PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2024

Casey Cosponsors Bill To Find, Clean Up Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells, Improve Detection, Plugging Tech [PaEN] -- PUC Seeks To Accelerate Removal, Replacement Of Older Plastic Pipe In Natural Gas Distribution Systems [PaEN] -- PJM Electricity Auction Price 9 Times Higher Than Previous Auction-- $269.92/MW-Day

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

By February 2025, the next round of NDCs is due and it’s clear that all countries—especially richer nations like the United States—will need to step up significantly if we are to have any chance of meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement. see Articles 4.2 of the Paris Agreement ). For the next round of NDCs, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2024

Casey Cosponsors Bill To Find, Clean Up Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells, Improve Detection, Plugging Tech [PaEN] -- PUC Seeks To Accelerate Removal, Replacement Of Older Plastic Pipe In Natural Gas Distribution Systems [PaEN] -- PJM Electricity Auction Price 9 Times Higher Than Previous Auction-- $269.92/MW-Day

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A Greener Life

JULY 31, 2024

Sunny Southeast Asia has made significant strides in solar energy, with solar farm capacity exceeding 20 gigawatts (GW) across ASEAN countries. These range from supply chain disruptions and political dynamics to issues like anti-dumping tariffs and internal instability. GW renewable energy projects slated for 2024.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 30, 2019

Also elephants, giraffes, rhinos (of the non-political variety), Cape buffalo, baboons, uninvited monkeys at lunch, hippos, wildebeests, hyenas, warthogs and an unexpected (to me) penguin colony. Back to North Carolina developments in late 2018: Executive Order on Climate Change and Clean Energy: On October 29, 2018, N.C.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Proposed regulations clarify FEOC restrictions and clean vehicle tax credit compliance for manufacturers aiming to produce eligible EVs. Additionally, as of 2025, EVs with batteries containing certain “critical minerals” (as defined in the IRC) that are extracted or processed by a FEOC are ineligible for the clean vehicle tax credit.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Through the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) published in 2016, Brazil committed to reducing GHG emissions by 37% by 2025 and by 43% by 2030 as compared to a 2005 baseline. In addition, the same political parties brought a similar case questioning how the government paralyzed the Amazon Fund ( PSB et al. In PSB et al.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 28, 2023

The sector is expected to employ 1 million people by 2025. By 2025, that figure is expected to be somewhere between 500,000 and 1 million. It can be anticipated that jobs in green sectors such as environmental protection, energy and even sustainable consumption will further increase in the future.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Governments are being asked to commit to more ambitious emission reduction commitments for 2030 and beyond by 2025, as part of the regular cycle of updates in line with the latest science called for in the Paris Agreement, as well as to boost climate finance commitments from rich nations. Ratcheting up climate finance from richer nations.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 17, 2023

Modeling highlighted in the IPCC’s Working Group III report shows that global emissions would need to peak before 2025 and decrease by 43% relative to 2019 levels by 2030 to have a roughly 40% chance of limiting future warming to 1.5°C But history, political reality, and current commitments to date suggest that such a future is unlikely.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2024

MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 30, 2023

One notable example is in Michigan, where utilities are phasing out coal plants and momentum is building for legislation that would support an equitable clean energy transition. In 2022, the MPSC similarly approved a revised version of utility Consumers Energy’s long-range energy plan following settlement negotiations.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Lest one thinks this disconnect is a failure of the global climate architecture, the failure lies much closer to home—in the domestic politics in the US and many other countries that continue to favor the interests of the rich and powerful , and fossil fuel companies, at the expense of the health and safety of everyone else and the planet.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Many announcements and side initiatives The opening days of COP28 were filled with political announcements from the high-level segment and a myriad of side initiatives, including several from the United States. The first iteration of the Global Stocktake text on the “energy package” was so weak that it was universally panned.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 1, 2024

Billion In Last Auction -- Power Magazine: PJM Capacity Auction Prices Surge Over Nine-Fold, Signal Urgent Need For New Power Generation -- RTO Insider: PJM Capacity Prices Spike 10-Fold In 2025/26 Auction -- Meadville Tribune: National Fuel Natural Gas Rates Rising More Than 11% Aug. DEP Advisory: Thursday, Aug. Billion Up From $2.2

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 31, 2023

-- Post-Gazette: PA Getting Millions In Federal Grants To Cut Methane Emissions, Cap Leaking Conventional Oil & Gas Wells -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 18, 2024

20 Progress Report Reception To Celebrate Progress Toward Carbon, Energy Reduction Goals -- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Hosts Aug. 20 Progress Report Reception To Celebrate Progress Toward Carbon, Energy Reduction Goals -- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Hosts Aug. 10; Training Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

. -- Delaware River Basin Commission Calls For Efficient Water Use; Sets Nov. Washington County [ PDF of Article ] -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Deep Well Services Company In Southwest PA To Be Bought By United Arab Emirates Company -- Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 14, 2024

6 Climate Action Planning - Resources And Funding Opportunities Webinar; Guide To Tools & Funding [PaEN] -- Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance Energy Policy Conference Sept. Plans Youghiogheny River Rafting Trip July 28 -- Tom Ridge Environmental Center In Erie Hosts Aug. 21; Annual Dinner Sept. 25 [PaEN] -- Registration Open!

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 29, 2024

Pennsylvania is fundamentally different from Texas, which maintains its own separate electric grid for political reasons and relies on its own electric generation with limited connections to surrounding grid operators for importing power. It expects to clear another 26 GW of capacity in 2024 and 46 GW of new generation in 2025.

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

But Breakthrough Energy calculated that the cost of new transmission, distribution, and storage would be $1.5 25] And that amount does not include the costs associated with local and state political opposition. Without state or federal action, the US will close twelve nuclear reactors by 2025, which constitute 10.5 trillion. [25]

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Million To Allegheny Electric Cooperative Under Rural Energy Programs [PaEN] -- TribLive Guest Essay: We Must Build On, Not Kill, Clean Energy Momentum - by Adam Forgie, Mayor, Turtle Creek Borough -- DCED Begins Accepting Applications For PA Solar For Schools Grants Nov. Of Agriculture Invests Over $6.7

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

To help voters determine which candidates would deliver the needed course correction, Environmental Defence and its allies in the Ontario Priorities Working Group asked each of the province’s major political parties whether – and how – they would deliver the rapid emissions reductions Ontario will need to head off climate catastrophe. .

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The number of provisions in the IRA aimed at accelerating the transition towards clean energy are plentiful and evident, but most programs were not written into law with the intent to center marginalized communities. Communities can start to prepare ideas for submission in 2024 once the larger awards are made.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Finance is the top priority for this COP and is the linchpin to help lower income nations transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, close the energy poverty gap, adapt to climate impacts, and address mounting loss and damage. trillion annually.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

. $29 billion for a green development bank, the Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator. $30 The bill also contains a fee on methane leaks that would start lower and rise to $1500 per ton in 2025. 30 billion for a 300,000 member Civilian Climate Corps. billion for electric bikes.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Facts do not bow to politics. The next hurricane doesn’t care if you are conservative or liberal or what political party you belong to. While the Union of Concerned Scientists and our supporters have deep concerns about what will come next, we know there are no sides in science.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Setting federal clean air policy aside, there are modest victories to celebrate for the United States clean energy transition. strongly assisted by low natural gas prices and competition in wholesale energy markets. clean energy industry is humming. Energy Information Administration, 2018 will also see.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

With your help we will work to limit political attacks on government scientists and experts, stop suppression of scientific research, fight unqualified science agency nominations, and defend against other anti-science action in the Project 2025 agenda. Safeguarding and advancing clean energy and climate-safe infrastructure.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

On July 3, House Republicans passed House Bill 2025 taking away DEP’s authority to enact carbon pollution reduction programs and moved the bill to the Senate. On September 9, the Senate passed House Bill 2025 taking away DEP’s authority to adopt carbon pollution reduction programs and sent it to the Governor for his action.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2024

Scott Perry A Run For His Political Life? -- Erie Times: What PA Primary Results Mean For Biden, Ex-President -- PennLive: Gov.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

We knew that this outcome would pose real threats, even more escalated this time around, to our hard-fought wins on policies that have a real and positive impact on people’s lives, from clean energy to pollution control to scientific and public participation process improvements. But no matter who holds power in Washington, D.C.,

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2024

PA Recreation & Park Society Accepting Proposals For The 2025 Conference & Expo March 16-19 In Hershey [PaEN] -- TribLive: Friends Of The Riverfront Seeks Volunteers To Clean The Tarentum Waterfront By Kayak Aug.

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Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Conservation 2025 97

Legal Planet

MAY 11, 2023

Joe Manchin about holding up EPA nominations claiming “overreach” ) But this is not just about the political calculus of a president trying to make good on a climate pledge. million electric cars in use by 2025. (And now we’re treated to preemptive threats by, who else, Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 4, 2024

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. 11 Families Group Leader Cheers Restoration Of Death Penalty Option In 9/11 Prosecutions -- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion -- AAA Gasoline Prices: National - $3.48, Ohio - $3.47 MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For the past four years, states like California have benefited from federal leadership that has made historic investments in climate action, clean energy, water, and clean transportation. At the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) we will continue to ensure that utilities are planning for 100% clean energy by 2045.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2022

The new language is an attempt to attract some Democrats to vote for the bill, but the vote on House Bill 2025 in 2020 was about the same-- 130 to 71. Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) said opponents of natural gas infrastructure projects “just need to be ignored and politically ran over.” Read more here.

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