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'Promises are not enough': Campaigners urge Prime Minister to enshrine 2030 nature protection goal into law

Business Green

The Prime Minister is being urged by his own father to establish a target to reverse the decline of species and habitats into law, as part of a major campaign launched this morning geared at tackling escalating rates of biodiversity loss in the UK.

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How Money Laundering Rules Could Be Used to Tackle Deforestation 

DeSmogBlog

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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Leader of Ecocide Movement Aims to Criminalize Long-lasting Harm to the Environment 

DeSmogBlog

She is also chair of the charitable Stop Ecocide Foundation and convener of the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide chaired by Philippe Sands KC and Dior Fall Sow. What she realized was that the aspect that protects our rights is actually criminal law. But that sense somehow stops at nature.

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Subsidies to biomass plant in Teesside must be stopped says environmental coalition

Envirotec Magazine

Since the MGT Teesside plant was awarded its CfD, the Government has agreed that this type of power plant does not meet the official definition of low-carbon electricity. But even with huge government support, the Teesside plant shows that biomass can’t be relied upon to power the grid or deliver a return on investment.

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Operation Rolling Blunder? From fracking to solar, government opens up new fronts in 'attack on nature'

Business Green

If we tarmac over green space, if we allow a planning free-for-all in our towns and cities, if we don't invest in nature - then we put economies, livelihoods and wellbeing in danger. We have legislated through the Environment Act and will continue to improve our regulations and wildlife laws in line with our ambitious vision.".

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A deforestation roadmap that leaves a lot to be desired

Business Green

Inconsistencies in the definition of deforestation: The roadmap uses different meanings of eliminating deforestation throughout. And if traders are going for zero illegal deforestation instead of zero gross deforestation (including legal and illegal), then the roadmap isn't more than just reiterating national laws.

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MAS Launches Singapore-Asia Taxonomy

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

Facility level — relevant CFPP can be considered aligned with the facility-level Taxonomy guidance if it meets all of the following requirements: The financial close or final investment decision of the coal plant (i.e., Investments made as part of the early coal phase-out process do not extend the expected lifetime for coal combustion.

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