DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

At the eleventh hour, right-wing politicians have launched a bid to block the passing of the EU’s flagship nature protection law, which scientists have described as a “cornerstone of food security and human health”. Scientists have condemned the call, as well as six other amendments that could see the law delayed or weakened.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 11, 2024

Draft laws for mandatory reporting of climate-related risks have been released by federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers. The post Draft laws usher in compulsory climate risk disclosure appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 28, 2022

New year, new laws. Since California is often on the cutting edge, let’s take a look at some of the state’s new laws that are going into effect in 2023. This is just a sample, not the whole list.

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NRDC onEarth

OCTOBER 26, 2023

million stable, affordable homes for California’s most vulnerable residents just became law. The visionary social housing study bill that identifies pathways to 1.4

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FuelCellsWorks

JANUARY 30, 2024

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has ratified a pivotal law, Law No. 2 of 2024, aimed at incentivizing green hydrogen production projects and its derivatives. This landmark legislation grants up.

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NRDC onEarth

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It’s time for Youngkin to stand in court and explain himself for attacking state climate law. It won’t be easy for him to evade his constitutional responsibility.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

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.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 18, 2024

The post Queensland writes clean energy and climate targets into law, but LNP baulks at “risky” renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy. Pressure grows on federal Labor as Queensland passes ambitious 2035 emissions reduction target with bipartisan support. But LNP refuses to agree to renewables target.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Peacocks in southern Florida could be pushed from their habitats after the Miami-Dade commission loosened a law protecting them. On Tuesday, the commission voted to allow cities to opt-out of a 20-year-old law protecting the peacocks.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 4, 2023

Another month, another progressive policy announcement from the European Union, this time aimed at stamping out greenwashing by companies operating within its borders.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 12, 2024

Businesses were required to start reporting emissions and risks in 2026 but a budget proposal would push that back.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 16, 2024

Businesses were required to start reporting emissions and risks in 2026, but a budget proposal would push that back.

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PV Tech

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Gretchen Whitmer has signed a number of bills into law to increase the contribution of renewable energy to the Michigan energy mix.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2019

Scotland will host world-leading experts in climate change law and science in September, as they attend a major conference on global climate at the University of Dundee. We hope that by bringing together experts from geoscience, climate science and law, we can clarify crucial concepts that have thus far stalled affirmative climate action.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 7, 2024

Australia’s mandatory climate disclosure laws might nudge corporate Australia towards a greener future, but they won't drive rapid decarbonisation. The post Climate disclosure laws are useful, but they won’t drive down emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The post NSW passes climate bill to write 70 pct by 2035 emissions reduction target into law appeared first on RenewEconomy. In a triumph of multi-partisanship, NSW Parliament has passed legislation to cut the state's emissions by 70% by 2035, and reach net zero by 2050.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A national industry group representing gas producers is quietly paying for digital advertisements urging Canadians to “speak up” to their elected officials against laws addressing climate change and public health, DeSmog can reveal. Screencap from ad that doesn’t disclose CGA’s connection.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The legislation will require corporations operating in the state to disclose Scope 3 emissions by 2027.

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Charged

MAY 11, 2023

EV advocacy group FairCharge is calling for the UK to change what it calls outdated laws that are holding back the EV conversion industry. By law, the UK’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is required to retain CO 2 emission ratings in vehicle logbooks for all cars built after 2001, even if they’ve been converted to electric power.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Renewable energy can take advantage of this huge increase in computing power, along with artificial intelligence (AI), robotic deployment, and automation, in a way that fossil fuels cannot.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The law implements key recommendations of the Climate Action Council and is an important step toward the state’s goal of 2 million electrified and electricity-ready homes by 2030. “We are thrilled that Governor Hochul has signed this bill into law.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Supply chain transparency is crucial to building consumer trust in the face of greenwashing.

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Canary Media

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Local Law 97, New York City’s groundbreaking, multistage effort to rein in carbon emissions from its big buildings, is facing its first major test — and it’s just a preview of the much steeper challenges to come. Last week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) released proposed guidelines for how owners of the…

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

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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Renew Economy

JUNE 7, 2023

ACT votes on law to ban new gas connections for homes and businesses, in a major coup for electrification and a new blow to the fossil fuel lobby. The post ACT passes first law in Australia banning gas in new homes, as fossil empire strikes back appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2023

Laws, regulations, treaties and decisions related to habitats, air quality, climate change, renewable energy, farming and fishing proposed for scrapheap under government plans

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EnergyTrend

APRIL 25, 2024

555 votes in favor, 6 votes against, European Parliament passes law banning forced labor OnTuesdayevening,theEuropeanParliamentvotedtopassalawbanningforcedlabor.Thelawprohibitsthesale,import,andexportofgoodsmanufacturedusingforcedlaborinth.

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Energy Central

MARCH 16, 2024

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Clean Hydrogen Electrolysis, Manufacturing, and Recycling Manufacturing, and Recycling FOA Selections FOA # DE-FOA-0002922 Hydrogen America

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PV Tech

MARCH 18, 2024

The EU has approved a law which will require companies to audit their supply chains for environmental damage and human rights abuse.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

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. RCA has also been granted costs protection under the Aarhus rules for environmental claims.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 10, 2024

The post SwitchedOn Podcast: Why laws governing embedded networks urgently need reform appeared first on RenewEconomy. Developers are locking customers into inflated energy prices they can’t escape from for years.

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POWER Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

Can a requirement that only applies to big companies, or companies that do business in California, actually impact […] The post Get Ready For California’s Three Sweeping New Climate Disclosure Laws appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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NRDC onEarth

JANUARY 4, 2024

After decades of violating state environmental law to benefit its largest shipping customer, the Port of Los Angeles must take long-overdue measures to protect the health and well-being of residents and workers from diesel exhaust and other air pollutants, the.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Akerman, a top-100 US law firm with over 700 employees, has launched three new teams under the umbrella of its Energy and Infrastructure Sector Team, focusing on renewable energy and other high-tech infrastructure.

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Energy Central

MARCH 19, 2024

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Clean Hydrogen Electrolysis, Manufacturing, and Recycling FOA Selections FOA # DE-FOA-0002922 Hydrogen America

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

On October 7, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping series of climate and environmental laws into effect, cementing the Golden State’s reputation as a leader in climate action. The law covers over 5,300 companies that make over $1 billion annually. Big business in the Golden State has expressed opposition to the law.

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Canary Media

AUGUST 16, 2023

At least, that's what the text of the country’s record-shattering climate law says. Canary Media thanks KORE Power for its support of our special coverage of the Inflation Reduction Act’s first year. clean energy revolution must be (mostly) Made in America. Indeed, much of the $391 billion (or more )…

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