Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 9, 2022

Net zero energy goals for heating need to be owned and delivered by regional and local governments, according to a new report led by the University of Birmingham. In addition, the report emphasises the need to balance these on-the-ground local decisions with long-term policy decisions from Government.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) welcomed the government’s full outcome published on 25 January on the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) Mid-Scheme Review. With the right policy support, biogas can provide more energy than nuclear in 2031.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

An apocalyptic “meh” seemed to greet the government’s bumper package of energy- and climate-related policy announcements and documents released on 30 March, which appeared short on new ideas and sources of funding. Or maybe just not enough people know about it. In any case the scheme has now been given an extension to 2028.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

Dozens of health, environment and transport businesses and charities are calling for the government to change course on its Air Quality Strategy. The Air Quality Strategy sets out the actions the government expects local authorities to take in support of achieving its air quality goals. Image credit: Alena Veasey / Shutterstock.com.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2023

A new report from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight has set out a range of regulation and policy changes the government could examine if it wants to avoid a slowdown or stalling of business investment in decarbonisation.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 28, 2022

More than 7,000 local governments have a policy where residents pay for every bag of trash, and found that they produce less waste.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 12, 2020

cities and counties transition to clean energy for their own operations and communities, many are finding that stakeholders and policies beyond their jurisdictions affect their ability to purchase clean energy. By removing regulatory and legislative obstacles, local governments are creating new pathways to access affordable, clean energy.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 25, 2022

1) To target support at those households and firms most in need, the UK Government should: Urgently introduce targeted interventions for the most vulnerable households, through existing mechanisms like the Energy Bills Support Scheme. 2) To help keep costs down, the UK Government should: Announce a business rates freeze now for 2023/24.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 31, 2022

Appealing to the UK Government, RMAS said the lack of suitable fuel alternatives meant companies would be forced to use higher priced white diesel with escalating costs either driving operators out of business or impacting on consumers.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 13, 2022

New farming policy stripped of ambition to aid nature recovery, says conservation group. The Government has broken its promise to reform farming post-Brexit. In its National Food Strategy published today (13 June), the Government’s commitment to provide a third of its farming budget for Landscape Recovery has been abandoned.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The policies, funded by the bipartisan infrastructure bill, reflect the power of the federal government to send market signals to decarbonize.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Government has claimed that it is “on track to reach its target to protect 30% of UK land and sea for nature 2030”, but the department responsible cannot provide any evidence to back-up these assertions, as new findings reveal, which were published on 10 October by environmental groups. Image credit: Marc Barrot , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2021

In this session, we’ll dive deep into regulations and policies that are in place, those that are needed, and how this new urgency could impact microgrid adoption in California and other states facing similar conditions. Leaving the individuals, communities, and business looking for their own power security, and fast.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In its annual Review of Energy Policy 2023, published on 14 December, the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) urges the next government to take urgent action on the policies needed to deliver the energy transition. These include council led insulation programmes and the development of heat networks.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

The UK government announced new environmental targets in four key areas of air quality, water, waste reduction and woodland cover on 16 March. On air quality, the government has proposed a legally-binding target to halve the levels of PM2.5 Flotsam washed up on Bournemouth Beach (image credit: Nick Fewings 5 Million views , CC BY 2.0

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The recent interest and commitment to water pledges has diverted scarce resources and funds from actions such as watershed conservation and protection, reuse, technology innovation and adoption, public policy innovation, etc. We believe improving water-related policies is the ultimate prize, and we need to start taking action, now.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Companies are making progress in disclosing their environmental impact and governance standards, but social factors have not been given the same attention — until now. Gender diversity enhances corporate governance, talent attraction and human capital development — all important factors driving long-term competitiveness.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Barry Sheerman, MP for Huddersfield, and Chairman of the WCRAQ has submitted a Ten-Minute Rule Bill to the House of Commons, asking the Government to update the MOT test to include an efficiency test for DPFs (diesel particulate filters). The UK Government needs to act, says the group. Government.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The UK is at risk of falling behind on green skills, according to a report published on 25 November by SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK, which urged the government not to waste progress made by industry in this area. The transition to a greener economy is more than a policy shift – it’s about securing the future of jobs, industries and climate.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The UK Government can secure the future of Great British Energy (GBE) by offering cut-price power and key materials for the UK’s clean energy supply chains, according to a new report from Stonehaven, commissioned by Project Tempo. The report recommends that the Government should not promise voters an immediate reduction in energy bills.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

Last week, a group of activists, scientists, academics and others issued a report calling for policies and other initiatives to generate prosperity while addressing inequity and the climate crisis. It’s also possible that market signals could drive many of these notions forward without policy action. "We Joel Makower. No wish list .

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

To rebuild the economy, the United States government so far seems to choose to deploy the same playbook it did in 2008: funding legacy companies in industries such as oil and gas. . History has shown us that government funding of visionary projects can have enormous positive outcomes. Back to normal is not an option. Pull Quote.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Just as its current policies have inspired imitation, it’s likely that these new policies will drive significant changes in the U.S. As the EU moves toward adopting specific legal and regulatory measures to begin to realize its vision, government agencies in the U.S. EU’s new chemical policy vision. Policy & Politics.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

Now comes “climate risk,” a term that has been kicking around for years — I first wrote about it back in 2013 — but that has risen to a point where major financial and governmental institutions around the world are baking it into their policies and programs. No gauzy verbiage there about leaving the world a better place.

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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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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Biden already has rejoined the Paris Agreement, committed to advocating for environmental justice and rolled out a government-wide focus on racial justice. He is advocating for a higher minimum wage, among other policies to address economic inequality. Policy & Politics. Pull Quote. Contributors. Aron Cramer. Collective Insight.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

A new blueprint from Ceres, the Blueprint for Responsible Policy Engagement on Climate Change , lays out a science-based action agenda for companies in the U.S. First, advocate for science-based climate policy. This includes ensuring trade associations a company may belong to are not promoting policies that are not based on science.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Encouragingly, the COVID-19 pandemic has not diminished the recognized need for bold climate action and actually has strengthened resolve among citizens, companies, governments and investors to drive real progress. It’s quite clear that governments cannot do it alone, and companies cannot do it alone. Companies are stepping up.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 8, 2021

food policy. Farmers who participate in the Backyards program, which has expanded to include other villages, local government and private companies, have increased yields while reducing environmental impact. food policy. food policy. This kind of collaboration just isn’t a feature of U.S. The service helped U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This multi-pronged challenge takes on the Government’s strategy to reach net zero in carbon emissions, which was published earlier this year in response to a previous legal challenge from the same three groups. Last year, they successfully challenged the Government’s original net zero plan.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

The fiscal spending plans of major economies in the wake of the coronavirus crisis have fallen far short of ensuring the recovery from the crisis does not exacerbate ongoing climate and nature crises, with just one in every $40 committed by governments in the wake of the pandemic set to deliver a positive impact for the planet.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

We controlled for a long list of other factors, including the use of other policy instruments. The message to governments is that carbon pricing almost certainly works, and typically, to great effect. Carbon Policy. It would be reasonable to expect a higher carbon price to have bigger effects, and this is indeed what we found.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Lewis’s thesis is simple, but profound: Dealing with catastrophic risks is the purview of government. government bears the unenviable burden of "the biggest portfolio of such risks ever managed by a single institution in the history of the world." In particular, the U.S. That, perhaps, makes their work all the more important.

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

Nissan intends to establish a base in Japan by strengthening the supply chain of storage batteries, a Japanese government policy, and promoting the use of EVs fitted with LFP batteries, the company said. billion) business has received a government grant of up to 55.7 billion-yen ($1.04-billion) billion yen.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

There are increasing concerns that civil servants in the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) are attempting to undermine the Prime Minister’s attempts to reset the UK’s net zero policies, says trade body the Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA). The Prime Minister’s net zero reset is unravelling fast.

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GreenBiz

JULY 2, 2020

For Shalanda Baker, a professor of law and public policy at Northeastern University, thinking about a clean energy future means thinking about the daily, weekly and sometimes invisible ways that people in deprived communities can control their power supply. Figuring out mechanisms through policy to incentivize that targeting would be great.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2022

One year ago, I called for more clarity and transparency on Scottish climate policy and delivery. Since the Scottish Climate Change Act became law in 2009, the Scottish Government has failed to achieve 7 of the 11 legal targets. Sunrise over Edinburgh. That ambition should be applauded, but only if targets are achieved.

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