Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Pollution can only be managed effectively if it is monitored effectively. So, as political pressure increases on measures to limit the emissions of the oxides of nitrogen, James Clements, managing director of UK analyser manufacturer Signal Group , explains the current issues and the latest advances in monitoring technology.

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

They cover such things as elimination of poverty, ending extreme hunger, the promotion of human health and well-being, the conservation and protection of life on land and the oceans, and addressing the climate emergency, among many others.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

The coronavirus crisis gripping the global economy has forced clean energy analyst BloombergNEF (BNEF) to downgrade its expectations for the solar, battery, and electric vehicle (EV) markets, in one of the first signals that the escalating pandemic could undermine urgent efforts to combat climate change.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

Over the past several decades, public health and environmental concerns have made controlling smog a top national policy goal in China and enforcement an increasingly critical issue for companies to navigate. When energy use surges in the autumn and winter seasons, particulate matter and ozone increase to dangerously high levels.

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 11, 2024

In this week’s issue : We kick off our energy series with the top dog: fossil fuels Orange rivers in Alaska A river mystery in Colombia Feature Story: Energy: Fossil Fuels If you’re reading this then you owe gratitude to fossil fuels. We’ll trace supply chains as they move from open-pit mines to self-driving electric vehicles.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Jacobson’s Early Story.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Fishers, organizers, and concerned citizens in Texas, Vietnam, and Louisiana — areas that are home to existing or proposed Formosa plants — have supported each other’s efforts to mobilize against the Taiwan-based firm, forming the organization International Monitor Formosa Alliance (IMFA). People can make a difference.”

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

This story was originally published by Southerly , in partnership with Scalawag and Environmental Health News for its Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South. South to burn them overseas in its power plants. Collectively, the region’s wood pellet industry exports more than 7.4

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 17, 2023

Their harmful impacts on human and ecosystem health are generally well understood. While precise figures may be lacking, research does indicate that pesticide production is especially energy-intensive, and there are estimates of energy use associated with the production of certain pesticides.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

And while those target dates are typically decades hence, they set the stage for activists, investors and other self-appointed watchdogs to monitor corporate progress toward their stated goals. Such turmoil easily could have spelled the end, or at least the pause, of anything having to do with business and sustainability. "Net-zero"

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

” With more than $6 trillion of investments under management and influence in boardrooms of nearly 1,800 companies, what BlackRock says carries big weight across the corporate and political world. Coal miner Peabody Energy, for one, has seen its backing from BlackRock dwindle. In 2018 BlackRock held around 6.3

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

That sends a clear political message that the industry “is less powerful and trusted than before,” Nick Caleb, a climate and energy attorney with Breach Collective, told DeSmog. It may signal that fossil fuel companies do not have much of a future powering the state’s economy, Caleb said.

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Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2022

There are now just days to go until Britain's energy regulator officially confirms how much average domestic bills will rise for the autumn period, with concerns growing that the scale of the resulting fuel poverty and economic crisis could be genuinely unprecedented in its scope and intensity.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This story is part of the series Getting to Zero: Decarbonizing Cascadia , which explores the path to low-carbon energy for British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. And, in the United States, political gridlock chopped the heart out of Congress’ most ambitious clean energy plan. . Worried about the climate crisis?

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E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

AUGUST 13, 2019

with the Soil Health Demonstration Trial (SHDT), which was crafted and advanced by an E2-led coalition. The bill proposes an exponential jump in resources (currently at $10 million a year) for the SHDT and represents an acknowledgment of the power of this initiative to reward farmers and land managers for carbon removal.

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EDF + Business

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Yet the Chamber is currently working to eliminate one of the most effective climate and public health protections on the books in the United States. The Climate Authenticity Meter asks a simple question: does a company’s or industry group’s action support or obstruct progress on climate policy? greenhouse gas emissions.

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Business Green

APRIL 19, 2021

Political and business leaders have certainly talked a good game in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. This morning sees the publication of the International Energy Agency's (IEA) influential Global Energy Review 2021 and it makes for sobering reading. Global carbon emissions are set to jump by 1.5

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MAY 30, 2019

Clean Power Alliance (CPA) is a new Community Choice Aggregation/Joint Powers Authority formed to provide electricity services to retail customers in Southern California. CPA is seeking a policy-minded, politically savvy, and detail-oriented professional to join our growing team as Senior Manager of Regulatory Affairs.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MAY 30, 2019

Clean Power Alliance (CPA) is a new Community Choice Aggregation/Joint Powers Authority formed to provide electricity services to retail customers in Southern California. CPA is seeking a policy-minded, politically savvy, and detail-oriented professional to join our growing team as Senior Manager of Regulatory Affairs.

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Front And Centered

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

We require a Just Transition because the physics of climate are unforgiving, because it’s the right thing to do, and because it’s the only politically possible path toward what we really need. Again, funding directed to a heavy polluter and an extremely energy-intensive industry. There’s also $ 323.9 million proposed.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The circumstances surrounding his termination are documented among thousands of pages of public records and internal company documents that provide a penetrating look into the multi-billion dollar stakes of negotiations between governments and state-sanctioned monopolies that are shaping the future of energy systems in Oregon and beyond.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The system works by setting a limit on the total amount of greenhouse gases released by refineries, power plants and other large emitters, and requires polluters to obtain permits to cover their share. In-state emissions were offset by purchasing cleaner power and carbon credits from other projects that reduced emissions elsewhere.).

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Like many corporations, the global COVID-19 pandemic and lack of usual in-person events meant they had to get creative about how to shape the political debate and find new allies to support their agendas. The MEPs invited were spoiled for choice, as BASF generously delivered six small bottles of fine wines for their enjoyment.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Various Positions | Peninsula Clean Energy | California. Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) is a Community Choice Energy agency that purchases clean energy at lower rates for its customers. Peninsula Clean Energy is a joint powers authority (a type of public agency) formed by the County of San Mateo and 21 cities.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2020

It's not necessarily that the game of musical chairs has intensified in the C-suite, but you'll note major executive moves at big apparel, food, energy, finance and technology corporations, some of which have enlisted a chief sustainability officer (CSO) or equivalent for the first time. Who's news. The former U.K.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic is a stark reminder of our exposure to and the risks created by the loss of nature," Corli Pretorius, deputy director, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). "We The targets themselves, it suggested, could incorporate "no net loss" or "net gain" of biodiversity commitments.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Mountaintop removal coal mining — one of the most notoriously destructive forms of mining — has torn through over 500 mountains across Appalachia, even as coal’s dominance over American energy supplies has faded in recent years. Coal’s Powerful Friends. Nonetheless, the coal industry has attracted powerful backers.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2020

The Covid-19 virus, our personal health and safety and the response by the government and public health authorities are rightly occupying much of our work and home life at present. Parliament will have an important role in monitoring how the powers are used, especially once the current outbreak has receded.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The way the financial world responds to the climate crisis will be make or break for the health of our planet. Many people have already taken action in response to climate change, making their home more energy efficient (48%), replacing appliances with more energy efficient models (30%) and installing smart metering (30%).

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2020

That's because the electronic and electrical products we all own, from laptops and phones, through to refrigerators and kettles, often contain very small quantities of valuable metals, such as gold and silver, most commonly within their printed circuit boards. You probably own more gold, silver and platinum than you think.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

I am making sure that regulators have the powers they need to take action when companies don't follow the rules, including higher penalties that are quicker and easier to enforce," Coffey said. "I

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

For example, before liability can shift to the state, the operator must demonstrate that the storage facility poses no risk to USDWs or public health. 6] These states’ liability transfer and environmental justice strategies are shaping the landscape for future CCS projects, presenting legal and political challenges.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Dr Andrew Steer, president and chief executive of the WRI, said the investment would support the group's efforts to electrify the entire US school bus fleet by 2030 and build a satellite-based land use monitoring system. A smaller slice of funding has been allocated to a number of leading advocacy, finance, and research outfits.

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Business Green

AUGUST 19, 2022

Solar Energy UK raps PM candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss for suggesting large solar farms pose risk to UK food security. Such comments have garnered heavy criticism from across the political spectrum, however. This directly helps sustain UK crop production," Solar UK said.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

Hydropower dam proposals have ballooned across the Balkans over the last two decades, as the leaders of some of Europe's poorest regions have looked to tap their abundant natural resources to secure access clean energy. But the picture is much more complicated.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

The findings of his Review may do little to convince the net zero sceptics in his own party, but if they take the time to read it they might find themselves pleasantly surprised by how reasonable its 129 recommendations are - and how economically, politically, and socially rational to boot.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 11, 2023

The WSPA’s description of its dinner says that “nothing is off the table” — adding that “we want to hear from you and answer any questions you may have about the oil and gas industry’s role in the energy transition.” It is also active in political lobbying, spending a total of $17.5

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