Environmental Leader

MARCH 21, 2022

Ventas will focus on electrification, energy management and renewable energy to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, building upon its longstanding actions and commitment to environmental stewardship.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Wangda Zuo, Rahman Azari and Jiazhen Ling will give the talk, “The Economic Impacts of Carbon Emission Trading Scheme on Building Retrofits,” at 4 p.m. Rahman Azari is an associate professor of architecture and the director of the Resource and Energy Efficiency Lab at Penn State. The talk will also be available via Zoom.

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Environmental Leader

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

New research shows using tools to combat carbon emissions can help improve economic growth at the same time. The post Increasing Renewable Energy Can Lead to Economic Growth and Lower Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Meijer announced on Tuesday it aims to halve its absolute carbon emissions by 2025. To reach the target, the Midwestern retailer said it will add more renewable energy procurement and test “innovative” technologies like energy-saving geothermal projects for refrigeration, which it plans to pilot next year.

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E2 Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

8308)) includes two pivotal energy proposals: the Renewable Action Through Project Interconnection and Deployment Act and the Affordable Gas Transition Act. This post summarizes the key provisions of these proposals and discusses their potential impact on New York’s energy landscape.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Brazil-based aviation and aerospace company Embraer unveiled today the Energia Family of aircraft concepts using renewable energy propulsion technologies, aimed at helping the aviation industry achieve its goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 1, 2024

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) examined how different interpretations of contracted variable renewable energy (VRE) sources (i.e., Their … Continue reading Exploring the impact of grid-connected hydrogen production on carbon emissions

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Environmental Leader

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

New research shows using tools to combat carbon emissions can help improve economic growth at the same time. The post Increasing Renewable Energy Can Lead to Economic Growth and Lower Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental Leader

JUNE 10, 2022

Saint-Gobain plans to invest $72 million to upgrade equipment at its Montreal wallboard manufacturing facility and reduce its carbon emissions by up to 44,000 metric tons/year. The post Saint-Gobain to Invest $72M to Upgrade Equipment and Reduce Carbon Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 13, 2022

PNC Bank will receive approximately 148 million kilowatt hours of energy per year through its retail agreement with Constellation, with that energy matched by Green-e® Energy Certified Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) sourced from other renewable facilities located throughout the U.S. “At

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New Scientist

DECEMBER 29, 2023

If governments step up support for renewable energy and other efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 2024 could see total carbon emissions begin to fall

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 17, 2024

Read the full story from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Kerry Rippy’s first word was not a common one, like mommy, dog, or banana. Even as a baby, she was not so interested in simply naming her favorite parent, pet, or sticky breakfast treat. She had bigger mysteries in mind.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In a recent column , Paul Krugman argued that cutting carbon emissions doesn’t have to mean an end to economic growth. Carbon emissions and growth aren’t joined at the hip. The numbers are really clear about the disconnect between the trajectories of GDP and emissions. He’s right about that.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

At the global level, however, Germany has its own claim to a leadership role, particularly in its early support for renewable energy. Although its track record has some complexities, this timeline of German actions shows just its early and sustained attention to clean energy policy: 1990. Renewables are 6% of power.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 22, 2023

PepsiCo has launched a project to turn waste into renewable energy at its snack plant in Carregado, Portugal. The move, a first for PepsiCo in Southern Europe, will reduce carbon emissions at the site. Read the full story at Bakery & Snacks.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 22, 2022

Minnesotans are facing concurrent crises of climate change, high energy prices and inflation, and the inequitable public health impacts of fossil fuel air pollution. Renewable energy will help with all of that—but we need a grid that is designed for wind and solar instead of having to rely on expensive coal and gas plants.

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Inhabitant

AUGUST 26, 2021

While the push for electric vehicles and renewable energy through solar panels, wind power and hydroelectricity takes the spotlight, another part of the solution equation is growing all around us in the form of trees.

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Environmental Leader

MARCH 1, 2022

The technology is expected to reduce each vehicle’s greenhouse gas emissions by more than 2,000 pounds annually and lower both fuel and maintenance costs. The post DHL Is Adopting This Innovative Technology To Reduce Its Carbon Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 31, 2022

Chicago’s new CAP aims to remedy those problems and chart an equitable path to cut the city’s carbon emissions by at least 60 percent by 2040. To improve the lives of all Chicagoans, the plan prioritizes environmental justice, household savings, public health, and clean energy.

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

greenhouse gas emissions—one of the largest of the past decade—is still not enough to meet the country’s commitments under the Paris climate accord A projected drop in U.S.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Fourteen states now have net-zero emissions targets for the economy as a whole, and sixteen have zero-carbon targets for the grid. New California legislation will require corporations to disclose their carbon emissions. Climate policy has been boosted by dramatic changes in the economics of clean energy.

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Environmental Leader

MARCH 16, 2022

Through its virtual Power Purchase Agreement (vPPA) with the Blooming Grove Wind Farm, and additional renewables contracting, Saint-Gobain North America has reduced a significant percentage of its CO2 emissions from electricity usage in 2021.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

For example, UCS, COPAL , and other project partners released a report last year that found achieving 100-percent renewable-electricity standards in US Climate Alliance states, including Minnesota, is feasible and would produce significant health and economic benefits. One area where the bill could do better?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

All told, they represent 56 percent of the US population, generate 62 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, and are responsible for 43 percent of the country’s annual carbon emissions. We found that states have technically feasible and highly beneficial ways to achieve 100-percent renewable energy.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 6, 2021

This 2015 regulation aimed to move state power grids away from coal and toward renewable energy. When fully implemented, the Clean Power Plan was intended to cut carbon emissions 30% below the 2005 level by 2030. Compliance was set to begin in 2022, ramping up toward 2030 emission reduction goals.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Specifically, New York is statutorily required to achieve: An economy-wide 85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050; 70% renewable energy consumption by 2030 followed by a 100% zero-emission electric system by 2040; and.

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Environmental Leader

APRIL 15, 2022

By using green steel, improving battery technology and implementing renewable energy and more recycled materials, Mercedes-Benz plans to significantly reduce the carbon emissions of its vehicles.

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New Scientist

JANUARY 3, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act will accelerate US progress on boosting renewable energy and reducing carbon emissions in 2023 as a decade of funding starts

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $61 million for 10 pilot projects that will deploy new technology to transform thousands of homes and workplaces into state-of-the-art, energy-efficient buildings. … Read more →

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Legal Planet

MAY 23, 2022

Together we can take advantage of the opportunity for Australia to be a renewable energy superpower.”. Polling showed broad public support for more aggressive cuts in carbon emissions. Labor’s climate policy calls for a 43% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030.

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New Scientist

MAY 18, 2022

Australia’s targets for cutting carbon emissions are among the weakest in developed nations, but a new government could accelerate the transition to renewable energy

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Legal Planet

APRIL 3, 2023

EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA) A. Standards for carbon and methane emissions from new sources Permitting requirements for carbon emissions from new stationary sources of major sources of existing pollutants. Standards for emissions from new vehicles.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 24, 2024

Albertans want and need leadership to address the climate crisis, energy affordability, and the fair and unbiased development of the renewable energy industry. 65 per cent of Albertans support reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and 70 per cent believe that the Alberta economy is too dependent on fossil fuels.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 12, 2023

Steel manufactured using hydrogen and powered by renewable energy could drastically reduce carbon emissions and employ a well-paid, industrial workforce. Read the full story at Grist.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 22, 2024

When it comes to the transition to clean energy, 2023 was quite a year for progress: record-breaking amounts of solar installed in the United States, a solid drop in carbon emissions from the US power sector, more than one million electric vehicles sold in the country for the first time, “breakneck” growth in renewable energy globally, and more.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2022

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. In 2021, Erie 2030 District partners reduced energy usage to 22.4% million in 2021 (annualized) energy savings.

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Environment + Energy Leader

DECEMBER 20, 2022

PVH, a global fashion company, is working to generate zero waste at its business operations, zero carbon emissions, and zero hazardous chemicals. The post PVH Wants To Cut Emissions, Increase Green Energy Use, and Save Trees appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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