Business Green

MARCH 29, 2023

A separate study by Transport & Environment found that private jets are up to 14 times more polluting than commercial planes per passenger, and 50 times more polluting than trains. Private jets are staggeringly polluting and generally pointless," said Doug Parr, policy director at Greenpeace UK. "The

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

For the vast majority of countries, recovery spending has been relatively low and not particularly green, according to the report, with any benefits from the greener elements contained in stimulus packages often undermined by concurrent fossil fuel and consumer-focused spending program. Climate Change. Pull Quote.

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Business Green

APRIL 5, 2022

If a transformative path is followed that embeds a host of circular economy actions that can tackle the climate and physical pollution that results from plastics, then greenhouse gas emissions from the sector could be cut by a third by 2030 and waste levels can be reduced by 46 per cent by 2030, the report calculates.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2021

Covid-19 recovery packages unveiled by nations around the world are failing to deliver the levels of sustainable investment needed to cap global temperature increases at safe levels, IEA warns. It has also called on all nations to ramp up investment and policies that can deliver global climate goals and prevent runaway climate change.

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2020

Cutting fossil fuel subsidies and putting efficient price on CO2 would raise crucial revenue for Treasury, LSE research paper argues. Carbon pricing is fair and efficient and sends a clear message that the polluter must pay," said Grantham Institute policy fellow and lead author of the paper, Josh Burke.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For Edna Ibarra, it was the realization that with every breath her 11-year-old son was breathing in a little more of an industrial carcinogen that drove her to get involved in the fight against air pollution in Laredo, Texas. If these three pollutants were eliminated,” the Intercept reported, “only one census tract in the U.S.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Major new reports warn governments are failing to seize the huge benefits that would flow from major green stimulus plans and fossil fuel subsidy reform. Around eight per cent of the subsidy package was provided through direct subsidies that cut fuel prices, while a further six per cent came from tax breaks.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 6, 2024

The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act would dramatically cut the amount and toxicity of plastic garbage New Yorkers throw away by targeting the source. It would reduce plastic packaging in New York by half over the next 12 years, and it would prevent a slew of toxic chemicals from being used in those materials. “A

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 19, 2024

Britons consume four times as many animal products as people in Haiti and ten times as much meat and dairy as those in Mozambique, two countries most affected by climate change worldwide. In 2023, DeSmog found that over 100 influencers had been paid to promote fossil fuel firms since 2017, reaching billions of people.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Having been crowned the most polluting brand in the world for two years running by the Break Free from Plastic campaign in its global audit of plastic waste, the firm also last year revealed it produces three million tonnes of plastic packaging a year, or the equivalent of 200,000 bottles a minute.

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Front And Centered

AUGUST 29, 2022

We should celebrate Congressional action and motivation to act on climate, and applying analyses from the Just Solutions Collective , the Climate Justice Alliance , and others , we see a couple particular bright spots: The IRA targets money toward reducing disparities in basic environmental rights and the energy transition.

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2020

UN Secretary-General offers starkest criticism yet of the outlook for the coal sector, as he calls on India to end support for fossil fuels. As part of a Covid-19 economic recovery package announced in June, the Modi government revealed ambitions to open a further 41 coal mines. They see the writing on the wall.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2021

New report warns climate change is putting humanity at greater risk from infectious diseases and food insecurity. The 2021 Lancet Countdown report has today warned the impacts of climate change pose increasing health risks and are exacerbating existing health and social inequalities. We have a choice.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 28, 2023

” This messaging flies in the face of guidance from the International Energy Agency , which has warned that all new fossil fuel exploration is incompatible with reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

By reducing how much raw material you need to produce new products and packaging materials, you can also reduce how much air pollution your business produces. By producing less waste in the first place, you reduce how much fossil fuel needs to be burned for these facilities to function correctly.

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Business Green

JULY 16, 2020

C40 Cities group of Mayors issues fresh call for national governments to end fossil fuel subsidies, as top scientists call on EU to deliver bolder net zero strategy. The C40 Cities group of Mayors has this week published a major new report setting out how they plan to engineer a "green and just" recovery from the coronavirus crisis.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 18, 2021

According to the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, this will be “designed to overcome the cost gap between low-carbon hydrogen and fossil fuels, helping the costs of low-carbon alternatives to fall quickly.” He added that hydrogen has “the potential to provide a third of the UK’s energy in the future”.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The findings of the UN’s climate science body the IPCC show that the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement cannot be met without climate action on food. Karina Gonçalves David, a small-scale farmer representative from Brazil who has travelled to Dubai, is concerned by the presence of powerful and polluting firms. “If

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

They can blow away from landfills, trash piles and garbage trucks to pollute the environment and become a serious danger to wildlife since many animals end up swallowing or choking on the plastic. Stop the pollution of our land and water. Plastic bags are not biodegradable and can last over a 1000 years.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 1, 2021

Excessive use of fossil fuels that pollute and contribute to climate change. Hotel construction and development that destabilizes natural ecosystems, impacts climate change and displaces local communities and cultures. Use of hazardous chemicals that contaminate water supplies.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

Funding to develop alternatives to carbon intensive red diesel fuel comes as Grant Shapps touts ambition to turn UK into 'scale-up capital of Europe' The government is making £32.5m pot from the first phase of the competition last year.

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GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2020

From companies looking to select cleaner manufacturing suppliers, to investors seeking to divest from polluting industries, to consumers making choices about which businesses to patronize, one thing is clear: a reliable way to measure where emissions are coming from is necessary," they wrote. That’s pretty impressive. .

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2020

The government has today unveiled a wide ranging package of proposals aimed at accelerating the much-needed decarbonisation of the UK's heating systems, setting out plans to replace the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme for homes and businesses over the coming years.

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

China is willing to contribute more and we are now considering and studying a mid-century long-term vision for climate change, including such issues as the peaking of carbon dioxide emissions and carbon neutrality,” foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a press conference on Tuesday. This article is taken from Euractiv.

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2023

Former Chancellor Philip Hammond accuses politicians of being "systematically dishonest " about the estimated £1tr cost of achieving net zero, as he fails to inform readers that his estimate neglects to include the huge savings that would come from slashing the UK's reliance on fossil fuels.

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Business Green

JUNE 5, 2020

In a statement to mark World Environment Day, the Prime Minister said that while countries were rightly focused on combatting the pandemic, it was critical not to lose sight of the need to protect the planet "from the devastating threat of climate change and biodiversity loss". We must all do our part," Sharma added. "I

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Energy Innovation

JULY 14, 2020

The research synopsis below comes from AGCI Program Director Emily Jack-Scott , and a full list of AGCI’s quarterly research updates covering recent climate change research on clean energy pathways is available online at [link]. administration changes in 2021, long-term climate progress may ultimately be better off with the delay.

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Green Market Oracle

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Despite China's reliance on coal they are also a central player in the global green economy and they are critical to the fight against climate change. This electrification effort is being driven by the nation's war on pollution. China has also contributed to price declines in wind turbines and lithium-ion batteries.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

Raft of energy efficiency, green transport, and hydrogen programmes put at heart of €130bn stimulus package, as Bank of England confirms financial support for airlines. The German government has unveiled plans for a massive €130bn stimulus package that features at least €40bn climate-related spending.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

4: Fossil Fuel Industry’s Racist Past. Understanding the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Legacy of White Supremacy,” was another critical story, written by Kendra Pierre-Louis and published in March. 9: Climate Denial on Twitter. 9: Climate Denial on Twitter. 6: Protecting Pipelines.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Yet, the most unpleasant present was given to the Earth in 1907 by Leo Baekeland, who invented Bakelite, the first fossil fuels-made plastic. The plastic gift was definitely more than welcome for giant corporations such as Coca cola: Currently the biggest plastic polluter in the world. How to have a plastic-free Christmas.

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Energy Innovation

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

EPS users can design policy packages that achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the economy and pinpoint which policies are most effective at reducing emissions while creating economic and health benefits. climate goals. The five-policy scenario includes strong methane capture and destruction.

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

The Committee on Climate Change has today set out its detailed green recovery recommendations – here is BusinessGreen's need-to-know guide. This wasn't quite the year that we ordered," noted Committee on Climate Change CEO, Chris Stark, yesterday. Covid-19 climate impacts have been huge, but may not last.

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Business Green

APRIL 15, 2021

Health systems will bear the brunt of the climate-related health emergencies, so bold action needs to be taken to reduce the sector's ever-growing emissions, a new report argues. There is no question the health impacts of the climate emergency have the potential to dwarf those of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Business Green

MARCH 24, 2021

But Ministers insist end to financial support for overseas fossil fuel energy projects, £16bn transition plan for North Sea, and climate compatibility test for new projects can put UK on track to net zero emissions. We will not leave oil and gas workers behind in the United Kingdom's irreversible shift away from fossil fuels.

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Business Green

APRIL 23, 2020

Group led by Transport & Environment urges EU to prioritise green investment in coronavirus response, as new report slams scale of British banks' interest in fossil fuels. org, which lays bare private banks' continued heavy investment in fossil fuels in the five years since the historic 2015 Paris climate change agreement.

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Business Green

MAY 26, 2022

Meanwhile, the Chancellor's decision to introduce a new super ‘super deduction'-style tax relief measure for oil and gas firms investing in new UK fossil fuel extraction projects has received a far less positive response.

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