Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Cross-party political support has driven the 'meteoric rise' of UK offshore wind industry, an approach that should be taken for other critical technologies, Tony Blair Institute contends. Markets should be designed around desired long-term outcomes, it notes, adding that a clear strategy is needed to secure domestic benefits.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The automaker has said its lineup will be fully electric by 2030. Electric powertrains are our future, and superior to combustion engines: they generate less noise, less vibration, less servicing costs for our customers and zero tailpipe emissions,” said Jim Rowan, Chief Executive at Volvo Cars. Source: Transport and Energy

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 8, 2024

As electricity grids take central stage in the delivery of the transition to a net zero system, Europe’s transmission and distribution operators have highlighted some common challenges. Financing electricity grid infrastructure As investments are scaling up, action is needed to de-risk grid investments.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

DECEMBER 17, 2019

2nd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum. The 2nd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum brought together over 100 participants to build momentum and collaboration in achieving carbon reduction goals in the state. 5-Kenneth-Dragoon-RHA-Future-of-Carbon-Policy-Dec-2019. December 12, 2019. 7-Kelly-Hall-LCPI-Clean-Fuels_12_12.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

We need more investment, not less’: UK voters on Sunak’s net zero rollback UK politics live Continue reading.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

3rd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum. With the election results coming into focus, states will continue to be sources of leadership on carbon policy. Join us on November 18th (3-5:15 PM with social hour to follow) for the Third Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum to find out. . Political and Implementation Perspective.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

3rd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum. With the election results coming into focus, states will continue to be sources of leadership on carbon policy. Join us on November 18th (3-5:15 PM with social hour to follow) for the Third Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum to find out. . Political and Implementation Perspective.

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Forbes Green Tech

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Politicians are scrambling to assign blame to Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) a heavily regulated utility that can only do what the politically appointed regulators say it can do. California is again facing widespread blackouts.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 22, 2020

3rd Annual Future of Carbon Policy Forum. Back by popular demand, join us for the Future of Carbon Policy Forum. We will examine the pivotal role that carbon policy can play in addressing the multiple challenges of economic recovery, public health, transportation, and equity. Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 20, 2023

is Canada’s undisputed electric car leader, where one in every five vehicles sold is now electric. has a long history of pioneering climate policies that are eventually adopted nationally or by other provinces, and with its pre-existing EV advantage, population density, abundant clean electricity, and political environment (B.C.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 12, 2023

On June 29, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a law to prohibit the state’s investor-owned utilities from charging customers for lobbying expenses and other efforts to sway political outcomes. State utilities have also actively opposed climate policies including expanding local renewable energy programs and rooftop solar.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Major polling exercise reveals climate policies that are popular with public would deliver on the government's goal of cutting emissions by 39 per cent by 2030 on 2019 levels.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 2, 2021

Actions by these states to change the direction of energy policy are a powerful confirmation that clean energy is a viable, cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels. South Carolina now stands among the more proactive Southern states in clean energy policy. The Evolution of South Carolina Energy Policy.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2023

Well-designed and sustained policy support will be a critical enabler of deployment growth and price reductions. A key action that could be taken right away is to bring forward the proposed shift of legacy charges from electricity to gas, reducing heat pump operational costs."

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 19, 2024

And though a number of key policies continue to be developed—including the oil and gas emissions cap, an emissions cap on natural gas utilities and measures to reduce vehicle kilometres travelled by 25 per cent—many CleanBC policies are now substantially advanced. The plan is working: B.C. The difference?

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The findings present a picture of a world that has made significant progress on climate action, powered by the rapid roll-out of clean energy technologies, the acceleration of the electric vehicle (EV) transition, and a growing understanding of the economic and geopolitical benefits ending reliance on coal, oil, and gas.

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Clean Energy Canada

JUNE 27, 2023

If you have noticed a lot more electric vehicles on the roads lately, your eyes are not deceiving you. is now electric, a milestone that makes B.C. has an impressive history of pioneering climate policies that are eventually adopted nationally or by other provinces, not unlike California in the U.S. Ontario and Quebec.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Key players in California energy politics. Successes that have inspired women to get involved in politics. Why you ignore policy at your peril! Mary Hughes , a longtime political strategist, is president of Hughes & Co., a strategic communications and political consulting firm in Palo Alto. REGISTER. ?

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

UK prime minister delays ban on sale of new petrol and diesel cars as he pushes back net zero goals UK politics live – latest updates Rishi Sunak has announced a major U-turn on the government’s climate commitments as he promised to put his party on a more radical path in an attempt to close the gap with Labour before the next general election.

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E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

MAY 4, 2023

If I had to choose just one moment when the power of E2’s work becomes crystal clear, it’s this: the look on the face of a policymaker when a full delegation of business leaders enters their office to deliver the economic case for climate and clean energy policies.

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Business Green

JULY 11, 2022

Two separate reports this morning have set out the case for Ministers to press ahead with a raft of policies that can drive a shift away from the blast furnace method of steel production. Bold policies to revive the steel industry to make it clean and competitive would be a good start.

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Business Green

JULY 28, 2022

Such findings underscore the scale of support among Conservative Party members for ambitious green policies that can help curb the huge hike in energy bills expected this winter, just as postal ballot papers for choosing Britain's next PM are sent out to the membership from next week.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2020

BEIS released a suite of documents regarding 'clean heating' policy last Tuesday including most importantly details of what will follow on from the RHI. This policy consultation comes in advance of a long awaited energy White Paper and in advance of a heat and buildings framework expected to be released later this year.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Read more news from CLOU Electrification of transportation The electrification of transportation was a captivating subject at Enlit Paris, as industry experts explored the transition from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric mobility. Takeaway Enlit Paris 2023 was a melting pot of ideas, innovation, and inspiration.

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The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The DOE announced last month that it would start to collect data on the electricity consumption of crypto mines, mandating that companies comply with the “ emergency collection of data request. Bitcoin mining has also brought sputtering fossil fuel power plants back to life and raised electricity costs for some residents in New York.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

As the price of energy skyrockets, it is time for Britain's political leaders to finally take action to eliminate fuel poverty, writes British Energy Efficiency Federation's Andrew Warren. For years, eliminating fuel poverty had steadily slipped down the political agenda. If so, nobody could have been disappointed.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In this webinar, speakers Trevor Melanson, Jana Elbrecht, Louise Comeau, Brendan Haley, and Sarah Miller will discuss new research on household-level affordability , electric vehicles, heat pumps , energy efficiency, and effective affordability-oriented communications. She is a member of the Federal Net Zero Advisory Body.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2021

The government is failing to back up its climate commitments with credible action, with almost all its green policy efforts marred by uncertainty, delay, and a insufficient engagement with the public about the scale of changes ahead, and time rapidly running out for Ministers to get the UK's net zero agenda on track.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 4, 2024

As energy policy and politics shift globally, business flexibility will be a necessity for the success of the energy transition. Well, not quite, because anyone who has even briefly scanned the news over the last few months will have noted the shift in the political mood music around energy policy across the world.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 30, 2021

Policy, not politics, will change America's meat habits. I think the meat wars are going to be worse than energy," Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental policy expert at New York University, told the HEATED newsletter. It’s true that Big Meat vs Climate Policy could, indeed, be terrible for climate progress.

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Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 21, 2023

Elemental Excelerator, a nonprofit investor driving climate technology for social change, announced today the expansion of its climate coaching team to encompass experts in project and carbon finance, policy and equity and access. “Prior to participation in Elemental, CarbonCure did not have a defined public policy strategy.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2022

It would be easy at this point to simply list the litany of policy failures and the paucity of political leadership documented by the CCC's almost satirically titled progress report. A major building retrofit programme to deliver enormous energy cost savings and turbocharge the roll out of electric heating systems.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 10, 2024

Elections in the EU and the US have our industry waiting with bated breath to see the next guard of political agendas take the scene and usher in policy updates – all at a critical time as 2025 and 2030 deadlines for our planet approach. The timing of Wood Mackenzie’s analysis is apt.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Akielly Hu, Grist’s news and politics fellow, discussed the growing popularity of degrowth with Kohei Saito — a Marxist author whose 2020 degrowth manifesto quickly turned into a bestseller in Japan and beyond. . In your free time, you play sports, spend time with loved ones, garden, and engage with local politics.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In UK politics, climate change policies cut across party lines. This translated to a wide range of pro-EV policies, and the results can be plainly seen in London, which has become one of the world’s most charged cities. Boris Johnson’s Tory government set an official goal of reaching “net zero” emissions by 2030.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 20, 2016

While technology and capital both drive the clean economy, policy is just as important. Women in Cleantech and Sustainability (WCS) recently held a panel discussion on the role of policy in driving cleantech and provided an inside look into the careers of three women who have shaped cleantech policy in California and beyond.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 6, 2024

As the energy transition continues at pace, one core component in 2023 gained renewed attention as a crucial element – electric vehicles. Government policy supportive of EVs provides tailwinds in many markets too. Specifically in the UK, a change in political leadership could accelerate EV sales growth.

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