Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

On 1 November green groups submitted a letter of complaint to Defra after the Government failed to meet a legal deadline on setting new environmental targets. The planned targets were intended to drive progress in areas such as river quality by encouraging stronger government policy and providing certainty for business.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 25, 2024

“The investment will be supported by both federal and Ontario government contributions of up to $2.5 Critically, today’s success reinforces the fact that the enormous opportunity before us will only be fully realized when the federal government and provinces work together. “EV billion each. billion in support of this deal.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Green Procurement Policy. A green procurement or green purchasing policy (GPP) is put in place to guide businesses when acquiring materials, supplies and services and selecting such products based on their impact on the environment and human health. Many institutional GPPs are built upon larger federal policies.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 21, 2020

The European Union is planning a 15-gigawatt renewable energy tender and auctions for green hydrogen projects as part of a trillion-dollar Green Deal package, according to draft proposals leaked this week. A draft document obtained by Bloomberg and Euractiv lays out a series of planned policies.

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2021

Plastic plates and cutlery could be the next products in line to be banned, as the government looks to extend its crackdown on single use plastic waste and deliver on its long term goal to prevent all avoidable plastic waste by 2042. Now we are looking to go a step further as we build back greener.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2023

The government is widely expected to unveil a wave of decarbonisation and energy policies on Thursday as part of a package that had been badged as 'Green Day' by Whitehall insiders. It also reported Number 10 is keen to see gas play a critical role in the new package of measures. "It

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2024

The government’s proposed package of energy market reforms are wide-ranging and broadly sensible, if worryingly incomplete - so why all the focus on controversial new gas power plants? That appears to be the main message the government wants taken from today's unveiling of the biggest set of energy market reforms in over a decade.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 18, 2021

With new federal bills up for review and debate, and packaging being a bull’s eye, the status of packaging and recycling policy is in flux. But all the work must be underpinned by strong, smart policy,” de Thomas said. Mars, maker of candies and food, has diverse packaging needs. Missed Circularity 21?

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Additionally, we need support from the Government, he suggested. To increase this, we need to build a stronger policy and legislation position to encourage eco design and new recycling investment – and fast. The Environment Agency has set a 55% recycling target for vapes, but at the moment the UK is far from achieving that goal.

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altenergymag

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In several cases, stimulus packages are supplementing money for EV infrastructure. In several nations, efforts are underway to deliberately plan and deploy large-scale interconnected EV charging stations along major transportation corridors.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

Measures that will make it easier to recycle and reuse electrical goods appear in the government’s WEEE consultation , launched on 28 December 2023. Lighting and circularity expert Recolight said it was pleased to see that the initial policy proposals cover what had been expected. The government propose a new class of producer.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

That's why we’ve tapped Elemental Excelerator ’s expertise and experience to unravel the complexities of accessing non-dilutive government funding (in the US). We’ll walk you through the essential steps to prep your climate tech startup for the competitive government grant process.

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Business Green

APRIL 30, 2020

Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire tells French Parliament €7bn support package would require ailing airline to set goal of becoming world's most environmentally-friendly carrier. The government announced late last week that it would offer a €7bn package of state loans and bank loans guaranteed by the state to the ailing airline.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 23, 2024

Commentators expressed disappointment at the Scottish government’s 19 April decision to abandon its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent by 2030. The Committee urges the Scottish Government to lay and deliver against new commitments as soon as possible.” The Scottish Parliament. Today that has been undermined.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Single-use plastic plates, cutlery, expanded and extruded polystyrene cups, food, and beverage containers set for ban in latest government proposals, but campaigners urge Ministers to further strengthen recycling and re-use policies. The government estimates England currently uses 1.1 billion single-use plates and 4.25

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Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Professor Peter Taylor and Alice Garvey from the University of Leeds set out the challenges and policy requirements for decarbonising heavy industry which they included in a recent report commissioned by the CCC.

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Business Green

MARCH 29, 2023

The sweeping plan features a raft of new policies and spending commitments designed to mobilise multibillion pound investment in new carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen, renewables, nuclear, and energy efficiency projects, among other areas.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The government said the new plan would deliver a planning system for large infrastructure projects that is "better, faster, greener, fairer, and more resilient", following widespread complaints from industry that planning delays are hampering efforts to deliver critical low carbon infrastructure and acting as a drag on the UK's economic performance.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2021

Covid-19 recovery packages unveiled by nations around the world are failing to deliver the levels of sustainable investment needed to cap global temperature increases at safe levels, IEA warns. It has also called on all nations to ramp up investment and policies that can deliver global climate goals and prevent runaway climate change.

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Business Green

APRIL 12, 2021

The French government has moved forward with pioneering plans to effectively ban a number of short haul aviation routes as part of the country's sweeping new climate bill. If passed as expected the legislation will mark one of the first times a government has effectively banned short haul routes on climate grounds.

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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. Economic stimulus packages provide a perfect opportunity to reflect this. First, we must follow the science.

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2022

Conservative in-fighting may be once again reaching one of its periodic crescendos, but there is another perennial occurrence evident in Westminster today: pleas for the government to do more to tackle the UK's appalling levels of energy waste. The government's Energy Security Strategy commits to fresh targets on the supply side.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The IEA has released its annual review of Hungary’s energy policy, stating that energy efficiency needs to be central in the coming years for the European country to reach its net zero targets, The Hungary 2022 Energy Policy Review states how Hungary has significantly increased its climate ambitions since the last review.

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Energy Innovation

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The EPS allows users to model numerous policies that affect energy use and emissions including a renewable portfolio standard, fuel economy standards for vehicles, industry methane standards, incentives for clean energy technologies like we see in the Inflation Reduction Act, and accelerated R&D advancement of various technologies.

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Business Green

JANUARY 30, 2023

Specifically, the plan commits the government to creating and restoring at least 500,000 hectares of wildlife habitat, through 70 new projects including 25 new or expanded National Nature Reserves. As such the response to the new plan welcomed the new ambitions, but also questioned whether the government will now deliver on its goals.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Miles Roberts of paper-maker DS Smith warns manufacturing will decline unless government provides clarity about decarbonisation The UK risks seeing its manufacturing sector fall behind rival economies if the government does not offer certainty over policies on shifting to green energy, according to the head of FTSE 100 packaging maker DS Smith.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

UK government announces 45 countries have signed up to new coalition designed to accelerate efforts to expand nature based solutions to the climate crisis ?. The government pledges come on the same day as a group of nearly 100?high-profile We need to put people, nature and climate at the core of our food systems.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Reusable packaging can reduce companies’ reliance on risky supply chains and fluctuating commodity prices, writes Corplex’s Lucas van der Shalk. Supply chain resilience is no longer an abstract concern for business or government. As of Oct 2022, over 50 per cent of the cost of the plastic packaging we produce at Corplex is materials.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Last week, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, announced a package of fiscal measures aimed at tackling the energy price crisis and boosting the economy. In the package, Kwarteng provided an extra £1bn for energy efficiency over three years, in addition to a disappointing reiteration of £2.1bn already pledged.

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Business Green

MARCH 1, 2023

Defra confirmed that from the start of the month producers of household packaging in England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland must collect information on the amount and type of packaging they supply during 2023. Packaging materials that are not recycled back into new packaging harm our natural environment," he said.

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Business Green

JUNE 13, 2021

Business lobby group chief Tony Danker ramps up rhetoric demanding government deliver raft of missing net zero policy on heating, hydrogen and transport. These various targets have been supported by number of policies and investments, such as support for new electric vehicle charging infrastructure and new zero carbon home standards.

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Energy Innovation

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

By Olivia Ashmoore This week, Energy Innovation Policy & Technology LLC® and RMI published 48 state Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) models. The free, open-source, peer-reviewed, and nonpartisan EPS model empowers users to analyze the effects of hundreds of climate policies. climate goals. With the release of the U.S.

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Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 21, 2022

In our work deploying first-of-their-kind projects with climate tech entrepreneurs, we hear again and again that policy barriers present constant challenges, regardless of the industry in which they operate. We also know that partnering with the government can create significant opportunities for startups and act as an accelerant.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2021

Strategy to set out a number of new targets for the decarbonisation of industry, as government confirms details of nine projects to be awarded funding through Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge - but opposition warns plans lack necessary ambition.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2020

The government has today unveiled a wide ranging package of proposals aimed at accelerating the much-needed decarbonisation of the UK's heating systems, setting out plans to replace the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme for homes and businesses over the coming years.

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Business Green

MAY 15, 2020

Arguing that EU citizens "must be at the heart of the recovery strategy", moreover, the resolution calls for the recovery package to help fight against tax evasion and tax avoidance, and urges the Commission to ensure State Aid guidelines are compatible with these green and social conditions.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

The volume of waste produced in England has remained largely the same for the past five years, presenting fresh questions as to how government, businesses, and households can successfully curb waste levels. However, the picture is more encouraging once the findings are measured in the context of the growth of the economy. per cent and 13.4

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