Business Green

APRIL 6, 2020

Key architect of the 2008 Climate Change Act returns to frontline politics, as Sir Keir Starmer unveils Labour's new front bench team. As such, Miliband was instrumental in passing the 2008 Climate Change Act, which set UK decarbonisation targets into law and established the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).

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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. Denmark agrees 'landmark' climate action law. IETA sets out net zero carbon trading vision.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 24, 2020

So essentially Lyft has to act as a catalyst — using policy, economic and industry tools — to spur the broader transportation ecosystem to more rapidly adopt zero-emission vehicles. Lyft Director of Sustainability Sam Arons pointed to Lyft's policy work in Colorado during the Political Climate podcast last week. Pull Quote.

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Business Green

MARCH 29, 2023

The regulation, which will come into force in 20 days' time, strengthens the interim 2030 emissions reduction target automakers in the EU have to meet, as well as enshrines the 2035 phase-out date into law. Give businesses the clarity and certainty they need to invest in the switch to electric vehicles."

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2022

Planned legislation covering energy, transport, and a clamp down on environmental protests was unveiled in today's Queen Speech. Transport Bill.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2021

Despite strict fines and penalties , many fishing vessels continue to overfish simply because of how hard it is to enforce these laws over millions of square miles of open ocean. Further, the shipping industry responsible for transporting seafood near and far has a higher rate of pollution than all but five countries.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2022

There had been numerous misgivings voiced by political figures and lobby groups over the 2035 target date in recent weeks - not least from Germany's finance minister - but having secured some modest concessions, including a commitment to review the target date in 2026, consensus was found.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

And, in the United States, political gridlock chopped the heart out of Congress’ most ambitious clean energy plan. . Electric vehicles are making huge inroads in the market. Electric heat pumps can replace furnaces and, despite their name, they can actually heat and cool. Political will. That’s begun in Cascadia.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Major new report warns government urgently needs to set out credible strategy for decarbonising transport, buildings, agriculture, and industry. In June 2019, the UK government committed to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, becoming the first major economy to enshrine such a commitment in law.

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Business Green

MAY 25, 2022

The money behind INEOS and Borealis , argues demand for plastic is set to fall in the coming years due to incoming laws aimed at curbing plastic use, and that therefore banks are putting their investments at risk. The study, Who finances the plastic flood?

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2022

Our political leaders bear a genuinely world historic responsibility to try and drive the development of a net zero emission economy in less than three decades and end the obliteration of nature. If you do not support the current target are you proposing to change the law to shift or scrap the net zero target?

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The country is working on making a “hydrogen acceleration law” a reality. The law to accelerate hydrogen infrastructure development is expected to be presented this year. The Economy Ministry stated that the plan is to present the law to fast-track hydrogen this year. Take our fun and engaging Hydrogen Quiz now!

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

On November 21, 2019, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed Resolution 19-27 , approving several amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program designed to foster stability in the LCFS market and promote access to electric vehicle (EV) transportation for disadvantaged and low-income communities in California.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

On November 21, 2019, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed Resolution 19-27 , approving several amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program designed to foster stability in the LCFS market and promote access to electric vehicle (EV) transportation for disadvantaged and low-income communities in California.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 13, 2022

But if the green agenda does not provide economic growth, it will ultimately not have political support and it will be self-defeating. "It is in this light that we can achieve our commitments to net zero by 2050, as dark satanic mills are replaced by onshore and offshore windfarms.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

It is a far from unsurprising message from Skidmore, who having signed the 2050 target into law, has long been a staunch advocate for an ambitious net zero agenda. All that is needed is more political urgency, policy clarity, and real world action to mobilise investment, drive clean tech deployment, accelerate the transition.

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Charged

AUGUST 13, 2022

There’s broad agreement that the changes will help to speed EV adoption, but there’s also concern that some provisions of the law could be counter-productive, at least in the short term. We still view this as a huge accelerant of electrification of transportation,” he added. Buy American, or else! Others are even more optimistic.

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Business Green

JUNE 10, 2021

Talks are also said to be on-going on easing trade barriers for electric vehicles and boosting access to climate finance for developing countries, with reports yesterday suggesting German Chancellor Angela Merkel is prepared to sign off an increase in its climate funding for poorer nations.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 14, 2020

Senate to pass common-sense gun laws. Clean tech grows even more, especially electric vehicles. Electric transportation is expanding. In January, there were reports that the sales of internal combustion engine vehicles may have peaked in 2018. Is there financial risk in taking a stand? In April, the U.S.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Climate policies present an opportunity to address these issues because greenhouse gases and harmful air pollutants often come from the same sources, such as industrial smokestacks and vehicle tailpipes. The program regulates transportation indirectly by forcing fuel distributors to buy emission allowances.)

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Charged

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The EV industry applauded the inclusion of a plan to fund charging infrastructure in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)—now rechristened the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (BIB)—that President Biden signed into law in November. However, until now we didn’t know exactly what we were cheering for.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 24, 2020

So essentially Lyft has to act as a catalyst — using policy, economic and industry tools — to spur the broader transportation ecosystem to more rapidly adopt zero-emission vehicles. Lyft Director of Sustainability Sam Arons pointed to Lyft’s policy work in Colorado during the Political Climate podcast last week.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

The proposed law would impact 215 of Australia's biggest polluters, which are currently responsible for 28 per cent of the country's greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. China wind, solar, and electric vehicle rollout rapidly accelerating. US unveils 'landmark' transport decarbonisation strategy.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The tough talk over fixed deadlines, regulatory autonomy, and the UK government's apparent willingness to tear up the political declaration it signed only a few months ago has further raised already heightened tensions on both sides of the Channel. Paris Agreement and other global green treaties. European courts.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. One in five is Black.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2021

Pollsters and political leaders may be fixated on the post-Brexit political realignment that has seen the 'red wall' turn blue while opposition parties start to nibble at the 'blue doughnut' in the south and suburbs, but are we also starting to see evidence of a green realignment that could yet inform the pace and shape of the net zero transition?

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Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2021

But in keeping with the seriousness of the Covid-era the next month looks set to be dominated by an intensifying and hugely important political row over the future of both the British economy and the planet itself.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Both local and national reporting indicate that the Navigator pipeline proposal attracted the attention of diverse groups of citizens often portrayed as being on opposite ends of the political spectrum. to four times, and could save drivers tens of billions of dollars – even accounting for the higher cost of the electrically powered F-150.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JULY 9, 2021

Third Way’s Climate and Energy Program (CEP) is looking for a Communications and Content Advisor with an advanced understanding of federal climate and clean energy policy, and with a particular understanding of the politics and public opinion on clean energy and climate change, as well as the framing and context for climate and clean energy policy.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JULY 9, 2021

Third Way’s Climate and Energy Program (CEP) is looking for a Research and Content Advisor with an advanced understanding of federal climate and clean energy policy, and with a particular understanding of the politics and public opinion on clean energy and climate change, as well as the framing and context for climate and clean energy policy.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

"The 2020 climate summit is a massive opportunity for the government of the UK to showcase its leadership to the world on the most pressing issue of our time," said Paul McNamee, Green Alliance's head of politics. 2020 is a vital year for climate action and we will ?be

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2022

Top of the list of plans include a new Energy Bill, Transport Bill and a Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, as well as changes to planning rules and financial services regulations, and efforts to boost sustainable agricultural innovation. Environmental solutions must be a golden thread running throughout all these bills.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2020

We are particularly encouraged by today's announcements on five-year funding settlements for city leaders to invest in local transport improvements, and by the additional investment in electric vehicle charging points, both of which are in line with our National Infrastructure Assessment recommendations. "We

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Business Green

JANUARY 31, 2020

The UK will also still be bound by EU law and fall under the jurisdiction of the EU Court of Justice, albeit now without any say on those laws are developed and enforced, with British MEPs and judges having left Brussels and Luxembourg respectively this week. At the same time the chances of a big political row are considerable.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2021

Here, BusinessGreen rounds up the reaction from leading green figures in business, academia, campaign groups, and politics to the CCC's most important intervention of the year. Other nations are steaming ahead on clean transport, industry, hydrogen and homes. Time is running out to make this future a reality.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Meanwhile, there are also growing political pressures. As a new report today from environmental law NGO ClientEarth made clear, for every listed company engaging with climate risks there are many more with their head in the sand. In financial markets, too, confidence in low carbon assets has become more pronounced.

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The Verge: Energy

MAY 18, 2024

BHRRC has documented 631 allegations of human rights abuses since 2010 for seven key minerals used in electric vehicles, rechargeable batteries, and renewable energy technologies. An electric vehicle requires about six times as many minerals as a typical gas-guzzling car.

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