GreenBiz

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. More than a decade ago, national policies laid the groundwork for reducing air emissions in China.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Yet in response to a Freedom of Information request to see any assessments, evidence or policy papers detailing progress towards the 30×30 target, Defra could provide nothing.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2020

COVID-19, says the group, is at least the sixth global health pandemic since the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918, and although it is believed to have its origins in microbes carried by animals, like all pandemics its emergence has been entirely driven by human activities, says the report released on 29 October.

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Front And Centered

DECEMBER 3, 2020

By Sameer Ranade , Civic Engagement and Policy Manager. It contains 26 policy recommendations spanning four categories on how state agencies can incorporate EJ into their responsibilities. The Environmental Justice Task Force (EJ TF) report with recommendations on how Washington State can achieve EJ has been released!

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 1, 2024

Animal agriculture giants are waging a disinformation war, threatening public health and the planet,” said Nicholas Carter, the report’s lead researcher. “We One example is a $5 million commercial from 2020 in the U.S., We call for robust legislation, an end to greenwashing, and strict accountability for these major polluters.”

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Front And Centered

JANUARY 21, 2021

Held between October 2019-September 2020, these conversations reflect the voice of communities most burdened by pollution as a result of their race, health, wealth, and where they live, among other key factors. The HEAL Act aims to make EJ the priority of state environmental laws and programs.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 2, 2024

The think tank is an offshoot of Mathias Corvinus Collegium – an educational institution that in 2020 received more than $1.3 Speakers at the meeting included the hardline Dutch organisation Farmers’ Defence Force (FDF), which hit out at EU environmental and trade policy. billion in Hungarian state funding.

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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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Front And Centered

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Growth Management Act (GMA) is a state law that requires this work, and it’s really important! Finally, in the 2023 legislative session, we saw progress on policy. When it became law in 1990, the GMA aimed to protect critical areas and ecosystems in our state. What is the Growth Management Act, and why is it important?

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

.” Even the threat of such cases is having a chilling effect on public environmental policy, Boyd has found. The law firm Jones Day frames ISDS climate claims as “an opportunity – if brought in the right forum – for companies exposed to certain climate-related government measures to vindicate their rights.”

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Wed, 10/21/2020 - 00:45. This story was originally published by Southerly , in partnership with Scalawag and Environmental Health News for its Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South. Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 14, 2020

Nature magazine chimed in, saying that we’re hitting “ climate tipping points ” and the bank HSBC estimated trillions of dollars in potential health costs. People can debate whether policy proposals like these are unrealistic , but the scale of the thinking is welcome, and it’s pushing the debate. What to look for in 2020.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 1, 2023

That’s according to recent federal disclosures, which show that CNRL gave $200,000 to the Indian Resource Council between 2020 and 2022. Those disclosures are required under Canada’s Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act, an anti-corruption law requiring companies to report payments to governments and other entities.

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Business Green

MAY 13, 2022

Leading green groups have responded angrily to the publication of the government's new Environmental Principles Policy Statement , warning that it could lay the groundwork for a significant weakening of the UK's environmental policy and regulatory regime.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

As of last year, more than a third of the world’s largest publicly traded companies had set targets to reach net zero carbon emissions, up from a fifth in December 2020. Under the law , the U.S. Enforcement FTC investigations are no joke: In 2020, FTC enforcement resulted in Volkswagen and Porsche repaying more than $9.5

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Bernard Goldstein, a young professor at the New York University School of Medicine, researched the health impacts of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) produced by gas stoves. The industry used these studies to influence public opinion, undermine public health efforts, and block regulation. DEMELLE That’s incredible.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 4, 2020

But subsidiary utility Commonwealth Edison’s involvement in a bribery scandal has complicated this and other key policy efforts in its home state. “These new policies and oversight will ensure this will not happen again.” “We have taken robust actions to address these [issues]," Crane said.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In the spring of 2020, the European Union announced an ambitious plan to overhaul farming practices in fields and valleys across the continent. Since 2020, the world’s four largest pesticide companies have spent over 20 million euros on lobbying both EU officials and the public. See Table.).

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Vague ethics laws, lack of enforcement, and a campaign finance system soaked in fossil fuel cash all combine to make the Texas Railroad Commission a “captive agency,” argue Commission Shift and Texans for Public Justice, two watchdog groups, in their new report. “Too May 28, 2020. Credit: ©2020 Justin Hamel. million each.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2020

It follows reports this week that the Commission is currently readying a €37bn 'Corona Investment Fund' for Europe using spare money from the EU budget to help businesses, industries and health care systems in a bid to stave off a full economic crisis in the wake of the pandemic. — Frans Timmermans (@TimmermansEU) March 24, 2020.

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Front And Centered

OCTOBER 18, 2019

This meeting was a chance for the Task Force to come together for the first time to adopt our bylaws and principles, discuss the Health Disparities map, determine our team’s dynamics, subcommittee structure, and work plan for the year. . Read some of the highlights from the meeting below and click here to sign up & stay updated!

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Energy and Cleantech Council

AUGUST 22, 2022

But in July 2020, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Municipal Law Unit struck down the first such ban that came across its desk as inconsistent with other state law. As we noted then, in order for municipalities to restrict or ban fossil fuel connections, [T]he legislature must move first.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Even so, the research - which was convened by the UN's Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) to assess the links between the degradation of nature and increasing pandemic risks - argues the world increasingly holds the ability to prevent outbreaks. This is the path to pandemics.".

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AGreenLiving

JULY 8, 2020

The United States Environmental Protection Agency defines environmental justice as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.”

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2022

Sustainable Law Firms. Law firm sustainability is a strategic business shift that aims to prevent socially and environmentally damaging operations in the legal industry. E.g. Delta Air Lines and Microsoft Corp pledged to drastically curb their carbon emissions, taking into account the carbon footprint of their associated law firms.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In January 2022, the EU introduced world-leading laws to curb on-farm use of antibiotics, an integral component of intensive livestock farming where they are used in large volumes to prevent or treat outbreaks of disease among animals kept in crowded conditions. A review of public website domain names data reveals that meatthefacts.eu

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Business Green

JULY 20, 2020

Environment Secretary George Eustice announces £9m for policy pilots as he promises to 'build back greener' after Covid-19 and Brexit. We should ask ourselves, for example, whether the current environmental impact assessment processes are as effective or efficient as they could be.".

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 22, 2023

France is the second largest market in the EU for pesticides, which have been found to harm biodiversity , soil health and human health. According to the Pesticides Action Network, over a third of Bayer’s sales derive from products that are highly hazardous to the environment, animal or human health.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 7, 2021

The May 5 analysis comes from Energy Innovation: Policy & Technology, based in San Francisco. The comparison highlights that the projected 2025 coal uneconomic status was almost reached by 2020, indicating that the coal cost crossover is happening faster than anticipated. Roughly four-fifths of U.S. With adjustments, the 74.8%

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In February 2021, German agribusiness giant BASF hosted a virtual wine tasting, a seemingly cozy affair swirling glasses of Portugal’s finest in front of a webcam debating the future of EU agricultural policies. million on lobbying in 2019 and 2020, according to the latest available data on their lobbying spending from official EU data.

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Business Green

APRIL 14, 2020

It prompted a flurry of new policy proposals in the first quarter of 2020, including a new Climate Law that would legally require all member states to draw up strategies towards reaching the goal, alongside a new Industrial Strategy and Circular Economy plan.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 7, 2021

The May 5 analysis comes from Energy Innovation: Policy & Technology, based in San Francisco. The comparison highlights that the projected 2025 coal uneconomic status was almost reached by 2020, indicating that the coal cost crossover is happening faster than anticipated. Roughly four-fifths of U.S. With adjustments, the 74.8%

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2021

Mid-January saw the widely-anticipated announcement of a new Better Regulation Committee , led by the Chancellor, which will drive a programme of regulatory reform, identifying EU-derived laws for the scrapheap. Deregulation - out-of-step with Britons? Regulation - a force for good.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2021

But campaigners have argued that the 403,171 spills of sewage into England's rivers and seas in 2020 counted by the Environmental Agency pose huge risks to wildlife, waterways swimmers, surfers and other water users. Moreover, the water industry itself had yesterday called on the government to back the original House of Lords' amendment.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 21, 2020

This year’s $173 million plan, which includes $94 million in reservation fees to place a hold on hundreds of 2-megawatt diesel generators for quick deployment, “is not a long-term resiliency strategy,” CPUC administrative law judge Colin Rizzo wrote in the proposed decision. How PG&E got to this point.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2021

This can leave a lasting impact on the health of our oceans as well as communities who rely on fishing for stability. Fisheries should implement a strict policy requiring all netting, lines and other onboard waste to be collected and disposed of properly. In 2020, the world’s fishing fleets were responsible for roughly 1.2%

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 13, 2020

Here, Sara Chandler, our Director of Equity & Access Innovation, shares what drew her into her work, why Elemental is the right venue for the change she want to see in the world, and what she’s excited to see flourish in 2020. I began working on environmental equity policy in 2012 in California.

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