Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

AUGUST 17, 2021

Vice President, Policy | CalStart | Washington DC. CALSTART is seeking a highly motivated, experienced, and results-oriented Vice President to lead industry stakeholders and partners in government to develop and implement policies that support clean transportation at the national and state levels. About CALSTART.

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Policy Organic Transportation Law 40

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If it finds there has been a serious failure to comply with environmental law, then further action is possible. The planned targets were intended to drive progress in areas such as river quality by encouraging stronger government policy and providing certainty for business. g/m 3 , against a recognised health standard of 10?g/m

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

But the law is too lenient. The charity published details of 18 local authorities who have emerging BNG policies above 10%, and said that these success storties “show that there’s real appetite among Local Authorities to go further for nature, but there’s a real risk that without support many areas lose out on this opportunity.

Biodiversity 147

Biodiversity Law Construction Logistics 147

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. I began working on environmental equity policy in 2012 in California. So why do we do what we do?

Innovation 75

Innovation Policy Pollution Climate change 75

Low Carbon Prosperity

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Evaluating regulations, subsidies, pricing mechanisms, and hybrid policies. The latest, most urgent call to action from the IPCC has increased attention on policies to reduce CO2 emissions and enhance carbon sequestration. In its simplest form, a carbon tax or fee reduces emissions due to the elasticity effect.

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Policy Carbon-neutral Carbon Pollution 72

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Intended to fill the policy vacuum emerging from the UK’s departure from the EU on 31 January, the Environment Bill has been eagerly anticipated, and seemingly gives government the power to set legally binding targets on all aspects of the environment in future. in line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines.”.

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Soil Biodiversity Plastics Business Energy Monitoring 280

Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The economics of solar farming is a multifaceted domain, shaped by a variety of revenue streams, encompassing energy production, tax incentives , and an evolving market influenced by geography and policy. Navigating through zoning laws and land use regulations is paramount.

Solar Energy Monitor 127

Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 127

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.

Biodiversity 246

Biodiversity Climate change Soil Resilience 246

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. More than a decade ago, national policies laid the groundwork for reducing air emissions in China.

Building Energy Monitoring 358

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Pollution 358

Low Carbon Prosperity

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

18, 2024] — An economic analysis of Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA)—our state’s cornerstone climate law—was released today by Greenline Insights and Clean & Prosperous Institute and finds the CCA has the potential to create over 45,000 jobs and generate $9.1 billion worth of investments, and it identified another $1.4

Investment 52

Investment Pollution Policy Climate change 52

Business Green

MAY 13, 2022

Leading green groups have responded angrily to the publication of the government's new Environmental Principles Policy Statement , warning that it could lay the groundwork for a significant weakening of the UK's environmental policy and regulatory regime.

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Government Policy Law Pollution 95

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. With CEG, Milford focused on how state and communities could develop sound renewable energy policies, programs, and finance tools.

Law 76

Law Energy Energy Organic 76

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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Innovation Sustainability Recycling Recycling 65

Energy Innovation

MARCH 29, 2024

policy interventions and subsidies are poised to address upfront vehicle costs. 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.

Electric vehicle 52

Electric vehicle Investment Electricity Carbon-negative 52

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. See Table.).

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Europe Sustainability Agriculture Biodiversity 97

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

So we can build these policies that will become a postcard from the future for the rest of the country,” said David Hochschild, chair of the California Energy Commission, speaking last week at a UCLA summit on state and local progress toward 100 percent clean energy. DeShazo, director of the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation.

Energy 100

Energy Energy Policy Electricity 100

Business Green

JANUARY 30, 2023

In addition, the plan incorporates a new roadmap for boosting household water efficiency and tackling leaks across the water industry, new plans to tackle air pollution hot spots, and a series of initiatives to bolster green innovation by improving access to finance and research and development for farmers and foresters.

Government 81

Government Policy Biodiversity Health 81

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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Government Law Biodiversity Investment 69

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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Law Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 148

Business Green

JULY 20, 2020

Environment Secretary George Eustice announces £9m for policy pilots as he promises to 'build back greener' after Covid-19 and Brexit. We must therefore challenge ourselves to think creatively, to innovate and to consciously avoid clinging to processes and procedures just because they are familiar.

Biodiversity 79

Biodiversity Law Government Policy 79

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.

Agriculture 92

Agriculture Health Europe Biodiversity 92

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.

Innovation 123

Innovation Pollution Wind power Health 123

Business Green

JULY 20, 2020

There is an increased awareness of the link between our own health, and that of the planet.    Studies across the spectrum, from health to financial risk, remind us that it is in our best interests to look after nature. We know that a connection with nature contributes to well-being, and improved mental health.

Biodiversity 89

Biodiversity Law Policy Health 89

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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Real Estate Sustainability Health Carbon-negative 148

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.

Plastics 92

Plastics Waste Waste Recycling 92

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In February 2021, German agribusiness giant BASF hosted a virtual wine tasting, a seemingly cozy affair swirling glasses of Portugal’s finest in front of a webcam debating the future of EU agricultural policies. Invited to the event was a small group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).

Building Energy Monitoring 98

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Home Energy Monitoring 98

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.

Innovation 108

Innovation Pollution Wind power Health 108

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.

Energy Monitor 65

Energy Monitor Waste Waste Plastics 65

Business Green

JANUARY 12, 2022

Seperate law suits filed by ClientEarth and Friends of the Earth allege the government's flagship Net Zero Strategy focuses too heavily on unproven future technologies and could breach carbon budgets. Anything less is a breach of its legal duties and amounts to greenwashing and climate delay.

Climate change 58

Climate change Policy Government Carbon 58

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. Deregulation - out-of-step with Britons? Regulation - a force for good.

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Law Government Health Policy 83

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

And I will deliver on the National Health Service.". We need to unleash private enterprise to innovate clean products and services, which can help us reach net zero and halt nature decline, while removing barriers to expanding the supply of clean energy.". However, businesses and household face an extremely challenging winter ahead.

Energy 69

Energy Energy Government Law 69

Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2021

This can leave a lasting impact on the health of our oceans as well as communities who rely on fishing for stability. A great example is the innovative idea that New England marine biologists came up with when they noticed the declining cod population while the haddock seemed to be thriving. Adhere to the “Good Fish Guide”.

Sustainability 148

Sustainability Seafood Fossil fuels Plastics 148

Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 21, 2023

Elemental Excelerator, a nonprofit investor in climate tech for social change, welcomes five new climate fellows to its Policy Lab. Created in 2021, the Policy Lab was founded to accelerate and implement solutions at the seam of technology, policy, equity and justice.

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Policy Organic Carbon Innovation 98

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Desired Qualifications: Ability to learn and apply new skills across interdisciplinary fields, including technology assessments, engineering, economics, statistics, and policy. Experience or exposure to energy policy/law, including appliance standards and/or building energy codes. Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills.

Carbon-neutral 40

Carbon-neutral Ethics Policy Law 40

DeSmogBlog

JULY 10, 2024

Labour plans to overhaul planning laws, and massively expand the grid to transport electricity in pylons across the country from dozens of new solar and wind farms. A relative newcomer to climate policy, she was appointed the shadow minister for industry and decarbonisation in September 2023. The scale of the challenge is enormous.

Climate change 125

Climate change Hydrogen Government Transportation 125

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 14, 2021

How the EU’s new ‘toxic-free’ vision could shape your safer chemicals strategy Bob Kerr Thu, 01/14/2021 – 01:00 For the last two decades, the European Union has played a leadership role in tackling the risks hazardous chemicals pose to our health and environment. and elsewhere.

Health 36

Health Policy Law Asia 36

Business Green

JANUARY 15, 2021

Plus Danish diets, China climate policy signals, and all the top green business news from around the world this week. China sets out carbon capture push in climate policy guidelines. France draft climate law attracts criticism from campaign groups. Saudi Arabia touts plans for 100-mile-long car-free city. hours are available.

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Climate change Law Carbon-neutral Policy 56