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Liz Truss Book Calls for Climate Laws to be Abolished and Boasts of Effort to Cancel UK COP Summit

DeSmogBlog

and EU to drop their landmark climate change laws, spreads falsehoods about green policies, and fondly recalls an attempt to cancel a major climate conference. Truss, who is the Conservative MP for South West Norfolk, resigned as prime minister in October 2022 after just 49 days in office. is beyond reach.

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5 Companies Committed to Hitting Net Zero in 2022

The Environmental Blog

In 2019, the UK passed a law to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. But some companies are setting a trend for aiming to become net zero by the end of 2022. The Rochdale based vinyl doors manufacturer are ready to reach their ambitious target by investing in clean technology and better energy efficiency.

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Biden administration announces ‘largest ever’ investment in US electric grid

The Verge: Energy

billion in funding today to upgrade the US’s aging electric grid, the largest investment to date in the grid. The money, which comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will go to 58 different projects across 44 states. Altogether, the projects selected are expected to leverage $8 billion in both federal and private investments.

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Not-so-bright new dawn? Observers respond to the Government’s Growth Plan 2022

Envirotec Magazine

Quite apart from its seemingly frosty reception with global investors, the government’s Growth Plan 2022 policy statement also elicited bafflement from environmental commentators, many of whom seemed dismayed by its apparent “dash for gas”, and volte face on protecting the environment.

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California Pension Funds Have Billions Invested in Fossil Fuel Companies Named in State’s Lawsuit

DeSmogBlog

billion invested in Chevron, BP, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and Shell, a new analysis from Stand.earth and Climate Safe Pensions Network has found. In 2022 a similar bill also died in Assembly committee. CalPERS and CalSTRS defend their fossil fuel investments. Chevron made a similar risk disclosure in its FY 2022 SEC filing.

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Increasing number of local authorities require over 10% Biodiversity Net Gain

Envirotec Magazine

Law firm Carter Jonas conducted the research, analysing the emergence of BNG policies and guidance within local planning authorities (LPAs) in a series of research from spring 2022. from our Q4 2022 research. This is an increase of 33.3%

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IoT enablement a top priority for 2022 – Wi-SUN Alliance

Smart Energy International

This includes the GDPR in Europe and various state-level laws in the US,” comments Phil Beecher, President and CEO of the Wi-SUN Alliance. Security and surveillance was cited as the most popular IoT initiative in 2022, with most very likely or definitely planning to deploy the technology in the next 12-18 months.

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