Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 8, 2023

billion global carbon dioxide emissions in 2022 came from fossil fuel use. Governments, including COP28 host the United Arab Emirates, acknowledge this fact. What’s lacking is political will. Fossil fuels are the problem It’s pretty simple: the burning of fossil fuels is the main driver of climate change.

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Legal Planet

MAY 16, 2023

In the past two years, however, the things have started trending upward after years of inaction by conservative governments. As in the US, Australia’s climate policy was long a victim of a lengthy period of divided government and political upheaval. So the change in government was more than welcome. As in the U.S.,

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

Some states, like California, Louisiana, or Alaska may be feeling the impacts more acutely earlier on, but it does not feel like things have become bad enough for political will to be marshalled. But it beats a structure in which political paralysis is so severe that nothing, whether adaptation or mitigation, can be done.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Since 1999, after the Chinese government approved the reactor plans, TVEL, Russia’s nuclear fuel company and a Rosatom subsidiary, worked with the China Institute of Atomic Energy to supply highly enriched uranium fuel (64.4% The initial core loading of fuel, likely containing around 30% U-235 or less, was supplied by TVEL in 2022.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

September 22, 2022 . That’s because phosphorus applications on farmland have increased since the early years of the century, according to a comprehensive 2022 evaluation by the U.S. In March 2022 CEAP released its latest national assessment. By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue. Photographs by J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 26, 2023

Their sticky fingers are evident in state legislatures across the country in a fossil fuel industry-led effort to end an investment practice called environmental, social, and governance or ESG investing. That’s why we must take a pause and ensure that these wonky policies are not purely politically motivated and at the expense of taxpayers.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Improving the communication networks between science, government, and the public needs creative and effective strategies at multiple levels, and engagement from all participants. We have done this at the state level for the 2022 NY state elections , and at the local level for current NY City Hall elections.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

September 20, 2022 . And political power with it. Just lack of political capital. The question has less to do with the environment, and more to do with political power, and its bearing on the age-old question of who pays the cost of pollution. By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue. Photographs by J. Keith Schneider.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In the same decade that the federal government created the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and passed landmark environmental laws to protect air, land, and water, state governments began to secure in their constitutions those same rights for individuals. Rhode Island followed in 1987, and was the last state to do so.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 20, 2022

As we told you last month, Ontario’s government is poised to lock in 30 years of highway-and-sprawl-driven land use. In particular, Environmental Defence has asked all of the major political parties to commit to: . Canceling Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass. Did not answer. Canceling Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 16, 2022

And “visceral political distrust,” particularly between leaders of majority-black cities and majority-white suburbs, further complicates consolidation, Teodoro said. Some water advocates have called for more financial help from state and federal governments. That’s declined to about $3 billion a year. That’s great for big systems.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

2022 was no different, with courts further delineating the procedural dimensions of climate cases and expanding on the responsibilities of stakeholders for climate mitigation and adaption. Courts in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom have provided oversight of government climate mitigation actions.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – November 3, 2022. And it hasn’t been, not with the staffing and technical challenges inherent to starting a new government benefit program. The data is current through June 30, 2022. Together, these two groups are a political and regional mishmash. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 19, 2022

Action on climate change of all kinds needs to be right at the heart of government policy and programs.” – Doug Parr, policy director at Greenpeace UK. Announcing the report, the government told the Guardian that it is investing £5 billion in new flood defenses, and more than £750m on peat restoration, and woodland creation and management.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

To help voters determine which candidates would deliver the needed course correction, Environmental Defence and its allies in the Ontario Priorities Working Group asked each of the province’s major political parties whether – and how – they would deliver the rapid emissions reductions Ontario will need to head off climate catastrophe. .

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – November 14, 2022. How SWOT will influence the political balance of power is a question that Faisal Hossain is tasked with understanding. Political sensitivities are an important consideration. Photo courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech. Today, satellites make the first pass of discovery.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 8, 2022

May 18, 2022, 9 am CDT (In-person in Washington DC and online)Register here. The transition to a sustainable future continues to gain momentum, after decades of delay on climate action, and has risen to the top of the agenda across government, politics and business.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 11, 2022

But Michigan’s experience shows how political conflicts and logistical challenges can complicate the math. Kelly House, Bridge Michigan – May 11, 2022. Brett Walton 2022-05-02 07:18:48 2022-05-11 11:32:01 After Decades of Neglect, Bill Coming Due for Michigan’s Water Infrastructure. Are Mergers The Answer?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 30, 2023

In 2022, the MPSC similarly approved a revised version of utility Consumers Energy’s long-range energy plan following settlement negotiations. Reform utility political contribution and lobbying regulations. In addition, more than 200 of our supporters submitted comments to the MPSC urging it to strengthen DTE’s plan.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 27, 2022

April 27, 2022. Many rural water districts rely on distribution systems that have not been updated for decades due to lack of funds or political will. . Although residents are banding together to voice their concerns to government officials, trust in government response is low. water systems are aging.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 13, 2023

The new wave of litigation also arose from the urgency of combating the rise in deforestation under the right-wing-oriented President Jair Bolsonaro, who left the government in January 2023 for the return of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula). The decision was made in a lawsuit filed by four political parties (PSB et al.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Emmer’s scores from the League of Conservation Voters are about par for a House Republican: 5% for both the 2022 scores and the lifetime score. When government starts mandating, it creates an imbalance in the marketplace.” If you’ve forgotten about her, she was essentially the Marjorie Taylor Greene of her era.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 6, 2022

By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — October 6, 2022. The issue boils down to the fact that the government is not collecting enough money to pay for cleanup. . A Political Quagmire. There might be state politics that are prohibiting the regulators from fixing broken parts of the program. Photo © Prairie Rivers Network.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 26, 2022

And as much as I enjoy working with the commissioner, I think it’s better for everyone if the federal government doesn’t make these tough decisions.” — Sen. A water conveyance through or around the delta has been a point of conflict in state water politics since the 1970s. government water policy. By the Numbers. $23

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 4, 2023

In 2014, CAISO launched the Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM), a real-time energy market for the West that as of 2022 included 19 participants. This is especially useful when dealing with transmission across state lines that can often face political and financial obstacles. Governance would expand beyond state borders.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It’s a contentious issue fraught with political and social dynamics that have largely doomed previous attempts. The simple fact that the government refers to FERC’s permitting authority as a “ backstop ” means that we shouldn’t look to FERC to meet our expectations for transmission investments to enable a clean energy future.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The two industry-funded studies ( NERA 2008 and ACT Research 2022 ) claim much higher impact on sales than either the academic (RZW 2018) or government ( EPA 2021 ) studies. Source: ERM 2022 ). Source: ERM 2022 ). At least four separate studies took a look at whether or not there was an observable pre-buy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In contrast to civil, political, and economic rights, cultural rights have been side-lined and neglected in dialogues about climate policy and human rights. It called for compensation from the government, and for Australia to take more aggressive measures to prevent climate change at the national and international levels.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 31, 2022

By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — January 31, 2022. The root of these diverse challenges is, at least in part, political and institutional. Pollution and poor sanitation are linked to the country’s staggering child stunting rates, which affect 35 percent of children under age 5. Jakarta’s descent is literal.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Glasgow — Today at COP26, Canada, US, Mali, UK, and 20 other countries and institutions from both developed and developing countries launched a joint statement committing to end direct international public finance for unabated coal, oil and gas by the end of 2022 and prioritize clean energy finance. This was 2.5

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

What’s more, new relationships between government and local agencies had to be formed. Kristina Surfus is the managing director of government affairs for the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, a trade group for wastewater utilities.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2021

As a government delegate, I have been involved in the UN climate negotiation process since 2017 to uphold Bangladesh’s and the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group’s position. SEC Armadillo, Glasgow. By Finlay McWalter at English Wikipedia. – Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., CC BY-SA 3.0, [link].

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

8th Kitchener – 425 Bingemans Centre Drive – 4:00 PM Greenbelt Rally: Unions, teachers, nurses, political parties, health coalitions and environmental groups will be there. 16th Toronto – Queen’s Park – 11:00 AM This rally is part of a globally coordinated action to demand that governments end fossil fuels – fast, fair, and forever.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

For the first eight months of the year, the rate of deforestation is 48 percent lower than the same period in 2022. The World Resources Institute reported that the world lost more primary rainforest in 2022 than in 2021. Q: The Brazilian government knows about these gains thanks to satellite data from Brazil’s space research agency.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

SB 9 provides that in most circumstances local governments cannot block such “infill development” projects. SB 9 is a legislative reaction to California local governments’ longstanding, stubborn resistance to new infill housing development projects. Both new laws take effect on January 1, 2022.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 23, 2021

The Taliban must also tread delicately in international politics, managing river systems that cross into Iran and the countries of Central Asia. The federal government marked the changing conditions recently, declaring a Tier 1 shortage for the lower Colorado River basin. California, the other lower basin state, is not affected.

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