Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Individuals passionate about protecting the environment, combating climate change and creating a more secure future for all should consider a career in sustainability. Environmental consultants are experts in sustainability and offer their knowledge and insight on the latest environmental standards, regulations and laws.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

Winners include manufacturing, up 133% from 2022, and emerging climate technologies that saw a whopping 10x jump to $4.3bn. See full listings and deal analytics on Sightline Climate Request a Sightline Climate demo In the News The EU passed a watered down nature restoration law.   Can’t get enough deals?

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2021

Kwarteng conceded there was a "gap" in policies needed to meet the UK's fourth and fifth carbon budgets for the late 2020s onwards, but insisted the government was "working closely" with the independent advisory body the Climate Change Committee (CCC) to flesh out new policies to be introduced over the coming year.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Liz Truss restated her commitment to net zero, renewables, and nuclear power, as well as North Sea oil and gas, in her keynote speech to the Conservative Party conference this morning, which saw the embattled Prime Minister decry climate activists who briefly interrupted her from the audience as "anti-growth". "We

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

In nuclear news, Constellation Energy plans to open the Crane Clean Energy Center in Illinois, amid renewed interest in nuclear power as part of the US' clean energy strategy. The project will add 800 MW of nuclear power to the grid and create 1,000 construction jobs and 300 permanent positions.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

These priority project areas are heavily tipped to include offshore wind farms, nuclear power plants, new roads. The Treasury pointed out that last year it took 65 per cent longer to get consent for major infrastructure projects compared to 2012, and that no new nuclear power stations have been built in the UK since 1995.

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Unsustainable

APRIL 30, 2019

Climate Policy: Changes in policy may turn out to be too little, too late, or it may buy us the time we need to switch over to net zero emissions economies in time to spare the world exceptionally catastrophic climate change. Today, more than 70% of the electricity used in France is produced in nuclear power plants.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Individuals passionate about protecting the environment, combating climate change and creating a more secure future for all should consider a career in sustainability. Environmental consultants are experts in sustainability and offer their knowledge and insight on the latest environmental standards, regulations and laws.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This was made clear in the Committee on Climate Change's landmark advice to government on reaching net zero by 2050, published last May. As the new 2050 target, now enshrined in law, is to reduce emissions to net zero, it is important to distinguish between gross zero and net zero.

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Energy Innovation

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

State EPS models can inform policy to close emissions reduction gaps The United States government, as well as many state governments, have set ambitious targets to reduce GHG emissions and align with global efforts to solve climate change. climate goals. More information on our sources and methodology is available at [link].

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2022

"Whoever walks into Number 10 in September will need to hit the ground running when it comes to net zero, both to tackle the energy crisis that we're facing but also to meet those long term targets and mitigate the worst impacts of climate change that we're seeing all around us this summer.". That's the future of the UK," the PM said.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

However, following feedback from industry and scientists, some criteria has been revised in this week's final report for buildings, forestry and manufacturing activities, and 'do no significant harm' criteria have also been added for climate change mitigation activities.

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Business Green

JULY 1, 2024

Ever since Cameron hugged his first husky, the Conservative leadership has supported the UK's world-leading Climate Change Act and has publicly backed the idea that you can decarbonise an industrial economy while sustaining economic growth and improving living standards. There were the missed tree-planting targets.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

MARCH 10, 2021

The largest and one of the fastest emissions growing sectors in the study, power sector emissions were skewed by low availability of zero-carbon resources, including below average hydropower availability and the unexpected shutdown in 2012 of the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

MARCH 10, 2021

The largest and one of the fastest emissions growing sectors in the study, power sector emissions were skewed by low availability of zero-carbon resources, including below average hydropower availability and the unexpected shutdown in 2012 of the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Hydrogen, while still costly to produce using renewable energy sources, is seen as a key pillar in achieving long-term energy security and tackling climate change. billion in funding announced on Wednesday is part of a larger $7 billion initiative from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. ” Funding Details The $2.2

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

It is a far from unsurprising message from Skidmore, who having signed the 2050 target into law, has long been a staunch advocate for an ambitious net zero agenda.

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The Verge: Energy

JULY 20, 2024

Nuclear reactors generate electricity without producing the greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change. And unlike solar and wind energy, which fluctuate with the weather and time of day, nuclear reactors provide a steady source of electricity similar to gas and coal power plants.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 30, 2021

Senior Policy Advisor for Nuclear Power | Third Way | Washington DC. Third Way is seeking a Senior Policy Advisor who can lead national advocacy work supporting advanced and existing nuclear power as a key tool to address climate change and provide well-paying jobs to American workers. Job description.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Policy Advisor for Nuclear Power | Third Way | Washington DC. Third Way is seeking a Policy Advisor who can work as part of our team on national advocacy work supporting advanced and existing nuclear power as a key tool to address climate change and provide well-paying jobs to American workers.

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R-Squared Energy

MAY 25, 2023

5376 ) was signed into law by President Biden on August 16, 2022. However, the IRA also includes significant climate change initiatives. These incentives represent the largest climate investment in U.S. Finally, the IRA contains provisions that support the expansion of nuclear power.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 14, 2020

Roy Cooper in 2018 to design an energy and climate change plan for the state. “They’ve been apparently huddling behind closed doors to discuss this,” Frank Rambo, senior attorney and clean energy and air program leader for the Southern Environmental Law Center, said in a Tuesday interview.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

But most jurisdictions use the broader term “clean energy,” which can also include resources like large hydroelectric generation and nuclear power. Seven states, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, have passed 100 percent clean energy transition laws. Another major motivator is climate change.

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Business Green

APRIL 16, 2021

Earlier this week New Zealand became the first country in the world to bring in a law forcing its financial firms to report on the effects of climate change on their business, while the UK is also set to phase in similar rules over the next two years.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 17, 2022

President Joe Biden has signed into law the most significant piece of legislation supporting clean energy and climate change mitigation in US history. With this law, the American people won and the special interests lost,” Biden said at a bill signing ceremony on 16 August. By Jennifer Runyon and John Engel. Transmission.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Vatan Hüzeir , a climate activist and doctoral candidate in sociology at Rotterdam’s Erasmus University, unearthed the documents over five years of research , gathering thousands of pages of Shell-related material from archives, former employees, and other sources. and other municipalities across the country. The Washington D.C.-based

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

These lawful constructs are put in place to serve and protect the world at large and public concerns over environmental and social wellbeing are on the rise. Competition Law and Sustainability Agreements. The Climate Change Levy (CCL) is one of several environmental taxes and relief schemes in the U.K.

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Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Changing Climate Change Beliefs This month, we’re highlighting big climate policy news in Illinois, how the battery materials supply chain is evolving, why sustainable aviation fuels may be a Goldilocks solution, and changing beliefs on climate change. just the right amount of new technology adoption.

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Clean Hydrogen Production Credit was established through the Inflation Reduction Act, the biggest investment the US has made yet to tackle climate change. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law also set aside $8 billion to create hydrogen production ‘hubs’ across the US. Industry groups aren’t so happy.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 8, 2021

include nuclear power (Vogtle), Solar (multiple large projects), Advanced Vehicle Manufacturing (Ford and Tesla), Wind (multiple large projects), Geothermal (USG Oregon). Related: Don’t despair about climate change, instead put your capital where it counts. You can see a complete list here. Jigar Shah.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Award winners took a broad swath of color approaches, from green hydrogen powering heavy-duty trucks and port operations, to pink nuclear-powered hydrogen, and blue hydrogen (natural gas with carbon capture) in the Appalachian Hub.  First climate change came for your coffee, tea, and grapes for wine.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In October 2015, Cameron and China’s President Xi Jinping signed another deal for China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) to take a one-third stake in the new Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant. Times have changed dramatically. concern around Chinese investment in new nuclear power is also rising.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Amazon deforestation, coal legal challenges, and Nigeria's new climate law all feature in this week's BusinessGreen Global Briefing. Nigeria passes new Climate Change Act. Bill Gates' TerraPower venture selects Wyoming for $4bn nuclear project.

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Grist

OCTOBER 1, 2024

When a climate scientist’s inbox is flooded with requests to appear on Fox News, it’s a fairly clear sign they’ve done something controversial. For Patrick Brown, the moment arrived a year ago, mere hours after his essay titled “I Left Out the Full Truth to Get My Climate Change Paper Published” landed on the internet.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 26, 2021

The same challenges hold true for other utilities that don’t already get a significant share of their energy from hydropower or nuclear power, the two primary carbon-free resources in the country. Wind and solar power accounted for just above 10 percent of U.S. generation capacity in 2020, according to federal data.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

An April 2016 briefing document titled “Princeton Carbon Mitigation Initiative (CMI)” outlines recommendations, as summarized by former BP executive Lamar McKay, from the university initiative to BP executives on climate change and the energy transition. The statement that I want a 100% renewable energy system is not sufficient.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 2, 2025

million late last month as part of a billion-dollar federal cost-share grant through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Were seeing that a lot of the same fossil fuel companies want to keep their assets online, said Lauren Piette, a senior attorney with Earthjustice, an environmental law organization.

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