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Campaigners Warn of Loopholes in Laws to Curb Antibiotics on UK Farms After ‘Biased’ Industry Consultation

DeSmogBlog

Proposed laws to curb antibiotic use on UK farms drafted after closed-door meetings with industry contain loopholes that could undermine the fight against deadly drug resistant bacteria, campaigners have warned. EU rules impose limits on this practice to prevent it from being used as a pretext for excessive preventative use.

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Tackling climate change, clause by clause: Inside one non-profit's push to rewire contract law to 'change the world'

Business Green

Want to find out more about how contract law and litigation can help drive forward the net zero transition? They allow you to take a recommendation or ambition - for instance net zero as defined by the Oxford Principles - and code it into law into a way that is legally enforceable.". You can sign up for a free pass now.

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Ensuring equity in Washington’s 100% clean electricity law implementation

Front And Centered

Washington passed 100% clean electricity into law earlier this year, and with public input government agencies are currently drafting rules to guide utilities on how to comply with the law by phasing out fossil fuel emissions and integrating equity in their service models. 100% Clean Energy by 2045 is now the law in Washington!

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Tips for auditing an ethical supply chain

GreenBiz

Embed internal teams on the workshop floor. The company has embedded several people on the workshop floor in South East Asia on a daily basis to ensure its values, ethical standards and best practices are adhered to at all times. Having our team embedded on the workshop floor has been crucial to this process at Fenton.

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Setting the stage for Taiwan’s geothermal sector at the TIGC 2024

ThinkGeoEnergy

In a recorded message, Premier Chen Chien-Jen described amendments made last year to the Renewable Energy Development Law to streamline application procedures. The Renewable Energy Development Law have been discussed in inter-ministerial meetings but is yet to reach a consensus. MW at Genziping.

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We can escape “the era of pandemics” says biodiversity expert group, but it will require transformation

Envirotec Magazine

There is no great mystery about the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic – or of any modern pandemic”, said Dr. Peter Daszak, President of EcoHealth Alliance and Chair of the IPBES workshop. The same human activities that drive climate change and biodiversity loss also drive pandemic risk through their impacts on our environment.

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4 Things to Know About CARB’s Clean Miles Standard

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

CARB staff have rolled out the regulatory concept in a series of public workshops this year, and presented updated targets at a workshop on November 19, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted development of the targets, since prior assumptions about ride-sharing are in flux and the regulatory timeline has been delayed.

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