Planet Pulse

MAY 9, 2024

The report details intercomparisons with an array of independent biomass datasets. These authors designed their analyses so that satellite data producers can convey a comparable, reliable, and consistent message on global biomass estimation methods to create actionable policy impacts. What’s in the report?

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EDF + Business

JULY 14, 2020

But, science is linking our exposure to certain chemicals in everyday products to adverse health and environmental impacts. The sooner companies start making it a priority, the sooner they can start implementing policies and practices to protect themselves — and their communities — from the consequences. . Follow Alissa on Twitter.

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Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2020

Whilst these figures are not earth-shattering, it is worth remembering that these sums sit alongside the array of measures planned for the forthcoming Environment Bill, expected to return to Parliament in September. These include potential savings for the NHS by improving mental health, air quality and urban cooling.

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E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

DECEMBER 16, 2020

While these losses are reflective of the hardship faced by many industries during the pandemic, E2 reports reveal they also represent a ripe opportunity for economic recovery and growth through innovative policies that support energy efficiency in Colorado. Energy Efficiency?—?the the largest energy sector in the US?—?encompasses

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Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 29, 2022

Only actions and policies that cut the cord with oil will save lives now. We already know what works on the technology side and the policy solutions to help accelerate them, and we need to scale up our policy response NOW — not next year or down the road. Circular Economy.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Despite lower carbon dioxide emissions, the combustion of biomass can release other pollutants, including particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds, which may affect local air quality and raise health concerns. Such policies nudge utilities to incorporate biomass into their energy mix.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

JBS , the world’s second-largest food company, also shared its plan to support regenerative agriculture practices, which are said to improve soil health and biodiversity. This means corporations are using the term to describe a vast array of different practices. based sustainable farming research organization.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 25, 2021

First, what policies does Capgemini have in place, and how is accountability managed? The company's environmental policy statement is very broad and high level, covering material impacts, and driving down those material impacts, he says, but it deliberately excludes hard targets. Accountability.

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AutoGrid

AUGUST 16, 2023

August 16, 2023, marks the first full year of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and this milestone demands a health check. Just how has the IRA been doing and what’s ahead? At its passage, the IRA was heralded as one of the most important pieces of legislation ever passed by any nation in the fight to combat climate change.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Argentina’s risky gamble on fracking has led to massive environmental and public health costs , and despite years of government support , the industry remains on shaky financial ground. Its strategy in the country is to promote policies that stabilize the currency, balance the budget, and restore confidence in capital markets.

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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. Instead of reacting, we want to prevent.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 11, 2020

It will also feature segments on trailblazing women in 2020 and prioritizing health to rebuild the economy. The event will also provide an array of networking opportunities including information kiosks, media outreach and virtual meetings between delegates and speakers live and in-person.

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 31, 2022

Author’s Book Talk Event: Class Interruptions: Inequality and Division in African Diasporic Women’s Fiction – Association for the Study of African American Life and Health will host an author’s event with Robin Brooks, author of Class Interruptions: Inequality and Division in African Diasporic Women’s Fiction.

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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. See Table.).

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Hyperspectral imaging offers a vast array of spectral insights as it divides the spectrum across a multitude of spectral bands, enabling analysts to review phenomena in many differentiated colors that are typically beyond human visual perception. Sign up to receive updates on Planet’s hyperspectral commercial offering here.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 15, 2020

While these proactive measures reduced the threat of wildfires, they disrupted countless businesses and posed their own threats to health and safety. But regulatory policy remains a significant hurdle. Advances in digitalization have solved those problems.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 2, 2023

But this latest attempt to shut down discussion of the health impact of stoves is nothing new. More than 50 years ago, in 1972, AGA authored a draft report highlighting indoor air pollution concerns similar to those being raised by health experts and regulators today. Venting systems weren’t the only technofix the industry had in mind.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Nwanaji-Enwerem, an environmental health scientist and final-year medical and public policy student at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. “It That’s not exactly the case, said Nwanaji-Enwerem, the health scientist at Harvard. Your house, our problem.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

“Time and again, research by me and my colleagues has shown how oil and gas companies and the PR firms that abet them have deployed climate disinformation to debilitate climate policy,” he added.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 28, 2023

From the Canada Team Meet the ‘Extreme’ Atlas Network Groups Fighting Canada’s Oil and Gas Emissions Cap By Geoff Dembicki Within hours of Canada’s federal government announcing key details of its plans to cap greenhouse gas emissions within the oil and gas sector, an array of attacks against it started popping up.

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Business Green

AUGUST 19, 2022

However, following claims from Truss last week that field-based solar arrays were a "depressing" sight in the British countryside, her rival Sunak today broadly echoed her stance, promising to "make sure that high quality farmland is kept in production and not used for housing, ‘rewilding' or large-scale solar farms".

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 10, 2020

Swapping diesel-powered trucks for electric models and equipping ships to plug into the grid while at berth offers life-saving public health benefits. Policy is the primary driver of clean energy and microgrid adoption at California’s ports, said Isaac Maze-Rothstein, microgrid analyst at Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 9, 2021

In recent years, this lag in utility recognition has become increasingly problematic, risking the health, environmental, and financial impacts of over-investment in large fossil fuel power plants. When the first solar arrays were installed at homes, it made electric meters — as unprepared as the utility that owned them — run backward.

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Energy Innovation

JUNE 1, 2023

This change in the timing of the annual cycle of plant developmental stages, or phenology, in turn produces massive ripple effects that impact human health, cultural practices, farmer livelihoods, and food security. Source: Vitasse et al. Pollen-related medical bills in the United States alone have exceeded $3 billion annually.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

And as concern over climate change and dietary health mounts, that trend is set to continue. Effective policies and funding programmes that help seed this exciting new market could yet deliver a remarkable harvest.

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GreenBiz

JULY 19, 2021

In looking across the broad array of business, environmental, social, technological and political topics that cross my screen and engage me in daily conversation, there is a temptation to allocate a growing share of mind for pessimism. Reasons for cautious hope in a sea of gloom. Mon, 07/19/2021 - 02:00.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Follow all university policies, procedures, and guidelines. . We are looking for emerging professionals with: An educational background in environmental policy, science, engineering, sustainable management or planning degrees (volunteer and internship experience will be considered). . Climate Corps Qualifications: . Benefits: .

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Follow all university policies, procedures, and guidelines. . An educational background in environmental policy, science, engineering, sustainable management or planning degrees (volunteer and internship experience will be considered). . An understanding of clean energy and environmental policy. . Climate Corps Qualifications:

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Greenability Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

During his tenure, Kansas City experienced a paradigm shift that positioned environmental considerations as an integral part of all city planning, policy and activities. “I Murphey advised on all projects and policies that could build a more sustainable and prepared Kansas City.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 14, 2021

The accelerator runs from May to October, with the core programming offered from June to August, and will be 100% virtual until further notice in accordance with COVID-19 health and safety guidelines. Cleantech Open Northeast is accepting applications for its 2021 cohort from January 15 to April 18, 2021. Learn more and apply here.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The Sustainability and Compliance Division is involved with establishing environmental policies and programs; implementing health, safety and compliance activities; advancing clean energy technology; and integrating green practices into City and community activities. What is it like to be an ESDer? Watch this video: Day in the Life.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 22, 2020

The company responded by developing a comprehensive sustainability plan, creating a sustainable natural rubber supply chain policy and an independent sustainability council, developing schools and hospitals for the local community, and promising to stop any further deforestation. In other words, this is not just about compliance.

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2022

Back then, renewables certainly had potential, but few predicted the incredible speed and scale at which wind and solar would rise to prominence on the back of rapidly advancing technologies, supportive policies, and plummeting costs.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Amidst four concurrent crises — health, economic, race relations and climate — one stand-out 2020 development has been the rebound of major stock markets and, particularly, the growing performance and prominence of environment, social and governance (ESG) traded funds. ESG investments: Exponential potential or surfing one wave?

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2022

The health and welfare of the millions of households who are worried about soaring energy bills, the UK's long term economic prospects, and the stability of the biosphere itself all depend on these climate sceptic talking points being consigned to the parallel universe in which they belong.

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Business Green

APRIL 1, 2020

Growing evidence of the myriad benefits well-maintained soils can deliver by combating climate change, alleviating flooding, boosting crop yields, and supporting biodiversity, has been highlighted in a new Royal Society report today, which argues the UK now stands at a "critical moment" for the future of the country's soil health.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2020

But these groups have been joined by a wide array of mainstream businesses, with a host of Blue Chips across Europe calling on politicians to place the net zero mission at the heart of their stimulus packages. What the Commission clearly identifies is that there is another way.

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