Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If it finds there has been a serious failure to comply with environmental law, then further action is possible. However, the Government has now failed to deliver against one of the most important legal requirements of that Act – to set binding legal targets to improve environmental health. million hectares. million hectares.

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 13, 2020

Over the past decade that we’ve been at this work, though, we have learned again and again that innovation is really about people, not just technology. Sara and her fellow Directors of Innovation in Hana, Maui. At Elemental Excelerator, I want to help create and strengthen a new climate innovation feedback loop.

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Andrew Winston

APRIL 22, 2024

That awful list translates into serious impacts on humans, including threats to food and water security, health risks and the spread of disease, loss of biodiversity (that is, the web of life we rely on), infrastructure breakdown, and what the U.S. military calls “threat multipliers” that affect national security. degrees Celsius (2.7

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Ahead of COP26, the Rethink Farming report presents research from 18 case studies that are said to reveal how farmer-led innovation and nature-based solutions can positively impact farm businesses. The research also reveals over eight in ten people (86%) want to support farmers who are creating wildlife habitats and restoring soil health.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 2, 2020

They were led by José Bové , a left-wing activist famous for his skirmishes with the law and his tremendous moustache. Twenty years and many studies later, we know that the anti-GMO activists were wrong to say that modified crops posed a threat to human health. Not because I agree with everything he said.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

It is also preparing a flood of resources to help companies manage that process, including an accelerator program for young entrepreneurs with SDG-related innovation ideas and the newly launched SDG Action Manager , a free web-based tool co-developed by the U.N. A catalyst for innovation. 5 (Gender Equality), No.

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Energy Innovation

JUNE 16, 2022

This week, Energy Innovation released new rese arch evaluating California’s climate progress and identifying a policy pathway that would reaffirm California as a climate leader. The Deeper Decarbonization Scenario shows California can rapidly cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while creating jobs and improving public health.

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Elemental Excelerator

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In order to solve the problem at the scale and timetable that we need, there’s going to have to be true innovation, disruptive innovation, especially in the energy space that is not particularly innovative to begin with. Entrepreneurs on the outside are essential to bring that innovation into the space.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Under current EU law and also post Brexit, manufacturers retain responsibility for the safe disposal of electric car batteries. Ian Constance, Chief Executive at the APC said: “Recycling of electric vehicle batteries is a principal part of the electric supply chain, so it’s vital that we get it right.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

.” “Despite warm words and promises to listen to health professionals and worried parents,” she said, “when it comes to the crunch, they have chosen to let the public down.” in line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines.”. Soil and biodiversity. Plastic waste ban: A red herring?

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It integrates three key concepts: environmental health, financial viability, and social and economic justice. Supporters counter that these costs are offset by the long-term benefits of sustainability, such as improved soil health and increased water retention. And in some cases, sustainable agriculture is even being mandated by law.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Plans to lift ban on fracking and curtain legacy EU environmental laws and regulations announced today risk backlash from some of the government's own MPs. It altogether forms part of the government's drive to cut back on EU red tape and "create regulations tailor made to the UK's own need" in a bid to try and spur growth and innovation.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 15, 2021

Lew Milford founded CEG in 1998, after working over several years on clean energy and utility restructuring dockets in New England while with the Conservation Law Foundation. CEG has worked on technology innovation from fuel cells to offshore wind, to energy storage and advancing energy equity over the past two decades.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 22, 2023

France is the second largest market in the EU for pesticides, which have been found to harm biodiversity , soil health and human health. According to the Pesticides Action Network, over a third of Bayer’s sales derive from products that are highly hazardous to the environment, animal or human health.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

Over the past several decades, public health and environmental concerns have made controlling smog a top national policy goal in China and enforcement an increasingly critical issue for companies to navigate. This enshrined into law China’s first air emissions management plan and formalized an approach to regional collaboration.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 29, 2023

It’s innovative and exciting for sure. Compliance with safety regulations, building codes, zoning laws and health regulations would be crucial. But as they say, the secret ingredient is always an extra pinch of innovation. But is it practical? Absolutely.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 7, 2021

The May 5 analysis comes from Energy Innovation: Policy & Technology, based in San Francisco. I think of these numbers as a barometer,” said lead author Eric Gimon at Energy Innovation. Earlier work by Energy Innovation and Vibrant Clean Energy in 2019 showed that a majority of U.S. Roughly four-fifths of U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 7, 2021

The May 5 analysis comes from Energy Innovation: Policy & Technology, based in San Francisco. I think of these numbers as a barometer,” said lead author Eric Gimon at Energy Innovation. Earlier work by Energy Innovation and Vibrant Clean Energy in 2019 showed that a majority of U.S. Roughly four-fifths of U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a genuine shot at transforming the agriculture sector and result in better public health, contribute to ending the vertiginous decline of biodiversity, and lower greenhouse gas pollution. Innovation Can Save Nature’.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2022

biodiversity (protecting health of local wildlife and water bodies), lower strain on aging utility infrastructure (reducing the risk of damage and repair), local revenue (sourcing materials from local businesses), and new green jobs ( there’s a growing need for developers, builders, policymakers and agents knowledgeable about sustainability).

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 29, 2024

Impacts on health and well-being Low-income households surveyed who had lost access to a car noted, too, that it impacted health care and caregiving responsibilities because they no longer had a car to access medical care or to bring children to school. One important caveat is the moderating effect of the energy structure.

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Sustainability Consulting

JULY 21, 2021

Part of the reason is cultural perceptions of women’s roles in society and part is outright discrimination, often enshrined in law that keeps women from senior positions. Women who are educated and employed earn more money, achieve career goals, and face fewer health issues.”

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Business Green

MAY 13, 2022

It also introduces a focus on innovation and economic growth that gives more weight to the growth envisaged in certain projects, likely reducing the weight of the environment when big policies are developed, the group said. Instead, the government looks set to water down common sense rules that protect nature.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2020

The Covid-19 virus, our personal health and safety and the response by the government and public health authorities are rightly occupying much of our work and home life at present. With the Bill having been debated in the Lords on 24 March, this important legislation is expected to become law very soon.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 6, 2024

A good EPR [Extended Producer Responsibility] bill will not only support New York’s mechanical recycling infrastructure; it would also allow for innovation, including science-based advanced recycling solutions.” We are in the belly of the beast, and our health is suffering from it,” said Jo Banner, a lifelong resident of St.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2021

Mid-January saw the widely-anticipated announcement of a new Better Regulation Committee , led by the Chancellor, which will drive a programme of regulatory reform, identifying EU-derived laws for the scrapheap. Proposals to deregulate the UK labour market have also faced fierce criticism from across civil society.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 7, 2021

When fierce storms appear on the horizon, the children get especially anxious and the elderly worry, which has impacts on their health. He developed a form of environmental justice law focused on community empowerment and mobilization. Meanwhile, the island is rapidly eroding out from under the village.

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Business Green

JULY 20, 2020

Environment Secretary George Eustice has insisted the government's promises build back greener and protect UK nature and biodiversity after Covid-19 "means what it says", as he announced further details of post-Brexit plans for oversight of environmental laws and local planning. The old model has not stopped the decline in our natural world.

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Business Green

APRIL 19, 2022

Health challenges - from obesity to malnutrition - are putting immense pressure on communities and our health service. Against this backdrop, the role of business leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs in generating positive solutions is essential. Social inequalities in the UK have been exacerbated as a result of the pandemic.

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Green Tech Challenge

MAY 3, 2019

The Blue Economy is sustainable use of ocean resources for: economic growth, improved livelihoods, job creation, and ocean ecosystem health. Without clean water, health is compromised, and lives are endangered. Innovators have been coming up with substitutes for plastic products. Trillion to the global economy annually.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Navigating through zoning laws and land use regulations is paramount. Lastly, innovative financial models like solar leases and power purchase agreements (PPA) are disrupting traditional funding mechanisms. Harnessing the right mix of equity, debt, and innovative financing tools is critical.

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO, CA and GROSSE POINTE, MI – February 13, 2012 – Hub Ventures (www.hub-ventures.com), a startup accelerator for entrepreneurs building a better world, today announced an innovative collaboration with Lakeland Ventures Development (LVD) of Grosse Pointe, MI ( www.lakelandventuresdevelopment.com ).

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Varuna

MAY 11, 2020

Those same facts also suggest that our systems – public health, governmental, technological, - are actually more fragile than we thought. It’s what we’ve seen with our public health systems. We’d focused on just-in-time capacity for health services delivery at a cost that worked for those who could afford it. Or any pandemic.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Particulates and health. Hand in hand with gas levels comes particulate matter, more commonly referred to as PM, the health risks of which are understood to be especially acute with PM2.5 and PM10 (particulate matter measuring 2.5um and 10um, respectively) and smaller particles.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

According to a new report from the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation , 13 states, districts and territories, as well as more than 200 cities and counties have committed to a 100 percent clean electricity target — and dozens of cities have already hit it. DeShazo, director of the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. Washington D.C.

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Business Green

MAY 25, 2022

The government has today promised that the UK is on the cusp of developing "more resistant, more nutritious, and more productive crops" with the passing of legislation to cut red tape and support the development of innovative agri-tech. Globally, between 20 per cent and 40 per cent of all crops grown are lost to pests and diseases.

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