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Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 23, 2025
To be more specific, the law forbids the California Energy Commission from issuing a permit to any new nuclear fission power plants until theres a way to dispose of toxic and long-lived nuclear waste. For example, a 2008 bill would have lifted the moratorium entirely and replaced it with a less stringent set of requirements.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Under the LCFS each fuel pathway gets a unique carbon intensity (CI) based on a lifecycle analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and use of the fuel. This approach holds fuel producers accountable for reducing fossil fuel use and other global warming pollution in their supply chains.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Alito famously said that carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning, a key contributor to global warming, is not a pollutant. The prime ones are erosion and flood control, waste treatment, water purification, recreation, and tourism. That is despite studies tying carbon dioxide to skyrocketing rates of childhood asthma.
A Greener Life
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
The head of DESNZ explained that fossil fuels today hold back rather than advancing the UK: “Fossil fuels cannot provide us with the energy security and affordability it once could, to ensure energy security we must build our energy independence based on clean energy”, he stated.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Since the beginning of the Appalachian shale gas boom in 2008, the twenty-two largest gas producing counties in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia have lost a collective 10,000 jobs and nearly 50,000 residents, even as gas production far outpaced industry expectations. 28 to Oct.
Clean Energy Law
DECEMBER 12, 2023
This strategy aims for net zero emissions by around 2050 and includes shorter-term goals of cutting emissions by at least 20% and aiming for a 30% reduction by 2030, relative to 2008 levels. Th announcement follows the final consultation paper that the Green Finance and Industry Taskforce released in February 2023.
Global Green
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Yes, in some cases, fossil fuels are burned to generate the electricity used to charge electric cars, but this highlights two of electric vehicles’ many advantages. That means much less waste and a better deal for the environment. Electric energy generation by renewable sources has doubled since 2008.
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