Legal Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

67% cut from 2005 by 2025. Carbon Reduction Goal : Reduce CO2 emissions rate by 67% by 2025 from an adjusted 2005 baseline. This was accelerated in 2021 from a 2050 goal after achieving a 54% reduction from 2005 levels in 2020. For convenience, I lumped coal and oil together as “very high carbon” sources (VHC) in the table.

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2030 Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2007 246

Legal Planet

JULY 15, 2024

California wind will reach over 2.2 GW — over half of world wind capacity. First commercial thin-film PV. Sandia National lab develops a new inverter for solar systems. DOE’s advanced turbine program results in costs of $0.05/kw, kw, an 88% reduction since 1979. Wind reaches 10% of U.S. generation.

Renewable Energy 264

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels 2005 Technology 264

Environmental Law Reporter

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Share of Electricity in Total Final Energy Consumption, 2005-2030. Rachel Jean-Baptiste. Tue, 11/01/2022 - 05:04.

2005 52

2005 2030 Electricity 2022 52

Legal Planet

JUNE 27, 2024

Among of the possibilities: A variety of laws that regulate toxic chemicals (including pesticides) and their disposal, such as RCRA, FIFRA, and TSCA.

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Law Clean Air Act Endangered Species Act Clean Water Act 290

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Under the 2015 Paris Agreement, the United States voluntarily pledged to reduce its global warming emissions at least 50 percent below their 2005 levels by the end of this decade and reach net-zero emissions no later than 2050.

Carbon Emissions 331

Carbon Emissions Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2030 331

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 6, 2021

When fully implemented, the Clean Power Plan was intended to cut carbon emissions 30% below the 2005 level by 2030. Yet the Supreme Court is now set to address numerous challenges to this zombie regulation. It’s time to put the CPP to rest. Compliance was set to begin in 2022, ramping up toward 2030 emission reduction goals.

2015 264

2015 Carbon Emissions 2030 2005 264

New Scientist

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Data from 170,000 semen analyses performed in the US between 2005 and 2021 reveals a worrying decline in sperm quality

2005 145

2005 2021 145

New Scientist

MARCH 8, 2023

million tonnes of microplastic pollution floating in the world’s seas, with concentrations surging since 2005 Global data on ocean surface level pollution suggests there are now 2.3

Ocean 139

Ocean 2005 139

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Despite adding six million more passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs to the roads over the last 10 years, California’s gasoline consumption has dropped over two billion gallons from its peak in 2005. Gasoline use per person has also fallen, from 445 gallons per year per person in 2005, to under 350 gallons per year per person in 2024.

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Carbon Dioxide 2005 Electricity Nitrogen Oxides 200

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2023

From 1960 to 2005, coal use grew more or less steadily by 18 million tons per year. It then tread water for a few years and began a steep decline in 2008, going from half of U.S. electricity to about one-fifth today. What happened in the middle of the Bush Administration to halt growth?

2012 278

2012 2008 Clean Air Act Renewable Energy 278

Environmental Law Reporter

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Economy-Wide and End-Use-Sector CO2 Emissions Reductions From 2005 for the IRA and No-IRA Scenario Rachel Jean-Baptiste Mon, 10/02/2023 - 04:56 Volume 53 Issue 10

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2005 2023 52

Real Climate

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

For “recent decades” I removed solar datasets that end before 2005. Our position is that clearly the Connolly et al. approach is nonsense, there is no evidence for the paper’s main claim and it should be corrected or retracted. Technical note: each solar activity dataset gives one blue and one orange line. References. Richardson, and R.E.

2015 357

2015 Cooling 2005 2022 357

Real Climate

JULY 10, 2022

The factor that quantifies this effect is called the ‘efficacy’ of the forcing, which for the most part is reasonably close to one, and so doesn’t change the zeroth-order picture (Hansen et al, 2005). This means that climate forcings can be simply added to approximate the net effect. Sherwood, M.J. Annan, K.C. Armour, P.M.

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Radiation 2022 Greenhouse Atmosphere 350

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

Over the past year, precisely as our ability to identify the specific magnitude of action required to hit 2030 climate targets of 50-52 percent below 2005 levels has resolved into ever clearer view, the range of viable pathways for meeting those targets has consistently and considerably narrowed. No pivoting, just pivotal.

Clean Energy 264

Clean Energy 2005 2030 Fossil Fuels 264

Real Climate

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This has been suggested by simple conceptual models since Stommel 1961 , confirmed for a 3D ocean circulation model in my 1995 Nature article , and later in a first model intercomparison project in 2005 , among other studies.

Ocean 364

Ocean Atmosphere 2005 Cooling 364

New Scientist

JULY 26, 2024

Between 2005 and 2021, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were more likely to make policy changes in the weeks after negative stories in the media

2005 115

2005 2021 115

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In 2005, the last time EPA updated emissions standards for commercial sterilizers, the agency contemplated banning the use of EtO for sterilization at new facilities, but that proposal was promptly scrapped due to concerns around viable sterilization alternatives.

Clean Air Act 290

Clean Air Act Regulations 2005 Environmental Protection 290

Legal Planet

MAY 16, 2023

In 2022, the Labor coalition passed a law mandating that Australia cut greenhouse gas emissions 43% below 2005 levels by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050. Climate had played a significant role in the election, and Labor was committed to to climate action. This March, Australia adopted a follow-up law to implement these targets.

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2030 Law 2007 Government 264

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 20, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus (CSB) Program was established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to help communities reduce pollution from older, higher polluting school buses. Despite past investments, thousands of older polluting school buses remain on the road.

Electricity 321

Electricity Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides Air Pollution 321

Circle of Blue

AUGUST 15, 2022

Tehuacán Valley, Mexico in 2005. Poor residents in Monterrey are buying bottled water from companies that extract groundwater from beneath their feet. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue. By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — August 15, 2022. Months after the taps ran dry, the city of Monterrey still heaves under massive water shortages.

2005 246

2005 Climate Scientist 2015 Government 246

Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2022

The plan serets interim emissions targets: 55% below 2005 levels by 2030; 65% below by 2035; and 75% below by 2040, toward the ultimate goal of net-zero by 2050. In 2019, the city declared a climate emergency. In 2022, the city released the first draft of its Climate Emergency Action Plan.

2030 246

2030 Paris Agreement Renewable Energy 2028 246

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

DTE’s goal is to reach “net-zero” emissions by 2050 while reducing its carbon emissions from 2005 levels 65 percent by 2028, 85 percent by 2035, and 90 percent by 2040. What’s in DTE’s proposed plan?

Clean Energy 340

Clean Energy 2028 2025 Electricity 340

Real Climate

MARCH 5, 2023

In 2014, McNider and Christy were well aware of the orbital decay correction (1998), and they were even aware of the diurnal drift correction that was needed because of a sign error introduced while trying to fix the orbital decay issue (discovered in 2005). The version of the MSU2R product at the beginning of 2014 was version 5.5,

2014 339

2014 2013 Cooling 2005 339

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 22, 2022

Minnesota’s current goal is to reduce statewide carbon emissions 30 percent by 2025 compared to 2005 levels and 80 percent by 2050. Both of these carry significant savings: fuel savings from enabling renewable energy to flow through the grid and displace fossil fuels, and reduced risk of costly blackouts.

Renewable Energy 363

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Solar Power Electricity 363

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The Federal Cabinet adopts its first climate target, a 25-30% cut in carbon emissions by 2005 under 1987 levels. Although its track record has some complexities, this timeline of German actions shows just its early and sustained attention to clean energy policy: 1990. trillion tons.]

Nuclear Power 203

Nuclear Power Renewable Energy Carbon Emissions 2030 203

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 26, 2022

The country had a dip in transportation emissions around 2005 after Hurricane Katrina, when damage to refineries and production caused oil prices to spike above $70 a barrel (that’s a lot). Transportation is now the largest source of US greenhouse gas emissions. Bleviss, 2020 ).

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Greenhouse Climate Change 2005 2021 325

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Hurricane Ian, for its part, made landfall as a high-end Category 4 with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, decimated western Florida communities, causing the second-largest insured loss after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and was the costliest disaster of 2022. The city of Fort Myers was hit by a record 7.26-foot

2022 348

2022 Fossil Fuels Government 2005 348

Energy & the Law

AUGUST 27, 2021

Lexington purchased the property in 2005 from the Hoffman heirs for development of a subdivision. Prior to 2005 a Phase 1 environmental site assessment and Phase 2 site investigation showed tanks, a number of wells, pits and tank batteries and other evidence of contamination.

2005 130

2005 2007 Natural Gas 130

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 18, 2024

As I’ve previously reported , in 2005, when EPA last reviewed these standards, the agency considered banning the use of EtO for new sterilization facilities altogether, but ultimately did not adopt the proposal due to industry pushback.

Clean Air Act 338

Clean Air Act Air Pollution Regulations 2005 338

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Last November, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released an interdisciplinary study exploring the various pathways to meeting US goals to cut heat-trapping emissions economywide 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions no later than 2050. The good news?

Clean Energy 338

Clean Energy Renewable Energy Electricity 2030 338

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The legal hook under CEQA here is a campus planning process in 2005. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit contend that UC Berkeley is in violation of CEQA because it has never examined the impacts of the increase in campus enrollment since the 2005 EIR.

2005 162

2005 2021 Law Climate Change 162

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 3, 2022

The country needs a strong suite of policies at the federal, state and local level, across every sector of the economy, to deliver on its commitment to cut its heat-trapping emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Every hindrance, every delay, is deeply problematic given the urgency highlighted by the latest science.

Climate Change 334

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions Nitrogen Oxides 334

Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

by Judith Keller, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation built 109 eye-catching and affordable homes in New Orleans for a community where many people were displaced by damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Now this housing development is in disarray.

2005 105

2005 105

Energy & the Law

JUNE 2, 2021

2005: Broadway Bank, Trustee, conveys mineral interests in DeWitt and Gonzales Counties to John in fee simple. 2005: Broadway Bank, Trustee, conveys mineral interests in DeWitt and Gonzales Counties to John in fee simple. Yates Energy Corp. The dispute. The dispute. John does not sign this instrument. Material corrections.

2013 130

2013 2005 2006 2011 130

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 4, 2023

While the Center has done this work in South Carolina since our inception in 2005, we have always received calls from heirs’ property owners across the United States wondering if we were providing similar services in their state, only to be disheartened when they found out we did not.

Carbon Dioxide 59

Carbon Dioxide 2005 2023 Atmosphere 59

Energy & the Law

DECEMBER 10, 2021

August 2005: TexCom Gulf Disposal seeks a permit from the TCEQ for construction and operation of underground injection control wells for the disposal of non-hazardous industrial wastewater in Montgomery County. September 16, 2005: RRC no-harm letter. orders of state agencies could inform future actions and orders of both agencies.

2011 130

2011 2005 2008 2010 130

New Scientist

AUGUST 10, 2022

Based on the book by journalist Sheri Fink, this TV mini-series dramatises the shocking stories of health workers and patients whose lives are changed forever as Hurricane Katrina overwhelms a US hospital in 2005, finds Bethan Ackerley

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2005 95