GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

State lawmakers this year made it easier to get renewables in some parts of the country, but others gutted clean energy expansion.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 18, 2024

It beggars belief that opposition leader Peter Dutton proposes nationalising a nuclear public debt bomb and detonating it at the heart of energy policy in this country. The post Nuclear plan is fiscal irresponsibility on an epic scale and rank political opportunism appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This episode features commentary from Kaya Axelsson, Net Zero Policy Engagement Fellow at the University of Oxford, and Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

Last week, a group of activists, scientists, academics and others issued a report calling for policies and other initiatives to generate prosperity while addressing inequity and the climate crisis. It’s also possible that market signals could drive many of these notions forward without policy action. "We Policy & Politics.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

The post Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan still has no costings, and no grid connection: It’s a political hoax appeared first on RenewEconomy. Peter Dutton's big speech on nuclear provided a couple of new porkies, and no details of what, why, when and how much. Just denial and delay.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

A new blueprint from Ceres, the Blueprint for Responsible Policy Engagement on Climate Change , lays out a science-based action agenda for companies in the U.S. First, advocate for science-based climate policy. This includes ensuring trade associations a company may belong to are not promoting policies that are not based on science.

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POWER Magazine

MARCH 28, 2024

A significant disconnect between political rhetoric and the practical realities of energy production is posing an insidious hurdle for the future of power, former Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana) has warned. […] The post Landrieu: Politics Not Aligned with Energy Reality appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 31, 2024

Santos, Woodside, Adani and Gina Rinehart feature among donors to major political parties in 2023. The post Millions in fossil fuel money rained on major political parties last year appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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PV Tech

JULY 31, 2024

First Solar has highlighted the political and policy uncertainties in the US during its second quarter earning call.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

We controlled for a long list of other factors, including the use of other policy instruments. Avoid the politics if possible. Unfortunately, the politics of carbon pricing have been highly poisoned in Australia, despite its popularity in a number of countries with conservative governments, including Britain and Germany.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The post We’ve been here before: Defending long-term value amidst political backlash appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Even before election day, ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investing, and therefore long-term just and sustainable value creation, has been under threat from.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 12, 2020

cities and counties transition to clean energy for their own operations and communities, many are finding that stakeholders and policies beyond their jurisdictions affect their ability to purchase clean energy. Influencing statewide energy policy. Engaging in state-level regulatory proceedings.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Even with the various layers of policies, laws and penalties in place to keep businesses in check, Mitchell believes the "destruction of the earth has become a pay-to-play endeavor. Our society's utilitarian mindset has given us a need to create metrics of success in all aspects of life, including political movements.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Climate lobbying" in the report is defined as efforts "to delay, control or block policies to tackle climate change.". Policy & Politics. After all, the $41 million ExxonMobil spent on climate lobbying in 2019 ( according to InfluenceMap ) exceeds the entire $37 million annual operating budget ( 2019 ) of Greenpeace USA.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 14, 2021

Just as its current policies have inspired imitation, it’s likely that these new policies will drive significant changes in the U.S. EU’s new chemical policy vision. Policy & Politics. It has now proposed a new vision for a "toxic-free environment" and published a strategy for moving the EU towards that goal.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Americans are open to new climate change policies as long as they offer environmental, social and economic benefits. According to the two, many Americans are willing to embrace positive climate change policies regardless of political affiliation. This is according to social scientists Janet K. Swim and Nathaniel Geiger.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 20, 2021

The once-humdrum electricity sector has become a hub of interest and innovation for the worlds of energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, transportation, buildings, policy, finance and others. It will fall to the private sector as much as the public sector to drive these changes, both politically and economically.

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The Guardian: Energy

JULY 8, 2024

Political self-interest put ahead of the national interest. I have repeatedly warned that whoever won the general election would inherit the worst set of circumstances since the second world war. What I have seen in the past 72 hours has only confirmed that. Our economy has been held back by decisions deferred and decisions ducked.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

It’s not just about diverse hiring [policies]. Banks’ discriminatory policies on mortgage lending, checking accounts and small business funding have perpetuated racism for decades, the investors argue. Policy & Politics. We want you to look at your core business practices. That’s going to lose us money.". Social Justice.

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GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2020

They also have committed to share information on investing in carbon-reduction technologies and to collectively push for public policies that accelerate the net zero transition. The founding members confirmed that they would make all findings public and encouraged other companies to sign up over the weeks, months and years to come.

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2020

Policy can and should help community recycling programs to improve by addressing challenging market conditions, providing substantial funding support and resolving cheap landfill tipping fees that make disposal options significantly less expensive than recycling. Support for local recycling programs with policies and capital.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

He is advocating for a higher minimum wage, among other policies to address economic inequality. They engage with companies to improve policies on issues ranging from human rights to diversity and water use. Advancing policies that support the growth of a sustainable American economy also supports U.S. Policy & Politics.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2023

And now with growing political backlash and risk of litigation, progress that has been made is under threat as businesses consider muting or even pausing their DEI+J efforts.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 23, 2024

The post Politics is a proxy battle for the soul of tech, innovation and social impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The tech titans’ swing to the right is so last week. This week, the suddenly reset presidential race has given voice to a.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 2, 2020

From Apple to Unilever to Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, more big companies are partings ways with industry associations that support policies at odds with corporate sustainability goals.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Wind and solar developers are being met with "outrage" in regional communities, as political uncertainty and the nuclear debate take a toll on social licence. The post “We’re dealing with outrage:” Calls for industry to shape up as policy uncertainty dogs shift to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 12, 2020

So failure to address one issue is just going to exacerbate the risk of another," said Kristen Lang, senior director of the Ceres Company Network and lead author of the nonprofit’s latest set of suggested strategic, operational and policy change actions necessary for the corporate world to meet the warming-mitigation goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In an article published on 9 November in Nature Reviews Earth and Environment , Professor Steve Fletcher, Director of the Global Plastics Policy Centre at the University of Portsmouth, sets out his reasoning for the ambitious target. There are nearly 200 nations committed to the development of the Treaty.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Pollution, poverty and race collide in many other disadvantaged communities across California — and the country — and some argue that the state’s climate policies haven’t helped. Both had to wrestle with outside factors that affected emissions, such as the Great Recession and California’s other climate policies.

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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 signing of HB 91 comes a year after a similar bill was pocket vetoed by the Governor.

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The Guardian: Energy

MAY 21, 2024

The federal Coalition, which has claimed nuclear would provide cheap electricity , is still to reveal any details on its nuclear policy after initially promising it would make an announcement in time for last week’s federal budget.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

Anna Garrod, Policy and Influencing Director at Impact on Urban Health, said: “Air pollution is, right now, devastating people’s health across the country. We just need the political will to protect people from this health crisis. AQMAs can only be revoked once air pollution goals are met, and as of August 2022, 68.5% ”

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GreenBiz

JULY 10, 2020

Feeding the Crisis" provides a historical overview of SNAP’s expansion and traces the lives of eight families who must navigate the changing landscape of welfare policy in the United States. Feeding the People: The Politics of the Potato " by Rebecca Earle. Honey And Venom: Confessions of an Urban Beekeeper " by Andrew Coté.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 2, 2021

Nonprofit ClimateVoice is asking workers for Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft to sign a petition urging those companies to spend at least one-in-five of their lobbying dollars this year to support "bold, just and equitable climate policy." Policy & Politics. Executive Director Bill Weihl discusses the campaign.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Opening up and sharing our contribution of significant and relevant sustainability data through the LF Climate Finance Foundation will help advance the financial modeling and understanding of climate change impact — an important step in affecting political change.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2020

In addition to connections, they also can help startups to navigate dynamic policy environments at the state and federal level. Policy plays a pivotal role," said Pfund. "We We don’t invest in policy, we invest in people, but we know that our companies are going to have to address the changing policy landscape.".

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

The project also aims to position ammonia cracking within the UK political thinking through demonstration and crystallise follow-on opportunities to unlock trade corridors between the UK and the emerging global hydrogen market. The project aligns with the country’s net-zero target policy.

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