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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What does the EU’s new anti-deforestation law mean for business?
GreenBiz
JANUARY 5, 2023
A recent landmark law agreed upon by EU member states is set to ban imports of goods linked to deforestation.
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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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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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The new EU law that’s looking to stamp out greenwashing
GreenBiz
APRIL 4, 2023
Another month, another progressive policy announcement from the European Union, this time aimed at stamping out greenwashing by companies operating within its borders.
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How to get ready for the new EU sustainability due diligence law
GreenBiz
MAY 28, 2024
The European Union finally passed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. Here’s an early look at how CSDDD will affect corporate supply chains.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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'A good day for Europe': EU lawmakers pass landmark nature restoration law
GreenBiz
JULY 13, 2023
Advocates and business leaders celebrate after the European Parliament narrowly approved the historic ecosystem legislation.
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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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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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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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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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A year in, New York’s pioneering public power law makes uneven progress
Canary Media
MAY 3, 2024
One year ago, New York state passed one of the country’s most ambitious clean energy and climate justice laws. The Build Public Renewables Act authorized the New York Power Authority, a state-owned public power utility, to build and own clean energy projects for the first time. If the state falls short of its…
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Chile officially publishes new geothermal law
ThinkGeoEnergy
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
The Government of Chile has officially published Law No. 21,711, which improves Law No. The law seeks to facilitate the development of shallow geothermal energy uses by excluding them from the previous concession regime. With this publication, most of the provisions of the law have entered into force.
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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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Australia’s stronger environmental laws just got indefinitely deferred. We have a cart, but no horse
Renew Economy
APRIL 17, 2024
Without reformed environment protection laws, the Safeguard Mechanism – the government’s main plan to drive down emissions from large polluters – won't work properly. The post Australia’s stronger environmental laws just got indefinitely deferred. We have a cart, but no horse appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Canada passes clean hydrogen investment tax credit law
Hydrogen Fuel News
JUNE 26, 2024
The new law will provide developers with tax rebates as high as 40 percent on project costs Canada has just passed a major clean hydrogen investment tax credit (formerly known as the C-69 bill), which will provide H2 developers with tax rebates as big as 40 percent off their project costs when they develop within the country.
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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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WA Labor government accused of shelving climate laws after priorities list circulates
The Guardian: Energy
OCTOBER 2, 2024
The absence of the climate bill – from the list of 14 legislative priorities circulated with the Liberal party and crossbench MPs – reignited claims that WA Labor is in thrall to the gas industry and failing to address the climate crisis.
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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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Report: 75% of battery supply chain at risk of violating US and EU laws on forced labour
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Three-quarters of the lithium-ion battery supply chain could have exposure to forced labour, contravening US and EU laws and potentially leading to products being blocked from those markets, a report said.
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Revealed: how the fossil fuel industry helps spread anti-protest laws across the US
The Guardian: Energy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Lobbyists and lawmakers have coordinated to enact new laws that increase criminal penalties for peaceful protests Fossil fuel lobbyists coordinated with lawmakers behind the scenes and across state lines to push and shape laws that are escalating a crackdown on peaceful protests against oil and gas expansion, a new Guardian investigation reveals.
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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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4 things we can learn from Indigenous wisdom
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Even with the various layers of policies, laws and penalties in place to keep businesses in check, Mitchell believes the "destruction of the earth has become a pay-to-play endeavor. If you have money to violate the law, you can go ahead and do it."
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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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