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Electric Vehicles Help Combat Climate Change, Here’s Why.

Union of Concerned Scientists

There is tremendous uncertainty about what policies the federal government will change that will affect electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing and sales in the US. Replacing gasoline with electricity greatly reduces the carbon emissions from driving, even when emissions from mining, manufacturing, and generating electricity are included.

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2024 Year in Review: Clean Energy Progress Steeped in Solar and Storage

Union of Concerned Scientists

Installations of commercial solarsystems on businesses, schools, and government buildings, for examplewere potentially 13% higher in 2024, per Wood Mackenzie. Two other projects under construction nearby will add a combined capacity of 1500 megawatts, and generate enough electricity for the equivalent of 800,000 households.

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Why the Climate Accountability Act Matters to Me—and Wisconsin 

Union of Concerned Scientists

I came to Madison ten years ago to pursue a masters in electrical engineering. Thats why I believe the Climate Accountability Act is a critical step for Wisconsin, especially given all the ways the federal government is trying to move us backward on addressing climate change. Madison is our home.

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How Can We Protect the Environment and Thrive in 2025? We’ve Got a Plan!

Enviromental Defense

But what about for 2025? Lets take a look at some key issues and explore how we can work together to create a better 2025. In 2025, we urgently need new solutions to this crisis. Lets keep the momentum going in 2025. Building a Clean Energy future Nearly 85% of Canadas electricity comes from non-carbon polluting sources.

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Washington & Jefferson College Hosts Nov. 12 Webinar On State Road Budget Impacts Of Electric Vehicle Transition

PA Environment Daily

12 on how the electric vehicle transition could affect state road budgets as part of its Energy Lecture Series starting at 11:00 a.m. “A Pennsylvania recently approved an Electric Vehicle Road User Fee that will cost owners $200 in 2025, rising to increase to $250 in 2026, to help fill the gap. At Syracuse University.

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Why Data Centers and Nuclear Plants Can’t Just ‘Go It Alone’

Union of Concerned Scientists

This experience, not far from Seattle and with ties to the information tech industry, highlights some of the issues surrounding the electric power needs of data centers. He was obviously oblivious to the fact that old-style electric heat (i.e. He assured me he hadnt: it doesnt require electricity! Modernize, or bypass, the grid?

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These Are the Critical Issues to Track with the New “Tech-Neutral” Clean Electricity Tax Credits

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) included a major—forthcoming—refresh for one of the biggest policy drivers of the nation’s clean energy transition to date: tax credits subsidizing the deployment of clean electricity resources. the GHGs emitted into the atmosphere by a facility in the production of electricity—is not greater than zero.