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 362

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Solar Power Electricity 362

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 26, 2022

Improving the cars and trucks we drive has been crucial in reining in transportation emissions, and we will not make the magnitude of progress necessary on climate without just plain driving less. Transportation is now the largest source of US greenhouse gas emissions. Bleviss, 2020 ).

Greenhouse 323

Greenhouse Climate Change 2005 2021 323

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2022

That’s because the case, which was about the nature and scope of EPA authority in regulating carbon emissions from existing power plants, turned on a rule that does not exist. Simply by taking West Virginia v. EPA the Supreme Court signaled ominous things to come. What this decision means for the climate. That’s for two reasons.

Fossil Fuels 279

Fossil Fuels Clean Air Act Clean Energy Greenhouse 279

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 314

Clean Energy 2028 Electricity Wind Power 314

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Indeed, a peer-reviewed study published in September linked nearly half of all global carbon emissions from the biggest energy companies to just 10 financial institutions, led by Vanguard and BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. To date, the commission has received more than 15,000 comments showing broad support.

Fossil Fuels 362

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Carbon Emissions Politics 362

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2025

As of 2020, the three largest sources of emissions in Pennsylvania are: -- Electricity Generation (29% of gross emissions) -- Transportation Fuel Consumption (22% of gross emissions) -- Industrial Emissions (19% of gross emissions) Emissions from electricity generation decreased 10.4% from 2005 to 2020.

Climate Change 81

Climate Change 2024 Natural Gas Electricity 81

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

CO 2 emissions remain mostly level through 2050—nowhere close to meeting US climate goals. Carbon emissions remain high. This is in total opposition to the US commitment under the Paris Agreement to achieve a 50-52 percent emissions reduction below 2005 levels by 2030, and net-zero by 2050.

Natural Gas 290

Natural Gas Renewable Energy Climate Change Electricity 290

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

By Penn State News With a goal of achieving 100% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2035, Penn State – under the direction of President Neeli Bendapudi -- is moving forward with several of the recommendations presented by the University’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Task Force in Spring 2022.

Greenhouse 98

Greenhouse Carbon Emissions Electricity 2005 98

Frontiers

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Much in the same way that the automotive industry is shifting gears to produce more environmentally-friendly cars to offset the effects of the climate crisis, the aviation sector is trying to find ways to significantly cut down on its CO2 emissions. Estimates suggest that the sector is responsible for about 2.5% SAF is not a silver bullet.

2005 97

2005 Biofuels Paris Agreement Technology 97

Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Ontario businesses that are attempting to lower their carbon footprint can no longer count their electricity use as having low emissions. Municipalities that have made commitments to reduce carbon emissions can no longer rely on clean electricity to bring them closer to their emissions reductions targets. .

Clean Energy 122

Clean Energy Electricity Greenhouse Government 122

HumanNature

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

As someone who thinks a lot about soil carbon, the issue I see as rather under-discussed is what carbon economists call, “leakage.” In this context, leakage can be understood to mean carbon emissions that happen as a result of the implementation of a practice change, but on a different piece of land.

Atmosphere 105

Atmosphere Carbon Dioxide Carbon Emissions Climate Change 105

Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 30, 2024

The New York City Council approved the “City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality” initiative and an ensuing set of zoning changes to support the city’s goal of slashing carbon emissions 80% below 2005 levels by 2050, according to a Dec.

2005 40

2005 Carbon Emissions Renewable Energy Government 40

Enviromental Defense

MAY 10, 2023

Emissions from the oil and gas industry in Canada now account for nearly 30 per cent of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. With every year that passes, emissions from the production of oil and gas continue to rise. It will also provide certainty that businesses can count on.

2005 65

2005 2030 Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 65

Law Columbia

JUNE 15, 2012

First, it challenged the authority of Governor Cuomo, DEC, and NYSERDA to enter into the RGGI program because the state legislature never approved the memorandum signed by former Governor Pataki in 2005, or authorized Governor Pataki, DEC, or NYSERDA to join the program. The case was not brought until 2011.

2005 40

2005 2011 2008 Carbon Emissions 40

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2023

RGGI is a cap-and-invest program that would regulate carbon emissions from power plants. RGGI states are also “on track to achieve reductions of GHG emissions of 45 percent below 2005 levels by 2020”, according to the study. In the states in which it has been implemented, it has saved lives by reducing air pollution.

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Regulations Greenhouse 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2024

In its early years, between 2005 and 2010, the RFS helped launch the massive scaleup of corn ethanol that established 10 percent ethanol as the de facto standard for US gasoline. It’s the interaction of the California LCFS with federal policy, particularly the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), that has led to California’s renewable diesel boom.

Biofuels 300

Biofuels Deforestation 2030 Fossil Fuels 300

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In its Nationally Determined Contributions ( NDCs ), updated in 2022, India has made three major promises: a 45% reduction in its carbon emissions intensity (CO2 emissions per unit of electricity) based on 2005 levels, by 2030; 50% of installed electricity coming from non-fossil-fuel sources by 2030; and national carbon neutrality by 2070.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions Paris Agreement 2030 52

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Confirming initial projections when the law was passed, models now predict that IRA will significantly cut emissions by 2030. Despite the IRA’s substantial assist to emission cuts, we will need additional policies to push emissions 50% below 2005 levels. emissions 37-41% below 2005 levels.

2005 321

2005 2030 Electricity 2004 321

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 4, 2021

As the nation’s largest producer of emissions-free energy, Exelon Corporation has a long history of leadership on climate change, having met – and exceeded -- three previous emissions reduction goals spanning both our generation company and utilities division dating back to 2005.

Climate Change 57

Climate Change 2030 Electricity 2005 57

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

However, several analyses—including a recent one by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)—have concluded that the IRA, even when coupled with the bipartisan infrastructure act and other federal and state climate policies, will not be enough to meet US carbon emission reduction goals. How is that going to happen?

Carbon Emissions 331

Carbon Emissions Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2030 331

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The petitioner in this case requests that the NPCC be updated according to the best available science and the IPCC’s sixth assessment report ( Climate Change 2021 ) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by the Brazilian government consistent with a 1.5 The targets are based on Brazil’s national inventories of emissions.

Rainforest 40

Rainforest Deforestation Paris Agreement 2005 40

HumanNature

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Most SIDS have made a very small contribution to the overall global emissions that cause climate change, contributing less than 1% of global carbon emissions (Mead, 2021) yet are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In 2020, developed countries contributed only US$ 83.3

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Coastal Erosion 2020 2022 52

A Greener Life

JUNE 28, 2023

In China, government plans to peak and neutralise national carbon emissions, and for a wholesale green transition , have caused a boom in “green employment”. Yang also pointed out that this makes achieving zero carbon seem easier than it is. The share of green employment in the global total rose from 9.6% in 2015 to 13.3%

2015 52

2015 Carbon Emissions Climate Change 2021 52

Legal Planet

AUGUST 15, 2022

The most recent report , from a Princeton research group, concludes that IRA would: cut annual emissions in 2030 by an additional ~1 billion metric tons below current policy (including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law). reduce cumulative GHG emissions by about 6.3 get the U.S. to within ~0.5 billion tons of the 2030 climate target.

Fossil Fuels 279

Fossil Fuels 2030 Renewable Energy Politics 279

Cresforum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Introduction Hydrogen has been dubbed the “Swiss army knife” of clean energy, given its potential to become a tool to cut emissions in key sectors, as well as to assert U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), switching to low-emissions hydrogen in hard-to-abate sectors could reduce U.S. According to the U.S. Table 1.

Fossil Fuels 101

Fossil Fuels Electricity 2028 Natural Gas 101

Cresforum

MARCH 10, 2022

Liquid natural gas (LNG) exports jumped an astonishing 64 percent last year, providing much needed energy security to our allies in Europe and helping Asia meet growing demand while lowering global carbon emissions at the same time. However, transport emissions in 2021 did not return to 2019 levels. economy grew by 5.6

Clean Energy 40

Clean Energy Natural Gas Greenhouse 2021 40

HumanNature

APRIL 12, 2021

For example, conventional wheat growers are quick to point out that the requirement of not using herbicides for organic status leads to more tillage to control weeds and carbon emissions. Carbon Metabolism: Global Capitalism, Climate Change, and the Biospheric Rift.” Geoforum 88:78–86. iii e.g. see Clark, Brett and Richard York.

Climate Change 52

Climate Change 2020 2021 2019 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Acknowledging that the United States is a leading contributor to carbon emissions, the Biden administration has committed to cutting US emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.

Electricity 356

Electricity Fossil Fuels Solar Power 2030 356

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

“While the Build Back Better Act puts us on a solid trajectory to combat dangerous climate disruption, more is needed to achieve our national goals to reduce carbon emissions 50 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels and the ultimate goal of net-zero by 2050. “As

Clean Energy 40

Clean Energy Climate Change Conservation Greenhouse 40

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. Compliance was set to begin in 2022, ramping up toward 2030 emission reduction goals. Even without the Clean Power Plan, carbon emissions from power generators fell about 15% from the 2015 level.

2015 264

2015 Carbon Emissions 2030 2005 264

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

Those scenarios showed that the IRA would accelerate solar and wind deployment and reduce carbon emissions to 80 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.

Electricity 260

Electricity Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 260

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Danger Season took a toll on people throughout the US and its territories this year, and continued climate change will not make future Danger Seasons any easier.

2022 214

2022 Electricity Cooling Climate Change 214

PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2024

Between 2005-2022, the last year of available data, 11,127,515 fewer tons of SOx and 1,317,335 fewer tons of NOx were emitted from Pennsylvania’s electric power sector, according to DEP data. Overall carbon emissions from the state’s power sector are down 46% compared to peak 2005 levels. billion in NOx and $445.1

Natural Gas 93

Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides 2005 Air Pollution 93

Law and Environment

AUGUST 17, 2022

On August 7, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Act), which would provide about $369 billion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below their 2005 levels by 2030 as well as reduce carbon emissions and invest in renewable energy.

Air Pollution 130

Air Pollution 2005 Pollution Control Carbon Emissions 130

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2024

CEO Toby Rice argued China needs US natural gas to reduce its dependency on the use of coal to generate electricity and reduce power plant emissions. EQT noted "China's current energy mix mirrors that of Pennsylvania and Ohio in 2005" saying with US-supplied natural gas, China could replicate the model for emissions reduction.

Natural Gas 121

Natural Gas 2005 2026 Carbon Emissions 121

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 30, 2022

According to the IPCC, global emissions must be cut in half by 2030 to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, and IEA research shows it can be done. The US has pledged to cut its emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030—though we have yet to secure the policies to deliver on that goal.

Fossil Fuels 279

Fossil Fuels Climate Change Clean Energy 2030 279

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2024

As EQT CEO Toby Rice argued in the slide deck Callahan provided, China needs US natural gas to reduce its dependency on the use of coal to generate electricity and reduce power plant emissions. EQT said "The only solution" to climate change is "unleashing US LNG" for China. Read more here. Read more here.

Natural Gas 127

Natural Gas Electricity Climate Change 2005 127