Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2022

On the last day of the 2022 Minnesota legislative session, state legislators had a real case of the Mondays: They failed to deliver on climate and energy policies that would have accelerated renewable energy enough to forge a clear path to carbon-free electricity and set the state on track to meet science-based emission reduction targets.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2022

A recent Union of Concerned Scientists analysis found that Minnesota could meet its electricity demands with 100-percent renewable energy by 2035, which would provide significant economic and health benefits. With such a wide gulf to cross, Minnesota could miss another opportunity to advance many key clean energy programs.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In 2019, the Utah State Legislature passed the Community Renewable Energy Act (HB 411). This bill allows Utah municipalities that are serviced by Rocky Mountain Power to achieve a net-100% renewable energy portfolio by 2030.

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Inhabitant

JANUARY 11, 2022

Bjarke Ingels Group's (BIG) Oslo Science City is part of Oslo's 2019 Strategy for the Development of the Knowledge Capital, a 1.4 It will also contribute to the country's shift to renewable energy. million square meter hub that aims to house 150,000 scientists, entrepreneurs and students.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

However, his average before 2019 was more like 1%. His lifetime average was pulled up by scores of 7% in 2019, 10% in 2020, and 22% in 2021. But when he ran for Governor in 2010, he attacked a Republican rival’s support for renewable energy.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2022

Scotland set a 2020 goal of 100% renewable energy electricity generation. renewable energy generation (62% coming from onshore wind) A climate plan adopted in 2018 sets a binding target of net-zero emissions by 2045. At least 70% of electricity must come from renewables in 2030. Other UK Cities.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 24, 2025

However, it has also been used to frustrate efforts to accelerate the renewable energy transition by delaying the construction of new renewable energy infrastructure (see here ). The case is a welcome statement in favor of a pro-climate approach to planning decisions for renewable energy projects.

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Environment + Energy Leader

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In the United States, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the fastest-growing occupation from 2019 to 2029 is expected to be wind turbine service technicians, with a growth rate of 61%. appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. The post What are the Fastest Growing Sustainability Professions?

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Real Climate

AUGUST 17, 2022

This is an historic effort though it falls short of the broader ‘ Green New Deal ‘ goals that were proposed in 2019, and doesn’t include all of the elements that were in the proposed 2021 reconcilliation package (the American Jobs Plan in “ Build Back Better “) that ultimately floundered.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We need a major buildout of renewable energy. But if we lower demand for energy, including by creating more efficient transportation alternatives, this becomes a less challenging mountain to climb. UCS The future is now A less car-dependent future is no pipe dream. State and federal policy supported these local initiatives.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

US emissions went down by around 15% between 2007 and 2019, while GDP per person went up around 25%. Another is that the costs of renewable energy and electric vehicles have declined so greatly in the past ten years, making them more or less competitive with their fossil-fuel alternatives.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 2, 2023

“This is the first time Argentina has put into numbers the transformation needed in its energy sector to deliver on the country’s climate pledges,” Juan Carlos Villalonga, a renewable energy consultant and former deputy in the national congress, told Diálogo Chino. The plan targets US$2.7 GW of additional capacity.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

At the global level, however, Germany has its own claim to a leadership role, particularly in its early support for renewable energy. Although its track record has some complexities, this timeline of German actions shows just its early and sustained attention to clean energy policy: 1990. Renewables are 6% of power.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

In 2019, Burkholders Country Market worked with SunDirected to install a 581 kW solar carport system with over 1,200 panels. The carport produces enough energy to offset two-thirds of their annual energy usage. Plentiful sunshine and generous solar incentives are here.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 22, 2024

The 114 MW wind project, stretching across Cambria and Clearfield Counties, will be CPV’s third project that repurposes former coal mine land into a new source of renewable energy. Upon completion, it will become CPV’s third operating project in Cambria County following CPV Maple Hill Solar and the CPV Fairview Energy Center.

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Environment + Energy Leader

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In the United States, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the fastest-growing occupation from 2019 to 2029 is expected to be wind turbine service technicians, with a growth rate of 61%. appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. The post What are the Fastest Growing Sustainability Professions?

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Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In the nearer term, it wants to reduce its emissions by 56% by 2030, using 2019 as a baseline. The post H&M Group Wants All of its Clothing to be Made Using Recycled and Sustainable Components appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. H&M's goal is to be carbon positive by 2040.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2023

The rail infrastructure to transport coal from the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming–the country’s primary coal source –was proven to be vulnerable to extreme floods in the spring of 2011 , and even more extreme floods in the spring of 2019.

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Law Columbia

MAY 24, 2023

New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting , a lawsuit challenging the state’s March 2021 regulations for siting and permitting major renewable energy facilities. Source: Hecate Energy. Last Thursday, May 18, a state appellate court affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of Town of Copake v.

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Physics World

JANUARY 11, 2022

It is no longer whether hydrogen will be part of a sustainable energy system solution, but rather how large a role hydrogen will play in a clean, sustainable energy system for the planet. Also discussed is how this vision is being made economically more viable by shifting cost structures and environmental driving forces.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

No, it’s not mandating carbon neutrality or increasing renewable energy. It took a decade, but the California legislature has finally delivered to the governor one of the most critical climate and equity bills in the country.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

There’s a lot of discussion of how the private sector is supporting renewable energy, but it’s almost all about power consumers like Apple and Walmart. 4) Dominion Energy. Energy Mix (2019): [link]. Renewable: 3%. Energy Mix (2019): Con Ed’s investor report gives slightly different figures on pp.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

More than 20,000 Americans died prematurely in 2015 from tailpipe emissions, according to a 2019 study. Even if we could snap our fingers and all of our cars and trucks ran on electricity generated by renewable energy sources, we would still have to deal with monster traffic jams, deadly car accidents, and road rage.

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Physics World

JANUARY 11, 2022

It is no longer whether hydrogen will be part of a sustainable energy system solution, but rather how large a role hydrogen will play in a clean, sustainable energy system for the planet. Also discussed is how this vision is being made economically more viable by shifting cost structures and environmental driving forces.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 14, 2024

OG: The agribusiness sector spent more than $793 million on lobbying on a range of issues between 2019 and 2023. Between 2019 and 2023, the agribusiness sector contributed $3.4 Along with its state-based chapters, the Farm Bureau spent more than $15 million lobbying between 2019 and 2023 on a number of issues, including the farm bill.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 13, 2022

PNC Bank will receive approximately 148 million kilowatt hours of energy per year through its retail agreement with Constellation, with that energy matched by Green-e® Energy Certified Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) sourced from other renewable facilities located throughout the U.S. “At

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Environmental Europe

JULY 1, 2020

Deploying renewable energy technologies is a key way to reduce emissions, but the EU’s own Environment Agency warned in late 2019 that current policy efforts are insufficient to reach the 2030 and the 2050 (net zero) emissions targets. insufficient renewable energy targets) or “delivery gaps” (i.e.,

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This is a little different than other similar sounding policies like Renewable Energy Standards, which can create some confusion. But while a Renewable Energy Standard treats all sources of qualifying renewable energy equally, the LCFS has a more complicated approach, based on lifecycle analysis.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Renewables are relatively small, at only 6%, but growing rapidly, having doubled from 2010 to 2019. The EIA reports that: “Fossil fuel sources accounted for about 69% of South Korea’s electricity generation in 2019, and the share of nuclear power accounted for 25%.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In the process of striving for equity in the emerging clean energy transition, I must emphasize that livelihoods dependent on the power sector are on the line. In 2019 and 2020, I served as a member of a committee involved in the implementation of California’s Assembly Bill 617.

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Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In the nearer term, it wants to reduce its emissions by 56% by 2030, using 2019 as a baseline. The post H&M Group Wants All of its Clothing to be Made Using Recycled and Sustainable Components appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. H&M's goal is to be carbon positive by 2040.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Here’s more: “California’s climate ambitions will be met only by deploying clean energy and transportation on an unprecedented scale, and China has a lot to offer on that score. China is also a world leader on offshore wind energy production, an area Newsom has sought to emphasize in California.

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E2 Law Blog

JULY 1, 2021

On June 29, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2021-41 (the “Notice”) granting additional relief for certain renewable energy projects planning to claim the U.S. In general terms, the amount of PTC or ITC available for a renewable energy project depends on when the construction of the project begins.

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SPR Law

AUGUST 15, 2023

While these requirements became effective in 2019, given the pace of construction in New York City, many of the roofs covered by the law have only recently been, or will soon be,… The post Rooftop Solar Systems Required by NYC Local Laws May Qualify for IRA’s Renewable Energy Tax Credits appeared first on Sive Paget Riesel.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2022

One component of that goal is renewable energy procurement for its facilities. FedEx will draw from its own experiences with renewable energy at its facilities and apply those learnings for school staff and facilities eager to make the same transition. Solar on U.S.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Department of the Interior (DOI) is responsible for the development of offshore renewable energy in federal waters. The task force has met several times since 2019 and is slated to have its next meeting as early as December 2022. Maine recently submitted a research lease application for a 15.2-square-mile

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 27, 2023

The path to net zero means not developing new oil and gas projects , scaling down current production, and transitioning to renewable energy sources. Renewable energy and energy efficiency are the most affordable and readily available green technologies we have. Truth: CCUS is an expensive wild-card.

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