A Greener Life

AUGUST 6, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his government are intensifying their support for the fossil fuel industry, and they have thus distanced themselves further from climate action previously pursued by successive UK governments. The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pictured at a gas plant in Aberdeen. via FLICKR.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2023

By Dave Jenkins, Conservatives For Responsible Stewardshi p The following goest essay first appeared in the Erie Times on March 27, 2023 -- We are at an inflection point on energy: 2022 was the first year when global investment in carbon-free sources of energy matched investment in fossil fuels. Energy is energy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In fact, a recent study examined parts of this heat wave—from late November up until December 11, 2022—and found that climate change made the event 60 times more likely. By holding these companies accountable, we would finally stand a chance to get off of fossil fuels the way we need to and limit how bad danger season will get.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Mine Cleanup Law Weakened by Coal’s Decline — Reclamation is a flashpoint for the partisan divide over fossil fuels. Social and political circumstances in Syria may have aided the outbreak. . — Brett Walton, Interim Stream Editor. Recent WaterNews from Circle of Blue.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The cholera outbreak in Syria may have been intensified by social and political circumstances. Moving away from fossil fuels is the only way to prevent the planet from dangerously overheating, but the transition will not be easy. The post What’s Up With Water – October 18, 2022 appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

The Department of Energy estimates the cost of an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack declined 89% between 2008 and 2022. Cheaper renewable energy attracts private investment and makes limits on fossil fuels more feasible. Prices for battery storage have declined even more sharply.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 27, 2022

There is still much we can do to bend that emissions curve sharply within this decade—but only if world leaders, especially leaders of richer countries and major emitting nations, take responsibility to act together quickly and fossil fuel companies are held accountable for their decades of obstruction and deception.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2022

The shift from fossil fuels in the 100% RES scenario reduces the amount of harmful air pollution from power plants much more than in our “No New Policy”/business-as-usual scenario. Similarly, communities now tied to fossil fuels need support in moving beyond that dependence. And our modeling shows renewables’ power.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 2, 2022

On November 22, 2022, sixteen municipalities of Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit in the federal district court in Puerto Rico seeking to hold coal, oil, and gas companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since that time. . By Korey Silverman-Roati and Maria Antonia Tigre.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2023

Yet, in 2022, almost 40% of electricity in the US was generated by power plants fueled by natural gas. Note: “Natural gas” is an industry misnomer; UCS considers methane, fossil gas, and gas to be much more appropriate terms. And now, as the U.S. I hope these companies will be held accountable.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 9, 2021

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lamented that the final texts, “take important steps, but unfortunately the collective political will was not enough to overcome some deep contradictions.” Among those contradictions is the need to wean society off fossil fuels versus the desire for short-term economic gain. We in the U.S.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Notably, in the same proposal, the Commission has also included screening criteria for gaseous fossil fuels. Their inclusion appears to be the result of a political compromise with Member States rather than of scientific appraisal as in the case of nuclear energy.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The Governor approved a notable slate of climate legislation with a package that includes more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets and measures designed to reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. The post 2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted? Climate Change Mitigation.

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Inside Climate News

OCTOBER 29, 2023

were down slightly in 2022, but thousands of industrial facilities with substantial emissions remain, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s recently released Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program data. By Phil McKenna Emissions from the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the U.S.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

Remove Coca-Cola as sponsors of COP27 Georgia Elliott-Smith | Change.org | September 30, 2022 Coca-Cola spends millions of dollars greenwashing their brand, making us believe that they are solving the problem.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In the study, we found that political power dynamics shape international negotiations, that the Paris Agreement temperature goal doesn’t fully account for the dangers of sea level rise, and that climate justice requires fully considering diverse views and experiences of climate change. they would experience 1.2 times the global mean.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2024

In October 2022, Sen. Yaw announced the introduction of legislation prohibiting the distribution of Act 13 impact fees to any county “that is actively suing over fossil fuel use.” The IFO projects another $100 million drop in revenue in calendar year 2024 fee revenue from 2022 to $170 million. Read more here.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 7, 2024

The tar sands currently (2022) emit 87 MT of carbon each year, so a $16 billion investment of taxpayer money would net a reduction of 3.4 Real solutions, not dangerous distractions, are needed Fossil fuels are causing the climate crisis. The reality is that CCS has never come close to meeting targets for emissions reduction.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 2, 2023

I had a small glimpse into this work in early 2022 when his office reached out to me after reading a report I co-authored on the risk of chemical spills from storage tanks in Virginia. The latter would invest in a just energy transition, funding job training programs in states that have historically depended on fossil fuel extraction.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 17, 2024

Cuba’s power system is currently heavily reliant on fossil fuels. In 2022, fossil fuels accounted for about 95% of electricity generation, and about 48% of the fossil fuels used were imported, putting the country at high risk of price shocks and supply shortages.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

They just released their 2022 “Annual Energy Outlook” (AEO), which is a big deal: it tells us where electricity is headed over the next 30 years. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2022 (AEO2022). Source: US Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2022 (AEO2022).

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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. On 2 January 2022, massive protests erupted throughout Kazakhstan , initially over the price of liquefied petroleum gas. Photo credit: Matjaz Corel / Alamy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 19, 2023

And several automakers have announced they will no longer make fossil fueled vehicles sometime between 2025 and 2040. Add to this major federal investments in electrifying transportation within the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. increase over 2020. Globally, approximately 1.3 million people die in road crashes each year.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

Through the Clean Air Act , and as affirmed—and reaffirmed—through multiple legal sagas, EPA is statutorily obligated to address carbon pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. The Supreme Court clipped the agency’s wings in its 2022 West Virginia v. In June 2022, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in West Virginia v.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 14, 2024

In the first months of 2024, legislators in four states— Maryland , Massachusetts , New York , and Vermont —have pushed for legislation that would collectively require large fossil fuel producers and refiners to pay for hundreds of billions of dollars of state-level climate adaptation infrastructure.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Fossil fuel language. The key focus point is to phase out fossil fuels, absolutely necessary for bringing emissions down. The language is the same as was agreed in Glasgow, calling for: ‘the phasedown of unabated coal power and phase-out of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies `. .

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The simple fact is that ditching fossil fuels for low-cost clean energy resources is good for the planet, good for the US economy, and good for public health. It’s a contentious issue fraught with political and social dynamics that have largely doomed previous attempts. The good news?

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

CARB’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) seeks to incentivize the production and sale of alternative, lower emissions transportation fuels in order to displace conventional fossil fuels. To identify which fuels should be promoted, CARB calculates the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 11, 2022

The IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee during the unveiling of the report: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. The report Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of climate change looked at a variety of pathways for increased climate actions. Photo credit: IPCC / Mark Speight. By Anders Lorenzen.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2022

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – March 1, 2022. Burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests, raising livestock, making cement, and using synthetic fertilizers are among the actions that have increased the amount of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere to the point that the planet’s basic functions are coming undone.

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A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2021

In Germany, fossil fuels are king. While Germany has had a huge focus on renewable energy this has done little to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. But the reality is that Germany is far from the top of the leaderboard when it comes to climate action in Europe, let alone in the world.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2022

He has spent his career championing environmental issues like clean air and water, advocating for a transition away from fossil fuels, and promoting clean energy solutions such as energy efficiency, wind, solar and geothermal. Being an environmental activist in a fossil fuel state is not for the faint of heart.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Experts say that expanding offshore wind energy could help to reduce the use of fossil fuels and even boost jobs and local economies since this will require both the construction of offshore wind farms and the modernisation of land-based infrastructure such as ports. GW in 2022. Finally, there are political impasses.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2022

Mann, climate change scientist, author and Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State, and Director of the Earth System Science Center, is the 2022 recipient of the Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence. Posted: August 5, 2022] PA Environment Digest Currently, Michael E. Mann, Ph.D.,

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2023

Causer To Chair House Energy, Environmental Resource Committee -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Coal Falls, Natural Gas Climbs In PA, But Not Without Tradeoffs -- Citizens Voice: PPL Customers Suspect They Were Overbilled -- Citizens Voice Editorial: Consumers Ripped Off By PPL, Abandoned By PUC -- Group Against Smog & Pollution: (..)

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Legal Planet

JULY 25, 2023

These include the Landfill Methane Regulation , SLCP Reduction Strategy , 2022 Scoping Plan , and SB 1383. Right now, oil companies have political power sufficient to preclude a change in liability that would result in oil industry obligation. There are many possible emergency actions. The rest of the world is starting to catch up.

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Legal Planet

JULY 25, 2024

In 2010, the cost of onshore wind was almost twice that of the cheapest fossil fuel generation. By 2022, the positions were reversed: onshore wind cost half as much as the cheapest fossil fuel power. In 2010, it was seven times as expensive than fossil-fuel generation.

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