The week ahead in climate policy
GreenBiz
APRIL 22, 2024
This week’s most important ongoing climate policy stories.
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GreenBiz
APRIL 22, 2024
This week’s most important ongoing climate policy stories.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
These policies incentivize farmers to clean up their act. The US beef and dairy supply chain is a massive greenhouse gas emitter.
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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
A new report from InfluenceMap praises 'trailblazer' companies lobbying for bolder climate action, but warns too much of the business community remains 'on the sidelines' in the public climate policy debate.
Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute
What will be needed on the corporate policy and governance side to drive this? How fast and at what scale can the Linear Economy curve be bent toward the Circular? What will be needed from governments at all levels globally in terms of carrots and sticks? This is a panel discussion you won't want to miss!
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 22, 2023
2024 is likely to continue the momentum of 2023 when it comes to climate policy.
GreenBiz
APRIL 21, 2023
It’s past time for businesses to buckle up, lean in, and loudly and vigorously support bold equitable climate policy. This is the moment to show up.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 17, 2024
MIT Sloan School of Management working paper challenges the idea that sustainable investing detracts from work on climate policy.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 22, 2023
2024 is likely to continue the momentum of 2023 when it comes to climate policy.
GreenBiz
MARCH 11, 2024
A Senate hearing on community economic development; a briefing on tax credits for rural towns; DOE funding for coal communities, and a California assembly hearing on electricity regulations.
GreenBiz
APRIL 10, 2023
The One Environment-One Health framework proposes new research and policy solutions that better informs the complex interactions among environmental, social and economic systems.
GreenBiz
MARCH 18, 2024
In the week ahead, a Senate hearing about PFAS hazardous chemical designations, a House hearing on the DOE’s 2025 budget request, and more.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
A new report highlights 15 policies that could drive a major decrease in plastic use around the world — but will governments adopt them as part of a new global plastics treaty?
GreenBiz
MAY 8, 2023
Due to the global nature of organizations and their supply chains, any policy developments within the world’s third-largest economy have far-reaching effects across regions and countries. FiscalNote’s global team of policy analysts uncover the major ESG themes to watch in Europe and beyond in 2023.
GreenBiz
MARCH 30, 2023
Companies with serious net-zero targets will find it hard to meet them without public policy. Many companies are already engaged, but on the side of obstruction and delay, through their big trade associations.
GreenBiz
APRIL 5, 2023
What does your company’s lobbying and policy engagement strategy really say about its net-zero plans?
Renew Economy
APRIL 21, 2024
Coalition delays release of nuclear power policy, saying "it won't be bullied" into meeting the timeline it set itself. The post Dutton kicks his own nuclear policy can down the road, amid reports of split in Coalition appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
MARCH 21, 2024
The company says it will cut ties with groups that obstruct progress on Paris Agreement net-zero goals.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 18, 2022
The technology giant could play an important role in upcoming policies, but it has some baggage to handle first.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 17, 2022
Aviva sets the gold standard for engagement on global sustainable finance policy.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
The new European Union deforestation regulations are a hot topic for food companies, but key facts remain poorly understood.
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 31, 2022
Mark Kemp, the new President of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT), has launched the group’s new Climate Change and Green Growth policy position. Climate change and green growth must be the key drivers across these policy areas.
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
A radical rethink of recycling and waste policy is required to put the UK on a more sustainable path, according to a new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Head of the IMechE’s Engineering Policy Unit, Matt Rooney said: “The UK could and should be making much better use of our waste streams.
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Australia's policies in response to climate change have been ranked last according to an assessment released during the COP26 global summit in Glasgow. Among the countries ranked, Australia ranked 54 in energy use, 52 in renewable energy, and even took the absolute lowest spot in climate policy.
BloombergNEF
APRIL 8, 2024
The world’s largest economies have made limited progress in boosting their decarbonization policies over the past year – a red flag for climate action as the urgency of the crisis ramps up. The post G-20 Members’ Climate Policy Progress Stalls appeared first on BloombergNEF.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 15, 2023
An apocalyptic “meh” seemed to greet the government’s bumper package of energy- and climate-related policy announcements and documents released on 30 March, which appeared short on new ideas and sources of funding. A central plank was the policy paper “Powering Up Britain” , which presented plans for tackling energy security and net zero.
Renew Economy
APRIL 1, 2024
The post Solar Sunshot “common sense policy,” says Combet, as critics take aim appeared first on RenewEconomy. Combet defends solar "sunshot" plans, saying Australia needs sovereignty over industries of the future.
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 27, 2023
A new report from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight has set out a range of regulation and policy changes the government could examine if it wants to avoid a slowdown or stalling of business investment in decarbonisation. Coupled with deterrents for carbon-intensive practices, these could be used as part of a ‘carrot and stick’ approach.
NRDC onEarth
MAY 17, 2023
Zero Food Waste Coalition toolkit outlines the gold standard for state policy to reduce food loss and waste, including model language for a dozen policies.
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 7, 2024
Experts see the policy as essential to tackle emissions from the UK’s carbon intensive homes, which account for 1 5 percent of greenhouse gases nationwide. The policy mandates that in the first year of the scheme, four percent of heating manufacturers’ sales should be from heat pumps, or they risk a fine.
NRDC onEarth
MARCH 22, 2023
Today, Governor Jared Polis announced legislation to reform housing policies statewide, in an effort to expand housing availability, improve housing affordability, and ensure housing development advances climate goals.
ThinkGeoEnergy
MARCH 12, 2024
This is naturally a welcome development for geothermal development, especially as policy support seeks for the establishment of research institutes, more streamlined permitting procedures, and funding bodies for geothermal projects. “The world is watching the United States for how it designs its portfolio in the energy transformation.
ThinkGeoEnergy
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Registration is currently open for an Executive Hearing by the European Parliament’s energy (ITRE) committee where the policy recommendations will be presented to facilitate the deployment of geothermal in Europe. This EP hearing is a unique opportunity to exchange policy recommendations.
POWER Magazine
MARCH 14, 2024
Yet, […] The post Measure Twice, Cut Once—A Roadmap for Enabling VPPs Through Policy and Program Design appeared first on POWER Magazine.
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 13, 2023
The H2Accelerate collaboration has today published the latest in a series of whitepapers on the need for supportive policy frameworks to enable the commercialisation of the hydrogen truck sector.
EDF + Business
JANUARY 25, 2024
The only way to mitigate those risks is to cut emissions at speed and scale and strengthen the grid – and that requires public policy. Decarbonizing has begun, but public policy is crucial to ensuring the necessary reductions to stabilize the climate. This is especially true when it comes to climate-related policy.
Green Business Bureau
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Green Procurement Policy. A green procurement or green purchasing policy (GPP) is put in place to guide businesses when acquiring materials, supplies and services and selecting such products based on their impact on the environment and human health. Many institutional GPPs are built upon larger federal policies.
Energy Central
JANUARY 5, 2024
Identify & analyse the Policy Problem The Gulf Region is confronted with a significant policy dilemma about its energy market rules and regulations. Throughout history, the area has been significantly dependent on its enormous deposits of oil and natural gas.
The Guardian: Energy
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Britain joins France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands in withdrawing from charter it says ‘penalises’ shift to net zero The UK is pulling out of a treaty that lets fossil fuel firms sue governments over their climate policies.
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 26, 2023
The post Solar will dominate grids around the world – even without ambitious new climate policies appeared first on RenewEconomy. Solar energy combined with storage is expected to become the cheapest option for generating electricity in nearly all regions worldwide by 2030.
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 11, 2023
While the solar industry tries to wait patiently for further clarification on new tax credit policies within the Inflation Reduction Act, there are, of course, other trade policies affecting project commissioning in a more immediate way.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
The post Bowen dumps RET for 32 GW of auctions in massive policy shift to supercharge renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy. Chris Bowen will let the long-standing renewable energy target die, choosing instead a massive auction program seeking 32GW of new capacity to meet 82 pct renewable target.
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