DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

To protect people around the world so no one is exploited in supply chains, we need strong laws that compel companies to take action to mitigate the risk of forced labour,” Lea said. Part of the biggest fleet in the world, more than 300 Chinese squid ships ride the line of national waters on both sides of South America.

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Grist

DECEMBER 8, 2021

It led to new environmental laws and more air monitors in the city. And in the middle of that industrial valley are two residential neighborhoods: Georgetown and South Park. “ “But it was a little horrifying. We were pretty darn stressed out about it.”. Their study created a scandal. But the findings caught people’s attention.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 7, 2021

Bespectacled, tall, and barrel-chested, with blonde hair and a beard punctuated by gray, Cole stood confidently before a classroom of conference attendees at a University of Oregon environmental law symposium in 2008, less than a year before his death. Abascal gave Cole a desk and a phone, and Cole got to work. Early Influences.

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Grist

DECEMBER 8, 2021

It led to new environmental laws and more air monitors in the city. And in the middle of that industrial valley are two residential neighborhoods: Georgetown and South Park. “ “But it was a little horrifying. We were pretty darn stressed out about it.”. Their study created a scandal. But the findings caught people’s attention.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

And if traders are going for zero illegal deforestation instead of zero gross deforestation (including legal and illegal), then the roadmap isn't more than just reiterating national laws. In my eyes, that certainly doesn't merit a big COP announcement. The roadmap's definitions also bring up a geography question.

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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.

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Today’s climate change headlines often seem at odds with each other. One day, it’s catastrophic wildfires wreaking havoc around the world; the next, it’s an optimistic piece on the rapid scale-up of solar and wind power. Taken together, such stories.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 14, 2021

Around 75 percent is believed to be in salt flats in South America. In South America, lithium concentrations are mixed with water to form a brine and evaporated in great ponds. Meanwhile the multibillion dollar electronics industry continues to rely on lithium batteries.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2020

This impact is particularly intense in South America, both in the Brazilian Amazon and in neighbouring Paraguay, where cattle ranching is responsible for some of the highest deforestation rates on earth. "Bold and urgent action from these producers is the critical first step in tackling deforestation throughout the supply chain.".

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

APRIL 12, 2021

To this end, we work in partnership with academic, industrial, financial and start-up stakeholders across North and South America. DER Integration. EDF Innovation Lab is building an expertise about the integration of DER (Distributed Energy Resources) in the power grids.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 8, 2023

This abundance makes the Basin one the most important points on the Mississippi Flyway, a bustling migratory route that millions of birds travel annually, stretching from breeding grounds in Canada to wintering grounds in Central and South America.

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Low Impact

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

There’s interest in South America, and it’s all over Europe. Expertise of local laws across Europe would be helpful too. I’d like to know a bit more about the federation. Is it European or global? Matt: It’s international now. There are a couple of co-ops in Canada and the US. They wanted to build an ethical alternative.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 1, 2021

Jess works remotely from Michigan and travels frequently (in the non-covid times) to support her teams and growers in the Pacific Northwest, Midwest, Southeast, and South America. In 2017, Katie participated in EDF’s Climate Advocacy Training program and in 2018 was awarded EDF’s William K.

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Low Impact

JUNE 6, 2021

Later, the law was changed to allow them to be transferable, and so they circulated through the economy as money, at least for bigger purchases. The bankers’ trick of lending non-existent money had to be enshrined in law, because it came to represent the foundation of European economies. 15th – 19th centuries: early capitalism.

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