Energy Innovation

MARCH 4, 2022

These models represent physical laws captured in computer code and simulated on supercomputers at research centers around the world. For analysis of climate extremes : Extreme events, by definition, are rare and therefore less well understood. Petabytes of tempting data. Featured resources. Fiedler, T., Pitman, A.J., Mackenzie, K.,

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Defend Our Future

MAY 10, 2023

Can you think of a better way to spend Earth Day than planting trees to build heat resilience in your community for years to come? Planting trees to create equitable green space access and heat resilience is an engaging way to build climate solutions right at home while also getting active and strengthening community ties. We can’t!

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 31, 2020

Yet, as the original purposes of these laws has been largely achieved, states can now accelerate deeper progress towards want we really what: a 100 percent clean electricity grid that is also affordable and reliable. RPS targets or goals, adopted by 37 states as well Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The Act seeks to strike a balance in the so-called energy trilemma: transitioning the energy sector to net zero in an affordable way for households and businesses while securing resilient supply of energy. By putting in place the enabling primary legislation that bridges legal gaps, creates new laws, or brings clarity to existing laws.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

Earlier this year, Danone became the first listed company to become an "enterprise à mission," a new type of corporation created by a 2019 French law. And by definition, a commodity has no value or very limited value. Cecilia Keating. Mon, 07/20/2020 - 00:30. You showed evidence that finance can change the world.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 27, 2020

When Murphy won and took office, he signed sweeping clean energy legislation in May 2018 that turned his goals into law. Murphy's campaign platform, and the law, included something quite radical at the time: the goal of 600 megawatts of energy storage by 2021 and 2,000 megawatts by 2030. Distribution utility PSE&G serves 2.2

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 1, 2020

“But the eligibility rules for equity and resilience have not been completely clear.” ” The redesigned program now offers an incentive of $1 per watt-hour for customers that fall under its new “equity-resilience” category. Coronavirus pandemic adds delays and challenges.

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Charged

MARCH 11, 2024

Charged : New laws in the US and Europe are encouraging domestic sources of supply, so that would seem to be a big opportunity for you—but maybe the incentives for domestic production aren’t as important on the motor side as on the battery side. From a supply chain resiliency point of view, this is really important.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

But that’s not something that is considered as part of the policies and laws in place for disaster relief and response. What we’re finding now is that it’s a patchwork across the United States, which states have anti-LGBTQ+ laws and which states don’t. I definitely think so.

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Front And Centered

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Rather than requiring California and Québec to meet Washington standards, Ecology this week announced it is prepared to offer up legislation this coming session that would weaken the Washington law.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

AUGUST 11, 2022

5060 ), titled An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind, into law on Thursday August 11, 2022. The law keeps the required procurement total at 5.6 The law excludes biomass from the definition of renewable energy, meaning it is no longer an eligible resource under the Renewable Portfolio Standard. GW by 2027.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Inconsistencies in the definition of deforestation: The roadmap uses different meanings of eliminating deforestation throughout. And if traders are going for zero illegal deforestation instead of zero gross deforestation (including legal and illegal), then the roadmap isn't more than just reiterating national laws.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JANUARY 11, 2022

The EO incorporates the definitions of scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions from the Council on Environmental Quality Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting Guidance (Guidance).

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Front And Centered

MARCH 7, 2019

Additionally, improvements need to be made before this bill becomes a law. Legislators in the House should protect the provisions of SB 5116 that advance climate justice — including the requirement that all electric utilities provide energy assistance to households with lower incomes.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

Blank scholar at UC Davis School of Law. It is definitely something I will keep my eyes on. Sustainable finance can create long-term value by managing risks and returns, as well as by building more resilient systems for the future. Marjan Kris Ramos Abubo. Investors can engage with businesses about their ESG practices.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2021

Fashion, by definition, is among the fastest-moving industries and one that has presented many challenges for sustainable investors over the years. Last year's event, against a backdrop of the global pandemic, felt more relevant than ever in pushing for businesses to protect employees throughout their supply chains in times of stress.

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38 North Solutions

MAY 3, 2024

Expired since 2013, the law provides $10 billion in credits for qualifying advanced energy projects, $4 billion of which must be allocated projects located in energy communities. To help build more resilient, diverse and secure U.S. For round two, the Treasury Department is making $6 billion available, with $2.5

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Business Green

OCTOBER 10, 2022

These natural assets are also fundamental tools in making places more resilient to the shocks of climate change and in locking away carbon. We have legislated through the Environment Act and will continue to improve our regulations and wildlife laws in line with our ambitious vision.".

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Grist

JUNE 14, 2023

The plaintiffs in Montana, organized by a nonprofit law firm called Our Children’s Trust , are joining a growing cadre of citizens suing their governments for their failure to act on climate change. I’ve become more resilient, learning to navigate the complex world of bureaucracy and courtroom procedures. Definitely.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This effort will allow financial institutions and market participants to use a shared set of definitions, enhancing the availability of taxonomy-aligned financing and supporting sustainable development in CGT-affiliated markets.

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2020

Earlier this year, Danone became the first listed company to become an ‘entreprise à mission', a new type of corporation created by a 2019 French law. And by definition, a commodity has no value or very limited value. You showed evidence that finance can change the world.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2021

But for all the flurry of net zero activity among such financial heavyweights, there is no clear definition or roadmap for delivering on these ambitious goals. The key thing now is for all of the parts of the finance sector to start to make this a reality," Preston tells BusinessGreen. We wanted to help unblock that process.".

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Greentown Labs

JULY 22, 2020

In college I worked on energy transparency, and the work we did turned into one of the first laws about energy transparency. and was able to work on some of the most important laws during that period—the Alaska Wilderness Protection Act, the Clean Water Act—so I saw up close and personal just how you can make a difference.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2022

During this period the Environment Act - soon to be underpinned by environmental improvement targets - came into law and a host of critical strategies were published, such as the Net Zero Strategy , Heat and Buildings Strategy , Transport Decarbonisation Plan , Waste Prevention Programme and the Green Finance Roadmap.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

Endorsed by governments over the weekend, the report's 'summary for policymakers' cover text is a critical resource for business leaders and investors looking to bolster near-term resilience and boost long-term profitability amidst an ever-worsening climate crisis. Delivering on the Paris Agreement's goal of 1.5C

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 18, 2019

There is also a recognition that present-day delay in action would put the responsibility on the future generations, who will face greater vulnerability and exposure due to reduction in the climate-resilient pathways that we still have a chance to avail (IPCC “climate change report”, 33). 3. Application of Ethics.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) National Disaster Resilience Competition. It’s definitely concerning when you spend all this money and you still have basic issues like water under houses,” Magee said. In 2015, the Tribe allowed the state to use this proposal for its application to the U.S.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

In reality, however, the answer to the question is somewhat hazy, as there is very little in the way of an agreed definition for what counts as an ESG investment. If fully adopted, the impact of the recommended taxonomy criteria could be significant. The Taxonomy provides the finance sector with a list of green investment opportunities.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

That alone will be of significant concern to green economy, given the government is set to spend the months through to the end of the year trying decide whether to keep or amend thousands of EU-derived UK environmental laws. Given agriculture accounts for almost 70 per cent of England's land mass, or around 8.9

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

electricity system to roughly 80 percent carbon-free power by 2030, a definition that includes hydro and nuclear power, up from around 40 percent today. has a chance to solidify an accelerated track towards cleaner energy. The Democrats in Congress are working on legislation that would push the U.S.

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Business Green

MARCH 24, 2023

But it's still the wild west, and these developments haven't resulted in a shared standard or even a definition that everyone agrees upon. Do they have the law behind them? Crops including corn, wheat and soy have been engineered for resilience to droughts, pests and weeds. Do they provide some third-party assurance?

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

Cynthia Christensen of Namasté Solar might agree, though she got into solar almost by accident — after a bet she made as a pre-law student with a boyfriend that they couldn’t handle each other’s classes. It was a law school lottery number for picking electives — 499 out of 500 — that led her to environmental law.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 20, 2020

Danone’s Eric Soubeiran: ‘The food system is broken’ Cecilia Keating Mon, 07/20/2020 – 00:30 Earlier this year, Danone became the first listed company to become an “enterprise à mission,” a new type of corporation created by a 2019 French law. “You showed evidence that finance can change the world.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2021

More real estate owners, operators, developers and investment firms see the appeal of future-proofing properties from climate shocks such as floods and fires; from market shocks such as high prices for scarce fossil fuels; and from policy shocks such as any future laws requiring climate disclosures or that tax or penalize greenhouse gas emissions.

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Flood risk product used for investment decisions, vulnerability assessments, and infrastructure resiliency planning. While these distinctions are helpful, they’re definitely not exhaustive or absolute. Jupiter (Series B | $43M | $78M): data analytics platform to understand physical climate risk. Overstory (Seed | $1.8M Applications.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

Creating access to equitable short-term loans and long-term financial planning can help your employees be financially resilient, which is especially important to those who face barriers in accessing traditional financial services. Are, and how, are human rights and environmental laws enforced in your country?

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

And who definitely won’t? When she was appointed Boris Johnson’s climate adaptation and resilience champion, she said the UK was meeting its net zero target “head on” with a “drive to renewables which takes us out of coal”. But what about her new cabinet? Who will be trying to push the government in a greener direction?

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