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Protection of Small and Medium Enterprises in Philippines

IP and Legal Filings

The Philippine government acknowledges SMEs as the foundation of national economic expansion. It was created after extensive collaboration with numerous parties from the government, academia, and the corporate sector. They are essential for spreading new industries over the countryside and boosting employment.

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NAD Gives Net-Zero Claim a Grade of Zero

LexBlog IP

First, a goal of 100 percent carbon emissions reduction by 2040 sounds a whole lot better and loftier than saying last year, we reduced our carbon emissions by 5 percent. Second, as anyone who has ever tried to lose weight well knows, a goal is a whole lot easier to set than actually achieve.

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Secretary Gina Raimondo and Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed Call for Major Federal Investment in America’s Care Economy

U.S. Department of Commerce

Department of Health and Human Services projects that by 2040, the number of Americans aged 65 and older will more than double to 80 million, while the number of adults aged 85 and older will almost quadruple. Federal investment in the care economy is both an economic and moral imperative, and a major opportunity for innovation.

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COP26 – Trends in Latin America

Herbert Smith Freehills

If approved, the Bill would accelerate as a matter of law the closure of the remaining power plants originally scheduled to close by 2040 pursuant to Chile's Plan for Decarbonization and Closure of Coal-Fired Power Plants, which provides for a three-phase closure rather than a one-time ban. by 2030 and 7% by 2035. Costa Rica.

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COP26 – Trends in Latin America

Herbert Smith Freehills

If approved, the Bill would accelerate as a matter of law the closure of the remaining power plants originally scheduled to close by 2040 pursuant to Chile's Plan for Decarbonization and Closure of Coal-Fired Power Plants, which provides for a three-phase closure rather than a one-time ban. by 2030 and 7% by 2035. Costa Rica.

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COP26 – Trends in the US

Herbert Smith Freehills

state level of government, governors and state legislators have worked to implement their own climate measures and joined voluntary carbon trading programs, and to use the power of the state in other ways – for example, by directing state pension funds to divest from certain carbon intense businesses -- to drive reductions in the U.S.

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COP26 – Trends in the US

Herbert Smith Freehills

state level of government, governors and state legislators have worked to implement their own climate measures and joined voluntary carbon trading programs, and to use the power of the state in other ways – for example, by directing state pension funds to divest from certain carbon intense businesses -- to drive reductions in the U.S.