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This is the future climate hawks want to see

Business Green

It would be easy at this point to simply list the litany of policy failures and the paucity of political leadership documented by the CCC's almost satirically titled progress report. The main thing stopping it happening at the pace and scale required is short termist, outdated, economic thinking, and a lack of political nerve.

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Ed’s note: Energy poverty in our own backyard

Smart Energy International

It brings together academics, policymakers and various experts in the field of energy poverty for a series of seminars, workshops and discussions. We need strong political commitment. The first International Energy Poverty Action Week (IEPAW) is held virtually this week, from the 21st (yesterday) to the 25th (Friday) of February.

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Challenges & Solutions in Sustainable Energy Engineering: Navigating the Transition to a Low-Carbon Future

Hydrogen Fuel News

Integrate sustainability education into school curricula ( Masters in Renewable Energy Engineering ) Offer workshops and seminars to inform communities about available options. Political resistance to transitioning away from traditional energy sources. Lack of clear policy frameworks for sustainable energy integration.

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Delivering cleaner vehicles and better air quality: Educational roadshow returns to Scotland

Envirotec Magazine

With the environmental crisis rapidly moving up the public and political agenda, the issue of commercial electric RCVs is topical. The e-RCV seminar is “entirely interactive”, and Dennis Eagle’s Andy Graves will discuss the new Dennis E-Collect refuse collection vehicle. ” Electric uptake in waste.

Education 245
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Foley Hoag Attorneys Christina Hioureas and Alejandra Torres Camprubi to Participate in Dialogue Focused on Self-Determination and Sea-Level Rise

Energy and Cleantech Council

Hioureas and Torres Camprubi will participate in the September 29, 2020 seminar on “Statehood and Sovereignty.”

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IEA Think Tank Contributes to Climate Science Denial Documentary

DeSmogBlog

The IEA has extensive influence in politics and the media. In the year ending March 2023, the group claimed to have engaged with 3,500 students and 1,200 teachers via its seminars, internships and summer schools. The IEA also received a £21,000 grant from U.S. oil major ExxonMobil in 2005.

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A Growing Wave of Litigation Spurs Climate Action

DeSmogBlog

But it also reflects a deeper evolution in the politics of climate change and in the attitude of activists, social scientists, media professionals, and lawyers. More generally, climate litigation has become a fundamental instrument to enforce political climate commitments, such as the Paris Agreement.