GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Sat, 11/07/2020 - 10:39. Whatever your political leanings, the election of Joe Biden as President of the United States increases the odds of bringing America back into the community of nations addressing the climate crisis. There is public policy to enact and implement. Most companies have been woefully silent on climate policy.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

3rd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum. Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 3:00 PM – 5:15 PM PST. With the election results coming into focus, states will continue to be sources of leadership on carbon policy. Political and Implementation Perspective. Carbon Policy for Building Back Better. Political Panel.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

3rd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum. Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 3:00 PM – 5:15 PM PST. With the election results coming into focus, states will continue to be sources of leadership on carbon policy. Political and Implementation Perspective. Carbon Policy for Building Back Better. Political Panel.

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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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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 22, 2020

3rd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum. Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST. Back by popular demand, join us for the Future of Carbon Policy Forum. We will examine the pivotal role that carbon policy can play in addressing the multiple challenges of economic recovery, public health, transportation, and equity.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 14, 2020

In April, daily emissions fell by as much as 17 percent , and total 2020 emissions may be 7-11 percent lower than 2019 (as projected by the Energy Policy Simulator , and a new opinion piece in Nature by Hanna et al., Figure 2 Mean survey results of recovery policy archetypes (2008-2020) aggregated using relativity-adjusted scores.

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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

DECEMBER 31, 2020

How does one even begin to talk about the year that is 2020? Not only did the pandemic affect our health and personal lives, it also fundamentally challenged our political, social, and economic norms too. 2020 has seen record levels in corporate ambition on climate change, as companies look to 'build back better'.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

Mon, 08/31/2020 - 00:45. A new blueprint from Ceres, the Blueprint for Responsible Policy Engagement on Climate Change , lays out a science-based action agenda for companies in the U.S. First, advocate for science-based climate policy. In the next round of stimulus aid, corporate America needs to stand up for climate science.

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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. It is vital that all political parties commit to a rapid programme of investment and expansion for important wildlife habitats and protected sites.”

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:45. We controlled for a long list of other factors, including the use of other policy instruments. Avoid the politics if possible. Carbon Policy. Carbon pricing works, and this proves it. Paul Burke. That’s the economic theory. percentage points in the sectors it covers. It was working as designed.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 6, 2021

Looking back, however, 2020 proved to be a decisive year for clean energy in India. But while the renewable energy industry endured a turbulent 2020, coal remains the dominant player in India’s electricity mix. During the 2019/2020 fiscal year, the average coal-fired power plant ran just 55.5 Businesses closed.

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Forbes Green Tech

JANUARY 30, 2021

Businesses bought a record amount of clean energy in 2020, despite the massive disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, global recession and political upheavals that created uncertainty about energy policies, including the US Presidential election and Brexit.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 1, 2021

on a path to deep decarbonization and economic growth on this episode of Political Climate — the final episode in our " Relief, Rescue, Rebuild " series. Recommended resources: USA Today : Due to COVID-19, 2020 greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. We dig into a new analysis on how to put the U.S. Relief, Rescue, Rebuild.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 2, 2021

Actions by these states to change the direction of energy policy are a powerful confirmation that clean energy is a viable, cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels. South Carolina now stands among the more proactive Southern states in clean energy policy. The Evolution of South Carolina Energy Policy.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 31, 2020

November 24, 2020. For the first time in a Presidential Election, climate change was used as a political issue to turn out the vote (source). Large-scale solutions require effective government policies and are heavily influenced by our elected officials. Prior to LACI, Mayte represented manufacturers on energy policy issues.

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Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Champion climate policy. Following opening remarks from Greentown CEO Emily Reichert and a spotlight on our member QuantAQ’s climate justice work , we kicked off the summit with a panel that zeroed in on the technology, policies, and investments needed to ensure the coming energy transition is a just one.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2022

But the reports - from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and International Energy Agency (IEA) - all warn that governments, investors, and industries need to deliver much more ambitious green policies, technologies, and solutions if still rising global emissions are to thrown into reverse.

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Climate risk management requires climate policy. Only public policy can deliver the speed and scale of reductions needed to limit the worst impacts of climate change. That’s why advocacy for climate policy is an essential part of corporate sustainability leadership. A new standard for corporate leadership in 2020 and beyond.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 19, 2020

But a new roadmap from researchers at UC Berkeley and the policy firm Energy Innovation shows the grid can get to a level of 90% clean in just 15 years' time. Resources: UCB Goldman School of Public Policy : The 2035 Report. Yale Program on Climate Comm : Politics and Global Warming April 2020. 85,000 lives saved.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

As the price of energy skyrockets, it is time for Britain's political leaders to finally take action to eliminate fuel poverty, writes British Energy Efficiency Federation's Andrew Warren. 2020 came and went, leaving so many still living in E, F, even G rated homes. If so, nobody could have been disappointed.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 30, 2020

This crisis has exposed preexisting racial disparities created by deep-seated social, economic and political factors. In this episode of Political Climate , the fifth in our " Path to Zero " series with Third Way, we look at how COVID-19 and climate change are affecting Black communities, and how these issues can be tackled in tandem.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Government's progress on infrastructure 'decidedly mixed' last year but 2020 offers major opportunities, says advisory body. But it said much more could be achieved in 2020 to help build greener infrastructure in support of the net zero target.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2021

However, one kernel of hope highlighted in the report is the prospect of the wave of net zero pledges from countries over the past two years soon making their way into law, and then in turn being translated into effective on-the-ground policies to slash emissions. warming pathway.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Despite coronavirus-related setbacks, 2020 will be one of the biggest years for solar demand in Latin America. The period 2020-2025 will see utility-scale distributed solar grow in many countries in the region, led by Mexico, Brazil and Chile, with distributed solar expanding most rapidly in Brazil. Beyond 2020.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2020

BEIS released a suite of documents regarding 'clean heating' policy last Tuesday including most importantly details of what will follow on from the RHI. This policy consultation comes in advance of a long awaited energy White Paper and in advance of a heat and buildings framework expected to be released later this year.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

When approached for comment, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) distanced itself from the discussions, saying they were “independent of government” and had “not been part of our policy-making process”. “No Preferential Treatment’. for the climate compatibility checkpoint?. “?Discussions Discussions ?on

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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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DeSmogBlog

MAY 26, 2022

The finding sheds new light on a network of PR agencies, right-wing politicians and think-tanks working to drum up opposition to climate policies as part of a broader drive to cut regulation and boost production of fossil fuels. The campaign, launched in 2020, has accused the public broadcaster of bias, including in its climate coverage.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Spencer has donated over £6 million to the Conservative Party since 2005 and was appointed to the Lords by Boris Johnon in September 2020. It’s clear there is no public benefit from the policy… But new fields could make a tidy little profit for a handful of oil and gas executives and their shareholders, including Conservative Party donors.”

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Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 21, 2023

Elemental Excelerator, a nonprofit investor driving climate technology for social change, announced today the expansion of its climate coaching team to encompass experts in project and carbon finance, policy and equity and access. “Prior to participation in Elemental, CarbonCure did not have a defined public policy strategy.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

As a result, while BNEF had previously expected solar demand to reach around 121-152GW in 2020, it has now downgraded its forecast to between 108-143GW, which it said would mark the first annual fall in solar capacity additions in at least three decades.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 14, 2020

People can debate whether policy proposals like these are unrealistic , but the scale of the thinking is welcome, and it’s pushing the debate. There’s a growing realization that climate change itself, and the policies that are coming to tackle it, represent a profound financial risk and a permanent shift in valuations.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

JUNE 16, 2021

The post TCI Update: Final Model Rule Addresses EJ, but Political Will May Be Lacking first appeared on Energy & Climate Counsel. Industry and environmental advocates remain strongly in favor of these states’ participation, including in New York, which many consider a lynch-pin to the success of the endeavor.

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Unsustainable

MAY 31, 2020

Some countries have been very slow in their response, or have responded with policies that later turned out to be terrible mistakes, and those of us in safer places have watched in impotent horror as the death tolls have risen. The post From the Editor, May 2020 appeared first on Unsustainable.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2023

A senior fellow with the Ottawa-based Macdonald Laurier Institute wrote an op-ed in the Edmonton Journal newspaper calling the policy “a slap in the face of Indigenous peoples,” while another expert associated with the institute deemed it “an arbitrary target” in a story for the Canadian Press. billion just for the year 2030.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Far from cutting back on public investment in net zero projects, channelling public investment into the transition is the most responsible and cost-saving policy available to the government, it argues. In contrast, IPPR also highlights the huge risks for the government of not acting to expand its net zero efforts in the coming months.

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