Law and Environment

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Council’s draft plan recommends a broad array of regulatory measures, legislation, and other state actions across every sector of the state’s economy – any and all of which could have significant implications for New York’s clean energy markets for decades to come.

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Brag

JUNE 10, 2021

Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) announced that the United States, Denmark, and Norway joined forces with the Global Maritime Forum and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping to lead a new Zero-Emission Shipping Mission.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Enacted in 2019, the CLCPA transformed the state’s earlier clean energy standard efforts from administrative fiat to law and sets more aggressive goals to reduce statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economy-wide to 60% from a 1990 baseline by 2030, and 15% from a 1990 baseline by 2050.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 4, 2023

The two approaches share goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 70% by 2030 (from a 2005 baseline) and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The CO2 emissions budget gradually declines over time; currently, RGGI has a goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 30% (from a 2020 baseline) by 2030. Under the draft N.C. The proposed N.C.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Building substantial amounts of clean energy to power the electrification of transportation (and other sectors like buildings and industry). For the transportation modes that are hardest to electrify, such as aviation and shipping, turning to l ess carbon-intense fuels such as biofuels and hydrogen produced primarily through electrolysis.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Minnesota Federal Court Said State Biofuel Mandate Was Not Preempted. The federal district court for the District of Minnesota ruled that the “Minnesota Mandate,” which requires diesel fuel sold in the state to contain a specific percentage of biodiesel, was not preempted by the federal Renewable Fuel Standard. United States v.

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Washington Nature

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It invests deeply in making climate-friendly choices more affordable for families across the country, with rebates and tax credits for more energy-efficient appliances and repairs, home and community solar, and more. The IRA’s investments in clean energy infrastructure could transform our economy. Photo by Courtney Baxter.

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Until 2030 the EU shall emit 55 % less Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG), compared to 1990 levels. This week the European Commission decided in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis to propose an amendment of its GHG-reduction goals for 2030. Second, in the old aim of 40% emission reductions by 2030 land use was not part of the calculation.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

TAKE ACTION : Tell Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) that you support the phase-out of polluting gas powered electricity by 2030. The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 .

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 10, 2023

The federal fleet is also facing a turning point, with estimates that it will decline to only 18 vessels by 2030 if no investments are made into retrofits and new builds. flagged domestic and international commercial fleet, just 35 of the 153 vessels analyzed account for more than half of the total estimated annual energy consumption.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 10, 2023

The federal fleet is also facing a turning point, with estimates that it will decline to only 18 vessels by 2030 if no investments are made into retrofits and new builds. flagged domestic and international commercial fleet, just 35 of the 153 vessels analyzed account for more than half of the total estimated annual energy consumption.

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Brag

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The European Parliament (EP) voted on September 14, 2022, to increase the share of renewables in the European Union’s (EU) final energy consumption to 45 percent by 2030 , under the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), a target also backed by the European Commission (EC) under its “RepowerEU” package.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

“While the Build Back Better Act puts us on a solid trajectory to combat dangerous climate disruption, more is needed to achieve our national goals to reduce carbon emissions 50 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels and the ultimate goal of net-zero by 2050. “As

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Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts the global burden of disease will have declined 30 percent between 2004 and 2030 and that “mortality rates will continue to fall in most countries” — so long as economic growth continues. Like taxes on food, taxes on energy are regressive.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 14, 2021

The plan builds on his Build Back Better campaign platform, which emphasized the jobs these investments will create as the nation transitions to a clean energy economy. The following summarizes the major climate, renewable energy and other environmental provisions included in the American Jobs Plan.

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