GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

As a result, we can expect to see personal, political and business incentives tilt in favor of more action to combat climate change. Climate-centered legal disputes will proliferate as climate-impacted regions, entities and communities increasingly turn to the law to sue carbon-emitting ones.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 14, 2021

federal statutes and regulations, many state laws increasingly rely on the chemical hazard criteria and analyses from REACH (the principal European chemical regulation) and other EU laws and regulations. Policy & Politics. While EU chemical restrictions have gained limited traction in U.S. Chemicals & Toxics. Circular Economy.

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Low Impact

AUGUST 8, 2021

There’s a question we often hear: “why don’t you start a political party?” Political parties write their manifestos, that members of the public read (OK, that part is pure fantasy). NB: the only difference between a lot of this behaviour and fraud is the law. The post Our response to: “why don’t you start a political party?”

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 12, 2020

Cities and counties often are required by state law to buy electricity from a regulated investor-owned utility (IOU) and lack the ability to choose their electricity supplier or generation source. This allows local governments to leverage limited local resources, reduce political risks and develop a strong collective voice.

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Financial Times: Energy

MAY 26, 2024

Figures obtained via freedom of information laws come as effluent pollution climbs political agenda

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2020

And that anything businesspeople might do otherwise would be part of "the socialist view that political mechanisms, not market mechanisms, are the appropriate way to determine the allocation of scarce resources to alternative uses.". To the extent that the statement gave political cover to CEOs that had been reticent to jump in, great.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In fact, when California passed its landmark 2006 climate law — which directed the state to cut greenhouse gas emissions down to 1990 levels by 2020 — supporters claimed that it would save thousands of lives through improved air quality alone. California has done exactly that. Others say that it has received too much attention.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2020

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen claims law will see net zero taken into account 'in all future policy and legislation'. A Europe-wide 'Climate Law' that would legally require all EU members to build net zero economies by 2050 has been unveiled today by the European Commission as the key pillar of its Green Deal vision.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, said last year she planned to introduce legislation in 2023 to reform the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act after major reviews found the law was failing and Australian nature was in poor and deteriorating health.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 21, 2021

The COVID-19 lockdown in March created a dramatic shift in board member interest in ESG — from polite inquiry to a more urgent need to know. Pull Quote.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The absence of the climate bill – from the list of 14 legislative priorities circulated with the Liberal party and crossbench MPs – reignited claims that WA Labor is in thrall to the gas industry and failing to address the climate crisis.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

A UN-backed report funded by the EU outlines a proposal whereby the recycling of certain components and sub-systems within electronic equipment should be mandated by law.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 5, 2019

As we discuss with UCLA environmental law professor Ann Carlson in this episode of Political Climate , the litigation could cost fossil fuel companies billions of dollars and fundamentally change the way the world approaches energy production. Heated : Exxon climate ads aren’t "political," according to Twitter.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 24, 2023

The attorney general of Texas earlier this month accused Citigroup of running afoul of a state law that “bars most government contracts with. The post Market hypocrisy, political opportunism, and the common good appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Griffith explains in this episode of Political Climate. If signed into law, will this legislation put the U.S. Political Climate is hosted by Julia Pyper, Brandon Hurlbut and Shane Skelton and supported by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute. What does this shift mean for the future of utilities?

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Read time: 17 mins This story is a part of Covering Climate Now’s week of coverage focused on stories with the theme of 'climate politics'. Covering Climate Now is a global journalism collaboration committed to strengthening coverage of the climate story. .

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It is vital that all political parties commit to a rapid programme of investment and expansion for important wildlife habitats and protected sites.” We need political leaders who will shoot for the moon in tackling the existential challenges we face, not bury their heads in the sand.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The result of the vote demonstrates full political alignment on the need for a European approach to geothermal to help cities, industry and households convert to baseload renewable electricity, heating and cooling.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Experts from utility companies and civic organizations expressed their support for the draft law to accelerate the approval procedures for geothermal plants, heat pumps, and heat storage facilities , and to amend other legal framework conditions for the climate-neutral expansion of heat supply.

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Business Green

AUGUST 25, 2022

Wildlife charity RSPB has urged Tory leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to "urgently" commit to protecting nature laws, claiming that recent anti-regulation rhetoric from both candidates could jeopardise the UK's nature protection goals.

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Impact Alpha

AUGUST 13, 2020

The disproportionate harms to Black Americans wrought by COVID and those wrought by police brutality are symptoms of the same disease: racism hardwired into our political, economic, social and cultural systems. The post How Babcock Foundation is investing its endowment with a focus on racial justice appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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The Guardian: Energy

APRIL 30, 2024

Internal documents revealed by committee show companies lobbied against climate laws they publicly claimed to support Big oil has privately acknowledged its efforts to downplay the dangers of burning fossil fuels, a US Senate committee has found. Continue reading.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 12, 2023

On June 29, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a law to prohibit the state’s investor-owned utilities from charging customers for lobbying expenses and other efforts to sway political outcomes. Federal and state regulations already prohibit utilities from collecting money from customers to fund political operations.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The existing targets were fair and well considered, and enjoyed wide political support. Businesses and innovators are in a global race to create and deploy the technologies that will help us get there, and with a lack of clear political commitment Britain is lagging in some areas. It is now China.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

With each country working with different financial, social and political priorities and obstacles, the University of Portsmouth team believe governments will have to stay focused in their quest to end plastic pollution. Ms March says: “Plastic value chains typically pass through multiple jurisdictions with different laws, rules and norms.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

This enshrined into law China’s first air emissions management plan and formalized an approach to regional collaboration. Policy & Politics. In 2010, the Central Government of China integrated the "Guideline on Strengthening Joint Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution to Improve Air Quality" into its 12th Five Year Plan.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2022

The passage of the Bill into law will mean that all the devolved nations of the UK now have their own dedicated climate legislation in place, alongside the overarching target set through the UK-wide Climate Change Act. "The Friends of the Earth can finally welcome a climate law for Northern Ireland," the group said.

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The Guardian: Energy

JUNE 20, 2024

At the time, I was the cabinet minister who signed this into law. We did so knowing that taking action to tackle the climate crisis was supported by all the major political parties. When I signed net zero into law, I always viewed our plan as a mainstream, even conservative, vision. We had no time to waste.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 6, 2021

Consider a recent global survey conducted by the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law, focused on climate change risks and their related costs. But political action starts with public demand (at least in theory), so it’s an encouraging sign. Economists, for example. The corporate view.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The COGCC told Capital & Main that it can’t comment on pending legal matters, but acknowledged that Colorado passed a law in 2019 that transformed the commission’s mission from “fostering oil and gas development” to “regulating in a manner that is protective of public health, safety, welfare, wildlife and the environment.”.

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2021

Business regulation and tax policy could be subject to a 'future generations law' to assesses its impact on young people if a new 'Youth Manifesto' is enacted. and meaningfully engaged by decision-makers across politics and business.?If Manifesto by young people signals demand for climate action from business. But that energy must be?actively?encouraged?and

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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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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

She has contributed to law conferences, diplomatic events, and environmental summits as well as podcasts, interviews and articles for publications and broadcasters ranging from TIME Magazine to the New York Times and from The Guardian to the BBC. What she realized was that the aspect that protects our rights is actually criminal law.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2021

A Swiss law that would have taxed polluters for their emissions and used the revenue to offer public healthcare rebates and fund climate solutions was narrowly defeated in a national referendum over the weekend in what has been dubbed a cautionary tale for policymakers around the world looking to implement carbon pricing policies.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 26, 2021

However, one kernel of hope highlighted in the report is the prospect of the wave of net zero pledges from countries over the past two years soon making their way into law, and then in turn being translated into effective on-the-ground policies to slash emissions.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 24, 2024

While the GWPF is a registered charity, and is in theory bound by Charity Commission rules limiting “political activity”, Net Zero Watch is a private company. Founded by the late former Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson , the GWPF has attracted criticism for its use of a subsidiary, Net Zero Watch , to front its campaigns.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The country is working on making a “hydrogen acceleration law” a reality. The law to accelerate hydrogen infrastructure development is expected to be presented this year. The Economy Ministry stated that the plan is to present the law to fast-track hydrogen this year.

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