Business Green

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In strongly worded address to UN General Assembly, Antonio Guterres aims latest stinging criticism at fossil fuel firms and 'their enablers' in the PR and investment industries. It must be the first priority of every government and multilateral organisation. Let's tell it like it is: our world is addicted to fossil fuel.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2022

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told a private meeting of MPs this week that Drax’s imports of US-made wood pellets to be burnt for energy are “not sustainable” He added that it “doesn’t make sense” and told MPs the government had not fully investigated the sustainability of burning wood pellets, a type of biomass.

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GreenBiz

MAY 25, 2021

And I’m not even talking about the onrush of net-zero commitments by companies, government and others, although they seem to be happening at an almost-daily clip — so much so that they are no longer news. Banks always backed fossil fuels over green projects — until this year," reported Bloomberg. Carrots and sticks.

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2021

Australian court cases, fossil fuel phase out alliances, and a vote of confidence in Gold Standards all feature in this week's latest round up of global green business news. Colombia to host hybrid Biodiversity PreCOP. I wish to thank the Government of the Republic of Colombia and H.E.

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Business Green

MAY 26, 2022

The UK government has promised to push its fellow G7 nations to accelerate the shift towards green energy, reduce dependency on fossil fuels, and ramp up efforts to tackle biodiversity loss, as climate and energy minister of the world's leading economies meet for a summit in Berlin this week.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The University of Cambridge has committed to divest from all direct and indirect investments in fossil fuels by 2030, as the institution works towards its goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2038.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Coal-fired power plant chimneys: In fast-growing economies, rapidly increasing energy demand is triggering investment in both low carbon and fossil fuel generation, leaving certain countries, including India and China, unlikely to reach net zero until much later. Progress across different sectors is varied.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. Each year, huge quantities of fossil fuels are used to produce clothes from synthetic fibers each year. Protect human health and biodiversity.

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Business Green

MARCH 8, 2023

With biofuels the most common form of SAFs on the market today, campaigners have warned about the potential negative land use, food security, and biodiversity impacts of scaling the market in line with the aviation sector's plans. Our foundation is strong. Now we accelerate."

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A new report finds that an integrated approach to tackling biodiversity and climate change could unlock more effective solutions the interlocking crises. The level of interconnectedness between the climate change and biodiversity crises is high and should not be underestimated.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 8, 2019

While the real costs of fossil fuels are increasing the costs of renewables are declining. Cheaper renewable energy also decreases the cost-effectiveness of fossil fuel subsidies. Cheaper renewable energy also decreases the cost-effectiveness of fossil fuel subsidies.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Policymakers met with fossil fuel and biomass producers nine times as often as with their renewable energy counterparts, DeSmog can reveal, raising fresh concerns over the depth of the government’s commitments to reaching net zero emissions by 2050. Drax Access.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 4, 2022

The project aims to determine the viability of the initiative and to evaluate the potential positive biodiversity impact of scaling up the initiative. Climate change is becoming the biggest driver of biodiversity loss, and a substantial expansion of offshore wind is central to tackling these interlinked crises.

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2021

CBI chief says it is 'not acceptable' for businesses to sit on the sidelines amid 'seismic' challenges from climate change, biodiversity loss and Covid-19. From climate change to digitisation, resilience-building to fighting protectionist instincts, the challenges we face are seismic," he said.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

trillion in nature is required over the next three decades to successfully tackle the climate, biodiversity, and land degradation crises, according to the WEF’s “State of Finance for Nature” report released on 27 May. Biodiversity loss is already costing the global economy 10 percent of its output each year.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

From the general public, all the way up to the government, we’re all under threat of a global crisis. Many businesses and governments put profits and short-term gains over the long-term health of our planet. Solar, geothermal and wind power, all offer a cleaner alternative to traditional fossil fuels.

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2022

Legal action poses a growing risk for the fossil fuel industry and other companies in high-emitting industries, according to a major new report published today which shows that almost 500 climate-related litigation cases have been filed around the world since 2020.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In addition, 40% of survey respondents said current government policies are ineffective in accelerating renewable deployment, and these inhibiting government policies and regulations were cited as the number-one barrier to scale, with 77% of respondents identifying this challenge. Confluence across sectors is key.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In its annual Review of Energy Policy 2023, published on 14 December, the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) urges the next government to take urgent action on the policies needed to deliver the energy transition. The review highlights the energy policy priorities for the next government – whether Conservative, Labour or a coalition.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 19, 2019

However, Canadians also want fossil fuels. The fossil fuel industry is responsible for the bulk of Canada's anthropogenic GHGs. Canada is also home to the tar sands , some of the most carbon intensive forms of energy on Earth they and a deadly threat to biodiversity. Subscribe in a reader

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The world is set to miss all its targets to safeguard biodiversity and halt the destruction of ecosystems that are critical to slowing climate change, according to an alarming UN report published today by the Convention of Biological Diversity.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The letter was written by prominent climate and biodiversity scientists from universities and organisations in top biomass sourcing countries – the U.S., This month, governments will meet in Montreal, Canada, at CBD COP15 to discuss a new global deal to protect at least 30% of land, inland waters, and oceans by 2030.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Forward-thinking businesses and financiers are set to be agents of change as governments look for ways to turn ambition into action - a role that is clearly not lost on the many business leaders represented at the SEC Centre in Glasgow. Fossil fuels get named and shamed.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Anger is building over the failure to secure much-needed commitments towards phasing out unabated fossil fuels and tackling near-term emissions as part of the final agreement brokered at COP27 over the weekend, with critics warning the chances of limiting global warming to 1.5C target hangs by a thread after this year's summit.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The government is pressing forward with plans to clamp down on illegal deforestation in the supply chains of UK businesses, with the launch today of a consultation on which commodities and businesses should fall within the scope of the new rules, and how these rules should be enforced.

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The Environmental Blog

MAY 23, 2024

This technology offers a sustainable way to rid the world of excessive waste from fossil fuels. Reforestation enhances biodiversity and offers an easy way to sequester large amounts of carbon dioxide. Governments have a role to play but industrial companies must also take responsibility for our planet.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Greenpeace, the Green Finance Institute, the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), and others call on government to set ambitious solar target. Moreover, a detailed government strategy to ramp up solar capacity should also recognise the key role community energy has to play, which the green groups argue boasts enough potential alone to power 2.2

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GreenBiz

JULY 19, 2021

If planned wisely, population decline could, in the words of British conservationist David Attenborough, provide an opportunity to "rewild" nature by relieving major stress points upon critical ecosystems and species that could enable a gradual regeneration of biodiversity. Innovation marches forward.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 31, 2022

The paper, which urges government to give local authorities the powers, resources and funding they need to deliver net zero, sets out ADEPT’s position that national targets will only be met through climate change action at the local level. Key to achieving climate change action is behaviour change.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework should drive a step change nature protection natural world - here's why the world's new biodiversity targets matter for businesses. In the early hours of Monday morning, a new global pact for nature was agreed by the vast majority of the world's governments.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 19, 2024

Smith, a well-known climate change denier and fossil fuel sector advocater , nonetheless announced a series of new regulations critics say would ban wind turbines from much of the southern half of the province. Renewable energy is far less damaging to the environment and wildlife than fossil fuels,” said Luo.

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2021

Leading conservation groups are urging the government to adopt a "climate-smart" strategy for UK fisheries, following a report today which highlights the scale of the industry's greenhouse gas emissions. Report by WWF, Marine Conservation Society and RSPB claims UK fisheries are responsible for emitting nearly 1,000 kilotons of CO2 in a year.

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Business Green

JULY 30, 2021

The crucial COP15 UN biodiversity summit in Kunming, China, which had been set to take place in October is now facing yet another delay, with Covid-19 concerns now likely to now push back the critical nature talks into early 2022, according to reports. COP15 biodiveristy summit braced for third Covid-19 delay.

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Business Green

AUGUST 4, 2020

Mark Campanale, founder of the Carbon Tracker think tank, which has long argued that fossil fuel companies risk destroying investor value by backing projects that are likely to become stranded as new clean technologies emerge and climate policies strengthen, also welcomed the new strategy.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2022

In a communique published at the close of a three-day Energy and Environment Ministerial meeting in Berlin this week, the world's largest economies set out their priorities for tackling the intersecting climate, biodiversity, and pollution crises, and responding to the disruption to energy markets wrought by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 28, 2024

In an interview with Rachel Donald of the podcast Planet: Critical , science historian Naomi Oreskes spoke about her new book, The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market , cowritten with Erik M. The first is climate change, which is the thing I work on specifically.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Investor-state dispute settlement” (ISDS) mechanisms allow companies to sue national governments if they believe regulation or unfair competition is impeding their investments. The overwhelming majority of fossil fuel and mining ISDS claims are brought by investors from the global North against respondent States in the global South.”

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