Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2022

Sustainable Law Firms. Law firm sustainability is a strategic business shift that aims to prevent socially and environmentally damaging operations in the legal industry. E.g. Delta Air Lines and Microsoft Corp pledged to drastically curb their carbon emissions, taking into account the carbon footprint of their associated law firms.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 26, 2021

Mon, 04/26/2021 - 00:30. laws — especially solid waste laws — treat recycling and disposal the same, making it more difficult to recycle and more difficult to reuse equipment. A circular approach to electrification and renewable energy. Lauren Phipps. In the U.S., we don’t have that. . A lot of the U.S.

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Grist

MARCH 22, 2021

What happens next could have broad implications, since UPMIFA is a uniform law that every state in the U.S., This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Students find obscure law that could make university fossil fuel investments illegal on Mar 22, 2021. except for Pennsylvania, has adopted. “An

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 02:00. If successfully on stream by summer 2021 as its designers hope, the service should drive not only increased transparency but also increased accountability. A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us. Ian Kearney. For the unprepared, the damage could be severe.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 24, 2020

It's a colossal task for an 8-year-old company that says it won't be profitable until at least 2021 and plans to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in costs this year. . Jared Polis to modify the state's law around Colorado's electric vehicle tax credit and make it available to ride-hailing fleets. . Why will it be so hard?

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2021

2021: The year of recovery. 2021: Also the year of sustainability. We have high-tech software companies, large manufacturers, retailers and insurance companies as well as small businesses like restaurants, law firms, bed & breakfast inns, commercial cleaners, and dry cleaners. The State of Sustainable Business in 2021.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Thu, 02/04/2021 - 02:11. His 2021 letter to CEOs mentions "accelerate" eight times. For investors, the acceleration question is: What are the companies in your portfolio doing in 2021 to cut pollution by 10 to 15 percent this year? First, asking for company ESG data is entry-level stuff in 2021. Graham Sinclair.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 9, 2023

Elite law schools in the United States are disproportionately funneling their students into jobs serving fossil fuel clients, according to a new report published Thursday. LSCA, an organization of law students working to hold the legal sector accountable for its role in the climate crisis, has previously scrutinized the top ranked U.S.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 5, 2022

I’ve tried here to touch on big themes and stories from 2021 that seem more lasting, and offer some thoughts on what to look out for in 2022. The Big Stories of 2021. A few months later, corporate giants also spoke out against state laws meant to restrict voting. Here we go. Business defends democracy.

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Canary Media

AUGUST 8, 2024

In Colorado, a 2021 law spurred the state’s largest investor-owned utility to produce a plan that could transition a lot of homes to clean… A hefty chunk of U.S. emissions comes from the energy used to heat buildings. That means millions of homes must be converted to electric heating in order to meet climate targets.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 16, 2021

Fri, 04/16/2021 - 01:00. It’s the work of some leading players in this area: ReFED, a nonprofit that works on food waste; WWF; Natural Resources Defense Council; and Harvard’s Food Law and Policy Clinic. Strategies for the war on waste. What would happen if the United States enacted a comprehensive plan to combat food loss and waste?

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

Good Law Project is supporting Rights Community Action to take Michael Gove’s levelling up department to the High Court. The High Court will also decide whether the government has failed properly to apply its own Environment Act 2021, which requires policy to be assessed for its environmental impacts.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 9, 2021

Tue, 03/09/2021 - 00:05. Similarly, activewear brand Salomon announced that it would bring to the market in 2021 a fully recyclable and part recycled running shoe. In order to be patentable, globally harmonized patent law requires innovations to be new and involve an inventive step. Reduce, reuse, recycle, register?

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 17, 2024

It details the havoc wrought on New York by 2021’s Hurricane Ida and 2012’s Hurricane Sandy , and other deadly climate events such as extreme heatwaves across the US this past summer. Continue reading.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 26, 2020

Wood Mackenzie expects installations to roughly double this year, to 2 gigawatts, and to rise further in 2021, to 3.5 You will witness a surge in activity in 2021," said Shashi Barla, principal analyst for global wind supply chain and technology at Wood Mackenzie, in an email. megawatt turbines.

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Solar Power World

AUGUST 2, 2024

In early 2021, the U.S. The law went into effect on Jan. Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) to help federal agencies combat money laundering and other financial crimes.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In fact, when California passed its landmark 2006 climate law — which directed the state to cut greenhouse gas emissions down to 1990 levels by 2020 — supporters claimed that it would save thousands of lives through improved air quality alone. California has done exactly that. New York may offer an interesting model.

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Solar Power World

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This growth is being accelerated by a shift in culture which prioritizes renewable energy as well as state laws that incentivize the industry. By Ben Izard, Corporate Business Development, NaturChem The solar industry has seen exponential growth in recent years.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 11, 2021

Thu, 03/11/2021 - 01:03. We were able to create technical tools for the conservation teams to better track the animals and some of the key issues surrounding them; and to engage law students to draft a white paper that is going to go public soon with real recommendations to lawmakers about how to deal with wildlife crime.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15. One of Rendle’s tasks for 2021 will be to complete a 100 percent renewable electricity goal for Clorox’s U.S. Elsa Wenzel. If a crisis is the ultimate test of leadership, last year provided ample narratives about leaders stepping up. and Canadian operations.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 25, 2024

. “It’s a very, very exciting day, today – we are starting the construction of the UK’s first geothermal power plant,” said Ryan Law, CEO of Geothermal Engineering Ltd. Steam was first produced from the production well in 2021.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The EIA released the International Energy Outlook 2021 on Wednesday , which makes assumptions based on U.S. laws and regulations as of May 2021, and incorporates existing international laws. Energy Information Administration modeling forecasts increasing global energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions through 2050.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

Tue, 03/23/2021 - 01:15. This enshrined into law China’s first air emissions management plan and formalized an approach to regional collaboration. China’s new frontier for VOC regulations. Shuying Xu. As the global economy reawakens after the COVID-19 shutdown, air emissions and VOC enforcement in China remain a hot topic.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

WoodMac's 2021 forecast for Ohio of nearly 500 megawatts relies on AEP's 300 megawatts for the lion's share of the progress expected over the next two years. A law passed in July, HB 6 , reduces Ohio’s renewable portfolio standard from 12.5 percent renewables by 2027 to 8.5 percent by 2026. coal plants, through a $1.50

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2023

The company took in construction, demolition and household waste in rented premises in Maypole Crescent on the Darent Industrial Estate for 11 months across 2021 and 2022. Matt Higginson, an environment manager for the Environment Agency in south London and Kent, said: “Jack Selby broke the law for financial gain.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) of 2021 authorized $335 million for battery recycling and second-life programs. Now the DOE is seeking information to assist in implementing the investment.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 8, 2024

The idea originated in what they saw as flaws in France’s 2017 duty of vigilance law, which requires all large businesses headquartered in France, and international corporations with a significant presence there, to set out clear measures to prevent human rights violations and environmental damage — even among their subsidiaries.

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Green Living Guy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

17, 2021 – Ford is paving the way for electric police fleets in America. All because Ford is exploring all-electric, purpose-built law enforcement vehicles. DEARBORN, Mich., As part of its more than $30 billion investment in electrification through 2025.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 27, 2020

When Murphy won and took office, he signed sweeping clean energy legislation in May 2018 that turned his goals into law. Murphy's campaign platform, and the law, included something quite radical at the time: the goal of 600 megawatts of energy storage by 2021 and 2,000 megawatts by 2030.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 9, 2020

Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson recently signed a law establishing a mandatory Building Energy Performance Standard in the city, which is the second-largest in Missouri. Performance standards must be set for each building type by May 4, 2021, with the first compliance deadline coming in May 2025. and Washington state.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 29, 2020

A spokesperson told GTM that a final investment decision would be made ahead of construction work beginning in spring 2021. has a net-zero target enshrined in law. The next CFD auction, planned for 2021, may reopen the door for onshore wind and solar to secure long-term revenue guarantees. The corporate PPA route? In the U.S.,

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

North Hampshire, 5 September, 2021 (image credit: AndyHi8 , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Nearly all (96%) want environmental standards that mitigate climate and restore nature to be enshrined in law.

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Charged

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Electric bicycles have quickly become enormously popular—the Light Electric Vehicle Association estimates that some 880,000 were imported to the US in 2021. In March 2023, New York City implemented a series of laws mandating that all e-mobility devices sold, rented, or leased in the city must be certified under UL 2849, UL 2272 and UL 2271.

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Solar Industry

JANUARY 9, 2024

Approximately $8 million is set to also be received as an earn-out on account of change-in-law proceeds, after the first payment is realized. “We ReNew Solar Urja, located in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, was commissioned in December 2021. The transaction is expected to close in accordance with PPA conditions, says the company.

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Charged

JULY 21, 2022

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021 created a program to support battery recycling through battery labeling guidelines and other communication materials. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing a list of best practices for recycling batteries and supporting battery recycling.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

The EA released the latest batch of Event Duration Monitorling (EDM) data on 31 March, offering a picture of untreated sewage discharges from monitored storm overflows and CSO s during 2021. It showed that raw sewage spilled from these points 372,533 times in 2021, for a total of 2.66 Up to date?

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GreenBiz

MARCH 29, 2021

Mon, 03/29/2021 - 00:01. Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures are a critical function to assess customer risk and a legal requirement to comply with anti-money laundering laws. Tips for auditing an ethical supply chain. Jerome Brustlein. Implement stringent Know Your Customer procedures.

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