Andrew Winston

APRIL 22, 2024

That awful list translates into serious impacts on humans, including threats to food and water security, health risks and the spread of disease, loss of biodiversity (that is, the web of life we rely on), infrastructure breakdown, and what the U.S. alone had 28 extreme weather events costing more than $1 billion in 2023.

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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. Visit the Climate Consciousness Summit 2023 to watch the entire interview.

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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. As it stands, the government is going ahead with its Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, which aims to remove hundreds of EU-derived environmental laws by the end of 2023. million hectares.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Plans to lift ban on fracking and curtain legacy EU environmental laws and regulations announced today risk backlash from some of the government's own MPs. But Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg argued revoking EU law was a necessity now the UK has left the trading bloc.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This is intended to prioritise “those most vulnerable” and “the least efficient homes in lower council tax bands”, and amounts to £1 billion over the three years from April 2023. The government will also “imminently open applications for up to £2.1 He felt that, “with a planning system already grappling with the new requirements of.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2023

It raises the alarm over a "deeply concerning decline in biodiversity" in England, with available evidence pointing to a 17 per cent reduction in the abundance of priority species from 2013 to 2017 "among other adverse trends".

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Green , James Bee , and Kevin Mak On 3 December 2023, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (Taxonomy) at the United Nations COP28 climate conference in Dubai. Investments made as part of the early coal phase-out process do not extend the expected lifetime for coal combustion.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It calls on the recently launched OEP to formally investigate Defra's failure to set new targets covering areas such as biodiversity loss, water pollution, waste and recycling, and air quality ahead of a statutory deadline of 31 October. The proposal for an independent review of why the deadline was missed was also dismissed.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 7, 2024

Scientists tell us that we’ve pushed the planet beyond its ability to support us in critical areas such as availability of water, biodiversity, and, of course, carbon emissions. So, let’s look at three themes in sustainability from 2023 that really dwarf other stories.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Munich Re tightens fossil fuel investment and insurance rules. Global reinsurance giant Munich Re has this week announced it is to tighten its fossil fuel investment and insurance policies from April 2023, unveiling a new commitment to stop providing cover for new oil and gas fields.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 19, 2024

Smith’s United Conservative Party (UCP) government tasked the utilities commission with delivering a report on Alberta’s renewables sector, which was booming up until the moratorium went into effect in August of 2023. Martin Olszynski, an environmental law expert and professor at the University of Calgary, echoed Luo.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

  Lots of spice for clean investment this week. The US Clean Investment Monitor published its annual report for 2023, which saw clean investment total $239bn, up 38% from 2022. 14% of total investment came from the feds, with $33.7B 14% of total investment came from the feds, with $33.7B Happy Monday! 

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Focused mostly on England, due to devolved responsibilities across Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, it sets out clear roles for local and national governments, private investment, the farming industry, and the circular economy in helping to restore nature, bolster natural resources, and enhance biodiversity.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised he is committed to protecting the environment, telling MPs in his first appearance at Prime Ministers Questions last week that his government planned to deliver on the Environment Act signed into law last year and put in place "more protection for the natural environment than we've ever had".

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Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The fee will support investments to guarantee environmental performance standards and aid in making Canal operations carbon neutral.". COP15: UN biodiversity summit meetings delayed over Omicron fears. Greece climate law aims to ditch lignite coal by 2028. EU carbon prices hit new heights as emissions rebound after Covid.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

But a growing number of marine biologists, ocean conservationists, government regulators and environmentally-conscious companies are sounding the alarm about a variety of environmental, food security, financial, and biodiversity concerns associated with seabed mining. Still, Nauru hopes to forge ahead with seabed mining.

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Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2023

Calls for the government to match its ambitious goals with stronger regulations to crack down on pollution and greater investment in nature recovery are only set to mount as the Chancellor preps his first Budget and the government proceeds with its controversial plans to strip out EU law from the UK's statute book.

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Business Green

MARCH 5, 2021

The companies are set to start engineering and design work immediately, with a view to a final investment decision being taken next year, Chevron said in a statement. Construction of a first industrial unit using the technology is now being planned for Le Havre and could begin operation as early as 2023.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

Ruling on a case brought by Friends of the Earth, ClientEarth, and the Good Law Project, Mr Justice Holgate agreed the strategy lacked sufficient explanation or quantification as to how the decarbonisation plans set out in the Net Zero Strategy published last autumn would achieve emissions targets for the 2030s and beyond.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2022

However, Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey, who announced the new goals today at the critical COP15 UN biodiversity summit currently taking place in Montreal, insisted the targets were "ambitious" and would be "challenging to achieve". "We Weakening these targets is an embarrassment and a betrayal.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The program was launched to beautify the city landscape, ease vehicle traffic, improve pedestrian traffic, facilitate the water-bearing capacity of the ground, and increase biodiversity. Green Investment Tax Credit. The paper reported green roofs cover less than 0.1% followed by Boston and Seattle). The credit is equal to $0.1

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

More than 250 smallholder farmers signed a zero-deforestation agreement to bring 14,000 hectares of land under sustainable management, and £210,000 worth of credit applications were approved to help farmers invest in the future of their farms. How has the pandemic impacted Olam's climate and environmental strategy?

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

— Chris Skidmore (@CSkidmoreUK) January 13, 2023. Business and Energy Secretary Grant Shapps said: "With a wealth of talent and expertise, and a track record to be proud of, the UK is well placed to ensure that tackling climate change also brings new jobs and investment for businesses and communities. Over to Government now.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 8, 2023

McDonald’s is at the forefront of a campaign against new laws to reduce packaging waste in the EU, in what has been described by some insiders as the largest-scale lobbying effort they have ever witnessed in the European Parliament. The European Parliament is expected to vote on the law in the next 12 months.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

Business as usual is not working The report is unequivocal that human-caused climate change is affecting weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe, and is set to get worse without a major acceleration in policy action and drastically increased investment in climate solutions. of warming. Where is the money?

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Business Green

JUNE 5, 2020

Hungary approves net zero law and issues green bond. Hungary has become the latest country to pass net zero legislation, after the national parliament this week approved a law that establishes a 2050 climate neutrality goal for the central European state. Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2023

Building out sufficient CCS capacity would require "significant investment and infrastructure development", the CCC said. Yet even after taking these "radical" measures, the CCC estimated Northern Ireland would still be 1.8 Yet even after taking these "radical" measures, the CCC estimated Northern Ireland would still be 1.8

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

On top of that, she will also take control of the UK's net zero and biodiversity agendas as Europe struggles with an energy crisis largely spurred by the Russia's invasion of Ukraine and countries around the world gear up for the crucial COP27 and COP15 UN summits this autumn.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

NY Climate Week 2023 at a glance This annual gathering coincides with the UN General Assembly meeting, which also included a Climate Ambition Summit this year (more on that below). Speakers noted the leadership from state and local governments, including California’s with newly adopted disclosure rules and Local Law 97 in New York.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2020

We are particularly encouraged by today's announcements on five-year funding settlements for city leaders to invest in local transport improvements, and by the additional investment in electric vehicle charging points, both of which are in line with our National Infrastructure Assessment recommendations. "We Fuel duty freeze ??

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Other investments in animal welfare – including farming animals in less tightly packed conditions, giving them more access to outdoor space, and vaccinating them against disease – can reduce the need for antibiotic use while significantly improving animals’ quality of life, according to scientists and the WHO.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 19, 2024

Back in 2021, nuclear raked in $2.9bn of funding (largely driven by Commonwealth Fusion Systems’s $1.8bn round), making up 30% of energy investment. But in 2023, nuclear shrunk to $640m and 8% of energy’s total.   The funding however, tells a different story. And just for fun…the silliest: Tiny cars!

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Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Even the negatives — the politicization of ESG investing and reporting, the economic downturn, the energy crisis created by the Russian invasion of Ukraine — are temporal phenomena, part of the regular ebbs and flows of economics and policy. These days, the tailwinds of progress appear to be overcoming the headwinds of resistance.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 11, 2024

Consider this an important first, a base to build further disclosure mandates off of, and a harbinger of the increasing politicization of investing and climate.  California and the EU have already put forth more stringent climate disclosure laws, requiring companies operating in either geography to comply and report on Scope 3 emissions.

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Business Green

JULY 29, 2022

Known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the legislation contains a vast number of proposals relating to the economy, while also setting out hundreds of billions of dollars of investments aimed at promoting clean energy and reducing carbon emissions. Australia rules out fossil fuel moratorium as 2030 climate target law introduced.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 4, 2023

The incredible level of investment will shake up industries, accelerate decarbonization, and, as the New York Times declared , “affect every aspect of U.S. On the global policy level, after an uninspiring climate meeting (COP27), the global convention on biodiversity produced an impressive target to protect 30% of the planet for nature.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In either case, this wasn’t on our bingo card… In the news, the British government passed new reforms to speed up interconnection, Colombia launched a $1B biodiversity fund, the US released $6B in funding for climate resiliency, and the US and China made modest progress on methane reduction at APEC.  Or a red herring?

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