DeSmogBlog

JULY 27, 2021

France, the Netherlands, Bangladesh, and Germany, took stock of 31 variables that collectively offer a gauge for the planet’s health. Both methane and carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere have reached new record highs, the study reveals. Not every data point was negative, however, and there were some signs of hope.

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Energy Innovation

JULY 6, 2020

Their study meticulously sums monetized estimates of coal damages to nearby ecosystems and human health, comparing those with the direct policy costs of different phase-out scenarios. Figure 1 a, Direct annual policy cost, globally aggregated values of local health/environmental effects across policy scenarios relative to reference scenario.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2024

In Jordan, the EBRD’s technical support and a 2015 loan worth up to $21 million helped poultry company Al Jazeera Agricultural Company upgrade its facilities and expand its retail presence. With this Global North-financed fast-food expansion comes a host of environmental, social, and health concerns in regions often unprepared to field them.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Climate change and carbon reduction reporting. Economic sustainability refers to indefinite economic production to support long-term business prosperity, without negatively impacting the social and environmental aspects of a business. Waste: With a 2% reduction in waste since 2015. Waste: With a 2% reduction in waste since 2015.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Published to mark the fifth anniversary of the global climate treaty that was brokered in the French capital at the 2015 COP21 Summit, the report offers companies a strategic framework for how to reach net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner across their core businesses, value chains, and wider economies, according to CISL.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Responding to DeSmog’s findings, Natacha Cingotti, senior health and chemicals policy officer at Brussels-based policy and advocacy group, Health and Environmental Alliance (HEAL), said: “[W]hen working on chemicals- and pesticides-related policies, the imbalance of stakeholders in favour of industry interests is striking.”.

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Mosaic

DECEMBER 18, 2018

energy efficiency measures have eliminated the need for the construction of 313 large power plants since 1990, reducing annual carbon dioxide emissions by 490 million tons in 2015. Continuing improvements to our energy efficiency – including in our homes – would create massive clean air and health benefits.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 11, 2023

Records show that the company has lobbied during the past three years on California’s climate strategy, toxicity provisions, low carbon fuel standards, as well as its oil and gas production policies. Veolia was hired by the city in February 2015 to help address the problem.

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Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

A group of exciting start-ups are exploring whether the world's trash mountains could become a valuable source of low carbon hydrogen fuels. Still, there is potential for clean - low- or zero-carbon - hydrogen to take off, energy experts believe. One novel spin on emerging hydrogen fuel options is "clean hydrogen" made from trash.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 18, 2021

However, a 2018 study by King’s College London found that in Waltham Forest, North London, pilot LTNs introduced in 2015 had led to improved air quality, with a projected reduction in nitrogen oxide exposure by 2020 along a number of typical cycling and walking journeys across the borough. But these schemes also attracted fierce opposition.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 16, 2020

That's the message from several recent reports focusing on the role of service-sector companies in addressing - positively or negatively — climate change. The study analysed litigation, transactional and lobbying work conducted from 2015 to 2019. supported $1.316tr in transactions for the fossil fuel industry.

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R-Squared Energy

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

This severe deforestation has undermined biofuels’ sustainability credentials, as these tropical forests are key absorbers of carbon dioxide. Additionally, both companies have wiggled their way out of fines intended to punish them for deliberately setting fires, violating environmental regulations, and creating human and health risks.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Our goal is to reduce respiratory healthcare carbon emissions without restricting patient choice or risking improvement in health outcomes.". As such, it has set a target to ensure 95 per cent of its key suppliers and partners have their own science-based emissions targets in place by the end of 2025. "We

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The Paris Agreement on climate change, signed into life in 2015, may not be perfect. The world already looks like a very different place to 2015, and the Paris Agreement has a strong claim for striking the match that lit the touchpaper on the net zero transition. The US left the treaty altogether briefly.

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Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

They want to wear one for health and safety reasons. A Time For Growth The need to reduce carbon emissions has enormous consequences for Europe, explains Carlsson. At the end of 2015, Carlsson had enough of the hard work and left. Hardly anyone in Sweden wears a mask, not even in public transport. But they are worn at Northvolt.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 9, 2023

To name a few, the most common standards are: ISO 9001:2015 – Used for general organizational Quality Management Systems (QMS). ISO 14001:2015 – A set of standards under the ISO 14000 series. ISO 45001:2015 – An international standard for health and safety in the workplace.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

By Joshua Bledsoe , Winston Stromberg , Brian McCall , and Samantha Yeager Environmental groups and a biofuel trade association are challenging the California Air Resources Boards (CARBs) November 2024 amendments to the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard Program (LCFS or the Program).

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 21, 2023

But leakage of methane — a powerful climate pollutant — during operations to frack, transport and store the gas means that importing LNG can generate up to 10 times the carbon emissions as an equivalent quantity of pipeline gas, according to analysis by Norwegian research company Rystad Energy. Calcasieu Pass supplied the first U.S.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 4, 2020

While natural disturbances — flooding , landslides, insect infestations, fungi, vine overgrowth, disease, wildfire and even wind damage — negatively impact forests , they do not compare with the magnitude of harm humans have precipitated. Consider how over-harvesting trees for more land use has altered forest landscapes. As the U.S.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

Inclusive and green economies, prosperity, cleaner air and better health are possible for all if we respond to this crisis with solidarity and courage. Without deep carbon pollution cuts now, the 1.5-degree I am asking corporate leaders to support a minimum international carbon price and align their portfolios with the Paris Agreement.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Morten Nilsson explains why the BTPS is aiming to be net zero on carbon emissions by 2035, and how it plans to get there. Increased health problems (resulting from factors such as increased heat or air pollution). Increased risk to coastal systems and low-lying areas from rising sea levels. Increased displacement of people.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Schools give us a glimpse into what carbon neutrality looks like. Dickinson College Score: 80.67 | Carlisle, Pennsylvania The very green Red Devils became carbon-neutral this past school year, with help from an LED lighting retrofit, the installation of a three-megawatt solar field on campus, and a campus-wide behavior change campaign.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

In 2015, a total volume of 598.3 billion in 2015. [4]. In 2015, a total volume of 598.3 billion in 2015. [4]. For example, the majority of natural gas-powered trucks operating in California today are running on renewable natural gas that can have a negative carbon intensity. million tons valued at US$4.7

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

In 2015, a total volume of 598.3 billion in 2015. [4]. In 2015, a total volume of 598.3 billion in 2015. [4]. For example, the majority of natural gas-powered trucks operating in California today are running on renewable natural gas that can have a negative carbon intensity. million tons valued at US$4.7

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 13, 2020

That’s the message from several recent reports focusing on the role of service-sector companies in addressing — positively or negatively — climate change. health insurers are all invested in the fossil fuel industry” and will call on insurers to divest from these companies, calling them “the greatest threat to human health.”

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 13, 2020

That’s the message from several recent reports focusing on the role of service-sector companies in addressing — positively or negatively — climate change. health insurers are all invested in the fossil fuel industry” and will call on insurers to divest from these companies, calling them “the greatest threat to human health.”

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

"I just remember being super mad about knowing that the way society was operating could ruin something that should be so beautiful and fun," he says of his first encounter with the idea that human activities negatively affect the environment. Essentially, sustainable fashion meets women’s health. Myisha Majumder. Stacia Betley, 29.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 15, 2020

Early pioneers of these hydrogen-from-waste technologies such as Ways2H, SGH2 Energy (SGH2) and Standard Hydrogen say not only are they making carbon-free, energy-rich fuel, their approaches also will divert mountains of trash from landfills and waterways, cutting greenhouse gas emissions. There are other ways to make hydrogen.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

IEMA members are at the heart of a transition to a more sustainable, zero carbon economy; Sir Patha's review is more powerful evidence of how vital this transition is.". The Dasgupta Review shows clearly that if we are to reverse - and restore - the negative impacts on our planet and people, we cannot wait to do the right thing.".

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. No doubt those conversations will be at play in Starbucks’ 50th year.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Despite the region’s shrinking wetlands, the government continues to permit new LNG export facilities on the Gulf Coast , and is encouraging hydrogen and carbon capture sequestration developments , though they too will lead to further land loss. Jurisich and Copper see this as bad form.

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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.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 22, 2023

The National Grid aims to switch the UK securely and efficiently to a 100 percent low-carbon grid led by wind and solar energy by 2035, and expects to have stints of fully carbon-free UK electricity as early as 2025.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2022

Arena was one of six employees to resign in 2015 following revelations of the firm’s greenwashing work with fossil fuel lobbies and associations. Lower carbon future.” Chevron is “ advancing a lower carbon future.”. Chevron is “ advancing a lower carbon future.”. Cleaner burning.” Lower emissions fuels.” Emphasis added.].

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 24, 2023

✈️ Twelve broke ground on a commercial-scale facility in Washington state to produce a jet fuel made from water, electricity, and carbon dioxide. 💨 Isometric , a London, UK-based carbon removal registry and verification platform, raised $25M in Seed funding from Plural and Lowercarbon Capital.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

. “I just remember being super mad about knowing that the way society was operating could ruin something that should be so beautiful and fun,” he says of his first encounter with the idea that human activities negatively affect the environment. Essentially, sustainable fashion meets women’s health.

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Unsustainable

MARCH 29, 2020

Certainly, it appears that significant drops in pollution levels all over the world as carbon emissions plummet from a stumbling global economy is a good thing. The intended consequence of doing so will be a significant reduction in carbon emissions leading to a permanent and lasting halt of our climate crisis.

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