Analysis: Fossil Fuel Tax Programs to Cut Emissions Lead to Lots of Industry Profit, Little Climate Action
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 4, 2021
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DeSmogBlog
APRIL 4, 2021
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DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 26, 2020
Read time: 9 mins Last month New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu announced the state would not be participating in the Transportation and Climate Initiative ( TCI ), a regional cap-and-trade program aimed at reducing carbon emissions from vehicles.
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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
DeSmogBlog
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In conjunction with their allied trade associations, these coalitions have served as a central coordination mechanism in efforts opposed to mandatory limits on carbon emissions.”. And the allied trade association that was most active was the AAR. Tags: Association of American Railroads climate denial
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 17, 2020
But the key player in implementing the Alamo City’s energy transition — the local energy utility CPS Energy — remains committed to carbon-based fuels like coal and natural gas, even while it begins to invest more in renewable alternatives.
The Environmental Blog
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Indeed, minimizing your carbon footprint during a move is one such action, often overlooked but significant. So, let’s explore eight tips for minimizing your carbon footprint during a move. Some communities even have platforms where residents share or trade packing supplies.
Green Technology
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Nine eco-friendly resolutions for plumbers and HVAC skilled trade professionals. Ferguson first set a carbon reduction goal in 2016 and is working toward a greener tomorrow. In December, Ferguson received an A- for our commitment to sustainability from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Offer routine maintenance visits.
GreenBiz
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a report addressing climate risks to the U.S. It placed the price tag at up to 10.5 Among them: “The United States should establish a price on carbon.”. The economic impact on companies is, to date, uncertain and likely incalculable. Last week, a subcommittee of the U.S.
Business Green
AUGUST 23, 2021
The IDH sustainable calves program which secured deforestation free meat for Carrefour, requires every farm to register their property and follow the Forest Code, each calf is ear-tagged, and an individual record is kept of the parents, date and place of birth, and all the transfers between farms during the animal's life.
AGreenLiving
MAY 4, 2021
That’s because it is the first car with a completely exposed carbon fiber exterior (and proud of it!) It appears even the luxury car industry is touched by the efficient and versatile 3D printing trade. McLaren 720S: careful, your carbon fiber is showing. that is integrated with 3D-printed parts. The rest is here:Â .
Green Business Bureau
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Legal conviction by The Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Sin #1: The Sin of the Hidden Trade-Off. The sin of the hidden trade-off describes a situation where an environmental issue is seemingly solved, but this solution contributes to another concerning issue. Doing so would make McDonald’s guilty of the hidden trade-off sin.
Clean Energy Canada
AUGUST 8, 2023
The effects of the climate crisis could cost Canadians some $700 per year by 2025—a price tag that is expected to double or triple by 2050. Canadian electricity is, on average, more than twice as clean as America’s, meaning that many goods and services produced here are accordingly lower carbon.
Business Green
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ICVCM said the new Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) have been developed using input from hundreds of organisations throughout the voluntary carbon market and will set out fundamental principles for high-quality credits which deliver real, verifiable emissions reductions based on the latest science and best practices.
Green Business Bureau
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Using renewable energy can significantly lower your company’s carbon footprint, depending on the dominant power source in your region. However, investing in renewable energy such as solar, wind or geothermal can come with a steep price tag and these technologies aren’t effective in every region. Globally, approximately 3.8%
AGreenLiving
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Fair Trade also ensures safe working conditions, gender equality and other benefits. Terra Thread products are made in a Fair Trade USA Certified Factory. For example, Terra Thread invests in a reforestation and afforestation project that plants trees in order to sequester carbon from the air and improve degraded land.
Green Business Bureau
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Legal conviction by The Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Sin #1: The Sin of the Hidden Trade-Off. The sin of the hidden trade-off describes a situation where an environmental issue is seemingly solved, but this solution contributes to another concerning issue. Doing so would make McDonald’s guilty of the hidden trade-off sin.
Planet Pulse
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Without fossil fuels there’d be no Moon landing and aerospace industry, no computers, no global trade, and no drives to the beach to watch a sunset. All of yesterday’s growth and fun came with a steep price tag. Fossil fuels built life as we know it, but we also know it can’t last forever.
GreenTechMedia
MAY 1, 2020
is poised to become a major industry as states along the East Coast are looking into it as a carbon reduction strategy.” Typical programs have a price tag of several hundred thousand dollars. Now, offshore wind in the U.S. ” Chinyere shared a hard-won success around a general rate proceeding in New York in 2017/2018.
Business Green
MAY 18, 2020
For one, Nick Charter, professor of behavioural science at Warwick Business School, suggests the government introduced a 'carbon pound' tagged to all goods and services that would alert consumers to the environmental impact of their purchases and activities. We all know how to budget with money," Charter explained. "So,
Business Green
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
The incompatibility of the Scottish DRS with the rest of the UK is a crucial flaw in the UK's current plans, and a point business and trade associations have long been urging governments to recognise. Devolved strategies out of sync. Without joined up thinking, the overall efficacy of the UK's future DRS will be severely undermined.
Business Green
AUGUST 25, 2021
Solar Energy UK is also a member of the growing band of green organisations, trade bodies, and businesses that are calling for VAT on green technologies to be axed so as to help incentivise the roll out of the technologies that will enable the net zero transition. Something that focuses on all zero carbon technologies.
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Labour's Party Conference kicked off yesterday, with the new tag line 'A Fairer, Greener Future' on prominent display, and the opening policy announcement coming in the form of a commitment to deliver a net zero emissions power system by 2030, a full five years earlier than the government's current 2035 target date.
Green Business Bureau
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
What is carbon accounting? Carbon accounting – also known as a carbon or greenhouse gas inventory – is the process of measuring the amount of carbon dioxide, or other greenhouse gases (GHG), an organization emits. Carbon accounting is a must for any becoming business today.
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a report addressing climate risks to the U.S. It placed the price tag at up to 10.5 Among them: “The United States should establish a price on carbon.” “All The economic impact on companies is, to date, uncertain and likely incalculable. Last week, a subcommittee of the U.S.
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a report addressing climate risks to the U.S. It placed the price tag at up to 10.5 Among them: “The United States should establish a price on carbon.” “All The economic impact on companies is, to date, uncertain and likely incalculable. Last week, a subcommittee of the U.S.
Business Green
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Previous unconfirmed reports have estimated a price tag for the Sizewell project of between £16-20bn. The UK is to deliver the 'world's first' net zero emissions trading scheme. How to get the project to a position where it can be green lit remains the subject of intense debate.
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
The huge price-tag for this unprecedented intervention lays bare the cost of our reliance on volatile and expensive gas. Frances O'Grady, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress ( TUC), said: "Freezing energy bills this autumn is essential for families and to protect jobs and businesses.
DeSmogBlog
JULY 18, 2021
An organization run by former Obama-era Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, with the backing of the AFL-CIO, a federation of 56 labor unions, has created a policy “blueprint” to build a nationwide pipeline network capable of carrying a gigaton of captured carbon dioxide (CO2). Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data from 2019.
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 23, 2019
The 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states plus the District of Columbia are modeling it after the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative ( RGGI ), a similar cap-and-trade scheme for the power sector. Tags: tci transportation climate initiative big oil regional greenhouse gas initiative
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 6, 2021
deals to sell natural gas this winter carry a price tag that’s roughly double or triple the costs in recent years , with a few traders placing bets that U.S. The glut of construction in gas-fired power has left the electricity sector here very exposed to that globally traded price,” RMI’s Dyson said. In the U.S.,
Business Green
JANUARY 24, 2022
It is the kind of price tag that is bound to make treasuries baulk and climate sceptic newspaper editors salivate, but the report stressed that the benefits from building a global clean energy system would greatly outweigh the costs. Because if we overcome the carbon budget, we may incur the risk of disruption in many economic areas.".
Climate Tech VC
OCTOBER 23, 2023
close to the end of the month… Maybe trade in your Barbie costume to dress up as one of the newly delisted Endangered Species? Meanwhile, battery metals prices including for lithium carbonate have dropped 62% to $30 per kg since the start of the year. Explore Sightline Climate And now back to your weekly scheduled programming.
DeSmogBlog
JULY 1, 2021
Gulf Run’s relatively modest price tag — estimated at $540 million by its builders or over $1.1 operators opt to maximize free cash flow over growth, producers in the Haynesville appear more bullish this year,” trade publication S&P Global reported in April. While most U.S.
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Dominion’s own emissions-reduction plan pledges to eliminate emissions of carbon dioxide and methane on a net basis by 2050. That’s greater than its previous commitment to reduce net carbon emissions from its power sector by 80 percent by 2050 and methane emissions from its natural-gas operations by 65% by 2030 and 80% by 2040.
Grist
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Like terrestrial forests, kelp (technically a form of brown algae) are important carbon sinks, converting sunlight and carbon dioxide into leaves and canopies. In just two years, the younger Downie was able to pay off his trade school loans. Kelp are key to much of the West Coast’s marine biodiversity.
Grist
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Like terrestrial forests, kelp (technically a form of brown algae) are important carbon sinks, converting sunlight and carbon dioxide into leaves and canopies. In just two years, the younger Downie was able to pay off his trade school loans. Kelp are key to much of the West Coast’s marine biodiversity.
Green Market Oracle
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The price tag for your climate plan is about $1.7 Oh we don’t know if fossil fuels, if oil and carbon emissions are causing climate change.” I’m the guy who came along and said with Dick Lugar, that we’re going to trade, we’ll forgive your debt if you don’t cut down your FARs. Is your plan ambitious enough to tackle this crisis?
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