DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

That sends a clear political message that the industry “is less powerful and trusted than before,” Nick Caleb, a climate and energy attorney with Breach Collective, told DeSmog. It may signal that fossil fuel companies do not have much of a future powering the state’s economy, Caleb said.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Some of these facilities supply British and European seafood wholesalers, who in turn sell to supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Morrisons and other retailers; caterers supplying pubs, hotels and restaurants, schools and universities; and the National Health Service, the four-year investigation found.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In February 2021, German agribusiness giant BASF hosted a virtual wine tasting, a seemingly cozy affair swirling glasses of Portugal’s finest in front of a webcam debating the future of EU agricultural policies. Read more about the industry’s climate lobbying at DeSmog’s agribusiness database.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Jacobson’s Early Story.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

The coronavirus crisis gripping the global economy has forced clean energy analyst BloombergNEF (BNEF) to downgrade its expectations for the solar, battery, and electric vehicle (EV) markets, in one of the first signals that the escalating pandemic could undermine urgent efforts to combat climate change.

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Business Green

APRIL 19, 2021

Political and business leaders have certainly talked a good game in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. This morning sees the publication of the International Energy Agency's (IEA) influential Global Energy Review 2021 and it makes for sobering reading. Global carbon emissions are set to jump by 1.5

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Business Green

AUGUST 19, 2022

Solar Energy UK raps PM candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss for suggesting large solar farms pose risk to UK food security. Such comments have garnered heavy criticism from across the political spectrum, however. This directly helps sustain UK crop production," Solar UK said.

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Climate risk management requires climate policy. Only public policy can deliver the speed and scale of reductions needed to limit the worst impacts of climate change. That’s why advocacy for climate policy is an essential part of corporate sustainability leadership. Rising stakeholder expectations.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2020

It's not necessarily that the game of musical chairs has intensified in the C-suite, but you'll note major executive moves at big apparel, food, energy, finance and technology corporations, some of which have enlisted a chief sustainability officer (CSO) or equivalent for the first time. Who's news. The former U.K.

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Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2022

There are now just days to go until Britain's energy regulator officially confirms how much average domestic bills will rise for the autumn period, with concerns growing that the scale of the resulting fuel poverty and economic crisis could be genuinely unprecedented in its scope and intensity.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This story is part of the series Getting to Zero: Decarbonizing Cascadia , which explores the path to low-carbon energy for British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. And, in the United States, political gridlock chopped the heart out of Congress’ most ambitious clean energy plan. . Worried about the climate crisis?

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The circumstances surrounding his termination are documented among thousands of pages of public records and internal company documents that provide a penetrating look into the multi-billion dollar stakes of negotiations between governments and state-sanctioned monopolies that are shaping the future of energy systems in Oregon and beyond.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MAY 30, 2019

Clean Power Alliance (CPA) is a new Community Choice Aggregation/Joint Powers Authority formed to provide electricity services to retail customers in Southern California. CPA is seeking a policy-minded, politically savvy, and detail-oriented professional to join our growing team as Senior Manager of Regulatory Affairs.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MAY 30, 2019

Clean Power Alliance (CPA) is a new Community Choice Aggregation/Joint Powers Authority formed to provide electricity services to retail customers in Southern California. CPA is seeking a policy-minded, politically savvy, and detail-oriented professional to join our growing team as Senior Manager of Regulatory Affairs.

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Front And Centered

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

We require a Just Transition because the physics of climate are unforgiving, because it’s the right thing to do, and because it’s the only politically possible path toward what we really need. Again, funding directed to a heavy polluter and an extremely energy-intensive industry. There’s also $ 323.9 million proposed.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2020

The brewing industry is among the nine critical sectors identified in a report published today by UNEP and the Natural Capital Finance Alliance that highlights need for banks, investors and insurers to set firm targets to reduce biodiversity loss. We urgently need all sectors of the economy to create better outcomes for people and nature.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 5, 2020

Buildings were first electrified nearly 150 years ago. So, why is it that “building electrification” is now among the energy industry’s most popular buzzwords? Most buildings run on multiple fuels. They use electricity to power lights, refrigerators and electronic devices.

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EDF + Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

US banks have the political and financial leverage needed to play a major role in averting disruptive climate damage to the world economy. Adopting net-zero by 2050 benchmarks will allow banks to minimize portfolio-wide climate risks and capitalize on the financial opportunities of the energy transition. degree scenario. Next steps.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

The findings of his Review may do little to convince the net zero sceptics in his own party, but if they take the time to read it they might find themselves pleasantly surprised by how reasonable its 129 recommendations are - and how economically, politically, and socially rational to boot. G overnance.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Various Positions | Peninsula Clean Energy | California. Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) is a Community Choice Energy agency that purchases clean energy at lower rates for its customers. Peninsula Clean Energy is a joint powers authority (a type of public agency) formed by the County of San Mateo and 21 cities.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Dr Andrew Steer, president and chief executive of the WRI, said the investment would support the group's efforts to electrify the entire US school bus fleet by 2030 and build a satellite-based land use monitoring system. A smaller slice of funding has been allocated to a number of leading advocacy, finance, and research outfits.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 11, 2023

The WSPA’s description of its dinner says that “nothing is off the table” — adding that “we want to hear from you and answer any questions you may have about the oil and gas industry’s role in the energy transition.” It is also active in political lobbying, spending a total of $17.5

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Business Green

JUNE 16, 2021

All the top reaction from leading figures across business, politics, academia, think tanks and green groups to the CCC's latest assessment of the UK's preparedness for climate change. Here, BusinessGreen rounds up all the top comments from business, politics, academia, think tanks and civil society.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

It’s the most consequential election of our lifetimes, coming at a time when concerns about equity, public health and environmental justice are at an all-time high. Yet regardless of the outcome, there’s one thing that won’t change: companies and investors must help lead the charge to build a more sustainable, equitable and resilient future.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

And on October 28, Congress questioned the CEOs of ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP America, Shell, and the American Petroleum Institute on their history of blocking climate policy. The fossil fuel industry was first warned about climate change back in 1959 by famed physicist Edward Teller, known as “the father of the hydrogen bomb.”

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2021

This 'climate silence' then has a worrying knock on effect, as political and business leaders struggle to prioritise an issue that they perceive to be of only limited interest to the wider public. The obvious answer is of course traffic fumes and industrial pollution.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 23, 2021

Over the past several decades, public health and environmental concerns have made controlling smog a top national policy goal in China and enforcement an increasingly critical issue for companies to navigate. Air emission reform in China More than a decade ago, national policies laid the groundwork for reducing air emissions in China.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 23, 2021

Over the past several decades, public health and environmental concerns have made controlling smog a top national policy goal in China and enforcement an increasingly critical issue for companies to navigate. Air emission reform in China More than a decade ago, national policies laid the groundwork for reducing air emissions in China.

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Larry Fink’s 2020 Letter to CEOs , where he explicitly named climate risk as a “defining factor in companies’ long-term prospects,” was followed by an avalanche of climate commitments across industries throughout the year (see Microsoft , Shell , Unilever , and on ). What is ‘Climate Intelligence’? Silviaterra ).

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South Danielle Purifoy Wed, 10/21/2020 – 00:45 This story was originally published by Southerly , in partnership with Scalawag and Environmental Health News for its Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South.

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Grist

DECEMBER 16, 2019

By the second day, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and the county’s Air Pollution Control District had issued an air-quality warning, and local libraries and nonprofits urged residents to protect themselves from the harmful smoke and ash, offering free N95 respirator masks. According to Emily Williams, a Ph.D.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2023

I completely understand the concerns that people have about the health and resilience of our waters, which is why I am setting out this plan for a truly national effort to protect and improve them," she said. Crucially, this plan must help to significantly reduce pollution from agriculture, as well as that caused by the water industry.

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Business Green

APRIL 18, 2022

Despite the (slow) migration to electric-powered cars, consumer trends are making driving even more wasteful and unequal. A recent analysis found the emissions saved from electric cars have been more than cancelled out by the increase in gas-guzzling Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). Reducing car use in cities.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This group of widely used and enduring chemicals has been linked to a range of serious adverse health conditions including testicular cancer, thyroid disease, increased cholesterol levels, liver damage and fertility issues, as well as damaging the development of unborn children. clean-up-pfas.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Richmond, a diverse, industrial city where housing prices and incomes have lagged behind its Bay Area neighbors, has poor air quality and some of the highest rates of respiratory and cardiovascular disease in California. Now, when Khamphanthong explains the sound to his young nieces, he sees the fear in their eyes. As the U.S.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

LCPI finds that one third of reductions, approximately 10 million tCO2e, should be expected from current trends and existing policies plus the price-elasticity effect of the fee if I-1631 is enacted. The measure would rely on a robust investment program to achieve the remaining 20 million tCO2e. the fee) and targeted investments.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 21, 2015

I started there with the expectation that real-world finance experience would be useful and that I could navigate to an area of the company that was closer to my interest in renewable energy It was important for me to have an impact and to be hands-on with renewables. It was a powerful experience. I read it through in two sittings.

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