Terra Infirma

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

None of these have delivered, usually banjaxed by the laws of physics, while electricity has powered (sorry) forwards with fast falling prices for solar and EV batteries. The two aces that Big Oil holds are loads of cash and political oomph (some would argue its the same thing).

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Andrew Winston

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

They have developed an excellent framework on how companies should think about their political influence. Most companies rely on a dated model of engagement on policy with governments and civil society, compartmentalizing their political influence activities into an organizational silo, just as they used to do with their supply chains. (By

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

As a result, we can expect to see personal, political and business incentives tilt in favor of more action to combat climate change. Climate-centered legal disputes will proliferate as climate-impacted regions, entities and communities increasingly turn to the law to sue carbon-emitting ones.

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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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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, said last year she planned to introduce legislation in 2023 to reform the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act after major reviews found the law was failing and Australian nature was in poor and deteriorating health.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 12, 2020

Cities and counties often are required by state law to buy electricity from a regulated investor-owned utility (IOU) and lack the ability to choose their electricity supplier or generation source. This allows local governments to leverage limited local resources, reduce political risks and develop a strong collective voice.

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Financial Times: Energy

MAY 26, 2024

Figures obtained via freedom of information laws come as effluent pollution climbs political agenda

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2020

And that anything businesspeople might do otherwise would be part of "the socialist view that political mechanisms, not market mechanisms, are the appropriate way to determine the allocation of scarce resources to alternative uses.". To the extent that the statement gave political cover to CEOs that had been reticent to jump in, great.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In fact, when California passed its landmark 2006 climate law — which directed the state to cut greenhouse gas emissions down to 1990 levels by 2020 — supporters claimed that it would save thousands of lives through improved air quality alone. California has done exactly that. Others say that it has received too much attention.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 21, 2021

The COVID-19 lockdown in March created a dramatic shift in board member interest in ESG — from polite inquiry to a more urgent need to know. Pull Quote.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 5, 2019

As we discuss with UCLA environmental law professor Ann Carlson in this episode of Political Climate , the litigation could cost fossil fuel companies billions of dollars and fundamentally change the way the world approaches energy production. Heated : Exxon climate ads aren’t "political," according to Twitter.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 12, 2023

On June 29, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a law to prohibit the state’s investor-owned utilities from charging customers for lobbying expenses and other efforts to sway political outcomes. Federal and state regulations already prohibit utilities from collecting money from customers to fund political operations.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The COGCC told Capital & Main that it can’t comment on pending legal matters, but acknowledged that Colorado passed a law in 2019 that transformed the commission’s mission from “fostering oil and gas development” to “regulating in a manner that is protective of public health, safety, welfare, wildlife and the environment.”.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 24, 2023

The attorney general of Texas earlier this month accused Citigroup of running afoul of a state law that “bars most government contracts with. The post Market hypocrisy, political opportunism, and the common good appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Griffith explains in this episode of Political Climate. If signed into law, will this legislation put the U.S. Political Climate is hosted by Julia Pyper, Brandon Hurlbut and Shane Skelton and supported by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute. What does this shift mean for the future of utilities?

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It is vital that all political parties commit to a rapid programme of investment and expansion for important wildlife habitats and protected sites.” We need political leaders who will shoot for the moon in tackling the existential challenges we face, not bury their heads in the sand.

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Impact Alpha

AUGUST 13, 2020

The disproportionate harms to Black Americans wrought by COVID and those wrought by police brutality are symptoms of the same disease: racism hardwired into our political, economic, social and cultural systems. The post How Babcock Foundation is investing its endowment with a focus on racial justice appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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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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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The existing targets were fair and well considered, and enjoyed wide political support. Businesses and innovators are in a global race to create and deploy the technologies that will help us get there, and with a lack of clear political commitment Britain is lagging in some areas. It is now China.

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The Guardian: Energy

JUNE 20, 2024

At the time, I was the cabinet minister who signed this into law. We did so knowing that taking action to tackle the climate crisis was supported by all the major political parties. When I signed net zero into law, I always viewed our plan as a mainstream, even conservative, vision. We had no time to waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

With each country working with different financial, social and political priorities and obstacles, the University of Portsmouth team believe governments will have to stay focused in their quest to end plastic pollution. Ms March says: “Plastic value chains typically pass through multiple jurisdictions with different laws, rules and norms.

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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. Policy & Politics. In 2010, the Central Government of China integrated the "Guideline on Strengthening Joint Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution to Improve Air Quality" into its 12th Five Year Plan.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2022

The passage of the Bill into law will mean that all the devolved nations of the UK now have their own dedicated climate legislation in place, alongside the overarching target set through the UK-wide Climate Change Act. "The Friends of the Earth can finally welcome a climate law for Northern Ireland," the group said.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 6, 2021

Consider a recent global survey conducted by the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law, focused on climate change risks and their related costs. But political action starts with public demand (at least in theory), so it’s an encouraging sign. Economists, for example. The corporate view.

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

He’d come to wonder: are there underlying principles that would help us better understand the pattern of politics and why some countries prosper while their neighbours struggle, why war erupts or peace is brokered, why striking oil can be a boon or a curse? Continue reading.

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2021

Business regulation and tax policy could be subject to a 'future generations law' to assesses its impact on young people if a new 'Youth Manifesto' is enacted. and meaningfully engaged by decision-makers across politics and business.?If Manifesto by young people signals demand for climate action from business. But that energy must be?actively?encouraged?and

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

On October 7, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping series of climate and environmental laws into effect, cementing the Golden State’s reputation as a leader in climate action. The law covers over 5,300 companies that make over $1 billion annually. Big business in the Golden State has expressed opposition to the law.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 24, 2024

While the GWPF is a registered charity, and is in theory bound by Charity Commission rules limiting “political activity”, Net Zero Watch is a private company. Founded by the late former Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson , the GWPF has attracted criticism for its use of a subsidiary, Net Zero Watch , to front its campaigns.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2021

A Swiss law that would have taxed polluters for their emissions and used the revenue to offer public healthcare rebates and fund climate solutions was narrowly defeated in a national referendum over the weekend in what has been dubbed a cautionary tale for policymakers around the world looking to implement carbon pricing policies.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Australians have a right to consider all the issues they are being asked to vote on, with facts rather than political rhetoric. These issues can be broadly listed under three headings: the economics, the environment and the law.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The country is working on making a “hydrogen acceleration law” a reality. The law to accelerate hydrogen infrastructure development is expected to be presented this year. The Economy Ministry stated that the plan is to present the law to fast-track hydrogen this year.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

AUGUST 26, 2024

  This law broadened net metering and offered third-party financing access. That said, as of the first quarter of this year, there were only 1,122 megawatts of installed solar energy capacity in Arkansas.

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Green Market Oracle

MAY 22, 2020

While laws, rules and regulations are undeniably critical, to address the scale of the threat we face we need action independent of censure or sanction. A global mobilization to tackle climate change requires widespread public support that forces political leaderships to marshal the political will to act.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 26, 2024

As revealed by The Mirror and Good Law Project in the former’s print edition, Lilley controls a series of companies that own 12,000 hectares of farmland in the Stavropol region of Russia, in the south west of the country, used to produce cereals and oilseeds.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2022

This has resulted in cases in land and environmental courts against Swedish authorities for not complying with national or international environmental laws and conventions.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 11, 2020

” The coronavirus crisis highlights a number of political and economic divides. Climate Change News: Spain Unveils Climate Law to Cut Emissions to Net Zero by 2050. With potentially one shot left to pass another recovery package, everyone seems to be afraid to utter the word “climate.”

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Charged

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The future for bi buses already seems bright—the Inflation Reduction Act includes a billion bucks worth of grants for heavy-duty EVs including school buses, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes five billion in funding for e-buses over five years.

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