GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
government procurement can lead the clean economy. After 50 years of incremental progress in making its purchasing more sustainable, the federal government still faces tremendous challenges to making acquisitions value sustainability, reduce carbon and halt climate changes to our environment. Cynthia Vallina. Tue, 02/02/2021 - 01:00.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 10, 2023
The Government has claimed that it is “on track to reach its target to protect 30% of UK land and sea for nature 2030”, but the department responsible cannot provide any evidence to back-up these assertions, as new findings reveal, which were published on 10 October by environmental groups. Image credit: Marc Barrot , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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Business Green
OCTOBER 5, 2020
Firms including Tesco, Nestle and Waitrose want UK government proposals expanded to encompass all deforestation, not just that defined as illegal. The government's proposals would see large companies operating in the UK obligated to show where forest risk commodities including cocoa, soy, rubber and leather, originate.
The Environmental Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Price increases alone should spur interest and demand in pursuing alternative energy sources. As the interest, demand, and usage of alternative clean energy sources continue to grow, new technologies will be developed and implemented, accelerating their usage and effectiveness.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 17, 2022
The UK government announced new environmental targets in four key areas of air quality, water, waste reduction and woodland cover on 16 March. While subject to consultation, the revised targets are to be incorporated into the Environment Act , which became law on 10 November last year. Air quality. g/m 3 to 10 ?g/m Water quality.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
On 1 November green groups submitted a letter of complaint to Defra after the Government failed to meet a legal deadline on setting new environmental targets. If it finds there has been a serious failure to comply with environmental law, then further action is possible. Read the complaint in full, and see list of signatories, here.
DeSmogBlog
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Austria is the latest country to be facing a lawsuit brought by some of its youngest citizens who say their government is failing to protect them from the worsening climate crisis. For years, Fridays for Future has been demanding the revision of the Climate Protection Law in order to (finally) establish compliance with the Paris Agreement.
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