Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

NREL’s 2022 Standard Scenarios study found that these federal incentives would accelerate the deployment of wind and solar, helping to reduce US power sector carbon dioxide emissions to 80 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. Rooftop solar deployment, meanwhile, doesn’t require any land. times current levels by 2035.

Electricity 357

Electricity Fossil Fuels Solar Power 2030 357

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 18, 2023

A proposed offshore wind procurement bill in Maine would go a long way to enable the state to meet its climate and clean energy targets and become a national leader in floating offshore wind technology. That said, offshore wind development will be critical to meet state and regional climate and clean energy requirements.

Wind Power 264

Wind Power Electricity 2030 Fossil Fuels 264

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

CBD said that even if rehearing were not granted, the court should modify its “overbroad” conclusion that EPA’s Guidance for Determining Best Available Control Technology for Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Bioenergy Production (Bioenergy BACT Guidance) was rational.

2016 40

2016 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 40

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Here in New York, for example, we already have three forms of more or less direct carbon pricing. The most direct of these is imposed on certain fossil fuel power plants by requiring them to purchase carbon dioxide emissions allowances as part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Electricity 40

Electricity Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 40

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal Pennsylvania is ideally suited to help the nation fight global warming by becoming a leader in the effort to capture and store emissions of carbon dioxide, state officials say. In the battle to slow global warming, carbon dioxide is the chief target. Studies by the U.S.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 27, 2024

In terms of raw numbers, the United States is the world’s second-leading generator of electricity from solar energy, with China the global leader by far. Wind power offers a similar story, having more than doubled its share of the world’s electricity from 3.5 percent in 2015 to nearly 8 percent in 2023. degrees Celsius (2.7-degrees

Clean Energy 335

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Paris Agreement 335

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Both sets of intervenors also said the court should limit any abeyance period to 120 days. Stanford Professor Sued Scientific Journal and Article Authors Who Critiqued His Work.

2017 40

2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Clean Water Act 40

Law Columbia

JULY 2, 2021

Hawai‘i Supreme Court Upheld Denial of Request to Re-Open Order Approving Wind Power Purchase Agreement. The Hawai‘i Supreme Court held that the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) did not abuse its discretion when it declined to re-open a 2014 order that approved a Purchase Power Agreement for wind energy.

2021 49

2021 Climate Change Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 49

ESA

AUGUST 16, 2021

However, the world could avoid the more extreme scenarios in the report if governments sharply reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. billion for electric vehicle charging infrastructure and $27 billion for clean energy research, development, demonstration and commercialization. Chair : Sen.

2021 98

2021 Clean Energy Climate Change Fossil Fuels 98

Science Blogs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

San Diego commits to 100% clean electricity. . Energy Department aims to close international clean energy office. EPA head met with multiple energy execs in his first weeks. Navigating Clean Energy Innovation in the Age of Trump. . DOE head says carbon dioxide not primary cause of climate change.

Climate Change 40

Climate Change Climate Scientist 2017 Paris Agreement 40