EDF + Business

MARCH 21, 2024

45 states and large metro areas have submitted climate action plans under the Inflation Reduction Act, which is supported by the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants. Check out EDF’s blog post , Google’s blog post , an article about how the satellite relates to the finance sector, and exciting video about the launch.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

MAY 30, 2024

The Tribunal confirmed that States party to UNCLOS must take measures to prevent marine pollution caused by climate change, on top of their obligations under the Paris Agreement. Davies , Sophie J. Lamb KC , Michael D. Those that fail to do so face the risk of future UNCLOS proceedings.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

MARCH 20, 2024

Last September, in an article titled “ Do Climate Commitment Act allowance prices get passed through to the pump? ” In that article, we presented our findings that the most reliable methodology to estimate the gas pump impact of the CCA is a comparison of changing gas prices in Washington relative to Oregon. So, what is the truth?

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Grist

MAY 29, 2024

Much as we try to “show, not tell” through the written word, an article can’t quite approximate letting someone see or experience something for themselves. Only a tiny fraction of the images a photographer creates in the field will actually get licensed for prints or articles or other uses. on May 29, 2024.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 29, 2024

In a recent article in Business Insider , the authors note that Hertz is scaling back its EV rental fleet due to high repair costs. Linked News Articles: [link] Accessed Jan 22 2024. A 2023 Consumer Reports poll found that EVs are less reliable overall, compared to combustion engine vehicles. doi: 10.1177/0739456X231163755.Zhao,

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Grist

MARCH 6, 2024

The vision “Our community, we want to envision an alternative economy that doesn’t exploit the region, that doesn’t use our people as cheap labor, that doesn’t pollute the environment, that doesn’t accelerate climate change.” ” Bekah Hinojosa, an organizer in Brownsville, Texas The spotlight The U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 2, 2024

Farmers Defence Force, which was formed in 2019 to oppose animal rights activists, played a key role in protesting the country’s plans to buy out cattle farms in order to address the Netherland’s nitrogen pollution crisis. The organisations referenced in the article were approached for comment and had not responded prior to publication.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 12, 2024

link] — Claire Coutinho MP (@ClaireCoutinho) January 9, 2024 Claire Coutinho shared a photo with Howard Cox. Climate Science Denial Cox, who has pledged to scrap air pollution policies including London’s ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) if elected as London Mayor, claims to have secured annual cuts to fuel duty.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 20, 2022

For a more thorough understanding, we recommend you read our previous article ESG Reporting: What Is ESG Reporting and Why Is It Important? Building on this, in this article we wanted to address a common misconception. To help, in this Green Business Bureau article we explain the difference between ESG and sustainability reporting.

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Grist

MARCH 13, 2024

A lot of attention has focused on phasing out single-use plastics , which create visible plastic pollution and release microplastics when they break down. But there’s growing recognition that plastics, and microplastics, are hidden in a staggering number of products we depend on — including, notably, our clothing.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 23, 2022

This article is a guide on how landscaping and/or lawn care businesses can become more environmentally friendly and reap the benefits of being a sustainable business. Additionally, some of the nitrogen is washed away, where it pollutes waterways and causes algae blooms. Check out our GBB article on Electric Equipment.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 28, 2023

We published hundreds of articles in 2023, from breaking news to live reporting, from COP28 to monthslong investigations. We’ll keep following the money in 2024. With the European Parliament holding its latest elections in June 2024, this lobbying campaign is only set to intensify. billion in support provided since 2009.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 26, 2023

The GWPF has also expressed the view that carbon dioxide has been mis-characterised as pollution, when in fact it is a “benefit to the planet”. Formed in 2011, Fair Fuel is led by political lobbyist Howard Cox , who is running as the Reform Party candidate in the 2024 London mayoral election.

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Business Green

APRIL 25, 2024

Remove: Eliminating waste and pollution The first step in creating a circular economy – cutting off waste at the source – is simple in theory, though often more difficult in practice. And for good reason too given that, if 79 per cent of Brits switched to a refurbished device in 2024, 63,750,000kg carbon could be saved.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This is the proposal made by the author of this guest article, Henning von Zanthier. However, in response to rising coal energy prices and public dissatisfaction with air pollution, the Polish government withdrew the legislation that hindered the development of wind energy. after 2024.

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Charged

MAY 18, 2021

Since President Nixon signed the Clean Air Act in 1963, federal regulations aimed at reducing air pollution have gradually grown stronger. Charged : The body of federal and state air pollution regulations encompasses both emissions and fuel economy standards, and generates an astounding number of acronyms.

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Charged

JANUARY 18, 2022

We have to understand that NHTSA’s final action will affect 2024 through 2026, whereas the EPA’s final action affects 2023 through 2026. It would be 2024. I think the deadline that they gave the agency is July of 2024. To be clear, what they just finalized was the EPA emissions standards, right? Margo Oge: Right.

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Business Green

JANUARY 21, 2021

Meanwhile, anyone who thinks Trump (of both the Donald and Ivanka varieties) could never defeat Biden or Kamala Harris in a 2024 re-run of last year's election has not been paying attention. A version of this article originally appeared in the BusinessGreen Overnight Briefing newsletter, which is available to all BusinessGreen subscribers.

Fossil fuels 72

Fossil fuels Politics Policy Technology 72

Energy and Cleantech Council

MAY 14, 2021

One such criterion is the applicant’s “ability to increase climate resiliency and minimize or eliminate adverse environmental impacts, including but not limited to water usage, energy usage, carbon emissions, waste, pollutants, harmful chemicals and single use plastics.”

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Business Green

MARCH 5, 2021

While the initial goal was to go live in 2021, the launch target has been moved to 2024. For decades, the Indigenous communities in South Dakota have borne the burden of environmental racism - the disproportionate impact of environmental degradation, pollution and hazards on people of color.

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Business Green

MAY 7, 2021

The project would be part of the French government's wider plans to putting 8.75GW of offshore wind capacity out to tender by 2028, which also includes plans for a 500MW floating wind project off Brittany to tender in 2024. It was clear that after everything we all experienced this past year, we couldn't open the same restaurant.".

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Low Impact

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

In this article, the LWA’s Horticulture Campaigns Coordinator Rebecca Laughton explains why we have to produce and trade a greater percentage of food locally. ELMS payments to horticulture are likely to be a fraction of the total £2.8billion set aside annually for all farm payments until 2024.

Building Energy Monitoring 74

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Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2022

In Germany, Renault, Volkswagen, Stellantis, and LG Energy Solutions have signed offtake deals for lithium scheduled to be extracted from geothermal waters under the Upper Rhine Valley in 2024. This article is part of the Net Zero Commodities Hub, hosted in partnership with Wood Mackenzie.

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Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2021

According to a 2020 report by the World Wildlife Fund, indoor farming is projected to have a combined annual growth rate of more than 24 per cent between 2018 and 2024, hitting $3bn in revenues worldwide in 2024. There's the pollution side. This article first appeared at GreenBiz.com. Energy is the next big hurdle.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

MAY 14, 2021

One such criterion is the applicant’s “ability to increase climate resiliency and minimize or eliminate adverse environmental impacts, including but not limited to water usage, energy usage, carbon emissions, waste, pollutants, harmful chemicals and single use plastics.”

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

An in-depth article by the website Carbon Brief argues that the fuel is unlikely to be taken up universally, particularly as “the volume required to satisfy all the possible applications for low-carbon hydrogen would likely far exceed the amount available, even if production is significantly scaled up.”.

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Charged

MAY 18, 2021

California has led the nation in the fight against air pollution. There’s only five years [until 2026], so I don’t know if they’re going to try to push, but they could push and make it till 2024—I guess it just depends if they want to go beyond. This article appeared in Charged Issue 54 – March/April 2021 – Subscribe now.

Law 52

Law Fossil fuels Transportation Electricity 52

Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

This article explores what is needed to build such a green hydrogen refinery. Rotterdam refineries are among the biggest polluters in Europe Rotterdam has the dubious title of being the absolute leader in the throughput and storage of crude oil in northwest Europe. Download our tool or scroll down to learn more. Lots of green hydrogen.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2021

In May 2021, Brown tweeted out an article by Bjørn Lomborg – author of The Skeptical Environmentalist and Cool It , books that downplay the risks of global warming – about how “exaggerations about climate change” are “destroying our ability to make sensible decisions for the future”.

Fossil fuels 98

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Mr. Sustainability

APRIL 18, 2021

Rotterdam refineries are among the biggest polluters in Europe Rotterdam has the dubious title of being the absolute leader in the throughput and storage of crude oil in northwest Europe. It is the EU’s ambition to increase electrolyzer capacity six-fold to 6 GW by 2024, allowing the production of 1 million metric tons of hydrogen.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 4, 2023

My biggest article of the year is generally the last one; it’s an attempt to synthesize and summarize big themes in sustainability. The website uses satellite data and AI to map nearly 80,000 sources of climate pollution. If you enjoyed this article, please pass it on. . [Happy New Year all! And the U.S.

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