Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 15, 2023

The creators of the new Plant Atlas say it is “the most powerful statement ever produced on the state of our wild and naturalised plants“ Thousands of botanists from the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) 1 have spent the last twenty years collecting data on changes in the British and Irish flora.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A recent survey by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), revealed that even though 79% of respondents agreed that climate action should be a top priority for the profession, only 17% felt their nation’s planning system or policy framework was well equipped enough to deal with the current climate crisis.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 7, 2024

The broadcasting regulator Ofcom will not be opening an investigation into GB News after one of its guests spread misinformation about climate action, DeSmog can reveal. Appearing on the Neil Oliver Show on 14 April, journalist Jasmine Birtles made a series of outlandish claims about climate action leading to mass deaths.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 26, 2021

A congressional committee is requesting an interview with the ExxonMobil lobbyist who was revealed by an undercover Greenpeace investigation in June admitting that the company has misled the public on climate change and continues to use lobbying tactics to prevent climate action.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The affects of biodiversity loss are directly undermining the sustainable development agenda and, if it continues unabated, will have disastrous consequences – on the environment, the economy and people.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2023

The ultimate aim of the project is to make the most of the opportunity from wind farm growth to ensure that seabed changes lead to biodiversity gain. The climate crisis will also change the speed of flows in our seas, as storm tracks change and sea levels rise.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 27, 2024

A black-tailed godwit on the Blackwater estuary in Maldon, Essex (image credit: Stefanie Carter) While the marshes may have meant danger for Pip in Great Expectations , these wetland habitats are important wildlife havens and mitigate climate change.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2019

On Monday 28th October, MPs will debate a petition relating to restoring nature on a massive scale to help stop climate breakdown. Daniel Zeichner MP, a Member of the Petitions Committee, will open the debate. The petition , which has more than 109,000 signatures, states: “To avoid a climate emergency we need to act fast.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2022

This may concern logging or exploiting land and water areas for road construction, wind turbines, emissions, industrial installations, or other types of interventions that have consequences for the environment. Citizen scientists at Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State (image credit: Mount Rainier National Park , CC BY 2.0

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The UK’s main climate science denial group has been invited to give evidence to a parliamentary inquiry into the country’s energy transition and the cost of its net zero policies. Ward added: “I suspect that the clerks to the Committee will be kept very busy fact-checking every word of the evidence the Committee hears.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

APRIL 7, 2023

The Ministry of Environment will share lessons from their decade of cap-and-trade experience, lessons that will be valuable to the Washington state government officials tasked with managing our program, and to the Washington state businesses that operate within the system.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 2, 2021

A senior Drax executive is stepping down from her position on the Climate Change Committee early after questions were raised over a “glaring” conflict of interest. In a statement, Heaton said the position had been the “privilege of my career” and that she was “immensely proud of the work we have done to raise climate ambition”.

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Terra Infirma

MARCH 6, 2024

Firstly, it was reported that the UK’s Climate Change Committee was recommending that the UK Government refrain from carrying forward a surplus in its legality binding carbon budgets , arguing that this was caused by Covid restrictions rather than genuine decarbonisation. ” How wrong I was.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

MPs in Public Accounts Committee have urged government to “move on from aspirational words” and start “taking the hard decisions” to advance its environmental agenda.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 12, 2024

The UK government’s most senior climate minister has publicly celebrated a petrol campaigner who wants to “scrap net zero” and claims “man is not responsible for global warming”. Cox has publicly denied climate science. The party is polling around ten percent.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 30, 2023

and The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change. On Thursday, March 30, Dembicki addressed a senate committee on energy, the environment and natural resources. My name is Geoff Dembicki, and I’m an investigative climate change journalist. Here’s what he had to say.]

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Business Green

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Government issues statement confirming it is to consider a series of recommendations from the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) on how to decarbonise built environment to meet net zero. The EAC suggested that a consultation process could start as soon as next year.

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Grist

JUNE 21, 2023

Welcome back to our series on personal climate action , exploring new frameworks for the question: “How do I make a difference?” ” So far, we’ve covered stories of people making waves by raising their voices in court and expressing their climate values during some of the most meaningful moments in their lives.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

UK flood defence plans once again called into question, as Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) committee calls for clear targets and long-term budget for resilience. If the government will not set well-defined targets for flood resilience, it will waste millions of pounds playing catch-up.

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Business Green

JULY 11, 2022

Government climate advisors publish assessment of third reporting round of Adaptation Reporting Power submissions from critical service providers. Baroness Brown, chair of the CCC Adaptation committee, said climate change posed a "catalogue of risks" to UK infrastructure. "In

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 19, 2024

The board itself is appointed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and largely funded by levies paid by farmers. The board itself is appointed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and largely funded by levies paid by farmers. The AHDB did not respond to DeSmog’s request for comment.

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Business Green

JUNE 16, 2021

All the top reaction from leading figures across business, politics, academia, think tanks and green groups to the CCC's latest assessment of the UK's preparedness for climate change. Baroness Brown, chair of the CCC's adaptation committee: "The severity of the risks we face must not be underestimated.

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2020

TransformTax initiative spearheaded by Green Alliance to assess how UK tax system could be better used to benefit environment and drive low carbon lifestyles. It comes amid growing support of tax reform to help support the UK's climate change targets.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Environmental Audit Committee report also describes government biodiversity efforts to date as 'lacking' and argues ‘bold and ambitious action’ is required. Our committee's findings are clear: we must bring consumption to a sustainable level or the wildlife, animals and nature we hold dear are threatened," he said.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2020

More than 40 backbenchers and Lords call for new climate plan in line with CCC's recommendations backed by strong diplomatic resources to ensure successful COP26.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 28, 2021

Ireland’s national broadcaster has publicly apologised for failing to link recent extreme weather events to climate change, pledging to set up a dedicated climate reporting unit in the run-up to COP26. The broadcaster has been without an environment correspondent throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, owing to “financial challenges”.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 28, 2020

Much of this beautiful, prosperous, and bountiful country will become unrecognizable unless we act, promptly and seriously, to limit climate change. Before the report was released, the Select Committee requested an Energy Innovation analysis of a subset of their recommendations to determine their impact.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

On September 14, a congressional committee probed the history that PR firms have played in creating and spreading climate disinformation in order to block climate policy and promote fossil fuel interests. The hearing , held by the U.S.

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Defend Our Future

AUGUST 10, 2020

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Climate Equity Act, legislation that addresses the gross environmental inequities faced by Black, brown and low-income communities. It’s a landmark bill , introduced by two of the most prominent leaders in Congress, that places the inherent injustice of climate change front and center.

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

The government can adapt what has worked well from its swift and immediate response and apply such learning to the economic recovery by putting climate-friendly policies at its core. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned us that time is running out for countries around the world to limit their warming to 1.5°C,

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2022

Emma Howard Boyd warns almost £650bn of planned public and private UK infrastructure investment at risk in current decade unless climate impacts are considered in planning. As with the government's ambition for net zero by 2050, delivering on climate resilience and nature recovery requires robust, consistent and trusted data.

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Grist

MARCH 11, 2024

Read Next The 7 climate tipping points that could change the world forever Alexandria Herr , Shannon Osaka , & Maddie Stone As differences came to a head, heated discussions, votes, and resignations ensued. Since the Industrial Revolution, climate change has warmed the globe by 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

National Audit Office report urges government to shore-up its plans to protect and enhance the environment. The 25 Year Environment Plan included 10 overarching goals covering issues such as clean air, clean and plentiful water, and thriving plants and wildlife.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

The biggest risks to food security stem from climate change and the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services,” said the letter, which was sent to all Members of the European Parliament. The European Parliament’s committees are expected to vote on pesticide laws (the “SUR regulation”) from July.

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Business Green

JUNE 28, 2021

Environment Secretary George Eustice welcomed the scheme, noting that eco-labelling could help tackle climate change and shift consumer habits. Foundation Earth's ambitions to develop eco-labelling on food has the potential to help address the urgent challenges of sustainability and climate change," he said.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

My cleantech career started with an internship at a non-profit called Climate Solutions where I realized that the analysis skills I was developing in my college math major were directly applicable and needed in the fight against climate change. I wanted get more involved, so I joined the Events Committee as a volunteer.

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Grist

MARCH 26, 2021

The science of human-caused climate change is unequivocal, but the science of projecting how bad things will get, how quickly, is soaked in uncertainty. Deliberately changing the atmosphere to try to cool down the planet is deeply uncomfortable to think about, and many would prefer that no one did.

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