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Biomass Lobby Makes ‘False’ Claims to Sway EU Law-makers

DeSmogBlog

European law-makers are due to vote on a revised renewable energy directive next week, part of the EU’s Green New Deal to slash carbon emissions by 55 percent by 2030. They have sent MEPs a version marked with their corrections. non-profit tracking biomass, who authored the comments, told DeSmog. “The

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Sustainable Business Went Mainstream in 2021

Andrew Winston

Virtually all of the world’s largest companies now issue a sustainability report and set goals; more than 2,000 companies have set a science-based carbon target; and about one-third of Europe’s largest public companies have pledged to reach net zero by 2050. The Big Stories of 2021. Here we go. Business defends democracy.

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What happens when climate policy collides with real-world constraints?

Business Green

The United States is in a golden era for climate policy. The policy has been a long time coming, yet came to fruition quickly, responding to the urgency of the climate crisis and the opportunity to legislate before midterms. How the policy will unfold is impossible for me to imagine. years - up from about 2.1

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Why Polluters’ Greenwashing Works and How to Fight It

DeSmogBlog

He’s an ExxonMobil scientist in a company ad that also shows other scientists in a high-tech lab working to develop “low-carbon technologies.” The TV ad, which aired in 2021, was shown to the participants of a recent study , published in May 2023. The tagline reads “Advancing Climate Solutions.” That’s how PR strategies work.”

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Study: The public is pretty confused by your climate change jargon

Grist

Some of the most difficult-to-understand words were mitigation , referring to efforts to reduce emissions to slow down climate change, and carbon-neutral , when there’s no net increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the air. The takeaway from the study: “many of the terms were unfamiliar or perceived as needlessly complex.”.

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Linking Carbon Markets Won’t Benefit Our Frontline Communities

Front And Centered

In the next few weeks, the Washington State Department of Ecology is set to deliver a decision on whether to turn Washington’s cap and trade program into a carbon über-market tying our climate future to California and Québec. They even got this desire written into the 2021 Climate Commitment Act.

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Scientists Condemn ‘Misinformation’ Used to Attack EU Reforms to Protect Nature

DeSmogBlog

They argue that the laws will cause a drop in EU food production and lead to widespread economic losses. We urge policy makers to continue the legislative procedure.” The European Parliament’s committees are expected to vote on pesticide laws (the “SUR regulation”) from July. The EU announced ambitious farming reforms in 2020.

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