Business Green

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Calls grow for a rethink of the controversial Retained EU Law Bill, amid concerns over threat to worker, consumer, and environmental protections. The Bill has become a cause celebre for arch-Brexiteers within the Conservative Party, who are keen to see the government bring an end to any EU influence over UK laws as quickly as possible.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

European law-makers are due to vote on a revised renewable energy directive next week, part of the EU’s Green New Deal to slash carbon emissions by 55 percent by 2030. The post Biomass Lobby Makes ‘False’ Claims to Sway EU Law-makers appeared first on DeSmog.

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Green Market Oracle

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

There will be more than 300 people attending this event including more than 70 corporates and 65 speakers. The first of the Corporate Energy Series was a carbon neutral event that was held in France on 21-22 May 2019. The first of the Corporate Energy Series was a carbon neutral event that was held in France on 21-22 May 2019.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The first, the Nature Restoration Law, includes plans to restore 20 percent of degraded ecosystems in the EU. The findings come at a crucial time for nature-friendly laws in Europe, which scientists say are critical to securing the bloc’s food supply and tackling both climate breakdown and biodiversity collapse.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Panel discussion at the 2024 Taiwan International Geothermal Conference (source: ThinkGeoEnergy) During the opening of the event, Deputy Economy Minister Tseng Wen-sheng emphasized that geothermal energy is an essential component of the nation’s Net Zero 2050 goals. This year’s event builds up on last year’s inaugural TIGC.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 28, 2020

About this Event. Become a WCS Member for 30% off this and all events. Join Women in Cleantech & Sustainability for the kickoff event of our 2020 Executive Leadership Workshop series: More Women on Corporate Boards. Our organization is inclusive and events are open to people of all genders. 425 Market Street.

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Andrew Winston

APRIL 22, 2024

Multiple countries have their own laws mandating disclosure of carbon emissions in operations and supply chains, including the elaborately named German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (in German, the amusingly one-word-named Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz). alone had 28 extreme weather events costing more than $1 billion in 2023.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In addition to an insight into upcoming geothermal projects, various ongoing cooperation models, e.g. between investors and municipal utilities or local authorities, will be presented on the first day of the event (25 June). This will be followed on 26 June by the perspectives of banks and investors as well as presentations on risk hedging.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The research looked to explore this and identified biodiversity loss, sea-level rise, and extreme weather events as the most crucial topics to tackle in terms of overall impact, urgency, and geographical reach. The oceans can provide various ‘services’ to help tackle these issues, and fourteen solutions were evaluated.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2023

Matt Higginson, an environment manager for the Environment Agency in south London and Kent, said: “Jack Selby broke the law for financial gain. He also skipped fees for managing a lawful waste operation.” Not only did he charge customers but treated waste illegally.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 2, 2024

As the science connecting climate change to more frequent and severe weather events becomes clearer, there is mounting evidence that members of the fossil fuel industry coordinated to downplay that link — evidence that could be valuable to lawsuits seeking accountability.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2020

Read time: 5 mins A New England-based environmental law group is taking major oil companies to court, claiming the firms have failed to adapt some of their petroleum storage terminals to withstand increasingly severe storm and flooding events worsened by the climate crisis. .

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Green Market Oracle

MAY 11, 2020

Professor of Law, Mindfulness Teacher, Social Justice Advocate, Author of The Inner Work of Racial Justice RICK HANSON, PHD, Psychologist, Senior Fellow of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and NY Times best-selling author of six books including Buddha’s Brain RICHARD J. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Founder.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

The global COVID-19 pandemic is a historic Black Swan event that offers a Green Swan of opportunities to harvest innovation from 50 years of converging exponential technologies. According to author Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Black Swans are unexpected, hard-to-predict events that result in extreme, unintended consequences. Tom Baruch.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Ted Boutrous of law firm Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher , an attorney for Chevron and chief architect of Big Oil’s legal arguments in these cases , said in a statement that “addressing climate change requires a coordinated international policy response, not meritless local litigation over lawful and essential energy production.”

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

As utilities continue to look at how to modernise their infrastructure in the face of extreme weather events, merging data streams should be considered a top priority for transmission planning, explained the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Patricia Hoffman, principal deputy director of the Grid Deployment Office.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

She has contributed to law conferences, diplomatic events, and environmental summits as well as podcasts, interviews and articles for publications and broadcasters ranging from TIME Magazine to the New York Times and from The Guardian to the BBC. What she realized was that the aspect that protects our rights is actually criminal law.

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Grist

AUGUST 12, 2021

The specific field of science that examines the connection between extreme weather events and human activity is called “climate change attribution.” We’re citing the hell out of it,” said Pat Parenteau, a law professor at Vermont Law School.

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EDF + Business

JANUARY 25, 2024

In 2022 alone, extreme weather events caused $178 billion to the United States. ” Rising temperatures and extreme weather events are direct threats to companies’ facilities, employees, and use of renewable energy grids. Extreme weather events pose a great risk to a company’s physical assets and areas in which they operate.

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Business Green

MARCH 14, 2022

Fresh advice from Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) explores how competition law could be leveraged to help meet UK's net zero and environmental goals. It has confirmed it plans to bring forward more detailed guidance in this area.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 28, 2023

But for many, the industry’s law-breaking is a cold and hard lived reality, especially for people in climate-vulnerable communities and in the Global South. The fossil fuel industry considers itself above the law, has lied about climate change for decades, and humanity is now paying the price. I’m joining that call.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This event is complimentary for all WCS members. All registrants will receive access to a recording of the event. The Inflation Reduction Act signed into law in 2022 directly supports ESG principles and incentivizes ESG investing, allocating $369 billion for climate change and green energy investment. General ticket: $15.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

In this episode, Jones reveals a little-told backstory of his "nerd" childhood and early life, his transformation at Yale Law School, and the painful time he briefly joined, and then left, the Obama Administration. "I To learn more about future speakers and attending a live event, go to Powerhouse.fund and click on the events tab.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 3, 2020

After our first successful Cleantech Investing 101 program on October 14, we were excited to host our follow up event Advanced Cleantech Investing on November 17. The goal of the event was to present an educational program for anyone who is interested in learning more about cleantech investing. .

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 4, 2024

Credit: Elections Canada The fundraising event, which was originally reported on by The Breach , took place at a private residence in the mountain resort town Banff, Alberta, on April 11, 2023. But he opposes national laws designed to address it. She recently wrote a post detailing Pourbaix’s long history of climate obstruction.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 11, 2020

Environmental and health and safety law imposes certain duties on site operators which, if not complied with, can result in legal proceedings, fines and reputational damage. Criminal liability for environmental offences can arise in the event of a regulatory breach. Liability and legislation. But it doesn’t have to be complicated.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JULY 2, 2021

Virtual Event. This event is complimentary for all WCS members. All registrants will receive access to a recording of the event. All registrants will receive access to a recording of the event. Book Author, Mindfulness Teacher, and Law Professor at University of San Francisco. January 27, 2022. Magee, M.A.,

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Business Green

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Robust' amendments to insurance law and international environmental law needed to allow carbon capture, utilisation and storage projects to advance. A major overhaul of environmental laws and legislation covering the insurance sector may be required to enable the rapid roll out of carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS).

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 11, 2024

Scientists have recently confirmed that 2023 was the hottest year on record, driven by human-caused climate change and the El Niño weather event, where warmer surface waters in the East Pacific Ocean release additional heat into the atmosphere. The GWPF has gained a number of high profile directors over the last two years.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Recent studies undertaken by the firm include results showing there were twice as many methane super-emitter events detected per unit of production on the Texas side of the Permian basin as in New Mexico.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

H2Hub Summit: Meet the Winners The H2Hub Summit: Meet the Winners , organized by HYSKY Society, stands as a landmark event in the evolving landscape of clean energy. Tickets are just $30 and are on sale now HERE This event uniquely positions itself at the intersection of policy, technology, and industry.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2022

Sustainable Law Firms. Law firm sustainability is a strategic business shift that aims to prevent socially and environmentally damaging operations in the legal industry. E.g. Delta Air Lines and Microsoft Corp pledged to drastically curb their carbon emissions, taking into account the carbon footprint of their associated law firms.

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Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and administered by DOE’s Grid Deployment Office , the grants will help modernize the electric grid to reduce the impacts of climate-driven extreme weather and natural disasters while ensuring the reliability of the power sector. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined total of $167.7

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Defend Our Future

MAY 10, 2023

While Trees Forever provided the materials and tree planting expertise, Campus Ambassador Lauren Litterer educated attendees on the benefits of tree cover in densely populated cities, why equitable tree distribution is so important, and how the recently-passed climate law is making this all accessible.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 3, 2024

Unlike other vehicular components that might bear serial numbers or unique identifiers, catalytic converters are generally anonymous once detached, making them difficult for law enforcement to trace back to a specific crime. This step increases the chances of recovery and helps law enforcement trace the part back to a specific crime.

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Business Green

MAY 3, 2020

Extreme weather events are a defining feature of the new, changing climate. The unpredictable nature and the widespread impact of such events pose a myriad of risks to contractual counterparties. As such, climate-change-related events may adversely impact contracting parties' ability to fulfill their contractual obligations.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

While not yet law, the bill now advances to the House of Representatives for further consideration. In order for these programs to become law, the House of Representatives will first have to pass the bill for the President’s signature. The House of Representative is expected to vote on the bill by the end of September. The post U.S.

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