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Progress Possible at COP 28 Despite Fossil Fuel Industry Deception

Union of Concerned Scientists

Standing in Dubai among ExxonMobil billboards that praise new technological solutions designed to keep oil and gas in play, it’s easy to see that major oil and gas companies are greenwashing , exaggerating their climate commitments and investments in clean energy.

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Permitting CO2 Pipelines: Overcoming State and Federal Barriers to CO2 Pipeline Networks

Law Columbia

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 directed the U.S. In response to this challenge, public and private sector actors around the world are researching and deploying a variety of technologies designed to remove greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from the atmosphere.

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Analysis: New coal mines add question mark to India’s climate commitments

A Greener Life

This is despite the fact that emissions for coal – largely by China and India – have been the biggest driver of recent carbon emissions, accounting for 40% of the total in 2021. The communication cites a 2021 report from the Forest Survey of India which claims the country’s forest cover has expanded.

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Colpoys Bay is under threat by a proposed land-based fish farm

Enviromental Defense

In June 2021, South Bruce Peninsula City council, in a private, ‘in camera’ session, approved the zoning application for the development of a piece of agricultural land on the north shore of Colpoys Bay into an ‘aquafarming’ facility. The water would be used for the fish tanks in the 500,000 sq. facility (11.5

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

The bill retains a provision from the House bill repealing section 20001 of the 2017 Tax Act, which required the Bureau of Land Management to offer oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and cancels the leases sold in January 2021. on critical decision-making for crisis response and future recovery related to COVID-19.

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ESA Governing Board taking actions to meet changing conditions influencing professional science societies

ESA

16-17 November 2021. The technology for holding a fully virtual Annual Meeting in 2021 increased costs, while attendance was slightly lower than the previous year. ESA will invest a larger portion of our reserves into environmentally responsible funds. ESA Governing Board Fall Meeting. by President Dennis Ojima.

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Montrose Environmental Group (MEG) Names Cory Davis Executive Vice President

Montrose

4, 2021) – Cory Davis, an internationally recognized scientific consultant, will serve as Montrose Environmental Group’s newest Executive Vice President (EVP). Internationally Recognized Scientific Consultant Will Also Serve as CEO of MEG Subsidiary, CTEH. IRVINE, Calif. Phil Goad, CEO and co-founder of CTEH who retired in January.