GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

"There’s a lot of beautiful things that happen out of [Richmond]," says Khamphanthong, a community organizer with the Asian Pacific Environmental Network whose family emigrated from Laos in the 1980s. Both had to wrestle with outside factors that affected emissions, such as the Great Recession and California’s other climate policies.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2024

According to organizers, the World Biogas Association (WBA): “The event represented a historic milestone for the Brazilian biogas industry and marked the start of the development of a National Biogas Roadmap with the support of WBA.”

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Industry trade associations in the United States that work on climate and energy issues spent more than $3 billion over 10 years on political activities, according to a new study that sheds light on trade associations’ role in influencing policies and obstructing climate action. billion on climate-related political activities.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

How financial policy could charge up clean energy (29:00) . Without Congressional control, President-elect Joe Biden will find it tough to pass ambitious climate action, but he can do much by aligning financial policies to address risks associated with climate-fueling activities. Carbon Policy. Policy & Politics.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Organize. Don't mourn.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 4, 2021

6 Capitol riot, an entrepreneur and a scholar challenged audiences to picture how an enterprise and a policy regime could supply solar and other fossil-free energy to more people with more broadly dispersed downsides. In a discussion that tacked to the personal and political, Baker and Klee reviewed principles for renewable energy economics.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

The findings in Top risks forecast: Bottom lines for business in 2024 and beyond attempt to shine a light on the multifaceted, complex challenges facing companies looking to grow internationally at a time of increasing divergence on regulation, conflict, technological advancement and political uncertainty. percent impact on global GDP.

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GreenBiz

JULY 13, 2020

As key members of the financial team, risk managers need to grasp the implications of sustainability across the organization, from strategic risks posed by new regulations to operational risks posed by extreme weather and financial risks with regards to taxes and insurance. Operational risk factors. Financial risk factors.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 24, 2021

The disclosure would be broad as well as dictate specific reporting expectations on climate risks, political spending, CEO pay and taxation rates. The two united organizations are working with their expanded networks and global scale to influence policy and regulation with the ultimate goal being consistency and standardization.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 26, 2020

So how can organized labor and the environmental movement work together to promote a just and sustainable society? Political Climate is produced in partnership with the USC Schwarzenegger Institute. “Path to Zero” is created in partnership with the public policy think tank Third Way.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2020

While many companies have stepped up in some fashion to address the urgency of the moment, few have done so in ways that could help advance the kinds of long-term structural changes needed to ensure that the organization's lofty statement has enduring impact. First, a refresher. Worse than nothing?

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Clean Creatives is backed by the same organizations and individuals that helped trigger the fastest divestment movement in history, convincing thousands of investors to ditch fossil-fuel assets and arguably doing more damage to fossil-fuel companies' license to operate than any other campaign.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 25, 2020

Sports have always been political to some degree. But these days, athletes, teams and entire sporting organizations are choosing to get off the sidelines and take a more active role in public policy. Protect Our Winters : Policy Agenda. Political Climate is produced in partnership with the USC Schwarzenegger Institute.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 12, 2024

This is naturally a welcome development for geothermal development, especially as policy support seeks for the establishment of research institutes, more streamlined permitting procedures, and funding bodies for geothermal projects. The signing of HB 91 comes a year after a similar bill was pocket vetoed by the Governor.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Propelled by a crescendo of events, including heightened demand from investors, determined pressure from BlackRock’s prolific and influential CEO Larry Fink and political headwinds from a new ESG-friendly U.S. government , voluntary disclosure is headed for some purposeful shifts.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 7, 2021

Indeed, there are big payoffs for both civil society and governments that implement open data policies. And it couldn’t be more critical: countries must demonstrate increased climate ambition while building trust — both domestically and internationally — through the transparent and accountable implementation of policies.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Si2 is a nonprofit organization that provides impartial research and analysis about corporate responsibility issues for institutional investors and maintains a rich database of information on shareholder resolutions, including support levels and the most detailed and precise issue taxonomy available in the marketplace. Policy & Politics.

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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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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 24, 2025

Organized by the German Geothermal Association (Bundesverband Geothermie / BVG), the DGK is the central industry meeting for everyone involved in geothermal energy from a scientific, economic, or political perspective. Abstracts can be submitted until 30 June 2025. Click here to submit your abstract.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 2, 2021

Actions by these states to change the direction of energy policy are a powerful confirmation that clean energy is a viable, cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels. South Carolina now stands among the more proactive Southern states in clean energy policy. The Evolution of South Carolina Energy Policy.

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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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EDF + Business

JANUARY 16, 2020

Yet an EDF analysis found a troubling blind spot in how rankings agencies and organizations pick winners: the vast majority don’t factor in climate policy advocacy, which is an essential element of sustainability leadership. To learn more, visit The AAA Framework for Climate Policy Leadership.”. Download the report.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 30, 2025

An industry organization known as the Conference Board of Canada has produced reports claiming climate policy will cause dire economic impacts. Not Grassroots at All Cenovus reported donating to dozens of organizations. But some are explicitly political, regularly arguing in public against transformative climate action.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Speakers from each organization will provide a collective crash course on the latest research around clean energy and affordability, including how best to communicate it and how we can help bring everyone along. Louise has more than 30 years’ experience in climate change policy, communications, and solutions-related advocacy and programming.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combine with nitrogen oxide to create ozone, a key precursor to smog. Over the past several decades, public health and environmental concerns have made controlling smog a top national policy goal in China and enforcement an increasingly critical issue for companies to navigate. Policy & Politics.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 12, 2023

Freund said that it was important for policymakers to interact with lobbyists in “any healthy democracy”, but that “wherever there could be an influence of money on politics, the bare minimum is to make it transparent and give voters the possibility to hold decision makers accountable.”

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 17, 2025

The shift to EVs will save Canadian households money, said Thomas Green, senior climate policy adviser with the David Suzuki Foundation. MLI and MEI are influential organizations, particularly within the ecosystem of oil industry advocates and radical anti-regulation activists.

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Andrew Winston

DECEMBER 10, 2021

They would want to support policies that accelerate the shift to clean technologies, right? Whether willful or just negligent, staying silent on policy (or outright lobbying against climate action) encourages governments to proceed slowly — and that’s time we don’t have. Measuring the Gap in Public and Private Talk.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 24, 2021

As corporate leaders realize that they have the potential to help their organizations adapt, thrive and gain competitive advantage through adaptation, the TCFD recommendations could spur an economic and social transformation. TCFD could unveil risks and opportunities with tangible impact on the bottom line. Missing pieces. Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Amid myriad social, health and political crises, business sustainability is alive and well and living the Paris Agreement. She comes to the organization as former National Parks Conservation Association northeast regional director. Who's news. Environmental Protection Agency as a branch chief.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The PM has already begun spending his Christmas political capital at a rate of knots, clearly hoping he can get the controversy out of the way early (a tactic that Mr Cameron would say can have mixed results). The political storm took out many of the Ministers previously associated with the sector.

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Clean Energy Canada

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In this webinar, Clean Energy Canada VP of policy and strategy Rachel Doran, communications director Trevor Melanson, director of public affairs Joanna Kyriazis, and policy advisor Jana Elbrecht will present the reports’ main findings and unpack its implications. The door to cleaner homes and lower bills must be open to all Canadians.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2020

BEIS released a suite of documents regarding 'clean heating' policy last Tuesday including most importantly details of what will follow on from the RHI. This policy consultation comes in advance of a long awaited energy White Paper and in advance of a heat and buildings framework expected to be released later this year.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 5, 2020

In a recent paper, the Austin-based energy research organization Pecan Street found that if every single-family home in Texas was converted from natural gas to electric heating, households would save up to $452 annually on their utility bills but the state’s power grid would shift to a winter peak. So what will disrupt the status quo?

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Registration is currently open for a webinar in Hydrogen and Geothermal being hosted by the African Union Commission and organized by the Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2023

A senior fellow with the Ottawa-based Macdonald Laurier Institute wrote an op-ed in the Edmonton Journal newspaper calling the policy “a slap in the face of Indigenous peoples,” while another expert associated with the institute deemed it “an arbitrary target” in a story for the Canadian Press. billion just for the year 2030.

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