DeSmogBlog

JULY 12, 2023

The group spent €250,000 on EU lobbying in 2020 and employed 16 lobbyists. Consumer Choice Center was part of US-based Students for Liberty until 2020. Vicky Cann from LobbyFacts said it was “absolutely fundamental” for organisations to publish their funding sources. “We

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2021

The Restore Fund money will go to investing in working forests to transition them to more sustainable management practices that will sequester more carbon from the atmosphere to balance Apple’s carbon footprint in its hardware supply chain, while the timber production will produce financial profits for Apple as an investor.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Businesses who fail to act on decarbonisation risk exposing themselves to potential risks from policy-driven increased operating costs, increased energy costs or increased compliance costs. Industry leaders have paved the way, with Google having been carbon-neutral since 2007 and Microsoft since 2012. Shift to low-carbon heat.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 30, 2020

Tue, 06/30/2020 - 08:55. Pandora’s 100 percent recycled silver and gold commitment comes after the disclosure in January of its aspirational pledge to become carbon neutral in the company’s own operations by 2025. How Pandora hopes to reach 100% recycled silver and gold. Deonna Anderson.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The report’s author and IEMA’s Policy and Engagement Lead, Nick Blyth, said: “We know from IEMA members’ experience that a range of carbon reduction measures are available and are being deployed. Good practice should continue to see carbon reduction targets addressed separately from compensation measures.

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Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Three Major Policy Announcements and How They Will Play Into Decarbonization Over the last month, there were three major policy announcements that stood out to me?—?one China announced a target to be carbon neutral by 2060. After all, investors lost so much money in the ‘cleantech 1.0’

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Green Market Oracle

DECEMBER 16, 2019

None of the countries reviewed in the 2020 Performance Index have demonstrated that they are on a path that is compatible with the goals laid out in the Paris Climate agreement. Portugal ranked first, followed by Finland, recognized for its target to become carbon neutral by 2035 and its ban on burning coal by 2029.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 21, 2020

Apple embeds racial justice into new supply-chain carbon neutrality pledge Heather Clancy Tue, 07/21/2020 – 04:13 Apple already has ventured far beyond most other companies when it comes to pushing for climate action within its supply chain. Now, it’s wandering farther into uncharted territory.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Tue, 09/29/2020 - 01:00. Just this month, companies including PayPal, Walmart, Ford and Facebook have increased their level of climate commitment, announcing bold strategies to accelerate the zero-carbon transition. Meanwhile, Amazon is taking action against its bold commitment to be carbon-neutral by 2040.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

“With the UK hosting COP26 in Glasgow in 2020, the country’s actions will be under close scrutiny and there will be nowhere to hide if we fall short of doing our part,” said Kiran Sura of PwC. A coherent policy response that catalyses action to deliver emissions reductions across all sectors is required.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The report’s author and IEMA’s Policy and Engagement Lead, Nick Blyth, said: “We know from IEMA members’ experience that a range of carbon reduction measures are available and are being deployed. Good practice should continue to see carbon reduction targets addressed separately from compensation measures.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

2020 was the year that…. Mon, 12/28/2020 - 02:11. To recall some of the key developments, as I have done each December for more than a decade, I’ve plumbed the nearly 1,300 stories, columns and analyses we've published on GreenBiz.com since the dawn of 2020 — a.k.a. All links are to stories published on GreenBiz.com during 2020.)

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 1, 2020

SMUD is the first utility in the country to count avoided carbon emissions from the existing building stock as part of its progress on energy efficiency. The switch to "avoided carbon" is part of SMUD’s ambitious effort to accelerate decarbonization of its existing building stock. New buildings, new policy battles.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Fourteen months ago, the World Economic Forum's 2020 Global Risks Report neglected to include a pandemic among its major warnings for the year ahead. The crisis has exposed not only the lack of foresight but the lack of effectiveness in mainstream business risk management policies. That's a very different question.".

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Mon, 10/26/2020 - 02:00. However you look at it, 2020 is a turning point for fleets. . Policies such as California's Advanced Clean Truck rule are forcing organizations in the state to phase in zero-emission trucks and phase out fossil fuel-based ones. Katie Fehrenbacher. Fleet leaders are also facing increasing pressure.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2020, including 13.2 million from burning biomass, according to environmental law charity ClientEarth – is sponsoring an event called “How Can the UK Build a Zero Carbon, Lower Cost Energy Future?” Drax – which emitted 19.4 at the Labour conference in Brighton on Monday.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 14, 2020

We learned we’re (1) changing the earth’s land so much that we threaten our food security and the land’s ability to capture carbon, (2) heading toward devastated oceans that are coral-free, and (3) not cutting emissions even remotely fast enough to avoid these outcomes. The costs are not theoretical any more. degrees Celsius.

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Elemental Excelerator

JANUARY 3, 2020

We fund companies through our accelerator, and support the commercialization of their technologies by surrounding our 50+ projects with on-the-ground resources like community-based organizations, policy interface, and dozens of internships drawing on talent from the places where companies are deploying. What will 2020 hold? election.

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Clean Energy Trust

JULY 8, 2020

June 2020 Cleantech Roundup: Amazon’s Climate Investments are Good for Business | How the U.S. Can Improve Innovation | New Capital for Climate Investments | The House Shares Its Climate Plans Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology, policy, and investing.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

Wed, 07/15/2020 - 01:00. Early pioneers of these hydrogen-from-waste technologies such as Ways2H, SGH2 Energy (SGH2) and Standard Hydrogen say not only are they making carbon-free, energy-rich fuel, their approaches also will divert mountains of trash from landfills and waterways, cutting greenhouse gas emissions. . Arlene Karidis.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Wed, 10/21/2020 - 00:45. South can be traced back to 2009, when wood pellets were touted as a “transition fuel” that could be used to advance the EU's climate goals — a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels, and a 20 percent increase in renewable energy by 2020. Danielle Purifoy.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2021

billion SIM cards produced worldwide in 2020, the two firms say have joined forces to help this market show its green credentials. With almost 4.5 The polymer plastic found in high concentrations in waste electrical and electronic equipment is processed at Veolia’s recycling plant in France. ” The post Cool collaboration?

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GreenBiz

JULY 21, 2020

Tue, 07/21/2020 - 00:30. During last week’s GreenBiz webcast "How Businesses Can Overcome Barriers to Achieving Climate Goals," three corporate sustainability leaders offered insights for how businesses can best adopt TCFD recommendations into their carbon reduction strategies. . The company aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035.).

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Business Green

APRIL 9, 2020

The global economic downturn spurred by the coronavirus outbreak is set to hit the burgeoning electric vehicle market heavily in 2020, with latest forecasts pointing to plummeting sales in the wake of oil price falls, supply chain delays, and consumers putting off purchases.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Modern aviation had never seen a year like 2020. The pandemic led ICAO to scale back the program, CORSIA (for Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation), to make it easier for airlines to comply. aviation sector to achieve a 35 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2035 and net zero emissions by 2050.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 16, 2021

This week FERC issued a policy statement clarifying how it will consider market rules proposed by regional grid operators that seek to incorporate a state-determined carbon price in organized wholesale electricity markets. Finally, the policy statement does not indicate a preference for carbon pricing over any other state policy.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

By 2030 BP hopes to have 10 percent of the clean hydrogen market in “core hydrogen markets” as it chases carbon neutrality by 2050. That term incorporates hydrogen produced from natural gas with carbon capture technology in place, or so-called blue hydrogen. BP uses the terminology clean, rather than green hydrogen.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2020

Titled Acting Together: How the UK can accelerate action to deliver a thriving net zero economy that works for all , the paper argues that 2020 marks a pivotal moment for the UK green economy and environment. The call comes ahead of this week's Budget where the government is expected to announce a host of new green policy measures.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 28, 2023

The term “clean hydrogen” doesn’t have a specific official definition, but on the whole, it tends to refer to H2 that is produced in a way that doesn’t generate carbon emissions. Of course, there is also the question of what to do with carbon that has been captured.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 24, 2023

Susan Hall, the Conservative Party candidate for London mayor, has opposed key climate policies, backed the reintroduction of fracking and promoted articles online which spread climate science denial, DeSmog can reveal. Hall tweeted: “Carbon neutral by 2030 promises [London Mayor Sadiq] Khan. Well said [David Frost]”.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Labour’s energy spokesperson has said he stands “completely” with biomass giant Drax, despite admitting that its use of wood pellets in its North Yorkshire power station is not carbon neutral. The speakers at the panel event, “How Can the UK Build a Zero Carbon, Lower Cost Energy Future?” Completely With Them’.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 31, 2020

Unfortunately, by failing to allow all carbon-free technologies to compete equally, leading states are on the brink of adopting policies that miss the opportunity to achieve all three objectives simultaneously. Some of the choices include coal and natural gas, but those resources emit carbon. Why the new RPS wave is different.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2021

Kyoto Protocol agreed to use as a benchmark for their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and 2050, the year many countries set as their target for carbon net zero. We have already exceeded our interim global business goal of cutting CO2 emissions by half by 2020. In 2020, the UK went without coal power for 180 of the 366 days.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As with the last summit, the risk continues to be that greenwashing leaves governments with “a vision that tinkers around the edges,”rather than a transformative one that creates food systems that are resilient and restore ecosystems,” as Shefali Sharma, director of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), warned at COP27.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 1, 2020

A new policy platform is thinking big on forests and climate. Tue, 12/01/2020 - 00:30. We need to stop emissions from deforestation and forest degradation while simultaneously bolstering the carbon sequestration capacity of healthy, growing forests. Improve forest practices for carbon, adaptation and resilience.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 16, 2021

Offsets offer a carbon polluter (like the operator of a steel plant) an additional option to comply with government rules that limit carbon pollution. Carbon offsets have been enabled under international law in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and were first used internationally in 2001. WHAT ARE OFFSETS? HOW ARE OFFSETS USED?

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 10, 2022

. ‘Missing a Trick’ Make My Money Matter, which was co-founded in 2020 by Love, Actually filmmaker Richard Curtis to advocate for more environmentally friendly pensions, said the 20 schemes’ investments could be producing 24 million tonnes of carbon emissions every year. .

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