Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 22, 2022

Renewable energy will help with all of that—but we need a grid that is designed for wind and solar instead of having to rely on expensive coal and gas plants. Getting energy from where it’s produced to where it’s needed. Unlocking the gridlock for Minnesota’s renewable energy future.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

It’s widely viewed as the “gold standard” for energy projections, even though there’s much debate in the energy community about the validity of the assumptions behind these projections. CO 2 emissions remain mostly level through 2050—nowhere close to meeting US climate goals. Carbon emissions remain high.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

Net zero by 2050, 50% cut by 2030, and 100% clean energy by 2040. There’s a lot these simple figures don’t tell us: How much of these companies already cut emissions? Carbon Reduction Goals : Reduction of carbon emissions from generating facilities by 80% from 2000 levels by 2050. 7) Xcel Energy.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

The Pittsburgh 2030 District , a project of the Green Building Alliance , has released its 2022 Progress Report , revealing District property partners have reduced carbon emissions by 44.8% This achievement moves the District within range of reaching its target goal of 50-65% reduction in carbon emissions before the 2030 deadline.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Once the battery looks up to code, it is off to the grid to power our renewable energy future! Battery energy storage is powerful and growing. Battery energy storage can help store clean energy for the grid. From 2020 to 2021, large-scale US battery storage system installations tripled from 1.4

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

All told, they represent 56 percent of the US population, generate 62 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, and are responsible for 43 percent of the country’s annual carbon emissions. What job opportunities would this clean energy transition create? EN: Energy prices have gone up dramatically in the last year.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Although its track record has some complexities, this timeline of German actions shows just its early and sustained attention to clean energy policy: 1990. The Federal Cabinet adopts its first climate target, a 25-30% cut in carbon emissions by 2005 under 1987 levels. trillion tons.] Renewables are 42% of electricity.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

That requires bringing global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050. To meet that goal, the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero Roadmap released in 2021 says no new oil and gas supply projects can come online. degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 30, 2022

Earlier this month the International Energy Agency (IEA) released data showing that global carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions hit an all-time high in 2021, rebounding sharply from the 2020 decline caused by COVID-19 related economic slump. A rapid clean energy transition is (still) the best path forward.

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Physics World

JANUARY 7, 2022

Those critical challenges will require inventive and practical solutions, which is why automotive manufacturer Toyota has teamed up with The Electrochemical Society (ECS) to award a series of research fellowships focused on the development of green-energy technologies that reduce both pollution and carbon emissions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2022

The November 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, or BIL, includes an $8 billion “regional clean hydrogen hubs” program that charges the Department of Energy (DOE) with the development of at least four hydrogen hubs to advance the nation’s clean hydrogen sector.

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Law and Environment

JUNE 16, 2021

On June 10, 2021, the Transportation Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) states released a final model rule creating a regional cap-and-trade-program to reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector. We wrote about the draft model rule and its implementation challenges when it was released at the beginning of March.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Energy storage, or the storing of electricity for later use on the power grid, plays an important role in the clean energy transition. Illinois is currently considering policy proposals to establish a statewide energy storage target. Illinois needs policies in place now to jump-start development for our 2030 needs.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 13, 2022

In 2010, GM committed to a 20% reduction in carbon intensity by 2020. And in January 2021, it said it would source 100% renewable energy to power GM facilities in the U.S. The post GM Has Become an ‘Energy Star’ with Efficiency and Circular Programs appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

While it may seem that a place such as Texas only needs to plan for increasing temperatures, events like Winter Storm Uri in 2021 proved the opposite. Climate change is increasing weather extremes and decreasing its predictability. Below are five types of impacts on the distribution grid from increased extreme weather due to climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Since PPL's last climate assessment report in 2017, the company has taken a number of steps to advance its emissions reductions and overall clean energy transition strategy. The transition to a clean energy future offers us an opportunity to rethink how energy is produced, stored, delivered and used.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 9, 2025

By Liu Lican Chinas first Biennial Transparency Report on Climate Change was released last week, and the country confirmed it has yet to peak its carbon emissions. The report, submitted to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), discloses China s greenhouse gas inventory in 2020 and 2021.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce For a hearing on “Power Struggle: Examining the 2021 Texas Grid Failure” Written statement submitted by: Michael D. is 32 years, as of January 2021. [14] percent, 47.4 percent, 51.5 percent, and 13.7 GW from its 4.9 GW from its 4.9

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2021

"As we pursue our goals, we're investing in the research and development of clean energy solutions that will enable us to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, and we're committed to ensuring a balanced, responsible and just transition to economy-wide decarbonization." Posted: August 30, 2021] PA Environment Digest

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

These new protections will include updates to power plant standards on carbon emissions , mercury pollution , and toxic coal ash pollution , just to name a few. For coal-fired power, the economic case has been bleak for a long time now, which has brought US coal-fired generation down to less than half of its 2010 level.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 19, 2021

million tons of carbon pollution annually, despite being ordered recently by a judge to slash its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030, from 2019 levels. Posted: July 19, 2021] PA Environment Digest Pennsylvanians can’t afford to let them waste their tax dollars on polluting deals like this again.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The programs supported by a memorandum of understanding, combined with other financial incentives, are intended to support industry and jobs in these states while reducing net carbon emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

On August 9, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority announced it would be committing to the purchase of wind power and the use of clean energy to support the production and operations of water services. Committed to fostering sustainable practices, PWSA has been an active participant in WPEC's clean energy initiatives since 2008.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 9, 2023

When the Act was passed in 2021 , it recognized that existing climate investments were not enough and that revenue raised through the CCA should be dedicated to reducing carbon emissions, transitioning our state to a carbon-free economy, and enhancing climate resilience. © Benjamin Drummond. © Morgan Heim.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The General Assembly has yet to answer the question of how to help communities and workers caught in the market-driven transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. The auction of credits under the program is expected to generate an estimated $300 million annually to be invested in energy-related programs.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2021

Comitta and Report Herrin are introducing legislation to guide how revenue generated from the RGGI program will be reinvested in efforts to help communities and workers during the transition to clean energy, environmental justice areas and other initiatives. “A It is caused by human activity and carbon emissions.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Major reforms in energy investments in Kazakhstan are needed, not only to reform the economy but to meet the country’s climate goals. At COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021, Askar Mamin, the (then) prime minister of Kazakhstan, stated that the country was finalising its plan to be carbon neutral by 2060.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 13, 2022

“This collaboration with Constellation is an exciting next step toward meeting our environmental goals of reaching 100% renewable purchased electricity by 2025 and reducing carbon emissions and energy use 75% by 2035.” billion directly into renewable energy projects. Environmental Protection Agency.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

. -- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: PA Electricity Prices Rising By As Much As 50% Next Week; Here’s How You Can Save -- ScrantonT: Multiple Programs Available To Help With Heating Costs -- PA Cap-Star: Municipalities Want To Limit Carbon Emissions, PA Utilities Want To Preempt Them -- MCall Guest Essay: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Will Create Funding (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2021

It is caused by human activity and carbon emissions. According to Pennsylvania’s recently released 2021 Climate Impacts Assessment, average annual temperatures in the commonwealth will rise by 5.9°F percent to the Energy Communities Trust Fund; -- 12.5 A climate crisis is happening before our eyes.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 17, 2024

As one of the largest energy producers in the country with a legacy of driving American industry forward, Pennsylvania is well positioned to lead in the clean energy transition,” said John Carlson, Senior Northeast Regional Policy Manager at CATF. “We Another example of major DOE funding is $1.5

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 7, 2022

On December 7, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it has begun providing renewable natural gas (RNG) for the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority in Bellefonte, Centre County, supporting a transition to a cleaner, low-carbon fuel produced from organic waste.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Grohnde plant is one of the German nuclear power plants which is due to shut down at the end of 2021. Photo credit: Preussen Elektra. By Anders Lorenzen. A recent report has shed light on the scale of the climate cost of Germany decommissioning its nuclear power plants.

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Brag

JUNE 9, 2021

On June 7, 2021, Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Earthshots Initiative. Designed to accelerate innovation of abundant, affordable, and reliable clean energy solutions within the next ten years. Currently, clean hydrogen costs approximately $5 per kg.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The Philadelphia Energy Authority continues to position Philadelphia as a national leader in using clean energy to drive equitable economic development," said Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson. Powering my home with renewable energy through solar is a dream come true! Related Articles: -- Gov.

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Cresforum

MARCH 10, 2022

In the Unites States’ march to transition to clean energy and reduce greenhouse gasses, resilience may be the most important word to summarize 2021. Nine months after the pandemic first upended lives and the economy, the market fundamentals for clean energy looked unstoppable. Over the course of 2021, the U.S.

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Environmental Progress

JULY 3, 2023

Worse than that, it might end up misdirecting the world’s clean energy efforts into dirtier than appreciated energy technologies because of the country’s ongoing dependence on coal-fired energy. Basic reasoning suggests the manufacturing shift must have added to solar’s carbon intensity. million cars to the road.

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