New Zealand's carbon emissions are on the way down—thanks in part to policies now under threat
It may have been largely overlooked in the election debates, but New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions are finally on the way down.
Oct 9, 2023
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It may have been largely overlooked in the election debates, but New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions are finally on the way down.
Oct 9, 2023
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Norway is often seen as a shining example of how a country can make its transportation greener by encouraging consumers to purchase electric cars. But Norway's approach isn't for everyone—and it may be hampering the country's ...
Oct 2, 2023
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Britain's energy needs could be met entirely by wind and solar, according to a policy brief published today by Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment.
Sep 26, 2023
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Google is finally extending the lifespan of older Chromebooks—the low-cost laptops used by school districts across the country—after years of limited software support sent thousands of those devices to the trash after ...
Sep 21, 2023
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NIST announces the release of Special Publication (SP) 800-207A, A Zero-trust Architecture Model for Access Control in Cloud-Native Applications in Multi-Location Environments.
Sep 14, 2023
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Energy system models fail to accurately represent energy storage and might recommend decarbonization strategies that make electric grids less reliable.
Sep 14, 2023
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This week, a diverse group of organizations called on the Australian federal government to establish a A$100 billion, 10-year policy package to turbocharge Australia's green energy transition.
Sep 13, 2023
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For the first time, world demand for oil, gas and coal is forecast to peak this decade due to the "spectacular" growth of cleaner energy technologies and electric cars, the International Energy Agency's chief said Tuesday.
Sep 12, 2023
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Google on Wednesday said it will mandate that political advertisements on its platforms disclose when images and audio have been altered or created using tools such as artificial intelligence (AI).
Sep 7, 2023
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TikTok said Tuesday that operations are underway at the first of its three European data centers, part of the popular Chinese owned app's effort to ease Western fears about privacy risks.
Sep 5, 2023
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A policy is typically described as a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome(s). The term is not normally used to denote what is actually done, this is normally referred to as either procedure or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by the Board of or senior governance body within an organization where as procedures or protocols would be developed and adopted by senior executive officers. Policies can assist in both subjective and objective decision making. Policies to assist in subjective decision making would usually assist senior management with decisions that must consider the relative merits of a number of factors before making decisions and as a result are often hard to objectively test e.g. work-life balance policy. In contrast policies to assist in objective decision making are usually operational in nature and can be objectively tested e.g. password policy.[citation needed]
A Policy can be considered as a "Statement of Intent" or a "Commitment". For that reason at least, the decision-makers can be held accountable for their "Policy".[citation needed]
The term may apply to government, private sector organizations and groups, and individuals. Presidential executive orders, corporate privacy policies, and parliamentary rules of order are all examples of policy. Policy differs from rules or law. While law can compel or prohibit behaviors (e.g. a law requiring the payment of taxes on income), policy merely guides actions toward those that are most likely to achieve a desired outcome.[citation needed]
Policy or policy study may also refer to the process of making important organizational decisions, including the identification of different alternatives such as programs or spending priorities, and choosing among them on the basis of the impact they will have. Policies can be understood as political, management, financial, and administrative mechanisms arranged to reach explicit goals.[citation needed]
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