Sentences with phrase «new environmental progress»

German electricity was nearly 10 times dirtier than France's in 2016, according to a new Environmental Progress (EP) analysis.

California's power sector emissions are two - and - a-half times higher today than they would have been had the state kept open and built planned nuclear plants, a new Environmental Progress (EP) analysis finds.

If New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo succeeds in his effort to close Indian Point nuclear power plant, carbon emissions will spike and the state will become more dependent on fossil fuels than it has been since 2000, a new Environmental Progress (EP) analysis finds.

The nuclear reactors whose construction was halted in South Carolina last Monday would likely produce electricity for the same or less than wind and solar, a new Environmental Progress analysis finds.

New Jersey's state legislature today passed legislation that will subsidize solar at a rate 18 to 28 times greater than a state subsidy for nuclear, a new Environmental Progress analysis finds.

In a new Environmental Progress report, the «The High Cost of Fear,» we calculate a minimum impact of $ 10 billion per year, thousands of avoidable deaths from air pollution, and failure to achieve South Korea's Paris climate commitments.

Not exact matches

Progress in a few areas has been solid: slashing of bureaucratic red tape has led to a surge in new private businesses; full liberalization of interest rates seems likely following the introduction of bank deposit insurance in May; Rmb 2 trillion (US$ 325 billion) of local government debt is being sensibly restructured into long - term bonds; tighter environmental regulation and more stringent resource taxes have contributed to a surprising two - year decline in China's consumption of coal.

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VICTORIA — New Democrats are introducing a bill calling for the creation of a sustainable development board which would report to policy makers about key indicators of economic, environmental and social progress.

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ITASCA, IL (JUNE 26, 2017)-- The Corrugated Packaging Alliance (CPA) today released a new U.S. corrugated industry life cycle assessment (LCA), which shows the corrugated industry's environmental progress.

The Corrugated Packaging Alliance (CPA) today released a new U.S. corrugated industry life cycle assessment (LCA), which shows the corrugated industry's environmental progress.

WASHINGTON, DC — The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) today released a new report spotlighting progress and achievements by food, beverage and consumer products companies as they seek to reduce their environmental footprints and promote sustainable business practices.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo fast - tracked construction of a new bridge when he took office 2011, clearly multiple environmental and design hurdles that had slowed progress over the last decade to replacing the present structure.

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The New York League of Conservation Voters has issued its «Environmental Progress Report» grading the legislature on its priority issues for the recently adjourned legislative session.

Following a status report from consultant Glenn Gidaly of Barton & Loguidice, DPC regarding progress toward submitting a grant application for New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation funding to upgrade Rosendale's water supply system, supervisor Jeanne Walsh rolled all of the town's many annual housekeeping items into a single resolution, expeditiously ensuring that town employees would continue to get paid.

WASHINGTON (June 5, 2017)-- The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today issued the following statement recognizing the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recent progress to increase the throughput of new chemical pre-manufacturing notices under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 5, the «New Chemicals Program,» as updated by the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (LCSnew chemical pre-manufacturing notices under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 5, the «New Chemicals Program,» as updated by the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (LCSNew Chemicals Program,» as updated by the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (LCSA):

The event included provocations from Stephanie Draper, a Director at Forum for the Future who shared progress to date, giving examples of organisations who are achieving absolute reductions in their environmental impact and from Professor Tim Jackson of the Sustainable Development Commission on the limitations of decoupling and the need for a new model of ecological enterprise.

«Eco-minded drivers looking for a new «green» vehicle with low CO2 emissions don't have to look further than the fun - to - drive and fuel - efficient Accord Hybrid,» said Steven Center, vice president of the Environmental Business Development Office at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. «Recognition from the trusted editors at Kelley Blue Book is proof positive of the progress Honda has made developing increasingly cleaner vehicles over the last 40 years.»

However, what I imagine is neither the nightmare future environmental ruin nor the brave new world of perfect scientific progress.

(To my mind, there's enormous potential for progress testing new ways to share and shape ideas, and far slimmer prospects for using environmental treaty - making and other tools of global governance.)

For more on the potential to use new approaches to communication to make progress on climate and energy, explore the Twitter feed below — generated during a mini-course on climate, the Web and communication that I'm teaching this week at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management of the University of California, Santa Barbara:

He sees the focus of Rio and related discussions as too mechanistic, and skirting around the need for fostering a new kind of «ecological citizenship» as a precursor to progress on planet - scale environmental issues:

To mark the occasion, Olav Kjorven, assistant secretary general of the United Nations for development policy, submitted a comment on my recent post asking if the world's wealthiest people need new goals even as rich countries work to foster human and environmental progress elsewhere.

For more on the potential to use new approaches to communication to make progress on climate and energy, explore the Twitter feed below — generated during a mini-course on climate, the Web and communication that I'm teaching this week at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management of the University of California, Santa Barbara: Read more...

The first guest dispatch, focusing on new roles for laws and courts in driving environmental progress, comes from Nicholas A. Robinson, a colleague of mine and longtime environmental law professor at Pace University.

The US Energy Information Administration, Environmental Progress, and Bloomberg New Energy Finance have all done studies showing that when nuclear plants close, they are replaced overwhelmingly by coal and natural gas, which would also happen if New York closed its nuclear plants.

Environmental Progress reported earlier this year that two top former aides to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo worked with a major Cuomo campaign contributor, the natural gas company Competitive Power Ventures, to close the Indian Point nuclear plant.

However, many states are making progress toward Clean Power Plan targets as they work to comply with other environmental mandates, such as the Regional Haze Rule, the new ozone air quality standard, and new rules regarding toxic wastewater from power plants.

One - quarter to two - thirds of all U.S. nuclear plant reactors are at - risk of being closed prematurely, according to a new analysis by Environmental Progress.

The bank has set a new target to achieve 100 % renewable electricity by 2020 across its global operations, as part of its broader Sustainable Progress strategy and $ 100 Billion Environmental Finance Goal.

It features chapters on: the year in review, which highlights environmental extremes, including record extreme weather and climate events and increasing degradation of marine ecosystems, but notes progress towards new investments in renewable energy and towards a green economy; the benefits of soil carbon; the closing and decommissioning of nuclear power reactors; and on key environmental indicators, which underscores the need to address mounting challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and land and soil degradation.

Environmental Progress, an independent research organization, based its assessment evaluation and ranking of planned and proposed new nuclear construction projects around the world, not plants already under construction.

«The High Cost of Fear,» a new in - depth Environmental Progress report, uses publicly available data, the best - available peer - reviewed scientific research and simple methods to calculate economic and environmental impacts of a nuclear phase - out inEnvironmental Progress report, uses publicly available data, the best - available peer - reviewed scientific research and simple methods to calculate economic and environmental impacts of a nuclear phase - out inenvironmental impacts of a nuclear phase - out in South Korea.

Please join the New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance and the Center for American Progress, along with New Jersey mayors and state officials, environmental justice community residents and advocates, and progressive policy leaders to discuss just policy options to reduce carbon pollution and associated cEnvironmental Justice Alliance and the Center for American Progress, along with New Jersey mayors and state officials, environmental justice community residents and advocates, and progressive policy leaders to discuss just policy options to reduce carbon pollution and associated cenvironmental justice community residents and advocates, and progressive policy leaders to discuss just policy options to reduce carbon pollution and associated co-pollutants.

December 12th, 2017 by James Ayre, Clean Technica, followed by https://cleantechnica.com/2017/12/11/plug-hybrids-can-cut-emissions-much-pure-electrics/ A new report from the European Energy Agency (EEA) on the state of Europe's progress to date on the achievement of climate and environmental goals relating to the transport sector has been released.

I will be at the meeting in Albany, New York, along with other pro-nuclear environmentalists organized by Environmental Progress (EP), to encourage the Commissioners to do the right thing.

Environmental Progress and Mothers for Nuclear celebrate inclusion of nuclear in state clean energy standard in New York.

As the first state to value nuclear for its environmental benefits, New York gives Environmental Progress and the pro-nuclear environmental movement the momentum we need to save one - quarter of Illinois»environmental benefits, New York gives Environmental Progress and the pro-nuclear environmental movement the momentum we need to save one - quarter of Illinois»Environmental Progress and the pro-nuclear environmental movement the momentum we need to save one - quarter of Illinois»environmental movement the momentum we need to save one - quarter of Illinois» clean power.

Most of the environmental policy progress in the US over the last 40 years has come through «green drift,» i.e., through agencies like the EPA adapting and expanding America's foundational green laws — the Clean Air and Clean Water acts, the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act — to address environmental policy progress in the US over the last 40 years has come through «green drift,» i.e., through agencies like the EPA adapting and expanding America's foundational green laws — the Clean Air and Clean Water acts, the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act — to address Environmental Policy Act — to address new problems.

Between 2016 and 2017, California's electricity prices rose three times more than they did in the rest of the United States, according to a new analysis by Environmental Progress.

It would slow progress on all fronts, but on environmental policy, where there is such unified Republican antipathy, it would almost certainly result in a total freeze — no new substantial regulations as long as Republicans control any of the three branches of government.

Faced with concerns over how quickly new nuclear will progress through the planning and licensing system, and the possibility that even coal plants that are compliant with existing EU environmental regulation may be forced to close early by the proposed Industrial Emissions Directive, generators have little choice but to prepare to build a second wave of gas - fired plants (ie in addition to the 8GW currently under construction) to keep the lights on before new nuclear and some CCS coal plants start to come onto the system in the 2020s.

«Our approach promises environmental progress in reducing harmful global warming, economic progress by creating new high - tech jobs to meet emissions goals, and international progress by showing our allies that we're serious about this global problem.»

Despite the historic nature of the new standards, they earned criticism from environmental groups, who argued that they require less progress from plane manufacturers than market forces would produce anyway.

Organized by Our Task — a non-profit group dedicated to helping young adults become leaders in creating a more sustainable world — the two - day event featured speakers and representatives from many other organizations as well, including: Climate Progress, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Sierra Club, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Center for a New American Dream, Population Institute, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Worldwatch Institute.

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) filed a petition yesterday calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to end the use of powerful greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in a number of applications, building on the significant progress made in two recent rulemakings under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program.

As Founder and President of Environmental Progress, Michael led the grassroots environmental effort to save nuclear power plants in Illinois and New York, which prevented an increase in emissions equivalent to adding 5.7 million carsEnvironmental Progress, Michael led the grassroots environmental effort to save nuclear power plants in Illinois and New York, which prevented an increase in emissions equivalent to adding 5.7 million carsenvironmental effort to save nuclear power plants in Illinois and New York, which prevented an increase in emissions equivalent to adding 5.7 million cars to the road.

Robert Stone is New York Coordinator of Environmental Progress and the documentary filmmaker behind «PANDORA»S PROMISE,» which premiered at Sundance in 2013 broadcast on CNN.