Clean Energy Canada

MAY 29, 2019

government passing a new law that will require automakers to sell a growing percentage of electric vehicles in the province: “British Columbians are excited about electric cars and the chance to cut both their fuel costs and pollution. Not only do electric cars help cut pollution and clean up the air we breathe, in B.C.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

In September 2021, the WHO noticeably reduced its yearly average PM (Particulate Matter) guideline values to 5 µg/m3, and in March, the UK government announced a consultation on new target levels for air pollutants to be included in the Environment Act, including a reduction in the PM2.5 target to 10 µg/m3 by 2040. Particulates and health.

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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.

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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.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The plastics and petrochemical industries’ latest purported solution to the plastic pollution crisis – chemical or “advanced” recycling – is essentially a public relations and marketing strategy designed to distract from the urgent need to curb plastic production, a new report contends.

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Charged

JUNE 19, 2023

The benefits of new technology generally flow downward from the top of the income ladder, and lower-income communities tend to be the most affected by pollution and environmental damage. The Spanish term raitero refers to the practice of neighbors providing rides to community members in need.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 11, 2024

He compared it to the Indian Act of 1876, a notorious federal law that attempted to erase the culture of First Nations peoples. ’ Credit: Meta Ad Library Angus’ legislation draws inspiration from a 1997 law restricting tobacco marketing.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2022

To top it all off, funding for the Canadian Energy Centre comes directly from the province’s tax on industrial polluters. The province earlier set aside a budget of $80 million for the Canadian Energy Centre in its 2019 Budget, paid for by climate taxes on the province’s biggest polluters.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2022

“Farming and rural land management,” he said, “impacts a higher proportion of our water bodies – 45% – than any other source, mostly through what is called diffuse pollution,” he said, referring to chemicals from things like fertilizers and pesticides, which run off the land and pollute water courses.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 30, 2021

oil refineries released the potent carcinogen benzene in 2020 at levels high enough to require action under federal law, the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) reported this week. These are exactly the places where people are already struggling with pre-existing health conditions that make them more vulnerable to pollutants like benzene.”.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2024

When Royal Dutch Shell lost a landmark climate lawsuit in The Netherlands, climate advocates said the Dutch court’s ruling put polluters and their financiers on notice. C target,” the letter asserts, referring to the Paris Agreement’s more ambitious climate objective. Since that agreement’s adoption in December 2015, ING has issued 83.2

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Grist

AUGUST 12, 2021

While that might seem like a no-brainer to some, it’s a finding that could have big implications for lawsuits seeking to hold polluters accountable for disaster damages. We’re citing the hell out of it,” said Pat Parenteau, a law professor at Vermont Law School.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2020

The term "resilience" can be applied to a vast array of natural, built and social systems and refers to the ability to recover function following a significant, potentially unpredictable disruption. Do justice. Systems produce outcomes according to the values on which they are founded, and the outcomes are clear.

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The Environmental Blog

MAY 28, 2020

Because environmental science encompasses a wide range of different subtopics including but not limited to geology, law, and even physics – a degree in this type of science can really give you a range of job opportunities to choose from. This includes everything from oil spills to contamination.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

It does, however, refer to a conspiracy. While conspiracy is not charged, the lawsuit references it “for the purposes of establishing that California state court is the correct jurisdiction and venue for this case,” Caleb explained. They’re important.”

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 5, 2021

Workers say conditions inside the Bobov Dol plant are so bad they fear for their safety, while locals refer to the surrounding town as “Robov Dol,” meaning “city of the exploited people.”. Under the Emissions Trading System (ETS) all major polluters must submit an annual report declaring how much carbon dioxide they emitted that year.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

MARCH 15, 2024

Regulated Entities that are under requirements to disclose environmental information shall disclose the emissions information, technologies and methods of pollutants treatment, emissions target and measures, and administrative penalties. The authors would like to thank Yuxuan Chen for her contribution to this blog post. [1]

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The major polluter has a 19 percent share in Clair, an offshore oil field west of Shetland that holds an estimated eight million barrels of oil. None of the speakers on the panel referred to the major role of fossil fuels in bringing about global heating. Together with industry, they account for 90 percent of all global CO2 emissions.

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Grist

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Like crude oil, nurdles are highly persistent pollutants, and will continue to circulate in ocean currents and wash ashore for decades. They are also “toxic sponges”, which attract chemical toxins and other pollutants onto their surfaces. An astounding 230,000 tons of nurdles end up in oceans every year.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

Annual publication of this data is a requirement of the Environment Act – which passed into law in November 2021. The Act also requires the Government to develop a Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan, to be presented to parliament in September 2022, setting out how they’re going to stop sewage pollution. Map reference.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2023

Under Italian law, a request for mediation is a mandatory prerequisite for filing a defamation lawsuit. Total is seeking a judicial ruling that would force the organizations to withdraw their report and all references to it, with a penalty of 2,000 euros (around $2,200) per day for every day the materials remain publicly available.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Analysis of data from campaign group BankTrack finds that eight of the banks represented at the summit have continued to finance highly polluting coal, oil and gas through commercial and investment banking in the five years since the Paris Agreement was reached to pursue efforts to limit global warming to 1.5C. billion to £3.5

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The report refers to this gap between PR and real climate commitments as “climate-washing,” and gives the example of fossil fuel companies and major polluters that adopt communication strategies to create the perception that their activities are part of the solution to climate change, rather than the primary cause.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

While the permit specifies that Shell must apply “best industry practice” to minimize pollution discharge, the company held, it does not explicitly mention climate change. They’ve really stonewalled us on discovery,” Kilian told DeSmog, referring to the pre-trial, evidence-gathering phase of litigation.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 16, 2020

But it’s also meant to drive economic development and reduce pollution in low-income and disadvantaged communities, with half of its funds designated for projects in those areas. That provides a frame of reference for how many could be installed with the new funding, spokesperson Lindsay Buckley said in an email.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Not surprisingly, the strategic themes overlap with some industry core narratives of so-called “fossil fuel saviourism,” pushing for false solutions to maintain oil and gas production and keep polluting, deflecting responsibility, and promoting the perception of collaboration based on greenwashing arguments.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 1, 2021

A useful way to think about the effort and timescales required is to consider the " Carbon Law ," which was coined by my friend Johan Rockström. Despite the name, this isn’t a physical "law" of the universe but rather a set of recommendations. So, what does the Carbon Law say? The Carbon Law outlines a possible path forward.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Speaking to The Guardian , Ruth Chambers of the Greener UK coalition referred to “ongoing concerns” about the fact that the OEP’s budget and board will be decided at ministerial level, and that we might end up with “weaker legal status for environmental principles”. Plastic waste ban: A red herring?

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

It also gave her a different political frame of reference. “I According to Kusari, SLAPPs need to be countered at various levels, including via national and international laws, awareness campaigns, and practical support for targets, such as legal and financial aid. Public Interest.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2021

From litter and pollution to overfishing and habitat destruction, today’s unsustainable commercial fishing has a significant negative impact on the oceans’ ecosystems. It should be a standard reference for all fisheries working to become more sustainable. Use lead-free fishing gear. Follow MSC certification guidelines. Bottom trawl).

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The term “unabated” has become a major reference in the climate diplomacy conversation in recent years, starting with COP26 in Glasgow where governments agreed to accelerate efforts “towards the phasedown of unabated coal power.” C by more than 110 percent. He also referenced building “an energy system free of all unabated fossil fuels.”

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Business Green

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Those markets can be either regulated (reflecting laws requiring companies to secure credits in proportion to their emissions) or voluntary (where buyers choose to acquire credits generated by carbon-reducing activities). It is the first to explicitly reference reduction of unabated coal usage. Short-lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs).

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The energy produced by solar panels is pollution-free which many solar-powered homeowners would agree are their loveliest feature. Do your research and get references. 3) “ Solar is a scam.”. Common sense could tell you this is just plain wrong. You just need to make sure you are hiring a top-rated solar installer.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

“It’s definitely not over, just talk to the folks at Coal River and they will tell you that’s not the case,” said Matt Hepler, an environmental scientist with the environmental group Appalachian Voices , referring to the Coal River Mountain area in southern West Virginia, where coal production has remained relatively high in recent years.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

But the event was overshadowed by the major polluters who didn’t attend. Litigation has a key role to play in light of this lack of ambition from states and other stakeholders,” said Maria Antonia Tigre, director of global climate litigation at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

“Fossil fuels are everywhere at this COP except in the decisions being negotiated by governments,” Nikki Reisch, the director of climate and energy at the Center for International Environmental Law, wrote to DeSmog from Glasgow. In some cases, the affiliation with the oil industry was publicly declared on the participant list for COP26.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

For instance, the company’s just-published “ Energy Transition Progress report ” references chemicals right alongside “low carbon energy” and “renewable natural gas” as examples of the company’s stated commitment to lowering emissions. Shell agreed to fund their relocation in 2002 — but Hawkins’ family was one of the few who decided to stay.

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