Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

2022 was no different, with courts further delineating the procedural dimensions of climate cases and expanding on the responsibilities of stakeholders for climate mitigation and adaption. In June 2022, the Prague Municipal Court ruled in Klimatická žaloba ČR v. See a detailed analysis of the decision here.).

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

–Sean Post, JD 2022. –Kelsey Manes, JD 2022. What makes me most optimistic are the recent technological innovations and falling costs for renewable energy generation, battery storage and alternative fuel vehicles. –Richard Diaz, Master of Public Policy candidate, 2022.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 22, 2024

Earth Day and the IRA go hand in hand Don’t get me wrong, I still plan on showing some love for the planet this Earth Day, but I’m also grateful that the US was able to pass the IRA in 2022 because it represents the single biggest investment in cutting heat-trapping emissions in history (here’s to you, Mother Earth).

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

By Penn State News With a goal of achieving 100% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2035, Penn State – under the direction of President Neeli Bendapudi -- is moving forward with several of the recommendations presented by the University’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Task Force in Spring 2022.

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Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2023

Renewable energy projects have encountered significant opposition in at least 45 states. This report updates and considerably expands two previous Sabin Center reports, published in September 2021 and March 2022. These top-line figures, however, are only indicative. Some of these are exceptionally burdensome.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Batteries are key to enabling the renewable energy transition. When the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing, batteries help store clean energy to continue supplying electricity to the grid and to customers consistently and reliably. A fossil fuel energy grid extracts and expends finite resources.

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) announced that proposed amendments to the state’s Clean Energy Standard (CES) were finalized earlier this month without substantive changes from draft language initially proposed by the agencies in April 2022.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 7, 2024

CCS is a multi-billion dollar boondoggle that doesn’t come close to the hype, has significant safety risks, and is a substantial distraction from real climate solutions, such as building more renewable energy, increasing electricity transmission infrastructure, and developing and using storage technology. Want proof?

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A Greener Life

JUNE 30, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen The renewable energy sector experienced record growth in 2022 of 1%. They still account for 82% of the global energy supply according to the industry’s Statistical Review of World Energy released this week. In 2022, emissions were up 0.8%, reaching a new high of 39.3

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The Energy Law

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Governor Edwards’ Climate Initiatives Task Force, charged with making recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions originating in Louisiana, recently took another step towards that goal. This document contains proposed strategies and specific actions across several priority areas to be considered in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2023

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. About 70 percent of US coal is transported at least part of the way by trains.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 4, 2023

Trucks and buses on California’s roads and highways are responsible for the majority of lung-damaging fine particulate and ozone-forming nitrogen oxide emissions, and a sizable amount of climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions as well. Last November, the California Energy Commission approved $1.7

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 7, 2022

The time is now for bold, ambitious action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect our health from chemical pollution in our water and communities, and get rid of single-use plastics. Governments should also be developing a more just economy overall, by investing in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and a better service economy.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

As with many environmental issues, when it comes to climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, this is no ordinary election. . As the province with the second highest greenhouse gas emissions in Canada, not doing enough to reduce these emissions is bad for the future of not just Ontario, but the whole country. .

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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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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

EPA : when it comes to prodding progress from coal- and gas-fired power plants, the nation’s second-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, the agency is constrained, but it’s not out. Enter the late-July announcement of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022—our chance to get back on track.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

While EVs already result in less greenhouse gas emissions than the gasoline alternative, using these recycled materials substantially lowers impacts associated with material sourcing. Repurposing refers to using the battery in a different application, such as for stationary storage to support renewable energy generation.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

We need big investments in the energy transition from polluting fossil fuels to clean renewable energy. It’s called the Social Cost of Carbon and it quantifies the damages of greenhouse gas emissions on health, the economy, and the environment. But the cost of not taking those actions is far greater. billion.

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Law and Environment

JULY 10, 2023

On June 26, 2023, the Cambridge City Council voted to amend the city’s Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) to require large non-residential buildings to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 and mid-size non-residential buildings to do so by 2050.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 5, 2024

But they aren’t the only powerful players who shoulder responsibility for keeping us hooked on fossil fuels, the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. In 2023 alone, RBC channelled more than $28 billion CAD into fossil fuel companies, a reduction from the $38 billion CAD reported for 2022. billion CAD into fossil fuels.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2024

This is DLC’s second annual ESG report and, for the first time, discloses year-over-year performance metrics from a 2022 baseline. The report covers a wide range of topics addressing risks and opportunities that DLC faces as it pursues a clean energy future for all while securing the economic vitality of the Pittsburgh region.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

This free online resource includes a searchable database that catalogues all of the climate change-related provisions in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), as well as a tracker that records actions taken by federal agencies to implement those provisions. The IRA Tracker homepage.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Photo credit: Beijing 2022. They have deployed energy-saving technologies such as low-carbon building materials including recycled cement, and what they call smart snowmaking which uses 20% less water than traditional technologies. Fully powered by renewable energy. By Anders Lorenzen.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2022

The Green Building Alliance , the City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning, the Energy Innovation Center , and Duquesne Light Company , have secured a grant of technical assistance from the U.S. Posted: April 5, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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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 UN agency concluded global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are at the highest levels in human history and without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors limiting climate change to 1.5°C

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 1, 2023

These new rules should also free up billions for climate solutions, such as building more renewable energy, electrifying public transit and making our homes and buildings more energy efficient. In 2022, the federal government provided over $20 billion to oil and gas companies. Take last year.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Dunn added that renewable energy alternatives, such as solar, help to mitigate the impacts of climate change and reduce the Commonwealth's greenhouse gas emissions. 3-7 [PaEN] [Posted: October 3, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 17, 2024

Alberta: Speak Up For a SAFE Climate: Take Action Here How Climate Action Makes Life More Affordable Renewable energy, including solar and wind power, is much cheaper and less polluting than burning fossil fuels such as natural gas, oil and coal. In the last three fiscal years, the government of Alberta has provided $4.8

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Ontario Power Generation has been quietly selling off Clean Energy Credits from its hydro and nuclear power to businesses in the United States since about 2013. million between 2022 and 2026. The agreement provides Microsoft ongoing Clean Energy Credits so it can claim to be using low carbon electricity. They won’t say.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2022

On September 21, 2022, the New York Times published an essay by Gabriel Popkin titled “Are There Better Places to Put Large Solar Farms Than These Forests?” Likewise, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has determined that “the placement of structures for commercial solar energy generation . . .

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 11, 2023

In the face of concerns over global climate change, finding effective solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has become a pressing priority. Encouraging Sustainable Investment: Environmental offsets drive investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency, reforestation, carbon sequestration, and other sustainability initiatives.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 28, 2022

Keith Brooks, Programs Director: Ontario’s Budget 2022 shows once again that this government doesn’t care about the environment. At a time when solar and wind are the cheapest new forms of energy, it’s puzzling that the government wants to invest in anything but proven renewable energy.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 5, 2023

The potential contribution of the BBNJ agreement to strengthen environmental protection in the development of marine renewable energy technologies in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Pollution from different sources as well the rising greenhouse gas emission levels are some of the main drivers of the degradation of marine ABNJ.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We need to take real action to address climate change, protect and create energy jobs and ensure Pennsylvania has reliable, affordable and clean power for the long term,” Shapiro said in the statement. Read more here. “We

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

gigawatt hours -- all from renewable energy sources. The department is demonstrating its ongoing commitment to a clean-energy future as clean-energy leaders from around the world meet in Pittsburgh this week to discuss clean global energy solutions. Posted: September 21, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 24, 2023

With renewable energy, like solar and wind, becoming cheaper and easier to scale up, there has never been a better moment for governments to transition away from the fossil fuel industry and its destructive impacts on the environment, the climate and communities. In short, past Energy Futures have modelled climate failure.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The Benefits AI Provides to the Environment Offsets its Energy Exertion It is undisputed that AI technology has the potential to significantly sap electricity consumption and exert unprecedented levels of energy. Indeed, data centers in 2022 made up 2% of electricity demand across the globe.

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