Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2022

The London Assembly Environment Committee launched ‘Clean Air for all Londoners’ – a report on air pollution in the capital – on 23 March. A regular report should be produced on the changes in pollution on London’s main roads. And we have the stark evidence that air pollution is particularly damaging to children’s health.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

According to the authors, plastic pollution is a global threat, and actions to drastically reduce emissions of plastic to the environment are “the rational policy response” Plastic is found everywhere on the planet: from deserts and mountaintops to deep oceans and Arctic snow.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Investors call on major US polluters to clean up lobbying activities. The private sector cannot address the full range of impacts from climate change without strong public policy designed to help stabilize the climate. Cecilia Keating. Thu, 10/29/2020 - 00:10. Carbon intensive companies in the U.S.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Pollution, poverty and race collide in many other disadvantaged communities across California — and the country — and some argue that the state’s climate policies haven’t helped. The overall "cap" lowers every year, forcing polluters to reduce their emissions or purchase allowances from others who do.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Ahead of UN talks on international action to reduce plastic waste, the OECD’s first Global Plastics Outlook appears to show that as rising populations and incomes drive a relentless increase in the amount of plastic being used and thrown away, policies to curb its leakage into the environment are falling short.

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NRDC onEarth

APRIL 4, 2024

These nation-leading improvements will be a large step forward in climate solutions.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The United Nations is being urged to make a bold pledge and set a target of zero for new plastic pollution by 2040 in its upcoming Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution. Plastic production and subsequent pollution are key drivers of climate change, the focus of discussion at COP27 in Egypt this week.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2024

Lawmakers returning to work today (Monday) were greeted with smoke flares and a demand to “Stop Polluting Politics” from a banner hung off London’s Westminster Bridge. But since making that commitment in 2019, the party has been criticised for dramatically weakening key climate policies. million in 2022. million in 2022.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 6, 2024

Researchers and artists have joined forces to ‘paint with light’ – making invisible air pollution visible and demonstrating the health risks posed to people living and working in Ethiopia, India, and the UK. Professor Pope commented: “Air pollution is the leading global environmental risk factor.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

Last week, a group of activists, scientists, academics and others issued a report calling for policies and other initiatives to generate prosperity while addressing inequity and the climate crisis. How a Blue New Deal charts a course for a sustainable sea change. Joel Makower. Mon, 07/20/2020 - 02:11. They called it the Blue New Deal.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 5, 2025

percent of the worlds carbon dioxide pollution alone in 2023, the report found. The years top carbon polluters were a mix of investor-owned and state-owned or national companies but they have one thing in common. And their lobbying efforts took aim at regulating climate-altering pollution or sought to impede the energy transition.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 5, 2025

Polyester microfibres pollute the deepest ocean water and our bodies too. Misguided Policy Recommendations: Reports rely on business jargon and inconsistent definitions of value chain, leading to superficial policy prescriptions that fail to address systemic issues. We can see water overexploitation from space.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

The decade-long goal could result in millions of electric vehicles purchased for ride-hailing operations, encourage greater electric vehicle charging deployments and motivate stronger city, state and federal policies that could make EVs more economical. Aggressive policies around the world are helping spur this electric transition.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 29, 2024

Intense lobbying from the meat and dairy industry since 2020 has helped weaken and stall crucial climate policies in the European Union, according to a new report from InfluenceMap.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Cranfield University will install the Zephyr® air quality monitors across various greenspaces in Bedford, Milton Keynes and Luton which have nearby sources of pollution from roads.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2024

Launched in November 2022, and funded by a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the project examined the link between air pollution, behaviour and the cost of air pollution-related healthcare in the Sandwell area. Kate Barnard said: “With every breath we take, both our health and the economy suffer from the burdens of air pollution.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The world’s largest advertising and public relations firms continue to get the majority of their work from major polluters, a new report has found. Of 38 automotive industry clients, none support policies that align with Paris goals. Holder’s analysis found that just 8 percent of U.S.-based

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 9, 2021

New research published on 6 July raises the issue that the UK Government has published only 19 policies in five strategies that tackle the issue of fast fashion to date, despite the fast fashion industry being the second largest user and polluter of water globally and one of the largest contributors to modern slavery.

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GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2020

Its goal is to integrate the financial sector’s attempts at going green, including green business investments, exclusionary policies for certain fossil fuels and the industry’s ESG policies, into one complete strategy. . A new buzzword, climate-aligned finance, is RMI’s answer to the uneven responsibility put on the financial sector.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Labour, which has been in power for less than three months, has already unveiled an ambitious raft of policies to tackle climate change, including plans to decarbonise electricity by 2030, facilitated by a state-owned company GB Energy. It pollutes our politics and dilutes their agenda… Climate wrecking sponsors have got to go.”

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 4, 2024

million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations. Yet Reform’s official register of donations reveals the party is bankrolled by rich businessmen who reject climate science or make money from polluting industries.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2020

times more hazardous pollution than white people — regardless of income. Breathe 56 percent more pollution than they create. Are exposed to 50 percent higher rates of particulate pollution than the general population. Are more likely to live near highways, airports, refineries and other sources of hazardous air pollutants.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

First, those producers and their trade groups for decades have driven misleading, consumer-centric campaigns that redirect societal blame and attention away from the pollution they create. The policy facilitates the best opportunities to allow occupants to act in an environmentally conscious manner. Pull Quote.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

The group’s intervention comes as new data shows that, although Nitrogen Dioxide concentrations decreased marginally between 2021 and 2022, air pollution remains at illegal and unsafe levels in areas across the country. Post-pandemic progress on air pollution reduction nationally is now plateauing. ”

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Energy Innovation

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Manufacturing is an often-overlooked source of climate pollution, and smart policies can help clean it up while helping businesses stay competitive in the global marketplace. The post Five Smart Policies Can Turbocharge U.S. Manufacturing appeared first on Energy Innovation.

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Canary Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

These two ambitious pieces of legislation — aiming to help companies cut their pollution,… After decades of stagnation, the U.S. is beginning to see new growth in domestic manufacturing, driven by investments in breakthrough industrial technologies in the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 27, 2024

These assessments contribute to our understanding of how firefly and glow-worm species are doing in Europe and can now allow us to focus conservation efforts to reverse negative trends” Threats Light pollution, climate change, and habitat degradation, are the main threats leading to firefly and glow-worm declines.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 30, 2022

On a micro level, the platform can identify daily ‘incidents’ which occur on one street but not another, and extreme pollution differences in time, shown in rush hour NO2. AirScape presents itself as a potentially ideal solution to meet both challenges by making detailed and impactful air pollution data available to all.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

A new briefing paper from Imperial College London attempts a deep dive on the pollution produced by the particles sloughed off from vehicle tyres. Even if all our vehicles eventually become powered by electricity instead of fossil fuels, we will still have harmful pollution from vehicles because of tyre wear. “We

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TechXplore

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A congressionally mandated study led by Princeton's Emily Carter has released a comprehensive roadmap for research and policies to enable large-scale recycling of carbon pollution into high-demand, useful products like fuels and construction materials.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 21, 2020

But this year also offered a collective leveling-up of our data-backed knowledge and understanding about the flows and intervention points that could stem the tide on plastic pollution. . I’ll be keeping my eye on the policy landscape and the balance between upstream action and accountability alongside downstream solutions. .

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2024

Free from the sponsorship links with polluting industries that tarnish many established sports, and with an overwhelmingly young and growing player and fanbase, esports could have created a blueprint for sport in the 21st century and the critical climate issues it faces. It is a booming industry.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 17, 2024

The document repeats the party’s policy to “scrap net zero”, the UK’s legally-binding target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019 – amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations during that period. It’s plant food”.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

LIVERPOOL – The CEO of Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, told a Labour Conference event today that responsibility for energy and climate policy should be stripped from elected politicians. Labour’s policy is to increase the windfall tax on the profits of energy companies from 75 percent to 78 percent until 2030.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 22, 2021

The report was published on 17 June to coincide with Clean Air Day, an initiative aiming to bring together communities, businesses, schools and the health sector to improve public understanding of air pollution and build awareness of how air pollution affects our health. This is why we welcome this timely publication.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

This is concerning for London’s poor air quality given recent EDF Europe analysis that uncovered nitrogen oxides (NOx) pollution from diesel cars was already higher at study sites outside the centre. In addition to public health impacts, a car-led recovery also has significant risks to road safety, economic recovery and climate change.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

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. More than a decade ago, national policies laid the groundwork for reducing air emissions in China. Air emission reform in China.

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