Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

In late July, EPR fees for packaging converters, producers, and suppliers were delayed a year , from October 2024 to 2025, with the wider system, including the collection and reporting of packaging data for 2023, remaining a live requirement and due on October 1. It has never had its fair share of focus—a dedicated driving force.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 18, 2021

With new federal bills up for review and debate, and packaging being a bull’s eye, the status of packaging and recycling policy is in flux. Mars, maker of candies and food, has diverse packaging needs. We do not want to see this packaging released into nature.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2020

As MEPs enter talks over EU Council's €1.8tr recovery package and budget deal, many key green questions remain. Of the overall €1.8tr package encompassing the recovery funding and the 2021-27 budget, EU leaders agreed that 30 per cent should be earmarked for the bloc's climate objectives and transition to net zero.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

PragmatIC says its technology could allow a low-cost inlay (tag) to be incorporated in packaging, allowing consumers to access information about product usage, food storage, cooking instructions and local recycling. But, if we focus solely on packaging waste, we ignore the fact that it’s only part of the story.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Luke Murphy, associate director for energy, climate, housing and infrastructure at IPPR, said increasing investment in the net zero transition was "an economic, environmental and political necessity".

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 21, 2023

The firms were then featured prominently on panels alongside these cabinet ministers, MPs, and local political leaders. A spokesperson for WS Atkins disclosed that speaking on panels was a benefit offered by the NRG as part of their “sponsorship package”.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 2, 2024

Cas Mudde, a professor specialising in the populist radical right at University of Georgia, says MCC Brussels’ support of protests fits with the eurosceptic agenda of Orbán, whose political director chairs the think tank’s parent group. “The Van Keimpema added that their quotes had been “taken out of context”.

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Business Green

MAY 3, 2024

This week provided another example of how significant new policy measures are imminent, in the form of Defra's confirmation it intends to lay legislation before Parliament this year that would enable new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) rules for packaging to come into force from January 1st next year.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Energy companies looking to take advantage of the Bank of England's latest support package will have to meet climate conditions, the central bank and Treasury announced today. Energy companies looking to secure funding must produce climate-related risk disclosures and net zero decarbonisation plans.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In light of the energy transition and geo-political tensions, the need to cope with grid security at the European level working with the best grid security expertise available has become evident.” Now cybersecurity has developed into an integral challenge for the grid as a whole.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Last year Hicks rhetorically asked on his blog whether climate researchers were “over-hyping because they have a political agenda,” terming them “those chronic-doomster semi-scientists.” As for politics, I am liberal, while Dr. Peterson is conservative,” he said. As it should be, I think, for a good educational institution.”

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 20, 2020

based solar developer backed by oil giant BP, tied up a $250 million finance package for a 260-megawatt solar project in Texas. This week's podcast episode of Political Climate takes a look. Solar, Wind and Storage Industries Seek Relief in Coronavirus Stimulus Package : If U.S. Lightsource BP, the U.K.-based

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2023

The government is widely expected to unveil a wave of decarbonisation and energy policies on Thursday as part of a package that had been badged as 'Green Day' by Whitehall insiders. It also reported Number 10 is keen to see gas play a critical role in the new package of measures. "It It is not Green Day," one insider told the paper.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 6, 2024

The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act would dramatically cut the amount and toxicity of plastic garbage New Yorkers throw away by targeting the source. It would reduce plastic packaging in New York by half over the next 12 years, and it would prevent a slew of toxic chemicals from being used in those materials. “The

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

Yesterday's 'Green Day' package offered the good, the bad, and the ugly of the UK's climate policy programme It was way back in 2010 that the outgoing Labour Treasury Minister Liam Byrne wrote his infamous letter declaring that "I'm afraid there is no money". The level of support is an order of magnitude too small.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 15, 2021

Such systems also imply an ideal combination of political framework regulations (such as extended producer responsibility, deposit return schemes, and so on) and technical processes for waste handling. As of 2021, the IVAR IKS ranks 1st in Norway in post-consumer plastic packaging collection rates.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Iceland's position as one of the world's leading clean tech hubs has been driven by a combination of political choices, supportive policies, and the geological accident that has blessed it with some of the world's most accessible geothermal resources. You capture your CO2 yourself and we come and pick it up."

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Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As it stands, the policy represents a rare moment of provincial and federal alignment, with almost all provinces of every political stripe—with the exception of Alberta and Saskatchewan—operating funding programs for heat-pump adoption. It would be a mistake to deny it more dollars in the upcoming budget.

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

Greenpeace activists today delivered a letter to the Treasury backed by a 167,000 signature petition calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to ensure any bailout packaged for the aviation sector included climate-related conditions. Companies must protect both the workers who supported them, and the climate that supports us all.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 14, 2020

And yet, opportunities exist through climate-friendly recovery packages to not only stimulate economies, but also reduce emissions while promoting social and environmental co-benefits. The authors highlight the stark shift in politics the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought on governments around the world. Hepburn et al. Hepburn et al.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 11, 2019

New European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled Europe's Green Deal on Wednesday, a package of 50 far-reaching policy ideas that are still missing many key details, calling it a "man on the moon moment" for Europe.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2020

The proposed stimulus package calls for a "renovation wave" of buildings and infrastructure in support of the Green Deal, as well as investments in circular economy efforts, renewable energy projects, clean hydrogen infrastructure, green transport networks, and an enhanced Just Transition Fund for workers.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

At the Australian Renewables Industry summit in Canberra on Monday unions, the renewable energy sector, community and investor groups will call for the package to respond to massive investment overseas including the US’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 29, 2022

According to the EU Commission , “The objective of these dialogues is to offer invited stakeholders the possibility to exchange with DG ENER officials on the European Green Deal package”. The 2022 dialogues’ theme will take into account political and legislative agendas, as well as the national context of each hosting country.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Supporters of the stance believe the recent Uxbridge byelection upset has revealed a valuable new electoral dividing line: voters who are keen on carbon-cutting in theory become much less keen when the bill arrives.

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2020

Conservationists have urged the government to make nature restoration a key pillar of its forthcoming economic recovery package, claiming it could create thousands of jobs across the country while tackling biodiversity loss and the climate crisis. It remains to be seen what will be included in the government's recovery package.

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Terra Infirma

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

But my favourite moment was when tea entrepreneur Liza Johnson explained how she determined whether her packaging was actually green. She asked some vegans for their views, given that vegans, and I’ll put this politely, tend to have stricter standards than the rest of us. “If the vegans are happy, everybody’s happy!”

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2020

Conservationists have urged the government to make nature restoration a key pillar of its forthcoming economic recovery package, claiming it could create thousands of jobs across the country while tackling biodiversity loss and the climate crisis. It remains to be seen what will be included in the government's recovery package.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

That is the conclusion of a report today by the non-profit Greener Vision, which warns the government's energy crisis package unveiled late last week lacks any funding or incentives for cutting energy demand, while failing to target support towards the most vulnerable homes and businesses.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The announcement comes at a crucial time for European climate politics as the EU attempts to put green policies front and centre in its post-COVID-19 Recovery Package and finalise its plans to deliver on its net zero emissions by 2050 target.

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Business Green

MAY 25, 2020

Their statement calls on leaders of the world's biggest economies to draw up recovery packages which invest in safeguarding public health and providing jobs, and highlights how sustainable agriculture, green energy, and clean transport are key to a healthy recovery.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2020

In an open letter published today and addressed to "CEOs everywhere", the Business for Nature campaign has called on corporates to encourage political leaders to embrace economic policies and packages that prioritise nature restoration.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2020

MPs from across the political spectrum will today take part in over 100 digital meetings with constituents to discuss plans for a green recovery, as part of the world's biggest virtual lobby. It comes on the same day as a major new report from Greenpeace estimated that an ambitious green stimulus package could create 1.8

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2020

E3G's Tom Burke sets out four tests the Chancellor's stimulus package must pass if the government is to deliver on its 'green recovery' promises. Economically, environmentally and politically no other investment gives you anything like as big a political bang for your public buck. Tom Burke is chairman of E3G.

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Business Green

MAY 28, 2020

And yesterday, Johnson confirmed during questions from MPs that the government would be bringing forward an economic recovery plan to Parliament before the summer recess, prompting hopes the package will include a host of new support measures for the green economy.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2021

If a product has been certified by Fair Trade it will have a certification sticker on its packaging. The third step of the process is to label your product packaging with the FairTrade certification seal. Nate is currently pursuing a degree in Finance and Political Science at the University of Connecticut.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Areas where significant reductions in the use of plastics can be made include in construction, the packaging sector, electronics, and the automotive sector, the report said. Our research shows that this is technically possible - but it will require public and political will, as well as leadership from industry.".

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