Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The renewable energy transition involves harnessing epic forces of nature. Sleek solar panels forged from silver and silica from the depths of the Earth translate the sun’s blindingly fiery light energy into electricity. Once the battery looks up to code, it is off to the grid to power our renewable energy future!

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2022

As a result, when today’s fossil fuel end uses can be directly electrified via renewables instead, such as for heating in buildings , it is overwhelmingly a better decarbonization path. Background on the hydrogen hubs program.

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Fossil Fuels Clean Energy Natural Gas Waste 278

Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 23, 2023

billion over 14 years from 2026 to 2040, which is the term of the contracts. All told, it will be $4 billion spent on a make-work project for power plant developers and the fossil fuel industry. Why spend $4 billion on fossil fuel infrastructure that may or may not be used? Catherines. How do we know?

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy 2027 2026 98

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Production is not slated to begin before 2026, a time when the world should be well underway phasing out fossil fuels and not starting new oil adventures.

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Fossil Fuels 2026 2019 Renewable Energy 98

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Despite a significant uptake of renewable energy, India still relies on coal plants for more than half of its installed electricity supply. By Rejimon Kuttappan Along with a major expansion of renewable energy, India is also pushing for big increases in its coal production, casting doubt on its climate commitments.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 6, 2023

PJM said 95% of the 260,000 MW projects now in its queue are renewable energy generation, battery storage or a hybrid of both. “In By the end of 2024, PJM expects to have cleared about 62,000 MW for connection, another 100,000 MW by the end of 2025, and an additional 100,000 MW by the end of 2026.

Natural Gas 95

Natural Gas Renewable Energy Electricity Clean Energy 95

Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Without getting a handle on the fossil fuel industry’s emissions, Canada has no chance of meeting its climate commitments. Without having strong interim targets (in 2026 and 2030), the new policy will fail to limit and reduce oil and gas pollution at the rate that is required to meet Canada’s climate goals.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

Committed to fostering sustainable practices, PWSA has been an active participant in WPEC's clean energy initiatives since 2008. To advance its renewable energy goals, WPEC, in collaboration with PWSA, initiated this amendment to the original Direct Energy Agreement.

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Wind Power Clean Energy 2029 Fossil Fuels 75

Edouard Stenger

MAY 2, 2023

There will be 2 TW (2,000 GW) of solar PV by 2026 according to analysts. Generating heat is critical to keep folks warm without burning fossil fuels. Nighttime electricity will have to be stored or come from other means such as on and offshore wind, biogas and remnants of fossil gas and coal. Yup, you read that right.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2024

There is a fourth, unstated reason behind the price spike which, as the Natural Resources Defense Council has said, was foreseeable and preventable—the lack of a clean energy transition in PJM. 1 -- Utility Dive: PJM Electric Capacity Prices Hit Record Highs, Sending Build Signal To Generators-- $14.7 Billion Up From $2.2

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Renewable + Law

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The program allocates a total of $8 billion in funding to DOE from 2022 to 2026 to create these regional hydrogen networks. The H2Hubs program is designed to support the production of clean hydrogen from a variety of feedstocks including fossil fuels, renewable energy, and nuclear energy.

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Breezometer

JUNE 7, 2022

Recent findings from the World Meteorological Organization predict a 50:50 chance at least one year between 2022 and 2026 will exceed 1.5°C Based on the lifetime of currently operating fossil fuel power plants and planned plants, it is highly likely global warming will exceed 1.5°C C above pre-industrial levels. Figure SPM.7

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Law Columbia

MAY 8, 2024

Decarbonizing the industrial sector is key to achieving these targets, as it is responsible for around 20% of the EU’s total emissions (not including emissions associated with energy consumption by industry). For one, during the legislative process of the NZIA, the source of CO2 eligible for storage was debated.

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Fossil Fuels Atmosphere 2030 Technology 67

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study shows that it would take less than 1 percent of the land in the Lower 48—that’s an area comparable to or even smaller than the fossil fuel industry’s current footprint. Fortunately, the answer is relatively little. times current levels by 2035.

Electricity 357

Electricity Fossil Fuels Solar Power 2030 357

A Greener Life

JULY 9, 2021

One is by cutting energy intensity, adjusting the industrial structure to reduce the amount of energy consumed per unit of GDP. The other is to improve the energy structure, replacing fossil fuel sources with alternatives. Neither of these will be easy for Inner Mongolia. An urgent need for change.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 18, 2023

An overreliance on CCUS only serves to preserve the status quo and risks diverting resources from the proven, cost effective solutions , like renewable energy, that are needed in the near-term to dramatically reduce emissions. Renewable technologies are also currently available and are proven to work.

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Fossil Fuels Climate Change 2026 Renewable Energy 124

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2022

But for storage to provide all the benefits it can and enable the rapid growth of renewable energy, we need to change the rules of an energy game designed for and dominated by fossil fuels. Energy storage has big obstacles in its way. So the third obstacle to storage is energy markets.

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Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Technology Technology 325

Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

cities move toward their greenhouse gas reduction goals via a cleaner national electric grid, increased vehicle and building electrification, and new distributed renewable energy resources. The funding is set to remain available until September 30, 2026. The funding is set to remain available through September 30, 2026.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 13, 2022

But Silver Peak’s owner, Albemarle, announced last year that it planned to double output by 2026. At that point it still has a lot of energy storage potential, and it can be used in a less-demanding storage application. That is what’s so great about repurposing.

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Environmental Science

JUNE 15, 2018

It is vital to prospecting for and mining of fossil fuels such as natural gas, coal, and crude oil that we convert to fuel our homes, public transportation, and personal vehicles. These have energy properties that we use as fossil fuels in an internal combustion engine. Geothermal Energy. Mineralogy.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels Technology Technology Ocean 52

Enviromental Defense

MARCH 20, 2023

The science is clear: fossil fuels are causing the climate emergency. A rapid and equitable phaseout of fossil fuels must be the centerpiece of any science-based strategy. The good news is that we can rapidly transition towards 100 per cent renewable energy if governments stop caving to oil and and gas companies.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 13, 2024

Reusing venues and replacing fossil fuel with renewable energy use is essential to cutting emissions at a large sporting event. Paris 2024 has also committed to using 100% renewable energy, primarily wind and solar but also biogas. The Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022 also had a 100% renewable energy policy.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2022

On August 16, President Biden signed the new federal climate, energy and healthcare bill into law making the largest federal investment-- $375 billion-- in climate change fighting strategies, including investments in renewable energy production, tax rebates for consumers for energy efficiency and electric vehicles and more.

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Law Fossil Fuels Climate Change Clean Energy 59

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 7, 2022

Carbon capture is not a climate solution – it’s a greenwashing strategy used to justify more fossil fuel production and get more taxpayer money into the pockets of executives and shareholders. By relying on future unproven techno-fixes to cut emissions, the government is gambling with our lives.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 26, 2024

Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.

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Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Electricity 2024 80

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2024

1 Virtual Stakeholders Meeting On Distributed Energy Resources Participation In Wholesale Electricity Markets [PaEN] -- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hosts 10 Winter Artisan Workshops Starting Feb. 22 -- Penn State EarthTalk: Jan. 22 Building SURE (Sustainable And Resilient) Communities Webinar [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center Jan.

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2024 Renewable Energy Natural Gas Waste 62

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2024

26 Webinar On Federal And State Financial Resources For Going Solar [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Energy Essentials: Feb. 1 Virtual Stakeholders Meeting On Distributed Energy Resources Participation In Wholesale Electricity Markets [PaEN] -- PUC Stakeholders Feb. Schuylkill County -- PA Solar Center Jan.

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Conservation Natural Gas Waste Electricity 105

Circle of Blue

MAY 19, 2022

Financed by one of the world’s richest private equity firms, The Blackstone Group, the CHPE is championed by its supporters as essential to unwind New York’s reliance on carbon-spewing fossil fuel and meet a 2040 target of emissions-free electricity. Transmission constraints limit the flow of upstate renewable sources to the city.

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Electricity 2012 Fossil Fuels 2020 264

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

29; FirstEnergy Companies Double Solar Rebates [PaEN] -- The Energy Age Blog: Electric Vehicle & Home Solar Energy Use January 2024 -- Planet Philadelphia Radio Show: Feb. Westmoreland County? Million Fine For Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Air Pollution Violations -- TribLive: ‘This Is What Money Smells Like;’ $2.2

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Conservation Natural Gas Air Pollution 2024 110

Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

In 2022, Texas, along with several other states and industry groups representing fuel manufacturers (together, Petitioners), challenged EPA’s new emissions standards in court. In 2020, the Trump Administration promulgated a new rule for model years 2021 through 2026 that reduced the required emissions reduction to only 1.5%

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Clean Air Act Air Pollution Climate Change Regulations 56

Legal Planet

MARCH 9, 2023

The Court held that EPA’s Clean Power Plan, which would have facilitated an ongoing power industry shift from coal and natural gas to renewable energy sources, violated the doctrine because such a shift fell outside the authority Congress created in 111(d). Sean Hecht and I co-authored an amicus brief in support of EPA in the case.)

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Clean Air Act Fossil Fuels Regulations Politics 130

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2022

House passed compromise legislation that would make the largest federal investment-- $375 billion-- in climate change fighting strategies, including investments in renewable energy production, tax rebates for consumers for energy efficiency and electric vehicles and more. On August 12, the U.S.

Clean Energy 52

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Climate Change Air Pollution 52

PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2022

Committee Meets May 25 On Bill To Prohibit Communities From Moving To Clean, Cheaper Energy Sources To Address Climate Change [PaEN] -- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Environmentalists Petition Feds To Reverse Rule Allowing Shipping Liquid Natural Gas By Rail -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Groups Warn Of Dangers If LNG Is Allowed To Be Shipped (..)

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Fossil Fuels Natural Gas Conservation 2026 64

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2022

Senate passed compromised legislation that would make the largest federal investment-- $375 billion-- in climate change fighting strategies, including investments in renewable energy production, tax rebates for consumers for energy efficiency and electric vehicles and more. On August 7, the U.S. The bill now moves to the U.S.

Clean Energy 80

Clean Energy Natural Gas Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels 80

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Scavello Introduces Bill Authorizing Community Solar Projects; $2 Billion Worth Of Projects Waiting For It To Pass -- Business, Environment, Energy Groups Praise Introduction Of Bipartisan Bills Increasing Solar Energy Mandate From 0.5% Labor Secretary Talk About Future Of $600 Billion Clean Energy ‘Marshall Plan’ -- Sen.

Conservation 64

Conservation 2021 Natural Gas Climate Change 64

PA Environment Daily

MAY 26, 2024

Shapiro Talks Nippon Steel, Steelers, Tourism And Biden -- Scranton Times: Gov.

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Conservation 2024 Waste Natural Gas 106

ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

Bill increases authorized funding for the National Science Foundation to $29 billion by FY 2026. This bill creates a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increases NSF’s overall authorized funding level to $29 billion by fiscal year (FY) 2026. In this issue: Senate Passes U.S. Scientist Elected to Congress.

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2021 Endangered Species Act Ocean Climate Change 98