Business Green

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Josh Burke at LSE's Grantham Research Institute navigates the costs, opportunities, advantages and disadvantages of different carbon capture and negative emissions technologies. As the new 2050 target, now enshrined in law, is to reduce emissions to net zero, it is important to distinguish between gross zero and net zero.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 29, 2024

In addition, 52 percent of those surveyed reported a negative effect on their quality of life. One great example of a subsidy targeted at the community level is Clean School Bus Rebates (CSB), an Environmental Protection Agency program funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. doi: 10.1177/0739456X231163755.Zhao,

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The CHIPS and Science Act, a $280bn bill aimed at revitalising the American semiconductor industry, with a quarter of that accelerating the growth of zero-carbon industries. electricity grid to 80 per cent carbon free power by 2030. With the new tax credits under the IRA, demand for new projects is set to surge. Second, U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

But now Europe is poised to enact laws that would not only recognise the harms of chemical-intensive agriculture, but also to ensure that synthetic pesticide and fertiliser use is significantly reduced. Industry has lobbied hard to ensure these targets don’t become law. billion people in 2050 even with current production levels.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 29, 2020

has a net-zero target enshrined in law. With a target to be able to run a carbon-free grid by 2025, National Grid ESO is very active in this area. Battery owners have reportedly done well out of the flexible demand market during recent periods of historically low demand. Fast-forward to 2020, however, and the U.K.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2021

This article discusses measures the seafood industry can take in order to limit their negative impact on our world’s oceans. From litter and pollution to overfishing and habitat destruction, today’s unsustainable commercial fishing has a significant negative impact on the oceans’ ecosystems. Adhere to the “Good Fish Guide”.

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2021

The government said it was committed to working with businesses that are "taking real steps towards net zero" as part of the talks, pointing to Microsoft's pledge to become a 'carbon negative' organisation by 2030 and remove from the environment all the carbon it has emitted since its founding by mid-century.

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Energy Innovation

JUNE 16, 2022

Under the state’s landmark AB 32 climate law, CARB is required to evaluate the state’s progress toward its goals and make recommendations every five years. This year’s Draft Scoping Plan proposes a pathway to achieve the state’s target of 40 percent emissions below 1990 levels and economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2045. .

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Business Green

MARCH 5, 2021

UN argues 'rapid deployment' of CCUS needed to meet carbon neutrality goals. The report acknowledges that CCYUS technologies alone will not be sufficient to deliver carbon neutrality in line with the goals ofthe Paris Agreement. The trend now is to shift away from carbon," said Maeda Tadashi.

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Grist

MARCH 29, 2021

Shopify, the Canadian company that runs e-commerce sites, wants to take a more hands-on approach — by paying a Texas venture to pull carbon dioxide from the sky and store it underground. Carbon Engineering’s working pilot plant in Squamish B.C. Carbon Engineering.

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Business Green

JANUARY 22, 2021

The Planning Inspectorate had opposed the project, warning it could lock-in high carbon infrastructure at the expense of the UK's climate goals, marking the first time it had opposed a major project on such grounds. It also argued wind and solar power would be more cost-effective for bill payers compared to new gas power capacity.

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Fairsnape

MAY 3, 2021

Most of the UK’s environmental protections stem from EU law and so could be changed as a result of Brexit. Georgia Elliott Smith launched a new campaign video for her legal challenge of the UK Government over incineration pollution and carbon emissions. Also noted in respect of new books is “Design Studio Vol. Zoom Regenerative.

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Business Green

JUNE 26, 2020

Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week, including Denmark's new climate law and the Australian mining sector's net zero pledge. IETA sets out net zero carbon trading vision. Denmark agrees 'landmark' climate action law.

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Business Green

JULY 23, 2020

First, it must understand the labour market impacts of decommissioning fossil fuel power plants and reskilling workers to build and manage the new low-carbon economy. Second, it must also engage with the social impacts of new low-carbon energy systems and infrastructures, with an emphasis on equity and justice concerns.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2022

Law and disorder. In the United States, the lack of clear, overarching climate laws has contributed to some cases. Tarantino, a partner in the San Francisco-based law firm Morrison Foerster, explained. It's the foundation of all environmental law.". A confluence of factors is contributing to the surge of suits.

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Econaur

APRIL 22, 2020

It was the planet’s largest civic event at the time and compelled governments to take concrete actions, including passing environmental laws and establishing environmental agencies. In addition to these practical outcomes, the event demonstrated just how much can be achieved when people come together and demand action.

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R-Squared Energy

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Earlier this month, France’s constitutional court upheld a law cutting palm oil from the country’s list of approved biofuels and eliminating associated tax exemptions. Driven by demand thanks to the U.S. The versatile oil can be converted to biodiesel, or hydrotreated to make renewable diesel, as Total was doing in its French plant.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Last year the coronavirus crisis shook the industry to its core, with the sudden drop in fuel demand from planes, cars, and power plants sparking a price crash that briefly saw the cost of a barrel of oil fall into negative territory. This rapid growth needs to be placed in context. per cent of their total capital expenditure in 2020.

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Grist

MARCH 29, 2021

Shopify, the Canadian company that runs e-commerce sites, wants to take a more hands-on approach — by paying a Texas venture to pull carbon dioxide from the sky and store it underground. Carbon Engineering’s working pilot plant in Squamish B.C. Carbon Engineering.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 5, 2022

Virtually all of the world’s largest companies now issue a sustainability report and set goals; more than 2,000 companies have set a science-based carbon target; and about one-third of Europe’s largest public companies have pledged to reach net zero by 2050. Maersk even advocated for a $150 per ton carbon tax on shipping fuel.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The remaining 20 percent represents investments outside of fossil fuels, in areas such as renewables, carbon capture and storage, and research into new green technologies. . It also had the highest share of posts on carbon capture and storage technologies, with these making up one in five of the promos put out by the company.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 17, 2023

With the growth of e-commerce and demand for faster shipping (which means burning more fuel), maritime emissions increased nearly 5% between 2020 and 2021. IMO will assign a CII rating, with A being the best, least carbon-intensive and E being the worst, most carbon-intensive. What’s new? Maersk, MSC, Evergreen).

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Other recommendations include urgently delivering clear strategies to deliver new carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen projects, setting clear and ambitious targets in the delayed Environment Bill, laying the groundwork for domestic EV battery manufacturing at scale, and aligning the UK's net zero and nature agendas.

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Unsustainable

APRIL 22, 2020

So, limiting human strain on natural resources is the main area of concern to ensure the earth is able to fulfil increasing food demand by reducing stress on climate. All nations are requested to show their commitment by promulgating law and policy that promote investments in preserving the climate.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2022

Consumer demand for green products is as high as ever. It seems we have a dilemma; the demand for environmentally sound and low-impact products is high, yet consumers aren’t trusting the environmental claims of business. Carbon Offsets. The time frame for carbon-offset emission reductions should be included in the claim.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

There’s been a 38-fold increase in sustainability-related laws and regulations since 1972. Sustainability-led initiatives help mitigate the risk of non-compliance as these laws and regulations continue to develop. Environmental and social disruptions cause a negative brand reputation (note BP’s 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill ).

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

For instance, the company’s just-published “ Energy Transition Progress report ” references chemicals right alongside “low carbon energy” and “renewable natural gas” as examples of the company’s stated commitment to lowering emissions.

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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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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Dolphins and sharks are just two other marine species that could be negatively affected by seismic surveys through behavioral changes to get away from the noise. At the time, Stone’s law firm, Cullinan & Associates, represented local fishing and ski boat organizations as part of public consultations over whether license should be granted.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2020

But climate breakdown is still accelerating, and fulfilling the country's legally-binding commitment to net zero carbon will require businesses to drastically reduce their energy demand, then fully decarbonise the remainder. EnergyPro Ltd is working in partnership with Low Carbon Hub and Oxford Brookes University on this project.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2022

Consumer demand for green products is as high as ever. It seems we have a dilemma; the demand for environmentally sound and low-impact products is high, yet consumers aren’t trusting the environmental claims of business. Carbon Offsets. The time frame for carbon-offset emission reductions should be included in the claim.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. No doubt those conversations will be at play in Starbucks’ 50th year.

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Charged

MAY 8, 2023

During the recent California heat wave, Nuvve helped to reduce peak demands on the grid through the Emergency Load Reduction Program, using bidirectional-capable school buses to feed energy back to the grid. A regular demand response program, you go down to zero and then that’s it. That means we can bring the meter negative.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2020

Crucially, in order to receive funds, Member States would need to set out their case to the Commission, with approval potentially dependent on conditions such as meeting certain EU targets, observing the rule of law, good governance, and commitments to furthering the bloc's green and digital priorities.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 29, 2020

of warming, our emissions need to immediately start reducing rapidly towards zero and then on to negative figures.We Science is central to the demands in the letter, specifically adopting science-based binding carbon budgets, "which gives us the best possible odds to limit the global average temperature rise to below 1.5 °C."

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2021

Meanwhile, the British Standards Institution (BSI) is currently working on BS 8632, Natural Capital Accounting for Organisations , which will set out processes for developing natural capital balance sheets and a natural capital income statement showing the organisation's positive and negative impacts.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2021

These innovations could create low-carbon energy to power UK homes and businesses, avoid imports and form a “key component in the UK’s commitment to tackle climate change”, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said in a press release. Carbon Capture. Carbon Neutral? billion in government subsidy.

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