Business Green

JUNE 10, 2022

Social Market Foundation warns lack of action from government could see UK lose out to international competitors as demand for alternative meats accelerates. Government must do more to catalyse a consumer-led transition in dietary behaviours.".

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 14, 2022

The UK government has finally published its long-awaited response to the independent National Food Strategy. However, the government’s response has largely ignored this scientific advice by failing to propose the specific policies needed to make sustainable diets easy and affordable. The first: climate.

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Grist

JANUARY 28, 2020

Dean Blanchard Seafood, headquartered on the barrier island of Grand Isle in the Mississippi River Delta, is one of the largest shrimp suppliers in the United States. Dean Blanchard Seafood took a hit, and Blanchard later told a reporter that he estimated his business was worth 15 percent of what it was before the spill.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

GEO and the roadmap advisory committee have also taken their findings on the road throughout their development process to engage with additional stakeholder groups, including Maine’s municipal government, economic development, and environmental nonprofit leaders. Support Maine’s Vital and Thriving Seafood Industries and Coastal Communities.

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 31, 2024

Structural change through policies and governance is necessary to solve the climate crisis at the speed and scale required. appeared first on Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology. After another year of climate extremes, it’s little surprise that abnormal weather and climate change are a central focus of the summit.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

The environmental group has criticised the Japanese government in recent months, and detailed challenges with the ocean-dumping plan as it stands, including problems with the treatment system. He described the discharge as “an unavoidable issue” in the process of decommissioning the plant. Fukushima from neighbouring Hanamiyama.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Research from the Changing Markets Foundation, examined voluntary certification schemes for seafood, textiles and palm oil. It is also important to note that the report is explicit in indicating that such certification schemes do not take the place of government oversight, regulation and legislation.

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2022

New study from conservation group provides first ever analysis of combined nature, climate, and social impacts of UK seafood production and consumption. New research today from the conservation group reveals that in 2019 the amount of seafood eaten in the UK reached 887,000 tonnes - equivalent to 5.2

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

But a growing number of marine biologists, ocean conservationists, government regulators and environmentally-conscious companies are sounding the alarm about a variety of environmental, food security, financial, and biodiversity concerns associated with seabed mining.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

“Meaningful engagement and support of local communities is essential,” Sally Benson, deputy director for energy and chief strategist for the energy transition at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, told attendees of the DC Forum on Carbon Capture and Storage held in May.

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Low Impact

OCTOBER 3, 2021

We’re talking about how government quotas benefit super-trawlers and disadvantage the small boats. So government quotas for small fishing boats. When the quota system was introduced, small vessels got almost nothing (4%), because the government had no record of what they’d historically caught. And the UK government?

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Energy and Cleantech Council

MARCH 9, 2023

More than 1,000 people participated in the roadmap’s creation, including strong representation from the state’s marine and fisheries, economic development, environmental, labor, municipal government, higher education, and other interests. Support Maine’s Vital and Thriving Seafood Industries and Coastal Communities.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 20, 2020

How a Blue New Deal charts a course for a sustainable sea change Joel Makower Mon, 07/20/2020 – 02:11 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. They called it the Blue New Deal.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Opponents of Air Products’ proposed CCS project point out that if built, Manchac’s picturesque wetlands, its unique culture, and Lake Maurepas’s productive estuary critical to the local seafood industry will be put at catastrophic risk. Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

According to the recent National Food Strategy , the independent review commissioned by the government, UK meat consumption needs to fall by another 30 per cent by 2032, against 2019 levels, in order to help deliver a net zero emission economy.

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2020

Only last week the UK government's climate advisors, the Committee on Climate Change , suggested the UK will need to cut meat and dairy consumption by a fifth if the country is to meet its net zero emissions targets, pointing out that the land used for livestock at the moment will be needed for reforestation and other carbon-storing schemes.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

This contamination poses a risk to human health as well, as we consume these seafood sources. Here are some key areas for action: Legislation and policy measures: Legislation and policy measures are essential tools in combatting the pervasive issue of plastic pollution.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 10, 2022

Verdin had carried homeowners insurance for many years, but couldn’t get coverage; many insurance companies no longer offer policies to coastal communities due to the increased risk driven by climate change. We have always had what we needed — we live off the water — with the seafood. Credit: Julie Dermansky. Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Private PR companies seeking to control access to information and public debate on behalf of the government about projects as consequential as the MBSD is dangerous — and is part of a larger concerning trend. Ironically, had I been invited, I wouldn’t have been driven to write this report.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 10, 2021

The app tracks each vegan meal you eat per week, totaling up the amount of emissions you have saved by nixing meat, seafood and dairy. The problems with meat and seafood It’s well-documented that a plant-based diet is a huge win for the planet. Fishing is responsible for around half of all ocean pollution.

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Grist

MARCH 29, 2023

Racist housing policies, including redlining , have pushed Black Americans, in particular, into low-lying areas that flood frequently and neighborhoods surrounded by refineries, factories, and other sources of pollution. “It’s likely to be a hot spot where these things will happen early,” Hill said.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 10, 2023

Volunteering higher standards for carbon credits As the voluntary carbon market (VCM) reckons with transparency and verification challenges, an initiative backed by the British government released new standards to help investors evaluate the credibility of companies’ carbon offset claims. on climate finance.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Residents living near Lake Maurepas consider the prized ecosystem that offers plentiful seafood and vital storm surge protection to be an extension of their backyard and heritage. That a Fortune 500 company can come into a community and just steamroll us and run over the local government is really heart breaking.”

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Grist

JULY 21, 2022

This data will be going toward larger scale change, the bigger picture, and hopefully that’ll potentially inform some policy.”. Without a handle on where it’s coming from, it’s really hard to make recommendations for management and policy.”. People should be focusing on “turning off this plastic tap,” she says.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

ICYMI, our guide to winning government grants walks teams through the steps—from registration to writing—necessary to prepare competitive proposals for funding opportunities. Texas fires up VPPs and the US government puts $12B toward the EV transition. 💼 Find or share roles on our job board here.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 20, 2021

Government partnerships are nothing new, but they’re usually binary: Government agencies work with nonprofits or with businesses or gather feedback separately from each. marine areas, overturning the successful fisheries management system, harming coastal communities and cutting off consumer access to sustainable local seafood.

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Mearth

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The Chinese government at all times asks Chinese firms to abide by international rules and host country laws and rules when conducting worldwide cooperation. VMware states that the corporate “Expects all staff to honour their commitments to the company, and government officers ought to be held to a fair greater standard,” says VMware.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As Lukas May , Head of Policy and Expansion at Isometric, a CDR registry, told us “This is the most significant development in CDR policy to date”   The framework, which still needs to be finalized by member states, outlines key criteria for CDR projects to be certified.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 15, 2023

It’s complicated for local governments, like the city of New Orleans, to organize safe passage for residents if an evacuation is called for on short notice—and in the case of Ida was ruled out. With few roads leading out of the region, last-minute evacuations have led to massive traffic jams.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

Momentum is building as businesses and governments transform their organizations to be more efficient and resilient. SPEAKERS The list of speakers is composed of professionals in energy management and procurement from corporations and governments, as well as allied service providers, innovators, developers, financiers and utilities.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 9, 2024

The federal government has legal tools at its disposal to protect American consumers from price volatility, and can halt LNG exports or put stipulations on export volumes, if needed. While a sensible policy to avoid future catastrophic losses, the costs of building hurricane-proof homes can be prohibitive. It doesn’t end there.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 20, 2021

Government partnerships are nothing new, but they’re usually binary: Government agencies work with nonprofits or with businesses or gather feedback separately from each. marine areas, overturning the successful fisheries management system, harming coastal communities and cutting off consumer access to sustainable local seafood.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

By not including women at equal levels — in companies, in government, in NGOs and elsewhere — the climate movement is itself experiencing a crisis, they argue. "As It uses the Sustainable Development Goals as a guidepost for many of its policies and has aligned its business with eight of them. . LinkedIn | Twitter. LinkedIn | Twitter.

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Business Green

MARCH 26, 2021

Ireland's coalition government has this week reached an agreement on a new climate bill that would put a target to deliver net zero emissions by 2050 on a legal footing and establish ambitious new near term emissions goals for 2030. Ireland finalises plan for new climate bill. Reports: Japan to set more ambitious 2030 target.

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