Business Green

JUNE 24, 2021

In what is a crucial year for climate action in 2021, there CCC has today given the government much food - but little time - for thought - here are its top takeaways. Emissions may have fallen rapidly, but they are on course to rebound just as quickly to pre-pandemic levels as carbon-intensive transport use ramps up again, the CCC warns.

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Business Green

AUGUST 25, 2021

Its surprising what it has achieved over 10 years, but it still has a lot more change and innovation to go.". From delivering less than one per cent of Britain's then-tiny renewables capacity in 2010, solar is now a major plank of Britain's electricity system, providing a third of the grid's electricity supplies on several occasions in 2020.

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Business Green

MAY 24, 2021

The long-running debate over whether biomass energy can deliver promised emissions savings has been reignited this morning, after fresh analysis from think tank Ember warned plans for the UK's largest biomass with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) plant could undermine the UK's net zero transition and land the taxpayer with a hefty bill.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 17, 2022

It was the third time the international body reproached the Canadian federal and provincial governments for their treatment of Indigenous communities in relation to the construction of the two fossil fuel projects. The Tiny House Warriors have constructed small mobile homes on their ancestral lands, in the path of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2022

But climate and energy experts have been quick to slam the fuel duty cut as both environmentally and socially regressive, noting the move will benefit more affluent citizens who tend to own the most polluting vehicles and do nothing to alleviate the cost of living for poorer people dependent on public transport for travel.

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Grist

JUNE 21, 2021

It’s easy to think about the global climate crisis in the abstract. Had her mother known that their southeast London neighborhood’s air was so toxic — and could worsen with dramatic temperature change — she said she would have moved the family somewhere safer. Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s death gave it a face. In the U.S.,

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

There have been repeated warnings about the UK's vulnerability to flooding - now the PM must put climate resilience at the centre of his 'leveling-up' agenda. It is a sobering reminder that climate change is very much in the here and now, with the threat of worse to come.

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Because Anne showed interest in the teacher fellowship program and was really listening to the board about moving efforts forward in the operations, the state became interested in having her be a part of the steering committee for the blueprint. We have the ocean on one side, the bay on the other. We have forest areas in our county.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 8, 2021

Read time: 7 mins Prominent climate science deniers moved rapidly to spread false and misleading conspiracy theories online during and after the attack on the U.S. Tags: William Briggs marc morano Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) Donald Trump Heartland Institute Capitol by Trump supporters this week.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Read time: 6 mins Today Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D- RI ) led a hearing of Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, which examined “ Dark Money and Barriers to Climate Action.” Tags: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse us senate naomi oreskes Justin Farrell Dark Money

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 30, 2020

House of Representatives, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis , released a comprehensive action plan for tackling climate change. . Read time: 5 mins On Tuesday, June 30, Democrats in the U.S.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

However, with the government also planning to lift the ban on fracking and potentially ditch hundreds of environmental regulations, concerns are sure to remain about the the new Downing Street's commitment to the UK's climate obligations. The Prime Minister and Chancellor are like two desperate gamblers in a casino, chasing a losing run.".

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

What lies beneath is equally precious, both for the ecosystem and the climate. Allegations of past deforestation have long dogged Indonesian pulp and paper APRIL, but is the firm now seeking a path to redemption? Much of RER sits on Sumatra's largest peatland swamp, which in parts stretches down 15 metres below ground.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 7, 2020

A week after testifying to the House Select Committee on Climate Change and subsequently complaining that he was “smeared” by several Democratic committee members, Shellenberger appeared, again as a GOP witness, before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, August 5 in a hearing titled “The Devastating Health Impacts of Climate Change.”.

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Grist

JANUARY 10, 2024

But the caribou, which provide essential food and cultural resources for many Alaska Native communities, are facing multiple threats: A slew of climate-related impacts have hampered their grazing, wildfires have burned the forage they rely on, warmer winters may have increased disease , and thawing permafrost has disrupted their migrations.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Although the oil giant publicly touts carbon capture as a “proven” climate solution, its own early foray reveals just how flimsy of a fix the technology really is — and how expensive, both for taxpayers and the climate. House Oversight Committee’s “historic” investigation into Big Oil and climate disinformation.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 1, 2021

trillion budget reconciliation package, which contains substantial investments in climate change mitigation and clean energy, faces a more uncertain future because of concerns from moderate Democrats in the U.S. trillion price tag. trillion price tag. While a $1.2

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Mearth

JANUARY 30, 2021

Reside Cam Video Filter. Jump in on a wide variety of experiences and occasions that can make your trip to Georgia Aquarium much more memorable. Our Ocean Voyager gallery, constructed by The Home Depot is residence to whale sharks, manta rays and thousands of other fascinating fish. Answers to regularly asked questions can be discovered right here.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 8, 2023

Modern Braking Systems: Deny the Science Even After Supporting It We now know that the oil industry was well aware of the impacts of fossil fuels on the climate and then actively worked to sow doubt surrounding the validity of that science. The science is there, the data is there,” Feinberg said. Don’t believe them. It was inevitable.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

JUNE 25, 2021

1187 would also establish the Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, (SFAC) a permanent body that would have no more than 20 members and that would advise the SEC on ESG metrics, standards, and disclosure. The Act was drafted by the House Financial Services Committee. On June 16, 2021, the U.S.

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