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Tens of Thousands Throng Streets of Glasgow Demanding Climate Justice

DeSmogBlog

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — Thousands of protestors marched through Glasgow today to demand action from world leaders and polluting companies, as the COP26 UN climate summit moves into its second week. He said stronger laws were needed to prevent companies from misleading the public. They aren’t listening.”. Greenwash Busters’.

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Government sets out new targets on air quality, water pollution, waste and woodland cover

Envirotec Magazine

While subject to consultation, the revised targets are to be incorporated into the Environment Act , which became law on 10 November last year. Kate Nield of environmental law firm ClientEarth said the target date was “far from ‘world-leading’”. Evidence of the pubic health problem presented by PM2.5 Water quality.

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Mutable mandate? Sizing up the new BNG requirements

Envirotec Magazine

But the law is too lenient. There seemed no shortage of commentary on the practicalities of implementing BNG, and the shortfalls in this respect at present. The group’s calculation was that the UK will need 40% more ecologists – or 4,000 to 6,000 – to meet demand.

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'Unwelcome Christmas present': UK-Australia trade deal sparks deforestation fears

Business Green

Angela Francis, WWF's chief advisor on economics and economic development, said the final text of the FTA represented "an unwelcome Christmas present for farmers, food businesses and consumers who have been asking the UK government to ensure that trade deals don't undermine the UK's environmental and animal welfare standards".

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We won't reach our climate goals without addressing energy demand

Business Green

Even with a huge renewables rollout the world will still not have enough green energy to meet the demands of a growing population - fortunately we have the energy efficiency solutions at hand, writes Danfoss's Martin Rossen. Energy demand is set to explode over the next century.

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How using space tech helps humanity move toward a sustainable future today

The Environmental Blog

Since the discussed use cases are centered around the optimized use of resources, resource availability for meeting daily needs, and ecological integrity, the presenters reviewed them within the sustainability context. A National Forest Law prohibits lumbering in these areas adopted at the end of 2007.

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Co-location of energy could significantly cut the cost of expanding renewables ??????

Envirotec Magazine

A new report from Cornwall Insight and national law firm Weightmans on the co-location of energy assets, entitled “ Co-location, co-location, co-location” , has laid out the significant cost savings of using one grid connection for multiple renewable generation or storage assets.

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