DeSmogBlog

MAY 22, 2024

The United States-based oil major’s willingness to publicly throw down the gauntlet to policy-makers underscores the stakes for the fossil fuel industry as the EU fleshes out its plans to slash carbon emissions, ahead of June’s European parliament elections.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 7, 2024

Representatives from West Group, a law and policy firm, proposed the first of these “energy choice” ballot measures in August. Ground-level ozone — the key component in smog — results when certain pollutants react with sunlight. Ozone pollution is linked to shortness of breath, asthma attacks, and heart damage.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

“It is critical to know when, where and how much methane is emitted from each of its sources in order to prioritize emission reductions,” said Denise Mauzerall , a co-author and core faculty member of the Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment at Princeton University. “We

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 30, 2022

Friday, 17 June, the hottest day of the year so far, saw unhealthy levels of Ozone across the Borough. Findings include: · Tuesday, 1 March, the day of tube strikes in London, led to high increases in rush hour NO2, as more people relied on road transport.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Health costs incurred as a result of air pollution are collectively higher in London than any other city in Europe, according to study that quantifies how much money European city dwellers spend due to particulate matter, NO2, and ozone. per cent and 0.54 per cent respectively.

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Sustainability Consulting

JUNE 30, 2021

When people are asked to explain climate change, many think it has something to do with the hole in the ozone layer. Marshall says, “More than four in 10 Americans think the ozone hole actually causes global warming. And so many of them remember and understand so much about ozone depletion. Why is that?

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

For decades, scientists have closely observed the ozone layer , which protects Earth from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Ozone is created in our atmosphere when the sun’s high-energy UV rays rupture the stable covalent bonds of atmospheric oxygen (O2) molecules, transforming them into free radicals.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2024

This study also included a series of workshops with the local citizens understanding different perspectives, how data could be best communicated as well as discussing possible interventions and policy changes to improve air quality for everyone.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 8, 2024

Weld County, a 4,000-square-mile area northeast of Denver, this year received failing air quality grades for ozone and particulate matter — pollutants linked to fossil fuel extraction — from the American Lung Association. The Colorado Springs area received failing grades for ozone in 2024.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2020

Now that the UK is no longer part of the European Union (EU), concern has been increasing that the UK may fall further behind if a strategic policy is not decided. With the UK’s future environmental policy still clouded in uncertainty, the clarity that methodologies like IRMS provide cannot be undervalued.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2021

Once launched, the data generated from the network can be used in a myriad of ways, says AirLabs, enabling the public to map less polluted routes from A-to-B, feeding into local traffic management policy and providing NHS Trusts and schools with information to help raise awareness of air pollution and protect vulnerable communities.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Japan to launch review of coal export policy. Japan looks set to beef up a key plank of its climate policy in the face of mounting calls from allies for the country to strengthen its decarbonisation plans ahead of the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow this year. Plus all the top green business news from around the world.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Some use technologies like ozone oxidation, and membrane filtration. By combining existing technologies, fostering innovation, and implementing strategic policies, we can move towards a future with cleaner and safer water for all. We all have a role to play, from policymakers and researchers to businesses and individuals.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Furthermore, diseases are spreading quickly due to climate change and expanding global trade. For instance, seeds are grown and traded around the world, and there are many examples where diseases in agriculture that originated in other countries have spread across the world in a matter of weeks or months via the seed market.

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Grist

AUGUST 11, 2022

In the presence of the sun’s rays, nitrogen molecules set of a chain of reactions that produce ozone and destroy free-floating atmospheric methane. Clouds form and then fade, and molecules like ozone get destroyed by chemical processes within months. (In It’s tough to pin down the meaning of all this chemistry.

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Business Green

JULY 26, 2021

The fund, which is available to six million customers, instead aims to invest in companies that deliver products and services that make a positive impact on the environment, and in firms making a difference through progressive policies, it said.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The state has set targets of 1,500 MW of storage by 2025 and 3,000 MW by 2030, and it has created a set of policies including incentives for storage developers and procurement requirements for its biggest utilities. In New York City, the biggest battery is the 4.8 A battery business case geared toward a renewables-rich future.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Records show that they began to plot ways to deceive the public and undermine policies, and in 1989 they created a coalition of American companies to fight policies and deny that climate change was real. And the company was monitoring all scientific research and policy activities, through a single collection point.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2021

Step 6: Implement the plan, establish and communicate new policies and practices. They should consider processes, materials, people, policies and projects related to energy, waste, buildings, products, packaging, supply chain, transportation, food, water, community and employee well being. Do we communicate policies company-wide?

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Grist

MAY 18, 2022

Other problematic sources of air pollution include methane, which produces hazardous ground-level ozone that is linked to health conditions such as lung damage, chest pain , and exacerbated respiratory diseases. According to a 2021 estimate from researchers from the University of Chicago , a failure to meet international guidelines for PM 2.5

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EDF + Business

JUNE 24, 2021

Methane is indirectly affecting agricultural productivity through climate change and ozone pollution , which is known to harm ecosystems and plants. Fortunately, fast and ambitious methane mitigation can help avoid crop losses caused by ozone pollution.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 17, 2023

Many pesticides release volatile organic compounds (VOCs), a precursor to ground-level ozone that acts as a powerful greenhouse gas. Its key recommendations include increasing technical assistance and direct incentives for farmers to adopt agroecological practices, and setting pesticide use reduction targets within climate policy.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

“It is for government to determine the right trade-offs for society and put in place smart policy to enable fundamental change in the way society consumes energy,” a Shell spokesperson said. “Whatever policies are chosen there will be ‘winners’ and ‘losers,'” he wrote.

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Green Market Oracle

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Much of the sustainability literature focuses on the Global North and on issues salient to policy makers in developed countries, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and ozone depletion. The conference will appeal to scholars, social activists, business people, and policy makers.

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Sunrun

AUGUST 23, 2019

However, not all states have NEM policies, and these policies vary by state. But ground-level ozone and other pollutants from cars, power plants, industrial boilers, refineries and chemical plants can kill. A reputable solar company can explain the NEM in your location. Solar energy means healthier air.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 1, 2022

Also, mining is a significant air pollutant, releasing Ozone and ~4.5Gt of CO 2e each year. Your procurement department can put in green purchasing policies. Read this article by Green Business Bureau, What Is A Green Procurement Policy , for a guide to creating a sustainable supply chain.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2021

Several other VOCs including ethane, propane, butane, pentane, and hexane react with NOx to form ground level ozone which has harmful effects on human health and on plants. Especially methane is a potent greenhouse gas, contributing to climate change. An overlooked problem. For many years did VOC emissions receive little focus.

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Clean Energy Canada

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In a rush not to be outdone by the pushback of Prairie premiers Scott Moe’s and Danielle Smith on federal climate policies, federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has fashioned his campaign on the false premise that climate action makes life less affordable for Canadians.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Making changes to heal the hole in the ozone layer … The post Hydroflourocarbons: Super Greenhouse Gas in Your Kitchen & Bathroom appeared first on Earth911.com. Read more: Hydroflourocarbons: Super Greenhouse Gas in Your Kitchen & Bathroom.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

A 2019 report shows seven of the top ten most ozone-choked cities in America are in California. Excerpt from: California’s Advanced Clean Truck Rule is not strong enough to ensure a cleaner future.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

In turn, the rankings provide insight on air quality safety that can helpfully instruct a city’s policy makers, infrastructure management and governmental direction. In fact, two of the most common pollutants are ozone and particles, like soot from wildfires. Related: Almost all U.S.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

In turn, the rankings provide insight on air quality safety that can helpfully instruct a city’s policy makers, infrastructure management and governmental direction. In fact, two of the most common pollutants are ozone and particles, like soot from wildfires. Related: Almost all U.S.

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Grist

JUNE 12, 2024

It’s very, very, very bad,” she says in ABC’s prime-time Earth Day special , letting out heavy sighs and listing jumbled statistics about deforestation and the hole in the ozone layer. “It’s crazy what we’re doing. The bartender, Kevin Costner, says he used to be scared, too — until he started doing something about it. I recycle these.”

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2024

They should consider processes, materials, people, policies and projects related to energy, waste, buildings, products, packaging, supply chain, transportation, food, water, community and employee well being. Do we communicate policies company-wide? The initiatives should be prioritized based on impact, effort, cost and feasibility.

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Unsustainable

APRIL 30, 2019

Now, the planetary boundaries framework has generated enormous interest in science, policy, and practice. The nine planetary Boundaries are: Stratospheric ozone: filters ultraviolet rays (UVR) coming from the sun, which would otherwise place the system is at risk.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 22, 2020

On the other hand, the analysts estimate that £1.6bn in damages and 17,000 lives could be saved annually in Bristol, London, Manchester, and Birmingham if the cities worked to meet guidelines on all major air pollutants, which also include particulate matter and ozone.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2020

The world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, lost $90bn in the last 10 years by keeping investments in fossil fuels, while the Church of England has been the best performing investor in the UK with its leading divestment policy. This must not happen, and the Green Recovery Act ensures it won't. It's just a question of when.

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