DeSmogBlog

JULY 7, 2023

Proposed laws to curb antibiotic use on UK farms drafted after closed-door meetings with industry contain loopholes that could undermine the fight against deadly drug resistant bacteria, campaigners have warned. Civil society groups were not invited.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2021

2021: The year of recovery. 2021: Also the year of sustainability. We have high-tech software companies, large manufacturers, retailers and insurance companies as well as small businesses like restaurants, law firms, bed & breakfast inns, commercial cleaners, and dry cleaners. The State of Sustainable Business in 2021.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 5, 2022

I’ve tried here to touch on big themes and stories from 2021 that seem more lasting, and offer some thoughts on what to look out for in 2022. The Big Stories of 2021. A few months later, corporate giants also spoke out against state laws meant to restrict voting. Here we go. Business defends democracy.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 25, 2024

. “It’s a very, very exciting day, today – we are starting the construction of the UK’s first geothermal power plant,” said Ryan Law, CEO of Geothermal Engineering Ltd. Steam was first produced from the production well in 2021.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

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. The post Biomass Lobby Makes ‘False’ Claims to Sway EU Law-makers appeared first on DeSmog.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Long-awaited environmental legislation that promises to establish the UK's first legally-binding nature targets and oversee them through a new, largely-independent watchdog has finally passed into law today, despite lingering concerns that the law may still leave "gaping holes" in green protections.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

For the good of future generations, we must retain existing laws and improve protections for nature, writes Joan Edwards, director of policy for The Wildlife Trusts. Instead, the UK Government is pursuing a dangerous agenda of deregulation that puts the very laws protecting wildlife at even greater risk.

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Front And Centered

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The people of Washington state, and Black, Indigenous, and people of color in particular, are facing tremendous challenges as we enter the 2021 legislative session to survive, let alone to thrive. 2021 POLICY PRIORITIES. The post Draft 2021 Legislative Priorities appeared first on Front and Centered.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2023

The company took in construction, demolition and household waste in rented premises in Maypole Crescent on the Darent Industrial Estate for 11 months across 2021 and 2022. Matt Higginson, an environment manager for the Environment Agency in south London and Kent, said: “Jack Selby broke the law for financial gain.

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Solar Industry

JANUARY 9, 2024

Approximately $8 million is set to also be received as an earn-out on account of change-in-law proceeds, after the first payment is realized. “We ReNew Solar Urja, located in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, was commissioned in December 2021. The transaction is expected to close in accordance with PPA conditions, says the company.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 8, 2024

The idea originated in what they saw as flaws in France’s 2017 duty of vigilance law, which requires all large businesses headquartered in France, and international corporations with a significant presence there, to set out clear measures to prevent human rights violations and environmental damage — even among their subsidiaries.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Fri, 02/12/2021 - 02:00. Even with the various layers of policies, laws and penalties in place to keep businesses in check, Mitchell believes the "destruction of the earth has become a pay-to-play endeavor. If you have money to violate the law, you can go ahead and do it." 4 things we can learn from Indigenous wisdom.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

JUNE 10, 2021

As Anne Reynolds, executive director of the Alliance for Clean Energy – New York (“ACE-NY”) stated when the law was enacted, “[Section 94-c] improves the process and will hopefully get people to work, building wind and solar projects.” ORES’s determination is the next step in that process.

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Energy Central

AUGUST 22, 2023

The two proposals are among 21 projects competing for shares of a $7 billion pot of grant money under the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law defines hydrogen hubs as networks of clean hydrogen producers, their.

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Front And Centered

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Washington passed 100% clean electricity into law earlier this year, and with public input government agencies are currently drafting rules to guide utilities on how to comply with the law by phasing out fossil fuel emissions and integrating equity in their service models. 100% Clean Energy by 2045 is now the law in Washington!

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 02:00. If successfully on stream by summer 2021 as its designers hope, the service should drive not only increased transparency but also increased accountability. A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us. Ian Kearney. For the unprepared, the damage could be severe.

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Green Living Guy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

17, 2021 – Ford is paving the way for electric police fleets in America. All because Ford is exploring all-electric, purpose-built law enforcement vehicles. DEARBORN, Mich., As part of its more than $30 billion investment in electrification through 2025.

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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. The setting of new legal targets is a key part of the Environment Act 2021. There were 372,533 sewage discharges in 2021 , polluting our waterways for 2,667,452 hours. million hectares.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15. One of Rendle’s tasks for 2021 will be to complete a 100 percent renewable electricity goal for Clorox’s U.S. Elsa Wenzel. If a crisis is the ultimate test of leadership, last year provided ample narratives about leaders stepping up. and Canadian operations.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The EIA released the International Energy Outlook 2021 on Wednesday , which makes assumptions based on U.S. laws and regulations as of May 2021, and incorporates existing international laws. Energy Information Administration modeling forecasts increasing global energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions through 2050.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The case specifically challenges a 2011 climate protection law, claiming it is ineffective and outdated, and therefore infringes upon children’s constitutional rights. For years, Fridays for Future has been demanding the revision of the Climate Protection Law in order to (finally) establish compliance with the Paris Agreement.

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Charged

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Electric bicycles have quickly become enormously popular—the Light Electric Vehicle Association estimates that some 880,000 were imported to the US in 2021. In March 2023, New York City implemented a series of laws mandating that all e-mobility devices sold, rented, or leased in the city must be certified under UL 2849, UL 2272 and UL 2271.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

A new report from clean transport consultancy CALSTART found that there are some 5,480 full-size zero-emission buses in operation in the US—an increase of 66 percent since 2021—and another 859 in Canada. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which became law in November of 2021, has made historic levels of funding available.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

She has contributed to law conferences, diplomatic events, and environmental summits as well as podcasts, interviews and articles for publications and broadcasters ranging from TIME Magazine to the New York Times and from The Guardian to the BBC. What she realized was that the aspect that protects our rights is actually criminal law.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 3, 2024

Unlike other vehicular components that might bear serial numbers or unique identifiers, catalytic converters are generally anonymous once detached, making them difficult for law enforcement to trace back to a specific crime. This step increases the chances of recovery and helps law enforcement trace the part back to a specific crime.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Thu, 02/04/2021 - 02:11. His 2021 letter to CEOs mentions "accelerate" eight times. For investors, the acceleration question is: What are the companies in your portfolio doing in 2021 to cut pollution by 10 to 15 percent this year? First, asking for company ESG data is entry-level stuff in 2021. Graham Sinclair.

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Solar Power World

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This growth is being accelerated by a shift in culture which prioritizes renewable energy as well as state laws that incentivize the industry. By Ben Izard, Corporate Business Development, NaturChem The solar industry has seen exponential growth in recent years.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 26, 2021

Mon, 04/26/2021 - 00:30. laws — especially solid waste laws — treat recycling and disposal the same, making it more difficult to recycle and more difficult to reuse equipment. A circular approach to electrification and renewable energy. Lauren Phipps. In the U.S., we don’t have that. . A lot of the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 23, 2024

While modern cars may be all too easily modified to produce ear-splitting bangs, pops and other eruptions, a growing hazard for the modern city dweller (at least if they value being able to sleep or concentrate on a task), the technology to pinpoint such vehicles, for law enforcement purposes, is not-so-trivial.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Under the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, hardware used in federally-funded EV infrastructure projects must be entirely made in America, and use at least 55% domestic materials. EV technology provider Cyber Switching has launched a new made-in-America EV charging station.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) of 2021 authorized $335 million for battery recycling and second-life programs. Now the DOE is seeking information to assist in implementing the investment.

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Solar Industry

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The DeKalb projects are two of the earliest projects made possible by Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), signed into law in September 2021. SunVest Solar has finished two new community solar projects in DeKalb, Ill., officially marking the start of electrical production at the facilities.

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Solar Industry

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The purchases will help meet the companies’ 2023 renewable energy targets established under Ohio’s alternative energy law. 1, 2021, and Dec. 1, 2021, and Dec. FirstEnergy Corp. The companies plan to purchase 570,000 RECs, which can include solar renewable energy credits.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 26, 2021

Speaker Brittany Kendrick started out with a powerful reminder about the devastating impact of the February 2021 winter storm in Texas – disrupting everyday life and uncovering systemic failure not only through the widely reported rolling blackouts, but through the collapse of the water supply system. Sign up now! Not yet a member?

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 29, 2022

The dialogues were launched in 2021 and continue today in Czechia and in France on the 5 th of April. In 2021 ten dialogues took place in ten different European countries. This reflects the theme from 2021 and means that the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU plan will be the discussions’ main focus.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The city of Münster has made great progress in geothermal development since 2022, following positive results from detailed 2D seismic measurements made by the Geological Survey of NRW and also financed by the state from 2021 to 2022. The utility set the target of supplying geothermal heat to the Münster grid by 2030.

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Clean Energy Trust

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The bipartisan infrastructure bill was signed into law. Link November 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Infrastructure | Corporate Buying Coalitions | NET Power was originally published in Clean Energy Trust on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Infrastructure Month!

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