Legal Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

It turns out that most of them are 50-60% reliant on fossil fuels, with a lot of the remainder coming from nuclear and hydro. This table shows how much power is generated from fossil fuels by the top ten utilities (ranked by market value). There was more fuel oil in use in some places than I expected. Carbon Goal.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Three years later, energy production emerges as a force to be reckoned with by fishermen, clean energy advocates, those focused on the endangered Right Whale, and everyone who depends upon the Gulf of Maine (hereafter referred to as “GOM”) and its future. They should be held accountable for their actions.”

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Today, the fossil fuel industry is aggressively promoting a liquefied natural gas facility near Philadelphia, explicitly targeting the most overburdened and underrepresented communities in the area so that they can export more gas overseas. Million Settlement Over 2019 South Philly Refinery Explosion, Fire -- AP: EPA Reaches $4.2

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Natural Gas Toxic Substances Control Act Fossil Fuels 2019 109

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 4, 2024

You can read their insights from their experiences—including being denied the opportunity to take the floor—and their efforts to engage with Dr. Avery in 2017 , 2018 , and 2019. 1 capturing three seats on the board by successfully arguing that ExxonMobil was failing to adapt for the transition to clean energy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2023

Fuel transport – Spring floods can hinder the transportation of fuels like coal. While it is a heavily polluting fossil fuel that is set to continue declining as a fuel source for US electricity generation over the next decade, coal still accounted for roughly 20 percent of the country’s generation in 2022.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

An ambitious law that promises to accelerate the state’s clean energy transition, CEJA provides a detailed framework for greater utility transparency and accountability to update electricity distribution infrastructure to ensure a clean energy future. Illinois utilities contributed to that trend.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Federal government releases new policy aimed at ending international public financing for fossil fuels, next step is ending domestic financing . This new policy will end a significant portion of EDC’s support for fossil fuels and redirect those funds to support the clean energy transition.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2024

On August 27, Ready for 100% Montgomery County announced nearly one-third of the communities in Montgomery County committed to a gradual transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy in its electricity usage by 2035 and in all sectors (heat, transportation) by 2050. This is a collaborative, iterative process.

Clean Energy 87

Clean Energy Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Electricity 87

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

This is despite the clean energy progress the power sector has experienced to date—and despite the groundwork laid for more progress from leading states, as well as the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). And more gas is slated to come. Will EPA use CCS or other means as the BSER?

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Despite being in the same political party that created it, the UK’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, is in the process of completely changing the country’s energy policy. Gone are the net-zero promises and focus on a rapid clean energy transition, and in its place is a new narrative that more fossil fuels will solve the country’s energy crisis.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

With most energy investments still in fossil fuels, significant reform is needed to modernise the sector and meet Kazakhstan’s pledge to become net-zero by 2060. Social unrest related to fossil fuels is not a new phenomenon in Kazakhstan. An oil pump in a dust storm on the road to Aktau, Kazakhstan.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Governmental agencies and utilities involved in the energy sector can pair an energy justice framework with meaningful community engagement to assess their actions and decisions and realize the benefits of energy equity for their constituents.

Electricity 272

Electricity Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Renewable Energy 272

A Greener Life

OCTOBER 24, 2024

He worked on the carefully targeted ’50 by 30′ campaign that helped to normalise renewable energy targets in US states, and founded the youth democracy organisation Nextgen. He even ran for president in 2019 to push climate up the agenda, because any you can do that in America if you have a spare billion or two.

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Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

For years, grid parity – the time when solar and wind would be cost-competitive with fossil fuels and nuclear – was the holy grail of renewables energy, a target to reach in a distant future. This is absurdly cheap and this won’t stop there as analysts believe that solar could be $1 cent per kWh in 2019.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Despite the climate crisis and the pledges made by global oil and gas companies to start moving their operations away from hydrocarbons and invest more heavily in low-carbon energy technologies, the reality is often different. All whilst releasing net-zero strategies declaring their commitment to tackling the climate crisis. Keep drilling.

Fossil Fuels 98

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A Greener Life

JUNE 30, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen The renewable energy sector experienced record growth in 2022 of 1%. But despite this, it did not shift the dominance of fossil fuels. They still account for 82% of the global energy supply according to the industry’s Statistical Review of World Energy released this week.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen Tenders for 250 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy by 2028 are set to be unveiled by the Indian government, according to a government memo. Wind power is set to play a key part in the target of 50 GW of new green energy tenders each year at 10 GW. in 2019 to 72.8% Photo credit: Reuters / Amit Dave.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2022

How do these results compare with the historical number of days with a heat index above 100°F in UCS’ 2019 Killer Heat analysis? We need to act to protect vulnerable people from the very real threats of Danger Season for example, by providing access to cooling and creating incentives for residential electrification powered by clean energy.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 24, 2023

A recent study from Clean Energy Canada predicts that as a result of the energy transition, jobs in the energy industry in Canada will decline by 93 per cent by 2050 but there will be 700 thousand more jobs in the entire energy industry than exist today! million jobs in the clean energy industry.

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Clean Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2021

In October 2019, the TCI published a Framework for a Draft Regional Policy Proposal, which described the TCI-P’s key design elements. In December 2019, the TCI issued for public comment a draft MOU that laid out the program’s framework. Affected Fuel” is defined as “the fossil fuel components of motor gasoline and on-road diesel fuel.”

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 2, 2025

The IEA analysis points to todays coal prices, which remain 50% higher than the average between 2017 and 2019. The IEA Director of Energy Markets and Security, Keisuke Sadamori, said, The rapid deployment of clean energy technologies is reshaping the global electricity sector, which accounts for two-thirds of the worlds coal use.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 15, 2022

My caption was “NEPA Is Still Going to Pose an Obstacle to Leasing Public Lands for Fossil Fuel Extraction.” When Secretary Zinke terminated the moratorium in 2017, litigation ensued and, in 2019, the Court ruled that the Zinke Order was subject to NEPA. Once more, Judge Morris found DOI’s NEPA analysis inadequate.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 28, 2023

On August 8, PJM Interconnection and other regional electric grid operators submitted comments on a proposed EPA regulation to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants expressing concerns the rule will accelerate retirements of fossil fuel plants without reliable renewable and electric storage technologies to replace them.

Natural Gas 83

Natural Gas Electricity Clean Energy Renewable Energy 83

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The applicants sought an injunction declaring that Shell is legally bound to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 45% below 2019 levels by 2030. This leads to an important distinction between fossil fuels specifically produced or merely traded by Shell, as discussed in more detail below. Royal Dutch Shell.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2022

LNG exports to Europe temporarily for the next two years and for reducing demand for all natural gas and accelerating deployment of clean energy measures in Europe. LNG exports to Europe temporarily for the next two years and for reducing demand for all natural gas and accelerating deployment of clean energy measures in Europe.

Natural Gas 98

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2010 Clean Energy 98

A Greener Life

OCTOBER 7, 2021

March for Climate Justice in Kolkata, India, in September 2019. Bangladesh and Pakistan have promised significant reductions in their carbon emissions, but both countries continue to invest in and rely on fossil fuel infrastructure, particularly coal and gas. Photo credit: Pacific Press Media Production Corp. By Lou Del Bello.

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Paris Agreement Climate Change Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 98

Manning Law

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Although criticized for half measures and loopholes, blamed in part on the influence of petrostates, the agreement reached at the conference should be welcomed as a significant step in the move away from fossil fuels. C within reach. But it notes Parties are off track when it comes to meeting their Paris Agreement goals.

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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Introduction On 11 December 2019, the new European Commission presided by Ursula Von der Leyen presented the European Green Deal. By Dr. Romain Mauger 1. The aim for the EU is to become climate-neutral by 2050 and this will require massive investments. refineries) or on highly carbon-intensive industries (such as cement plants or smelters).

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

below the baseline, a slight decrease from the 2021 reduction of 37.1% (accountable due to workers returning to the office), but still greater than the pre-pandemic 2019 reduction of 19.8%. million and reduced water consumption by 32.8% The Pittsburgh 2030 District comprises property partners representing more than 550 buildings occupying 87.1

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The net-zero strategy unveiled under the leadership of Looney was largely applauded by energy transition experts and advocates and those in the clean energy investment space as one of the most ambitious in the world among any of the fossil fuel giants. This has worried clean energy investors in BP.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 22, 2024

Bill C-50 is a necessary tool to set Canadian workers up for success in a low-carbon economy Countries around the world are choosing to ditch fossil fuels, like oil, gas and coal, to use renewable energy and increase the energy efficiency of homes, cars and factories. This shift is a major opportunity for Canada.

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Clean Energy Law

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

After a series of working group meetings on FBMSM in general and warehouses in particular, the SCAQMD released Proposed Rule 2305 in discussion draft form on November 13, 2019. The SCAQMD is requesting stakeholder feedback on the discussion draft rule by December 6, 2019. 20, 2019). [6] Proposed Warehouse ISR. Looking Forward.

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Cresforum

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Hernick on an All-Of-The-Above Energy Strategy: “ Greenhouse gas emissions are the bogeyman! Not fossil fuels. Coal and oil and natural gas are indispensable to the global energy system. While I am a champion of renewables—and very proud that solar and wind have taken off in the U.S. and in the developing world.”.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2022

The arguments used for and against the resolution were the same familiar and often repeated comments on the economic and environmental impacts heard on the regulation since the concept was first suggested in 2019 by Gov. Read more here. Read more here.

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

As per the World Investment Report 2023, much of the growth in international investment in renewable energy, which has nearly tripled since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, was concentrated in developed countries. Developing countries need renewable energy investments of about US$1.7 Zerbib, Olivier David.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 11, 2022

In 2019, the governor set Pennsylvania’s first statewide climate goals , aiming to reduce greenhouse gases by 80 percent by 2050. Street Introduces Bill To Set A New Clean Energy Standard And Support Carbon Capture To Eliminate All Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Power Plants By 2050 [Posted: January 11, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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A Greener Life

JUNE 27, 2022

Kenya is targeting 100% clean energy use by 2030. As of 2020, Kenya was the largest geothermal energy producer in Africa, with some 672 megawatts (MW) of capacity. According to data from Kenya’s Population and Housing Census , in 2019, 6.3% Pipes channel steam to turbines at a geothermal power plant west of Nairobi.

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