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How Can We Build Transmission Infrastructure Responsibly?

Legal Planet

The clean-energy transition that is one focus of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will require big changes in our electric grid. But two appellate-court decisions strictly limited this authority: A 2009 Fourth Circuit decision, Piedmont Environmental Council v.

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Ontario could easily phase out polluting fossil gas – if it wanted to

Enviromental Defense

It estimated that we would need an additional 843 MW of solar and an additional 4,545 MW of wind capacity (along with a basket of other sources) to ensure the province’s energy needs are met. . Between 2009 and 2016, Ontario built over 2000 MW of solar power and about 3000 MW of wind power. This is completely doable. The Path Forward

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Sen. Yaw To Introduce Bill Promoting Carbon Capture, Utilization And Sequestration

PA Environment Daily

The Great Plains Institute , using data from a 2009 Department of Conservation and Natural Resources report , estimates the state could store about 2.4 This is equivalent to the level of greenhouse gases emitted from 517 million gas-powered passenger vehicles annually, according to the EPA.

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Another RGGI Raid? New York State Senate Proposes Pulling $138 million from the RGGI Fund

Law Columbia

As detailed in the RGGI investment plan , these funds are typically used to support energy efficiency and renewable energy programs in New York State. This is not the first time that the legislature has diverted RGGI proceeds for other purposes—it also diverted $90 million in 2009 and $41 million in 2015 to the general fund.

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Making Waves for the Ocean at COP26

Ocean Conservancy

The call-to-action for COP26 couldn’t be clearer: We must act now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions if we want to save the ocean, planet and even the people we love. World leaders also failed to realize the pledge they made in 2009 to provide $100 billion in climate financing to lesser developed countries. Time is running out.

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A new climate litigation claim in Brazil raises the pressure for increased climate action and protection of the Amazon rainforest

Law Columbia

Brazil’s National Policy on Climate Change ( NPCC and subsequent regulation ) was adopted in 2009 based on Brazil’s international commitments with the UNFCCC. Brazil’s energy source is one of the least carbon-intensive in the world, with 47.5% of primary energy demand met by clean energy.

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RePlanet Nederland’s review of the draft Delegated Regulation on nuclear energy and gaseous fossil fuels in the sustainable finance taxonomy

Environmental Progress

The Regulation’s proposed criteria for gaseous fossil fuels (which includes both conventional natural gas, and synthetic gas derived from coal gasification) allow investment in their consumption without restriction in function, scale, or time period, as long as greenhouse gas emissions are no higher than 100 gCO2eq/kWh (see §4.29-31