Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

They just released their 2022 “Annual Energy Outlook” (AEO), which is a big deal: it tells us where electricity is headed over the next 30 years. Here are five key takeaways from this year’s AEO, focused primarily on the electricity sector: 1. Relying on market trends is nowhere near enough to do the job. Carbon emissions remain high.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The 2022 UN NDC Synthesis report assesses the collective impact of emissions reduction pledges, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs), that countries have submitted under the Paris Agreement. At the same time, 2021 was also a year when renewable electricity generation reached a record high globally.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Many recent scientific reports—including from the IPCC , UNEP and the IEA —show that we are fast running out of time to make the steep cuts in heat-trapping emissions that would keep the Paris Agreement temperature targets within reach. Yet global fossil fuel production and use continue to expand. Particulate matter (PM2.5)

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Legal Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

degrees Fahrenheit) is no longer feasible, and emphasized that if we move faster, we can keep it as far below 2 degrees C as possible—the fallback target in the Paris Agreement. sometime in the 2030s ” but the big issue is whether the temperature keeps rising from there or stabilizes. “It degrees Celsius (2.7

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

After the EPA proposed the Clean Power Plan in 2014, for example, fossil fuel interests and their backers tried to argue that the proposal’s 2030 emission-reduction targets were completely unrealistic, and that the country would see astronomically high costs and blackouts due to the rule.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 10, 2023

These companies talk out of both sides of their mouths when it comes to climate polic y—many claiming to support the Paris agreement, while simultaneously funding business groups to lobby against policies to implement and enforce national commitments. Fossil fuel production and products harm public health.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

The Pittsburgh 2030 District , a project of the Green Building Alliance , has released its 2022 Progress Report , revealing District property partners have reduced carbon emissions by 44.8% This achievement moves the District within range of reaching its target goal of 50-65% reduction in carbon emissions before the 2030 deadline.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2022

People might think about trading in that gas-guzzling SUV for a fuel-efficient hybrid or an electric vehicle. EV’s cost less to operate , and electricity prices are far less volatile than gasoline. A recent UCS analysis examined pathways for meeting carbon reduction requirements in line with the Paris Agreement through 2050.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

With the clean energy transition already under way, the US electricity mix is set to continue changing this year. Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). I’ll start off with the good.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 2, 2023

billion of hydropower investments by 2030. Fossil fuels currently account for around 60% of electricity generation , a share that it aims to reduce to 35% by 2030 through the expansion of renewables, including hydropower, and in particular wind and solar. The Agua del Toro dam in Mendoza, Argentina. Are its goals realistic?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 30, 2022

According to the IPCC, global emissions must be cut in half by 2030 to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, and IEA research shows it can be done. The US has pledged to cut its emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030—though we have yet to secure the policies to deliver on that goal.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 29, 2021

But the United Nations has just said that the latest commitments of the 192 parties of the 2015 Paris agreement will equate to a 16% rise in global greenhouse-gas emissions in 2030 compared to 2010. It’s an achievable goal because electricity generation is centralized, we only have a countable number of electric power plants.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 21, 2022

It is devastating to human health and the environment, ending coal-fired electricity means cleaner air and healthier communities. All levels of government in Canada know this and have taken steps to shift away from using thermal coal to produce electricity. Though a good start, waiting until 2030 is just too late. .

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

That’s because, of the 41 gigawatts (GW) of new generation capacity expected to come online in the country by 2030, 14-16GW is due to come from coal. Nearly half of Indonesia’s electricity is generated by coal power plants, and South Sumatra’s coal plays a crucial role.

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Frontiers

JUNE 9, 2022

The share of renewables in total electricity generation is projected to increase, uptake of electric vehicles is accelerated, and energy savings in industry and building sectors lead to additional emission reductions. By Tayyibah Aziz, science writer. Image: Jenson/Shutterstock.com.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 2, 2021

These developments continue despite the need for 78% of the world’s coal usage to be phased out by 2030, in order to have a chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, the high ambition goal set by the Paris Agreement. “As Gas power should not be an option.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 28, 2023

Also, Canada’s proposed Clean Electricity Regulations must be strengthened to immediately prohibit the construction of new gas-fired power plants. The G7 calls for ensuring that private investments and financial flows are consistent with a healthy climate , as committed to in the Paris Agreement. degree temperature limit.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2022

With the release of its 2021 Progress Report , the Pittsburgh 2030 District , an initiative of the Green Building Alliance and the largest 2030 District in North America, announced it will move its primary focus from energy reduction to carbon reduction goals in response to urgent developments in climate science. million.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Key factors driving this transformation include the rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), LNG trucks, and high-speed rail, said Wu Mouyuan, deputy director of ETRI. The country has so far pledged to peak greenhouse gas emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. First published in Dialogue Earth.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The applicants sought an injunction declaring that Shell is legally bound to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 45% below 2019 levels by 2030. The district court had granted Milieudefensies claims for a reduction target of 45% by 2030, leading to Shells appeal in 2022. electricity, steam or heat) for business activities.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

In its Nationally Determined Contribution , Japan has committed to reducing GHG emissions by 46% in 2030 from 2013 levels and achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Eight additional power plants are currently planned or under construction. Judgments and English summaries are found in the Sabin Center’s Climate Change Litigation Database.).

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Law Columbia

APRIL 17, 2024

The report provides detailed information on the current state of Cuba’s electricity sector and recommends reforms to advance the transition to a lower emission, reliable, and more climate resilient system. Policymakers have subsequently announced their intention to increase renewable electricity generation to 37% by 2030.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2022

On August 30, the Erie 2030 District , a group comprising 17 Erie area property partners representing 130 buildings and over 5.9 million square feet, released its 2021 Progress Report detailing efforts by partners who have committed to a dramatic reduction in energy use and carbon emissions in their buildings by the year 2030.

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Edouard Stenger

MAY 16, 2017

As if this was not enough, the two Asian giants are also progressing on another part of the energy transition: electric vehicles. Recently India has unveiled working on having only electric cars on the roads by 2030. Meanwhile, in China , 20 percent of new buses are already full electric.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

However, with entirely electric-powered aircraft some way off from becoming commonplace and limited in range, airlines have turned to cleaner jet fuels to help reduce their impact on the planet in the meantime. Estimates suggest that the sector is responsible for about 2.5% SAF is not a silver bullet.

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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. Enhanced coal production Despite the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, which committed the countries of the world to lower carbon emissions, India has seen no need to reduce coal use.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 30, 2023

We are still heading in the opposite direction to that required by the Paris Agreement.” And to reduce emissions drastically to meet what was agreed at the Paris Agreement now seems an uphill task. And to reduce emissions drastically to meet what was agreed at the Paris Agreement now seems an uphill task.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 27, 2021

C above pre-industrial levels, for example by phasing out coal, stopping deforestation, switching to electric vehicles and investing in renewables. The group also said that any assumptions made when preparing financial statements must be compatible with the Paris agreement.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Confirming initial projections when the law was passed, models now predict that IRA will significantly cut emissions by 2030. They showed major effects on reductions, with emission cuts in the 30-40% range by 2030. The result will be a 520-780 megaton reduction in annual emissions by 2030, cutting U.S. decarbonization.

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Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

As I have spent some sleepless nights since the latest IPCC report on how Mankind has to halve its carbon emissions by 2030. Both the United States and the European Union electricity generations have 25-30% coal (historically much higher, hence its title of King), natural gas 35%, nuclear 20-25% and renewables make up 15% on both markets.

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Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Electric vehicles (EVs) are booming but won’t be enough to solve the many problems our cities and communities are plagued with. Increasing our reliance on public transportation – electric buses and trains – and cycling/ walking will. India plans to stop selling ICE cars by 2030. Transportation.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

The SDGs form part of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development , which aims to eradicate poverty and ensure prosperity for all, such that everyone “can fulfill their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment.” Achieving that goal will require a dramatic cut in fossil fuel development.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that all scenarios to meet the Paris Agreement ’s targets for holding planetary temperatures under 1.5 Many UN documents say emissions should be cut by 45 percent by 2030. trillion into fossil fuel projects since the Paris agreement went into effect in 2016.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 19, 2023

Electricity shortage is the biggest impediment to developing Gwadar,” he said. Just 3% of generated electricity in the 2022 fiscal year came from non-hydropower renewables. Just 3% of generated electricity in the 2022 fiscal year came from non-hydropower renewables. Pakistan’s energy sector is dominated by fossil fuels.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 11, 2022

The plant generates electricity for about three million Polish households, which amounts to around 7% of the country’s output. NGOs are campaigning for the closure of the complex by 2030. Owned by the Polish Energy Group (PGE), the Turów mine supplies lignite to the 1984 MW Turów power plant. Climate aspect of the Turów mine dispute.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

And electricity planners and systems operators have always factored it into their planning. Indeed, if anything the natural gas system has failed to do what its supporters have long claimed it can do: provide a flexible and reliable source of electricity to balance out the intermittency of renewables. None of this is a surprise.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

This official inner circle is now doing the business of the three separate international treaties in force for climate change: the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC), the 1992 Kyoto Protocol (Yes, it still exists and is in force, although the United States is not a party), and the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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