DeSmogBlog

MARCH 28, 2023

By Audrey Carleton This story originally appeared in Capital & Main , and is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. The question is whether DEP can make a forceful response to rogue crypto operators.”

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Bolloré, the chair and CEO of the Havas Group , is on the French Riviera to attend the annual Cannes Lions festival, “a week of world-class networking, learning, and history-making creativity” that draws thousands of PR and marketing professionals from around the world.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Jacko’s comments — initially made during a panel discussion at the conference and then confirmed in a separate interview — contrasted sharply with the otherwise enthusiastic tone set by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, energy minister Brian Jean, and environment minister Rebecca Schulz, who all spoke at the event. Robert Howarth and Mark Z.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Max Boykoff, who contributed research and analysis on the media’s role in climate action to the most recent report on reducing carbon pollution from the UN-backed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says the media plays a fundamental role in shaping the public’s and policymakers’ understanding of climate issues.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 24, 2021

A troubling story recently emerged about a group of gas utilities whose mission is to fight electrification. While the leaked materials alone don’t explain the full extent of the group’s efforts, it was unsettling to see baseless, fear-driven tactics such as “take advantage of power outage fear,” to make people wary of electrification.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a genuine shot at transforming the agriculture sector and result in better public health, contribute to ending the vertiginous decline of biodiversity, and lower greenhouse gas pollution. A Liveable Future at Stake. Big Ag’s Delay Tactics.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 7, 2021

Every seven years or so, the IPCC releases a report – essentially a “state of the climate” – summarizing the most up-to-date, peer-reviewed research on the science of climate change, its effects and ways to adapt to and mitigate it. Drafts of the report are shared with other scientists, as well as with governments, for comments.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2022

Recent extreme weather across the globe is showing us how rapidly the climate is changing in an increasingly warming world. The Daily Mail has – you've guessed it – given over its lead comment slot today to a writer attacking the "woke" "climate alarmist" Met Office. Have a tip or idea? Get in touch.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

This story was originally published by Southerly , in partnership with Scalawag and Environmental Health News for its Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South. South, which is already bearing the brunt of climate change effects. . “As Danielle Purifoy. Wed, 10/21/2020 - 00:45.

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Business Green

AUGUST 7, 2023

Priti Patel's latest attack on green policies makes little sense and offers no alternative vision for the future - it deserves to be rejected, line-by-line The attacks on the UK's climate policies are now coming thick and fast. An entire academic field has developed to further explore how climate targets can best be delivered.

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Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2021

Polls consistently show significant public concern over the climate crisis and a strong desire for action, but are the right questions being asked? For many, soliciting public opinion is key to constructing the most popular and effective policies, campaigns, products and services that can help drive and accelerate the net zero transition.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Documents seen by DeSmog and the Guardian show that the meat industry is poised to “tell its story and tell it well” in the lead up and during the Dubai conference, which comes on the heels of the world’s hottest ever year. Trade groups also give some indication of how they hope to shape conversations.

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Grist

APRIL 17, 2021

This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Critics say they are concerned about the possible effects GM mosquitoes could have on human health and the environment. The company says it is confident in the effectiveness and safety of the technology.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 3, 2021

As we revealed, the museum had signed up to a “gagging clause” which prevented it from making “any statement or issuing any publicity” that could be seen as “discrediting or damaging the goodwill or reputation” of its sponsor. But active curatorial meddling by Shell wasn’t the charge that was being levelled at the museum.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

That doesn’t mean to just shrug and say “let’s make the best of it”, but rather to embrace – as an accompaniment to ever more concerted emissions reduction – planning for a world that is changing drastically, as Envirotec discovered.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

That doesn’t mean to just shrug and say “let’s make the best of it”, but rather to embrace – as an accompaniment to ever more concerted emissions reduction – planning for a world that is changing drastically, as Envirotec discovered.

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Front And Centered

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Tacoma NAACP Director of Youth Programs Malando Redeemer , giving opening public comments at virtual WA EJ. Check the website as the date gets closer for information about how to join the virtual Zoom meeting, or email me at sameer@frontandcentered.org to get added to our listserv for notifications. parts of Washington.”

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2021

The BBC's The People vs Climate Change documentary offers a compelling case for giving the public a voice in tackling the greatest challenge of our times. Got a story about the polar ice caps melting? Importantly, the programme makers have found not just one human story, but countless fresh angles. Bee populations dwindling?

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Greenability Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

He developed public and private partnerships that helped the city become a national leader in climate efforts. “As His legacy will continue to be felt for decades to come and should be held up as an example on how to bring stakeholders together to achieve success.”. He has such a kind heart and an easy going wisdom.

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Front And Centered

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Front and Centered and Puget Sound Sage have put forward the Energy For All law (House Bill 1490), under the sponsorship of Representative Kirsten Harris-Talley, to make it easier for low income people and persons with disabilities to power their homes. Effective communication and onsite visits are required before a utility can cut power.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

Such an extended and heartfelt profession of commitment to net zero was also clearly an awkward place to let slip that fossil fuels were still very much on the agenda, and within days of publication of the latest IPCC report.

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Grist

JULY 27, 2019

This story was as originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The authors say this highlights how unusual warming has become in recent years as a result of industrial emissions. The good news is public understanding of the scientific consensus is increasing.

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Grist

JUNE 14, 2023

Check out Part 1 here , looking at why individual action is a fraught concept, and how individuals are amplifying impact via life milestones.) But the Montana case will make history as the first constitutional climate case to go to trial in the U.S. (A Her comments have been edited for length and clarity. Definitely.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 18, 2021

But with just weeks to make use of the funding, local authorities had to act fast. By blocking most motor traffic, LTNs have proven effective at reducing traffic-related injuries. Bailey, Kurten, and Fox had not responded to a request for comment by the time of publication. Cox declined to comment for this article.

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Business Green

JANUARY 9, 2023

But critics have long argued the methodology for assessing building energy efficiency is increasingly outdated and does not take sufficient account of new clean technologies, while others have complained the EPC regime is not effectively policed. It is clear, the government's energy efficiency plans are dead in the water," he wrote.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Fuel efficiency may have improved across the board, but the make-up of the UK fleet has also been changing, with the two category winners in recent years the diametrically opposed SUVs and their cleaner cousins in the form of EVs and small hybrids. The fear is the gas-guzzlers are still quite some way from the end of the road.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Dye had other suggestions for how the company should operate. Ultimately, he filed 21 internal ethical misconduct complaints against colleagues and top executives, including current NW Natural CEO David Anderson, later elevating his concerns to the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC), the body that regulates NW Natural.

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Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2022

Ever since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, MPs, media commentators, scientists, think tanks, and businesses have sought to highlight how more ambitious net zero policies could serve to curb bills, enhance energy security, and boost the economy through this winter and beyond, while also helping to cut carbon emissions.

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Clean Energy Trust

DECEMBER 16, 2019

As we look ahead to a new decade, we are eager to see how the momentum generated in 2019 will carry over to the new year. There weren’t many success stories to highlight or to serve as models for aspiring entrepreneurs. Venture Capitalists and their backers are getting more and more rigorous about how they measure impact.

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Low Impact

JULY 18, 2021

I’m interviewing so many great people doing brilliant things in their communities, from social care co-ops and cycle courier co-ops, housing co-ops and IT co-ops, and I’m slightly obsessed with how to knit this new economy together. I’m interested in how we can become each other’s customers, and grow the sector.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The ban will apply to all UK public finance, including export finance, aid funding, and trade promotions, the government said. The UK has been a major player in global fossil fuel extraction for decades; this radical shift shows how the economics of energy are changing and that future prosperity lies in clean energy exports.".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Think tank Green Alliance today provided a broad overview of the current state of UK climate policy, with the publication of its latest report on progress against the country's short term carbon budgets and long term net zero goals. The analysis we've published today shows how much the Prime Minister and Chancellor have yet to do.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Similarly, as chair of the Environment Agency Howard-Boyd has repeatedly stressed the role of effective environmental regulation in bolstering economic growth and competitiveness. It needs to regain focus, kick out extremists and make the press an ally, not a target of political partisan attacks," the paper advised.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 3, 2024

“We don’t know the full story, but we know that you shouldn’t breathe in the air or be outside for that matter,” Khamphanthong says now. It carries stories about charity drives and street closings. The Standard has created something of a news mirage: Stories are told — but with an agenda.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This spate of anti-green stories from The Telegraph appeared in what is set to be the hottest year since records began in the late 1880s. Other writers regularly undermined the effectiveness of renewable energy. The Telegraph Media Group did not respond to DeSmog’s request for comment. The paper had an online audience of 13.5

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2021

It seems each story announcing a fresh net zero pledge now sparks outraged warnings on social media that "net zero is not zero" or heartfelt explanations as to why net zero commitments are meaningless 'greenwash' and what is needed is "real zero", like, yesterday. "Yes Firstly, as many commentators have noted, net zero is all encompassing.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

Brazen Beef is just one example of how meat and dairy companies are working hard to convince the public and policymakers that a greener, more benign version of industrial animal agriculture is within reach. Slick Public Relations Rather than commit to cutting production, the industry has doubled down on telling a different story.

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