DeSmogBlog

JULY 27, 2023

He’s an ExxonMobil scientist in a company ad that also shows other scientists in a high-tech lab working to develop “low-carbon technologies.” All over the world, carbon-intensive industries and corporations are being challenged over their greenwashing strategies, and the number of relative cases in litigation is multiplying.

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Front And Centered

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In the next few weeks, the Washington State Department of Ecology is set to deliver a decision on whether to turn Washington’s cap and trade program into a carbon über-market tying our climate future to California and Québec. permits to pollute) into one marketplace where the permits are traded at the lowest possible cost.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2022

There are a variety of ways to make a property more sustainable such as using green building materials , following a regular maintenance schedule, upgrading to energy-efficient lighting and appliances , and investing in onsite renewable energy systems (e.g. solar photovoltaic, wind, microhydropower and hybrid systems).

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Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

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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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2022

Sustainable Law Firms. Law firm sustainability is a strategic business shift that aims to prevent socially and environmentally damaging operations in the legal industry. This could be by reducing an organization’s carbon footprint while also establishing a healthy work-life balance for employees.

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Business Green

JANUARY 23, 2023

Firms need a stable policy environment to make the necessary investments, writes Viridor's Tim Rotheray The drive for net zero is serious business. policy and carbon accounting are at risk of turning genuine ambition into business risk. They signal what not to invest in, but they do not assure the investability of the alternative.

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Business Green

MARCH 5, 2021

UN argues 'rapid deployment' of CCUS needed to meet carbon neutrality goals. The report from the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) argues that contrary to popular opinion the CCUS sector already comprises a "vast portfolio of existing technologies that are economically viable".

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

According to an independent study, commissioned by Clim8 Invest, climate change is the number one concern for 61 per cent of UK consumers. Reducing carbon emissions is also a key goal of the EU green recovery plan, which has pledged to devote nearly €550bn to green projects over the next seven years. per cent of 2018 GDP.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Environmental law firm ClientEarth has this week laid down a set of ground rules for corporate net zero pledges, in a bid to ensure the growing number of climate promises being touted by the private sector are effective in their stated aim of reducing real-world emissions and can stand up to accusations of 'greenwash'.

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Low Impact

AUGUST 29, 2021

It proposes to make Europe the first continent to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and the first to deliver a climate law with binding emissions targets. Green technology is at the heart of the European Green Deal. The European Investment Bank is tipped to drive the financing of the Green Deal.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2020

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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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 16, 2021

Offsets offer a carbon polluter (like the operator of a steel plant) an additional option to comply with government rules that limit carbon pollution. Carbon offsets have been enabled under international law in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and were first used internationally in 2001. WHAT ARE OFFSETS?

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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. . Green investments, however, make up just 12 percent of these companies’ portfolios on average based on publicly available figures.

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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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GreenTechMedia

MAY 29, 2020

A spokesperson told GTM that a final investment decision would be made ahead of construction work beginning in spring 2021. The last two rounds of the biannual CFD tender have been closed to onshore wind and solar , with the government taking the view that those technologies were mature and could stand on their own two feet.

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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

OCTOBER 7, 2022

What I know: Billions of dollars will flow to research, development and deployment of climate technologies at an unprecedented speed and scale. The federal government has passed a climate bonanza for the US over the last two months, primarily taking market-based approaches to incentivise clean technologies, deployments and markets.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

Business as usual is not working The report is unequivocal that human-caused climate change is affecting weather and climate extremes in every region across the globe, and is set to get worse without a major acceleration in policy action and drastically increased investment in climate solutions. of warming.

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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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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us Ian Kearns Tue, 02/09/2021 – 02:00 A radical increase in available carbon emissions data may be just around the corner. Their asset values and prospects will be damaged by sudden negative shifts in both consumer and investor sentiment as a result.

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Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2023

And what even is 'carbon negative' beer? The CMA said it would analyse the environmental claims made on the labels of such products, both online and in store, to consider whether companies behind these items are complying with UK consumer law. Is that shampoo bottle as easily 'recyclable' as the label claims?

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In its list of 2030 commitments to support the European Green Deal, CropLife said that it will “invest 10 billion euros into innovation in precision and digital technologies by 2030.” These investments, however, would be impacted should the EU’s pesticides reduction target be adopted.

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2022

If you do not support the current target are you proposing to change the law to shift or scrap the net zero target? What would be your message to the businesses currently planning to ramp up investment in job-creating and cost competitive low carbon projects to help deliver on the UK's net zero targets?

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 27, 2023

This comes as major polluters are increasingly deploying digital tactics to detract from negative headlines about their record profits and decades-long contribution to climate change. As the study also pointed out, however, these firms invested just 1.7 The claim of ‘carbon neutral’ engine oil is ludicrous,” said Professor Trencher.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Microsoft also positions itself as a climate champion, publicly vowing to reach 100 percent renewable energy for its operations by 2025 and to become a “carbon negative” company by 2030. Credit: Mike Mozart. (CC CC BY 2.0). But the tech company also works with the same lobbyists that push a fossil fuel agenda. Blocking Climate Action.

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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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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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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 17, 2023

Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII): Adopted in 2021 through the IMO , these measurements build on prior standards and became mandatory beginning Jan 1, 2023. IMO will assign a CII rating, with A being the best, least carbon-intensive and E being the worst, most carbon-intensive.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

A sustainability agenda will guide investment decisions at a portfolio level. In 2018, over half of the global asset owners were currently implementing or evaluating sustainability in their investment strategy. There’s been a 38-fold increase in sustainability-related laws and regulations since 1972. Risk Management.

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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. There is no getting around this: small and medium enterprises (SMEs) represent a vast chunk of the economy.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds will today provide more details on the new plan and how it will form the centrepiece of a wider industrial strategy from Labour designed to drive investment and provide businesses with greater policy and regulatory certainty.

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Unsustainable

APRIL 22, 2020

This global commitment is not possible without a huge investment. Yet, who is going to invest, and under what modality, is still under consideration. All nations are requested to show their commitment by promulgating law and policy that promote investments in preserving the climate.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Investment in clean energy from fossil fuel majors saw a marked uptick during the pandemic in 2020, research suggests. A number of leading oil majors have announced net zero emissions targets and have steadily increased their investments in a range of clean technologies. This rapid growth needs to be placed in context.

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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. million in Neighborhood Grants. LinkedIn | Personal website. million acres the 4.4

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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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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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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Players in the carbon dioxide pipeline industry canceled major pipeline projects in recent weeks, marking an inauspicious start to President Biden’s ambitious plans to develop carbon capture infrastructure as a key emissions mitigation tool. Midwest to be injected and stored underground. Navigator’s $3.5

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