Business Green

MAY 18, 2021

Two separate reports from WWF and Greenpeace have similarly highlighted how soy remains a major driver of deforestation, especially in South America, despite the growing number of pledges from retailers and agri-businesses to develop sustainable soy supply chains.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 25, 2020

Many developing countries in Asia , Africa and South America suffer from a combination of poor service and what’s known in the utility industry as “non-technical losses,” which includes customer energy theft and corrupt business practices on the part of utility personnel and government agencies.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The announcement, led by 40 members of the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), marks the biggest global net zero commitment from the carbon-intensive sector to date, and brings together firms from North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 21, 2020

That can bring new levels of visibility and efficiency to the complex processes that govern the multi-billion dollar trade in renewable energy certificates (RECs). Other partners are using the same underlying open-source architecture to certify renewable energy credits in Europe, South America, Africa and Asia, he said.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Over the past several years, it has sped up enlarging its international business layout, and its current scope of business involves in North America, South America, Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania. Read more from Shenzhen CLOU.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Last year closed with record high spot prices for gas in Europe and Asia, as the natural gas supply remained constricted. In emerging markets where gas prices are regulated, governments passed large tariff increases onto major consumers to partially fund the cost of supplying protected retail customers.

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Climate 4.0

AUGUST 17, 2022

Carbon Neutrality, Sometime in the Future China’s government has pledged carbon neutrality by 2060. We outline several color-coded tiers, based on a nation’s current emissions output and its perceived ability to address significant change given its socioeconomic conditions and government. The US has pledged carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The Fairtrade Foundation has called on the UK government to include imported emissions that were generated overseas in the process of meeting UK consumption needs in its carbon targets, in a detailed new report published today.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In recognition of this, the relationship agreement extends to officially supporting the Philippines geothermal sector in achieving ambitious decarbonization goals set by the government. This partnership is a great example of New Zealand companies working together to leverage New Zealand expertise globally.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Salmon is fed on other fish — small, oily, and nutritious pelagic species — which are harvested by the tonne off the West African coastline and pulverized into fishmeal and fish oil for export to Europe and Asia. Drax already receives over £800 million a year from the UK government to burn these pellets sourced from around the EU and the U.S.,

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Filling in For Governments. Sponsorships with governments are also common, sometimes filling holes in funding for arts, education, or cultural programs. In Argentina, for example, TotalEnergies and Pan American Energy are official sponsors of a government-partner music foundation.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

APAC, starting with China, Japan, Korea, Australia, and New Zealand as the first region; India, the Russian sub-continent as the second region; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa as the third region, and then North and South America as the fourth region. So, why is it important for government to join this day?

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Charged

MARCH 1, 2024

Since then, we’ve been able to acquire customers all across Europe, but also in Australia, Southeast Asia, the US and Canada, South America. For example, in the Middle East, the governments in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Dubai, they said we need to electrify much quicker. Saudi Arabia is even building a factory for EVs.

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Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

Many people across the world are looking to governments during this global emergency to provide leadership and clarity to overcome the unprecedented challenges that we are facing. The UK government will fund the best projects and approaches to be deployed globally, and share UK expertise to support others with their own green recovery.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

Moreover, many of the countries and regions best placed to benefit from a green hydrogen future and to become net exporters of the energy source are those most able to generate cheap, abundant renewable electricity, particularly in Africa, the Middle East, Australia, and South America, according to the report.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Generally speaking, according to the special working environment of tropical rainforest or dry desert climate in African countries, the requirements for smart water meter will be more strict than in Asia or South America. In summary, the critical aspects of the smart water meters that need to be considered are as follows: 1.

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Today’s climate change headlines often seem at odds with each other. One day, it’s catastrophic wildfires wreaking havoc around the world; the next, it’s an optimistic piece on the rapid scale-up of solar and wind power. Taken together, such stories.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2021

But while climate action is now a top priority for thousands of corporates and many of the world's top governments, few business and political leaders have made a name for themselves by prioritising action to protect and enhance nature. The frustrating thing for us is there is no need for this deforestation or climate pollution. There are 1.6

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2020

The economic slowdown and travel constraints that are resulting from the coronavirus outbreak are expected to lead to lower emissions this year, but experts have warned any carbon savings will likely prove shortlived as governments seek to stimulate their economies in the coming months. In addition, worldwide some 6.7 million in 2018.

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Business Green

JUNE 8, 2021

UK government to try and build support for new Clean Green Initiative to fund developing world climate projects, but observers warn plan requires proper funding. One government source told the paper that that unless Johnson overruled Chancellor Rishi Sunak there was a risk that the initiative would prove counterproductive.

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Charged

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Global automakers have already been blown out of the once-lucrative Chinese auto market, and secondary markets in places like South America, Southeast Asia and Africa are experiencing a storm surge of cheap Chinese exports. European automakers are experiencing not one, but three major storms emanating from China.

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Business Green

APRIL 21, 2021

The Prime Minister is scheduled to address the opening session of the Climate Leaders Summit, which is being hosted by the Biden administration to coincide with Earth Day and step up pressure on governments around the world to strengthen their national climate action plans ahead of the crucial COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow this autumn.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 8, 2020

“Our commitment to continue investing in Chile remains intact,” said Acciona’s director general of energy for South America, José Ignacio Escobar, in a press statement. In the meantime, Chile’s administration is working to quell investor concerns.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2023

The 100 per cent electric vans form part of the USPS's $9.6bn electrification plan, which is backed by $3bn from the government's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds. The service said that after a competitive search it had ordered 9,250 Ford E-Transit vans, with delivery of the vehicles set to commence from December of this year.

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Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2022

It is not too late for governments and businesses to act on the risks they face and to drive an innovative, determined and inclusive transition that protects economies and people.". "Failure to act on climate change could shrink global GDP by one-sixth and the commitments taken at COP26 are still not enough to achieve the 1.5

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

temperature goal agreed by governments. And Nicolette Bartlett, chief impact officer at investor-backed climate disclosure initiative CDP, said the IPCC's stark findings should act as a major catalyst for action among the business and governments in high-emitting economies most responsible for climate change. "In

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Low Impact

JUNE 6, 2021

The first non-Chinese ‘pre-coins’ (ingots) appeared in Asia Minor before 2000 BCE. The Hawala system was born in India in the 8th century and was used to transfer payments between south and east Asia and the Middle East for goods that were moved along the Silk Road. The ingots got smaller, got stamped, got rounder etc.

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Grist

MARCH 7, 2022

The hotspots for migration, according to the new report, are in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and South America , though small island nations are disproportionately impacted due to the effects of sea-level rise. When cities grow without that planning, precarious slums fill in the gaps.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

If the world warms more than 4C by 2100, the number of days with climatically stressful conditions for outdoor workers will increase by up to 250 workdays per year by century's end in some parts of South Asia, tropical sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Central and South America.

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Grist

MARCH 3, 2022

To adapt to water-borne and food-borne illnesses, the report recommends governments improve access to potable water and protect water and sanitation systems from flooding. What happened with COVID doesn’t raise my confidence level that people are ready to make the kinds of investments we need,” he said.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 17, 2024

With populist governments on the march in Europe (and now in the U.S. At the same time, Dutta emphasized that SLAPPs may be less common in places where the government is more willing and likely to crack down on protesters or activists.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 17, 2025

Gridtech could also expand as utilities and governments prioritize grid modernization to support renewable integration and improve resilience, with bipartisan backing and high spending forecasts. For hydrogen, overreliance on government funding, unclear business models, high costs, and skepticism about its scalability.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

At the last conference in December 2023, governments agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with the aim of trying to limit global warming to 1.5 Deadly wildfires raged in South America, burning millions of hectares across the Amazon Basin and Chile. Catastrophic flooding killed hundreds in Spain , Africa , and South Asia.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Amos Hochstein: Fossil Gas Executive Turned Government Gas Promoter? He has made a career of wielding the revolving door between government and industry — most recently serving as executive vice president at Tellurian, the Texas-based gas and LNG company. fossil gas banner as a solution to climate change.

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