record with UK law firms, funders and investors," he said.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

electric sector reduced its carbon emissions by 26 percent from 2005 to 2018. Preliminary estimates for 2019 indicate that this trend is accelerating, with another 10 percent drop just from 2018 to 2019. Thanks to the rapid decline of coal generation and the growth of wind and solar power, the electric grid is quickly getting cleaner.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The government needs to dramatically step up efforts to reverse biodiversity loss, and trading or investing in commodities that drive deforestation should be made illegal, MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) have demanded today. This should include moving to deforestation-free supply chains.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

We are ambitious in our determination to build back greener from the pandemic through a range of actions - including progressing our 25-year Environment Plan and securing Royal Assent for the Environment Bill, which will enshrine environmental targets for our air quality, water, and biodiversity in law," the spokesperson said. "We

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

A 2018 investigation by Greenpeace Unearthed revealed that the IEA had received funding from oil giant BP every year since 1967. Today’s high energy prices are caused by a spike in the wholesale cost of gas, and have been made worse by a failure to invest more heavily in renewable energy and home insulation.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 18, 2021

Activists including Lavinge called on customers to close their Chase accounts due to the bank’s investments in fossil fuel projects including its backing of Enbridge’s Line 3 Pipeline project in Minnesota. James was founded in 2018 and initially focused on a proposed $1.25 Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2023

Since the publication of the 25 Year Environment Plan in 2018, we have funded new nature recovery projects spanning over 120,000 hectares, increased our tree planting rates and started work on the restoration of our peatlands at a landscape scale," a Defra spokesperson added.

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2021

"I am joining the Aldersgate Group to champion the business case for decarbonising the UK economy, improving resource efficiency, and investing in the restoration of nature because we are at a crucial crossroad for our climate and the environment," she said. "As

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 28, 2020

As of 2018, women held only 20.8% Her work has extended from partnering with global brands like IKEA and Tesla to investing software in 1000s of cleantech startups worldwide. Before that, Veena practiced law in India. Veena received a Masters in Law degree from Washington University in St. While up from 17.9%

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Frank Mitloehner (@GHGGuru) May 10, 2018. And in some cases, sustainable agriculture is even being mandated by law. Frank Mitloehner (@GHGGuru) May 10, 2018. This increased awareness will lead to more demand for sustainable products, which will in turn drive more investment in sustainable agriculture.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 4, 2020

Exelon is seeking to extend the zero-emissions credits to its Braidwood, Byron and Dresden nuclear plants, which failed to clear PJM’s last capacity auction in 2018 and could face early retirement without additional financial support.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2021

As the fashion sector grapples with issues of sustainability, we have shifted our own investments away from high street retailers, explains Liontrust's Peter Michaelis. As the fashion sector grapples with issues of sustainability, we have shifted our own investments away from high street retailers.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 10, 2021

The online event on 4 May, which included a keynote speech from Canada’s Infrastructure and Communities Minister, was organised by the British High Commission in Canada and the Canada Climate Law Initiative (CCLI) to mark six months to the COP26 conference in Glasgow. CDPQ holds a 12.62 TAG), the largest natural gas transporter in Brazil.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

According to an independent study, commissioned by Clim8 Invest, climate change is the number one concern for 61 per cent of UK consumers. However, the European Commission has estimated that achieving the current 2030 climate and energy targets will require €260bn of additional annual investment, equal to about 1.5

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Energy Innovation

DECEMBER 17, 2018

In 2017, hurricanes, severe storms, and flooding resulted in deaths, disrupted lives, and over $280 billion in damages (NOAA NCEI 2018). are making investments to recover from these damages and prevent them from escalating in the future. Lincke D, Hinkel J (2018) Economically robust protection against 21st century sea-level rise.

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