Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

While subject to consultation, the revised targets are to be incorporated into the Environment Act , which became law on 10 November last year. These targets need to be laid as draft Statutory Instruments by 31 October 2022, says the consultation document , and will come into force once approved by Parliament. Woodland cover.

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The Guardian: Energy

APRIL 30, 2024

Internal documents revealed by committee show companies lobbied against climate laws they publicly claimed to support Big oil has privately acknowledged its efforts to downplay the dangers of burning fossil fuels, a US Senate committee has found. Continue reading.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 7, 2019

Read time: 8 mins A scheme to abolish the Department of Energy ( DOE ) helped spur a failed 1980 Libertarian Party presidential bid — and in the process laid the groundwork for Charles and David Koch's powerful network of influence — as documents from a newly published archive show.

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Energy Central

MAY 20, 2023

Last December, Dominion Energy produced a remarkable document: a climate report predicting that by 2040 its electricity supply will be dominated by renewable energy. Coal will be gone by 2030, and methane gas will hang around in ever-smaller amounts, just to fill in the energy gaps.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

For years, academics, journalists, and activists have been unearthing documents proving that the fossil fuel industry knew about the dangers of climate change since the late 1950s. Franta and I recently discussed these key documents, what they say, how they were found, and what this means for the fossil fuel industry. Document 1: 1959.

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The 50-page document, published by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen and the progressive prosecutors network Fair and Just Prosecution on Thursday, comes as the US south-east struggles to recover from the deadly hurricanes Helene and Milton , both of which scientists have found were exacerbated by the climate crisis.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

It helps drafters to find climate clauses and sustainability solutions that can be applied throughout the entire building lifecycle, according to the collaborating partners behind it, UK law firm TLT and The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP).

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Business Green

APRIL 19, 2021

Detailed analysis of more than 100 EU exit statutory instruments laid by Defra prompts campaigners to warn of 'significant governance gaps in the application, interpretation and enforcement of environmental law' post-Brexit. Ministers have insisted that the process was necessary to ensure continuity of environmental legislation.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2023

But that changed in 2021 when Zenith needed to renew a state air permit, a process that also required the company to first get the city of Portland to sign off on what’s called a “Land Use Compatibility Statement,” or LUCS, which is a document issued by the city that says the facility’s operations comply with local land use planning and regulations.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The circumstances surrounding his termination are documented among thousands of pages of public records and internal company documents that provide a penetrating look into the multi-billion dollar stakes of negotiations between governments and state-sanctioned monopolies that are shaping the future of energy systems in Oregon and beyond.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The document examines existing wells and their technical documentation from the archives of the Agency for Geology and Mineral Resources. Pilot projects proposed The document proposes a series of pilot projects that aim to utilize geothermal for heating in urban areas by 2027 to 2029.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

An apocalyptic “meh” seemed to greet the government’s bumper package of energy- and climate-related policy announcements and documents released on 30 March, which appeared short on new ideas and sources of funding. asked Richard Smith of Sandstone Law. Many seemed unconvinced any of this will move the dial on take-up.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 15, 2021

They seized a cache of documents, and opened an investigation into the potential illegal handling of massive volumes of fracking waste.

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The Guardian: Energy

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In hearings, which are often held behind closed doors, ISDS documents, claims, awards, settlements – even the content of cases – need not be made public , regardless of any public-interest considerations. Continue reading.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2021

I’m an investigative journalist and I’d been arrested twice in 2018, both times for allegedly trespassing on what’s known as “critical infrastructure,” a felony under a then-new Louisiana law that — at the urging of the oil and gas industry — redefined pipelines and their construction sites as critical infrastructure. (In In the U.S.,

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

university is almost completely funded by the agribusiness industry, according to documents obtained by The New York Times and Unearthed. According to financial commitments outlined in the documents, the Center is on track to receive nearly $3.2 A prominent animal agriculture research center at a prestigious U.S. Big Money from Big Ag.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 27, 2024

Exxon’s Canadian subsidiary Imperial Oil has deleted from its website a document in which its CEO and chairman Brad Corson claims to investors that carbon capture and storage is “critical” to achieving the “climate goals outlined in the Paris Agreement.” More recent company documents released by U.S. CCS: ‘Integral’ or ‘Limited’?

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

Friends of the Earth Scotland’s circular economy spokesperson Kim Pratt said the new law “could be a turning point for Scotland as we make the necessary shift away from our current throwaway culture.”

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The Guardian: Energy

APRIL 25, 2024

Broad terms of subpoenas a ‘chilling’ precedent that could undermine future climate litigation, legal experts say Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast A federal court judge has allowed Santos to subpoena paperwork held by three activist groups who were not directly involved in a lawsuit against the oil company.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2021

As well as being destructive, continued licensing of this activity is illegal under marine wildlife laws. During an expedition to the Southern Trench in 2017, Oceana documented 16 species and seven habitat types that are considered priorities for conservation under Scottish or international frameworks.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2020

On the last day of the UK government’s consultation on the proposed law to tackle imported deforestation , these companies have added to mounting calls from Global Witness and others for the new legislation to end UK involvement in all deforestation, not just that which is illegal under local laws.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 15, 2024

” The new law, which came into effect on the 13th of May, provides the regulatory framework for geothermal exploration and development permitting. The Government of Taiwan via the Ministry of Economic Affairs has officially implemented the new “Geothermal Exploration and Development Permit and Management Regulation.”

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

This enshrined into law China’s first air emissions management plan and formalized an approach to regional collaboration. This number is calculated based on EIA documents, periodic factory monitoring and online monitoring data of a factory. In a PDP, the maximum volume of VOC emissions that a factory can emit is stated.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 23, 2021

After six months of deliberation, a panel of experts yesterday published the core text of a legal document that would criminalise “ecocide” if taken on by the International Criminal Court (ICC). None of our international laws protect the environment as an end in itself and that’s what the crime of ecocide does,” Sands added.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 16, 2024

But a growing chorus of California legislators say that nonenforcement stance violates a groundbreaking law they fought to pass just months ago — and they, along with dozens of environmental groups, are demanding that regulators change course. They’re pointing to AB 1167, signed into law by California Gov. billion in the deal.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 5, 2020

corporate and securities laws. The sheer racism of a $25,000 threshold for submission (no matter the holding period) in a country with a racial wealth gap like ours is stunning. Some stakeholders envision a more systemic shift.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

DeSmog documented meetings held by six MEPs from the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), the largest group in parliament. Around 20 percent of the MEPs’ meetings were with unregistered groups, and at least one in six meetings documented by DeSmog was not declared on the parliamentary website.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 8, 2024

Fossil fuel giants BP and Shell were given “ample opportunity” to privately influence proposals for taxing oil and gas companies that were later backed by the government, new documents reveal. The emails were among hundreds of documents released by a powerful committee of U.S. The evidence unearthed by U.S.

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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. The standard will be set to ensure that 65 percent of the buildings in each property type will have to save energy to comply with the law. and Washington state.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2024

Packaging Export Recycling Notes gives waste exporters evidence that they have met their legal recycling obligations, however, rogue operators exploit the system by falsifying documents, undermining legitimate businesses. If you are involved, the likelihood is that our law enforcement partners will be knocking on your door soon.”

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The environmental impact of plastics is widely documented. In a 2019 interview with NPR, Carroll Muffett, head of the Center for International Environmental Law, estimated that “emissions from plastics production and incineration could account to 56 gigatons of carbon between [2019] and 2050.”

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Guardian Australia revealed on Monday that the NT government abandoned a proposal to set net zero rules for direct emissions from new onshore gas projects after companies including Santos and Inpex objected, according to documents released under freedom of information.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Are they transparent with documentation and process? Freedom of information documents unearthed by The Narwhal reveal that Pathways Alliance demanded the federal government pony up 50 percent of the operating costs of their proposed CCS project at Cold Lake Alberta, estimated to cost over $16 billion.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Under a newly proposed law, ads like these could be banned in the state of Pennsylvania. Troves of internal documents have revealed an industry-wide strategy to market unproven technologies, like carbon capture and algae biofuels, and unsubstantiated climate pledges in order to sidestep demands to phase out fossil fuels.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

But the law is too lenient. A fate well-documented in the recent history of the global carbon credits market. As Temple’s CEO Mark Skelton put it, “new digital workflows mean users can now manage a project’s impact on the landscape and comply with the new law in a highly accurate and efficient way.”

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Forbes Green Tech

OCTOBER 30, 2019

PG&E, in court documents filed last week in its ongoing bankruptcy case, made clear its position that until courts and lawmakers change what the utility sees as unconstitutional state laws, northern Californians will have little choice but to suffer more forced power outages when the wind gusts.

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