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Of almost 1,700 adults polled, 68 per cent said they supported setting a target date in law to remove all deforestation from UK supply chains, with just four per cent opposed to such a move, according to the survey, which was commissioned by WWF. MORE
Texas’s state legislature meets only every other annum, and this year it will end its session without changing its auto dealer franchise laws, as John Voelcker reports in The Drive. Tesla sure would appreciate changing the law, so that this is not required! MORE
A legal bid to halt sweeping changes to planning laws in the UK will be heard in October. The post Judges to consider legal challenge to new planning laws first appeared on Envirotec. MORE
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Governor Ralph Northam is accelerating Virginia’s transition to clean energy by signing the Virginia Clean Economy Act and by amending the Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act that requires Virginia to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. MORE
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law last week financial protections for consumer investments in rooftop solar energy. The law, AB 1208 authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), extends a prohibition on cities and counties taxing the energy generated by rooftop solar panels for use by homeowners and businesses. “We MORE
The new law will require oil producers to monitor their preproduction and beginning stages of production in the state much more strictly. This new law is thought to be the first of its kind for the US. Although the law is stricter, it was well received by the oil industry. Lynn Granger, executive director of the American Petroleum Institute-Colorado, praised the new laws as “feasible” while still making practical improvements. MORE
With finance and investment firms in Asia gradually shifting towards sustainability, it's important to stay ahead of ESG compliance, say lawyers at Rajah & Tann MORE
The FAIRR Initiative and the Jeremy Coller Foundation are hosting the first international law and policy conference on the future of protein. The post RETHINKING PROTEIN: Accelerating law and policy in the global food system appeared first on AgFunderNews. MORE
The post Property industry likely to be breaking the law by failing to disclose air pollution levels first appeared on Envirotec. Image credit: Alex Segre/Shutterstock. MORE
First of all, the first-ever global assessment of environmental rule of law finds weak enforcement. All despite prolific growth in environmental laws and agencies worldwide. So expansion of laws and enforcement but doing nothing over Continue Reading. MORE
A sweeping new law passed last week in Indonesia may make it easier to prosecute subsistence farmers for using fire to clear small plots of land MORE
This ambition has now been turned into action, with the government confirming that a number of key policies will be made law. ” The post Measures to reduce harm from storm overflows now law first appeared on Envirotec. MORE
State Right of First Refusal (ROFR) laws in the North and seams issues in the South are reasons for limited opportunities. MISO North has renewable opportunity but Right of First Refusal (ROFR) laws. State ROFR laws must go, and lower voltage projects should be competitively bid! MORE
Job Description: The Center for Biological Diversity seeks a full-time Clean Transportation Advocate/ Staff Attorney in our Climate Law Institute to join our bold and progressive campaign to advance the urgently needed transition away from fossil fuel vehicles to zero emissions transportation in California and around the country. The post Climate Law Institute appeared first on Women in Cleantech & Sustainability. Position: Clean Transportation Advocate/ Staff Attorney. MORE
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India's farmers oppose new laws liberalising the agricultural sector, and critics say the laws will benefit big businesses rather than farmers MORE
We think it is due to state school finance formulas and state- and county-level tax laws, and the incentives they provide to school administrators. By Eric Brunner , University of Connecticut ; Ben Hoen , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , and Joshua Hyman , Amherst College. MORE
As part of the Philippine government’s rehabiliation drive in the famed tourist destination, a Filpino proprietor has been charged for allowing his hotels to occupy the seashore, encroach on forest land and block wastewater MORE
With five-year milestones, progress reports that are made public, and an independent advisory panel to offer expert advice, this law will help ensure all sectors are on track toward a net-zero future. “We MORE
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Under the law, which still awaits the governor’s signature, Massachusetts must reduce emissions 50 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 75 percent 1990 levels by 2040. MORE
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In a bipartisan win, the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act has been signed into law, making serious harm to “living non-human mammals, birds, reptiles or amphibians” a federal crime MORE
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From today, Spain has a climate law on which to build a green, sustainable, fair and prosperous future for all," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez tweeted after the vote on Thursday. Spanish Parliament approves sweeping climate and clean energy bill. MORE
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Businesses will not face any repercussions for polluting American air, land or water, as long as they can claim their practices are related to COVID-19 MORE
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By Lindsay McCormick and Jon Okun On January 16, 2020, the CleanTech Alliance Executive Committee voted to support the low carbon fuel standard bill, Washington HB 1110, subject to review of the final language. The Alliance believes that the Low Carbon Fuel Standard issue is one of great import to the State of Washington and […]. Alliance News MORE
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A coroner is calling for national limits on air pollution to be reduced to match World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines and made enforceable by law. The post Stricter Air Pollution Laws Needed, Says Coroner in Ella Kissi-Debrah Inquest appeared first on DeSmog MORE
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Source: PRNewswire, May 17, 2021 Today Governor Jay Inslee signed the Climate Commitment Act (CCA), SB 5126, into law. The legislation paves the way for net zero carbon emissions by the year 2050.
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DECEMBER 1, 2020
International lawyers are now working together to define the new crime of ecocide
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MARCH 30, 2020
Businesses will not face any repercussions for polluting American air, land or water, as long as they can claim their practices are related to COVID-19
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JANUARY 24, 2020
By Lindsay McCormick and Jon Okun On January 16, 2020, the CleanTech Alliance Executive Committee voted to support the low carbon fuel standard bill, Washington HB 1110, subject to review of the final language. The Alliance believes that the Low Carbon Fuel Standard issue is one of great import to the State of Washington and […]. Alliance News
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AUGUST 26, 2020
officials have proposed a law to make large companies operating within the U.K. comply with environmental laws and show where their products originate People around the world have watched with increasing horror as Amazon forest destruction has accelerated in recent years. Now, U.K.
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A legal bid to halt sweeping changes to planning laws in the UK will be heard in October. The post Judges to consider legal challenge to new planning laws first appeared on Envirotec.
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In a bipartisan win, the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act has been signed into law, making serious harm to “living non-human mammals, birds, reptiles or amphibians” a federal crime
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JANUARY 5, 2021
Under the law, which still awaits the governor’s signature, Massachusetts must reduce emissions 50 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 75 percent 1990 levels by 2040.
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It strikes a fair balance between… The post New Virginia law prevents HOAs from blocking solar installations appeared first on Solar Power World. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed HB 414/SB 504.
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MAY 4, 2021
This ambition has now been turned into action, with the government confirming that a number of key policies will be made law. ” The post Measures to reduce harm from storm overflows now law first appeared on Envirotec.
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2020
[PODCAST] In its latest case, an Australian law firm is representing 8 teenagers as they fight a decision to build a coal mine. Eco-Business spoke to lawyer David Barnden about winning the legal case against climate change
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MAY 13, 2021
Indonesian lawmakers appear outraged at a scheme from a law they already passed that grants amnesty to oil palm plantations operating illegally inside forest areas
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MARCH 18, 2021
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The new law will require oil producers to monitor their preproduction and beginning stages of production in the state much more strictly. This new law is thought to be the first of its kind for the US. Although the law is stricter, it was well received by the oil industry. Lynn Granger, executive director of the American Petroleum Institute-Colorado, praised the new laws as “feasible” while still making practical improvements.
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JANUARY 5, 2021
With finance and investment firms in Asia gradually shifting towards sustainability, it's important to stay ahead of ESG compliance, say lawyers at Rajah & Tann
Renewable Energy World
JULY 8, 2021
Iowa’s largest utilities have dramatically scaled back efforts to help customers conserve energy since a 2018 law gutted the state’s efficiency requirements. Alliant and MidAmerican filed revised five-year energy efficiency plans after the law took effect.
Eco-Business
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
India's parliament passes three laws to connect more workers with welfare amid concerns that compromises on their legal rights
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OCTOBER 1, 2020
Read time: 4 mins With lawsuits against major fossil fuel producers over climate damages on the rise , a new report and initiative examines how prestigious law firms are enabling climate breakdown.
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JUNE 1, 2021
State Right of First Refusal (ROFR) laws in the North and seams issues in the South are reasons for limited opportunities. MISO North has renewable opportunity but Right of First Refusal (ROFR) laws. State ROFR laws must go, and lower voltage projects should be competitively bid!
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 13, 2021
Read time: 6 mins Four environmental groups sued Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) chief Andrew Wheeler last week, alleging that the agency stood by while Texas failed to enforce the nation’s federal environmental laws and adequately control air pollution in the state
Grist
MARCH 22, 2021
What happens next could have broad implications, since UPMIFA is a uniform law that every state in the U.S., This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Students find obscure law that could make university fossil fuel investments illegal on Mar 22, 2021.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
MAY 1, 2019
Job Description: The Center for Biological Diversity seeks a full-time Clean Transportation Advocate/ Staff Attorney in our Climate Law Institute to join our bold and progressive campaign to advance the urgently needed transition away from fossil fuel vehicles to zero emissions transportation in California and around the country. The post Climate Law Institute appeared first on Women in Cleantech & Sustainability. Position: Clean Transportation Advocate/ Staff Attorney.
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MAY 26, 2021
The FAIRR Initiative and the Jeremy Coller Foundation are hosting the first international law and policy conference on the future of protein. The post RETHINKING PROTEIN: Accelerating law and policy in the global food system appeared first on AgFunderNews.
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
MAY 1, 2019
Job Description: The Center for Biological Diversity seeks a full-time Clean Transportation Advocate/ Staff Attorney in our Climate Law Institute to join our bold and progressive campaign to advance the urgently needed transition away from fossil fuel vehicles to zero emissions transportation in California and around the country. Position: Clean Transportation Advocate/ Staff Attorney. Location: Sacramento, Oakland, or Los Angeles California. .
Charged
MAY 28, 2021
Texas’s state legislature meets only every other annum, and this year it will end its session without changing its auto dealer franchise laws, as John Voelcker reports in The Drive. Tesla sure would appreciate changing the law, so that this is not required!
Eco-Business
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
As part of the Philippine government’s rehabiliation drive in the famed tourist destination, a Filpino proprietor has been charged for allowing his hotels to occupy the seashore, encroach on forest land and block wastewater
Clean Energy Canada
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
With five-year milestones, progress reports that are made public, and an independent advisory panel to offer expert advice, this law will help ensure all sectors are on track toward a net-zero future. “We
Solar Power World
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law last week financial protections for consumer investments in rooftop solar energy. The law, AB 1208 authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), extends a prohibition on cities and counties taxing the energy generated by rooftop solar panels for use by homeowners and businesses. “We
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 9, 2020
A landmark clean energy law enacted this year in Virginia will only equate to a 26 percent reduction in emissions economy-wide by 2050, according to a new analysis, leaving the state far from the cuts required to stave off the worst effects of climate change.
Green Living Guy
JUNE 27, 2020
First of all, the first-ever global assessment of environmental rule of law finds weak enforcement. All despite prolific growth in environmental laws and agencies worldwide. So expansion of laws and enforcement but doing nothing over Continue Reading.
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Read time: 5 mins By Jessica Corbett , Common Dreams. Originally published on Common Dreams under CC BY - SA 3.0
Clean Energy Canada
JULY 30, 2020
These laws will help supply keep pace with demand, while sending a clear signal to the market that B.C. electric car law helps consumers access the vehicles—and the future—they want appeared first on Clean Energy Canada.
Eco-Business
JANUARY 27, 2021
A recent industry-friendly bill could undermine recent tobacco control efforts in the Philippines, and increase the risk of addiction among millions of youths
Eco-Business
OCTOBER 11, 2020
A sweeping new law passed last week in Indonesia may make it easier to prosecute subsistence farmers for using fire to clear small plots of land
Eco-Business
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Activists trying to record illegal mining come under attack and are critically injured
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MAY 14, 2021
From today, Spain has a climate law on which to build a green, sustainable, fair and prosperous future for all," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez tweeted after the vote on Thursday. Spanish Parliament approves sweeping climate and clean energy bill.
Solar Power World
APRIL 13, 2020
Governor Ralph Northam is accelerating Virginia’s transition to clean energy by signing the Virginia Clean Economy Act and by amending the Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act that requires Virginia to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Renewable Energy World
APRIL 28, 2021
We think it is due to state school finance formulas and state- and county-level tax laws, and the incentives they provide to school administrators. By Eric Brunner , University of Connecticut ; Ben Hoen , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , and Joshua Hyman , Amherst College.
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 22, 2021
A coroner is calling for national limits on air pollution to be reduced to match World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines and made enforceable by law. The post Stricter Air Pollution Laws Needed, Says Coroner in Ella Kissi-Debrah Inquest appeared first on DeSmog
Business Green
JANUARY 26, 2021
Of almost 1,700 adults polled, 68 per cent said they supported setting a target date in law to remove all deforestation from UK supply chains, with just four per cent opposed to such a move, according to the survey, which was commissioned by WWF.
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