Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The campaign group, Fighting Dirty, has launched legal action against the Environment Agency (EA) and the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, over a lack of testing for microplastics and harmful ‘forever chemicals’ in sewage sludge spread on land. The group announced the action on 2 November.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In a two-day hearing at Scotland’s highest court, Greenpeace is accusing the government of failing to consider the climate impact of allowing BP to drill 30 million barrels of oil in the Vorlich oilfield, 150 miles east of Aberdeen. On Monday, Greenpeace launched a legal challenge to stop drilling on the Cambo oilfield from going ahead.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 9, 2023

Greenpeace Italy and ReCommon will charge in the lawsuit that although Eni has been aware for more than five decades that burning fossil fuels is the leading cause of climate change, the company used “lobbying and greenwashing” strategies to downplay the dangers posed by its business model. Shell has appealed the ruling.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 7, 2024

She added that “one of the co-founders of Greenpeace, Patrick Moore” has claimed that if we reach net zero emissions by 2050 “half of the population of the world will die”. Birtles was also wrong to state that Moore co-founded Greenpeace. The comments were “an attempt at scaremongering”, he said.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

WWF, Greenpeace, Trade Justice Movement, and Tenant Farmers Association among groups claiming government has breached international Aarhus Convention. There has been insufficient public involvement when the government should be welcoming input from a broad range of stakeholders.

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Business Green

JULY 26, 2022

Greenpeace claims government failed to assess full environmental impacts of Shell fossil fuel project in the North Sea. Philip Evans, oil and gas transition campaigner for Greenpeace UK, described the Jackdaw approval as a "scandal" and "an astonishing dereliction of the government's legal duty".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Greenpeace investigation reveals how a loophole is allowing UK firms to export 'banned' hazardous agrochemicals to developing countries. An investigation by Greenpeace's Unearthed journalism unit has uncovered exports of 32,000 tonnes of 'banned' agrochemicals from the UK in 2018.

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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. Ro Khanna (D-CA), cites the Greenpeace investigation. “[Y]ou

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Greenpeace, the Green Finance Institute, the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), and others call on government to set ambitious solar target. Doug Parr, policy director at Greenpeace UK, said solar was "the cheapest, most popular energy source in the UK". "It

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Greenpeace has compared the incident to the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. In October, Reuters reported that Nornickel had estimated the environmental cost to be around $273 million, far below the assessment made by the country’s environment watchdog. billion for the damage.

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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2021

Leaded petrol is no longer officially being sold or used anywhere in the world, in a move hailed by the UN as "a huge milestone for global health and out environment" and an exemplar of successful multilateral efforts to phase out harmful fossil fuels.

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Business Green

MARCH 29, 2023

UK-based private jets emitted half a million tonnes of CO2 in 2022, the most in Europe, as new research slams the continent's most 'carbon intense' flights UK-based private jets clocked up their busiest year to date in 2022 with the total number of flights soaring by 75 per cent versus 2021, according to a new analysis commissioned by Greenpeace.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey said: "We all know the absolutely devastating impacts that plastic can have on our environment and wildlife. We have listened to the public and these new single-use plastics bans will continue our vital work to protect the environment for future generations. "I

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GreenBiz

JULY 21, 2020

Systemic racism and climate change are not separate issues, and they will not abide separate solutions," said Lisa Jackson, vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives for Apple, in a statement. "We All rare elements included in the aforementioned Taptic Engine were reclaimed from recycling. 35 percent. Corporate Strategy.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 23, 2020

MEPs have faced mounting pressure from NGOs and climate activists to vote down the new CAP, which Greenpeace has described as "a death sentence for small farms and nature". Parliament will vote this afternoon to approve or reject the entire CAP, after a large portion of proposed reforms were rejected earlier this week. They just don't care.".

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

Greenpeace said the decision “disregards the human rights and interests of the people in Fukushima, wider Japan and the Asia-Pacific region.”. Greenpeace’s report maintained that the ALPS under-performs compared to other systems on the market, which means 72% of the water currently stored will have to be processed again.

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Business Green

AUGUST 23, 2022

Greenpeace France called for the ban to be expanded to cover fossil fuel sponsorship, such as oil and gas giant Total's deal with next year's Rugby World Cup, which is being hosted by France. — Greenpeace France (@greenpeacefr) August 22, 2022. pic.twitter.com/HH2TjvNr4u.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

That is the headline conclusion of Labour's new analysis of Environment Agency (EA) data which shows that the country's rivers, lakes, seas, and beaches have faced "staggering" levels of sewage pollution over the past seven years. At the end of last year, the Party revealed sewage discharged more than doubled from 14.7

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Business Green

JANUARY 25, 2021

Flood infrastructure in particularly poor state in areas across northern England which have faced major flood alerts in recent days, Greenpeace finds. More than 3,400 crucial flood defence assets across England were found to be in poor condition after inspection last year, figures seen by Greenpeace's investigative arm Unearthed show.

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Defend Our Future

MARCH 17, 2021

The broken status quo rewards special interests instead of the public and lets them push their toxic agenda in Congress while workers, families, communities, and our environment pay the price. The post Environmental Groups Urge Swift Passage of the Senate’s For The People Act appeared first on Defend Our Future.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2020

It comes on the same day as a major new report from Greenpeace estimated that an ambitious green stimulus package could create 1.8 This tragedy has given us pause for thought and it's clear that people have heeded its ominous warning and want to rebuild their lives with a properly sustainable environment and secure future.".

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 11, 2021

Groups including The Wildlife Trusts, Marine Conservation Society, Greenpeace and the RSPB contend that the current U.K. But let's stop, slow down, plan it properly and make sure we’ve got both a good offshore wind farm for the energy industry and a really healthy marine environment,” she says. million ($5.9

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Adverts for cars and flights helped drive emissions equivalent to more than double the national greenhouse gas output of Spain, fresh research from Greenpeace Nordic and the New Weather Institute has claimed. Meanwhile, a separate call for EU lawmakers to ban fossil advertising and sponsorship has now amassed 180,000 signatures.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 18, 2022

A DeSmog investigation, commissioned by Greenpeace Netherlands, analysed more than a thousand Facebook and Instagram adverts placed by ten well-known European transport brands in the last year. Campaign group the Aviation Environment Federation have labelled the green initiatives marketed by airlines as “uncertain” or “unrealistic” solutions.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Speakers Holly Kaufman, President, Environment & Enterprise Strategies Bridgit Croke, Managing Director, Closed Loop Partners John Hocevar, Oceans Campaign Director, Greenpeace USA Tom Szaky, Founder & CEO, Loop Holly Secon Wed, 09/16/2020 – 00:22 Featured Off.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The UK government's backing of the world's largest deep sea mining company is seriously undermining its commitments to ocean protection, Greenpeace has warned today in a report that highlights how the growing corporate rush to extract minerals from the seabed could damage the marine environment and climate.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Greenpeace International boss Jennifer Morgan appointed as Germany's top climate diplomat. I only hope that I can, in this new role and challenge, match the courage I have found working within Greenpeace, with its courageous and tireless staff, with its networks, allies, and volunteers over these past 6, intense, years.".

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Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2021

Environment Minister Pow argues delay to landmark legislation does not diminish government’s environmental ambition, but green groups have panned the move, claiming it is at odds with Ministers repeated promises to deliver a 'green Brexit’. — Sarah Williams (@sarahw243) January 26, 2021.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The government is facing yet more legal action over its environmental strategy, after a coalition of green and health groups today formally submitted a complaint to the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) alleging Defra has acted unlawfully by missing the legal deadline to set new targets through the Environment Act.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 5, 2021

Victoria Lawson, Chair, London Environment Directors’ Network said: “Covid-19 pandemic showed how important local action is and how rapidly local authorities can respond to major challenges. The coalition believes that the Net Zero Strategy must include a clear commitment to a mutually agreed central framework.

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Business Green

APRIL 14, 2021

Green campaigners have joined forces with the UK's leading built environment groups to urge the government to take steps to make its new building energy regulation proposals more ambitious, warning that "significant shortcomings" in the draft plans could hold back the much-needed decarbonisation of the UK's buildings.

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2020

Businesses that fail to comply would be subject to fines, with levels to be set at a later date, the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said. "We Greenpeace called Defra's proposal "seriously flawed", arguing that simply urging compliance with local laws was insufficient to halt deforestation.

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Business Green

APRIL 27, 2022

The UK's Russian oil imports have totalled £220m since the country's illegal invasion of Ukraine, a new analysis by Greenpeace has revealed. However, Greenpeace's analysis today highlights how huge sums of money are still flowing to Russian companies in return for oil and gas shipments.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2021

It is a common misconception that planting trees is always good for the environment. Bunloit Estate owner Jeremy Leggett, a former climate campaigner at Greenpeace International and 2009 Hilary Laureate for International Leadership on Climate Change, is trying to crowdsource land ownership in Scotland.

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Business Green

MAY 13, 2020

Over the weekend, a coalition of nine NGOs published an open letter to the Transport Secretary, Environment Secretary, Chancellor, leaders of local and regional authorities, and city mayors calling for a "street revolution to stop air pollution bounce-back" as lockdown measures lifted.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Stanley Johnson, who was appointed international ambassador of the Conservative Environment Network earlier this month, urged his son to set a "world-leading example" on biodiversity by enshrining a nature protection target into law. It's clear that promises are simply not enough.

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Business Green

JANUARY 30, 2023

The new strategy builds on the 25 Year Environment Plan, which was published five years ago, and will cover the next five-year period through to 2028. The new strategy builds on the 25 Year Environment Plan, which was published five years ago, and will cover the next five-year period through to 2028.

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