The upsides and downsides of Maine's new EPR law
GreenBiz
AUGUST 13, 2021
The governor of Maine recently signed an extended producer responsibility program into law. But there are still plenty of issues to hash out.
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Moore’s Law is our 'secret weapon' for a sustainable civilization
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
Renewable energy can take advantage of this huge increase in computing power, along with artificial intelligence (AI), robotic deployment, and automation, in a way that fossil fuels cannot.
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What to know about Europe's new anti-greenwashing laws
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Supply chain transparency is crucial to building consumer trust in the face of greenwashing.
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Comment: The Energy sector will continue to thrive through HPC, even as Moore’s Law comes to an end
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
With the end of Moore’s Law looming ever closer, Owen Thomas, founder of Red Oak Consulting, argues that the energy sector will continue to thrive as HPC invariably moves to the cloud. It is now well recognised that Moore’s Law is nearing its end.
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How U.S. tax law is driving higher transport emissions
GreenBiz
MARCH 12, 2024
The tax code incentivizes the purchase of private jets and large SUVs, which is at odds with U.S. climate priorities.
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Swiss approve law boosting renewable energy generation
TechXplore
JUNE 10, 2024
Switzerland approved a law on Sunday aimed at accelerating the development of renewable energies, as part of the country's bid to attain carbon neutrality by 2050.
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California proposes $1.7 billion for climate disclosure law
GreenBiz
MAY 16, 2024
Companies will be required to report their emissions and climate-related risks to their business.
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California proposes $22 million for climate disclosure law
GreenBiz
MAY 16, 2024
Companies will be required to report their emissions and climate-related risks to their business.
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In stopping climate change, time is as important as tech
GreenBiz
MARCH 1, 2021
A useful way to think about the effort and timescales required is to consider the " Carbon Law ," which was coined by my friend Johan Rockström. Despite the name, this isn’t a physical "law" of the universe but rather a set of recommendations. So, what does the Carbon Law say? The Carbon Law outlines a possible path forward.
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This California law changes things for plastics in the state
GreenBiz
AUGUST 26, 2022
It will impose new sustainability requirements on all businesses manufacturing single-use packaging or plastic single-use service ware.
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Florida to repeal clean energy goals, citing new law deleting climate change mentions
TechXplore
MAY 25, 2024
The Florida Office of Energy is planning to repeal goals for utilities statewide to transition to cleaner energy, including that 100% of the state's energy come from renewable sources by 2050.
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Powering Up Californians Act Is Signed into Law
NRDC onEarth
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Governor Newsom approves new law that will prepare the electrical grid and reduce the time needed to energize EV charging stations and electrify buildings.
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Gov. Newsom's budget cuts threaten to delay California's new environmental disclosure laws
GreenBiz
JANUARY 12, 2024
Businesses were required to start reporting emissions and risks in 2026 but a budget proposal would push that back.
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France will jail corporate directors who fail to adhere to new CSRD requirements
GreenBiz
JANUARY 24, 2024
No get-out-of-jail-free-card will save companies that don't comply with this new French law.
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Can we protect nature by giving it legal rights?
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Around the world, communities are using "Rights of Nature" laws to defend waterways, species and more from human threats.
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Are lawyers and accountants doing enough on climate change?
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Exhibit A: law firms. According to a new report from Law Students for Climate Accountability, most of the top 100 law firms in the United States "provide far more support to clients driving the climate crisis than clients addressing it." Will job-seeking law students truly shun firms seen as bad actors?
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California law seeks to improve conditions for pigs
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 18, 2021
While eating meat is the norm in the U.S., many people wish farm animals a happier life pre-burger. Which is why Californians overwhelmingly passed animal welfare initiative Proposition 12 in 2018.
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Biden signs bill into law allowing Arizona utility SRP to progress 2GW pumped hydro project
Energy Storage News
JANUARY 2, 2025
US outgoing President Joe Biden has signed a bi-partisan bill into law allowing Arizona utility Salt River Project (SRP) to move forward with a pumped hydro energy storage project.
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Gov. Newsom ratifies emissions law that impacts 5,300 California companies
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 11, 2023
The legislation will require corporations operating in the state to disclose Scope 3 emissions by 2027.
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Italy Passes Law to Bring Back Nuclear Energy
POWER Magazine
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Government officials in Italy have implemented a new law that allows for nuclear energy to return in the country, four decades after voters banned the technology in a 1987 referendum. […] The post Italy Passes Law to Bring Back Nuclear Energy appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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What you need to know about the new infrastructure law's climate provisions
GreenBiz
JANUARY 19, 2022
These five areas of grid and clean energy investments are receiving $1.2 Trillion in funding for everything from battery R&D to transmission lines to residential energy costs.
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Newsom's budget cuts threaten to delay California's new environmental disclosure laws
GreenBiz
JANUARY 16, 2024
Businesses were required to start reporting emissions and risks in 2026, but a budget proposal would push that back.
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Comment: PM’s ridicule of fish protection at Hinkley is no laughing matter
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 24, 2025
That cannot be allowed to happen in an estuary which also has the highest levels of environmental protection in law because of its importance for wildlife and its sensitivity to human activity, not to mention fish stocks that have declined dramatically in recent decades.
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Mexican President proposes revamped geothermal law as part of energy reforms
ThinkGeoEnergy
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Seeking to strengthen the country’s energy and electricity sector, the proposal seeks to introduce new laws and amend laws including those on geothermal, biofuels, the hydrocarbon sector, and the National Energy Commission.
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Groundbreaking California Law Will Create Innovative Pathways for Social Housing
NRDC onEarth
OCTOBER 26, 2023
million stable, affordable homes for California’s most vulnerable residents just became law. The visionary social housing study bill that identifies pathways to 1.4
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Technology denial: Columbia Law School debunks 33 biggest myths about solar, wind and EVs
Renew Economy
APRIL 15, 2024
Columbia Law School researchers identify 33 of the most pervasive myths about solar, wind and electric vehicles and rebut them using transparent, fact-based responses. The post Technology denial: Columbia Law School debunks 33 biggest myths about solar, wind and EVs appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Scientists Condemn Last Minute Push to Overturn EU Nature Law
DeSmogBlog
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
At the eleventh hour, right-wing politicians have launched a bid to block the passing of the EU’s flagship nature protection law, which scientists have described as a “cornerstone of food security and human health”. Scientists have condemned the call, as well as six other amendments that could see the law delayed or weakened.
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The FAQs of EPR
GreenBiz
AUGUST 9, 2021
Maine just passed the first extended producer responsibility law in the United States, and after years of debate more states appear prepared to follow. Here's what that means for corporations and other stakeholders.
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Puerto Rico's once-in-a-lifetime chance to build a clean energy grid
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
Puerto Rico adopted laws that called for generating 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2050. But FEMA's fossil fuel plans might stymie that progress.
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South Australia to enshrine 100 pct net renewable target in law as BHP looks to double smelting capacity
Renew Economy
AUGUST 29, 2024
South Australia to lock its 2027 target of 100 per cent net renewables into law as BHP looks to double its copper smelting and refining operations in the state. The post South Australia to enshrine 100 pct net renewable target in law as BHP looks to double smelting capacity appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Legal Battle Over California’s Climate Disclosure Laws Continues as Plaintiffs File a Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Latham's Clean Energy Law Report
MARCH 7, 2025
Read this Latham Client Alert for more detail on these laws. Read this Latham blog post for more detail on the implementation of these laws by CARB, which issued an Enforcement Notice for SB 253 stating that CARB will not penalize in-scope entities for incomplete compliance when first disclosures under the law are due in 2026.
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Is the IRA trying to do too much?
GreenBiz
MAY 11, 2023
The nation’s historic climate law is packed full of goodies. Are some of those goals cutting itself short?
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Experts in Germany express support for Geothermal Acceleration Act
ThinkGeoEnergy
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Experts from utility companies and civic organizations expressed their support for the draft law to accelerate the approval procedures for geothermal plants, heat pumps, and heat storage facilities , and to amend other legal framework conditions for the climate-neutral expansion of heat supply.
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U.S. job growth surges with the IRA
GreenBiz
AUGUST 9, 2023
The United States’ clean energy market was growing before the Inflation Reduction Act became the law of the land. Now, clean energy job creation is booming.
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New law bans 200,000 high emission vehicles in California
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 6, 2023
Estimated 200,000 vehicles including 70,000 big rigs have been banned from California roads starting this week. This follows the final adoption of 2010 a rule banning vehicles that do not comply with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations.
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How can businesses team up on climate action without breaking UK law?
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 16, 2023
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has published detailed guidance on how businesses can cooperate on environmental goals.
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Why fear of billion-dollar lawsuits stops countries phasing out fossil fuels
The Guardian: Energy
MARCH 6, 2025
Companies can sue governments for closing oilfields and mines and the risk of huge damages is already stopping countries from passing green laws, ministers say Revealed: how Wall Street is making millions betting against green laws In the mountains of Transylvania, a Canadian company makes plans for a vast gold and silver mine.
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Washington voters uphold the state’s pioneering climate law
Canary Media
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
On Tuesday, voters in Washington state decisively upheld a landmark climate law that created a cap-and-invest program that has raised billions of dollars for clean energy and electrification projects across the state. The 2021 Climate Commitment Act, which launched a carbon market in the state, was designed to help…
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Arizona proposes law that would shift wildfire liability from utilities to insurers
TechCrunch: Climate
MARCH 14, 2025
Arizona lawmakers are debating a bill that would protect utilities from wildfire-related lawsuits, a move that would likely send shockwaves through the insurance industry. The bill would make it harder to prove that utilities are to blame for wildfires started by faulty or poorly maintained equipment while also limiting damages.
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Washington state’s landmark climate law faces Election Day test
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Three years ago, Washington state legislators passed a landmark climate law that positioned the Evergreen State among the nation’s frontrunners in climate action. Now that status is at risk, thanks to an upcoming ballot initiative this November. The 2021 Climate Commitment Act introduced a statewide cap-and-invest…
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Looking back at the Inflation Reduction Act
GreenBiz
AUGUST 2, 2023
Before the Inflation Reduction Act became the law of the land, there was a lot of uncertainty as to how it would affect the renewable energy sector.
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The responsible solar supply chain How companies can align with the new SEIA 101 standard and stay compliant with forced-labor laws.
Solar Power World
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
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A Big Potential Win for Childhood and Environmental Health
Andrew Winston
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Cleaner air and water creates societal benefits that far outweigh the costs (I’d argue that the Clean Air Act is the most profitable law in human history). We can’t let the upfront costs obscure the massive benefits of laws like this.
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The good, the bad and the tasty of the IRA
GreenBiz
AUGUST 18, 2022
The IRA is law and providing the food sector a whole new world of possibilities.
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