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Analysis: What challenges face Chile’s new ‘environmentalist’ government?

A Greener Life

Chile’s president-elect Gabriel Boric speaks in Santiago, the day after his election victory in December 2021. President-elect Gabriel Boric’s new government must address issues of decarbonisation, water crisis and lithium nationalisation, all while rewriting the country’s constitution. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / Alamy.

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What Happens to Wind Turbine Blades at the End of Their Life Cycle?

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 2021 in the US, 8,000 blades —which each average about 200 feet—were retired. All wind energy stakeholders, including states, the federal government, companies, suppliers, and consumers, can fuel the responsible, sustainable development of a circular wind energy industry.

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Frontiers eBook releases: November 2021

Frontiers

Canine Hip and Elbow Dysplasia Improvement Programs Around the World: Success or Failure?

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STATEMENT: Big Oil’s testimony on emissions reduction misses the big picture 

Enviromental Defense

Statement by Emilia Belliveau, Energy Transition Program Manager Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – At today’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI), Members of Parliament grilled the fossil fuel industry about their climate pollution.

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German Agencies Publish Joint Perspective on Risk Governance of Advanced Materials

Nanotech

In December 2021, the German Environment Agency (UBA) published a document entitled Risk Governance of Advanced Materials: Considerations from the joint perspective of the German Higher Federal Authorities BAuA, BfR and UBA. A material that could pose a concern regarding additional sustainability aspects.

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House of Commons must make passing Bill S-5 a priority

Enviromental Defense

The legislation establishes a new duty for the government to uphold the principles of environmental justice, intergenerational equity, and non-regression. It also requires the federal government to consider the cumulative impacts of toxics, and their effects on vulnerable populations.

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‘La Acción de Cumplimiento’ as a Legal Mechanism to Implement Colombian Climate Change Laws

Law Columbia

Law 2169 of 2021 on carbon neutrality and climate resilience. For example, the law ordered the Colombian government to issue specific rules on the specific definition of short-, medium- and long-term as it relates to the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) (art. Law 1931 of 2018 on climate change action.