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COP29 Must Increase Climate Finance and Stand Up to the Fossil Fuel Industry 

Union of Concerned Scientists

After spending a week in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, I’m now gearing up to attend the 29 th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11-22.

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Unveiling the Public Health Burden of Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

Climate change has affected our lives in seemingly inconsequential but sad ways, like white Christmases becoming green Christmases just within the span of my childhood, but also in substantial ways, like excessively hot summers and increased flooding, to name […].

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Drilling Into the Differences Between Offshore Oil Drilling and Offshore Wind

Ocean Conservancy

Climate change is propelling these weather events to grow faster and stronger than ever before. Other climate change impacts are accelerating as well. Many scientists thought these high ocean temperatures would be years away, but the realities of climate change are not a distant threat.

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What UCS Said to Pennsylvania Legislators About Hydrogen Hubs and Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

This June, I had the opportunity to testify at the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee’s hearing on “Hydrogen Hubs and Climate Change.” My name is Julie McNamara, and I am a senior analyst and deputy policy director for climate and energy at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

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Our Overdependence on Methane Gas is Costly: We Need Policymakers to Pass Clean Energy Legislation Now 

Union of Concerned Scientists

We urgently need more action and oversight from policymakers at every level, from Congress to federal and state regulators, to address the consequences of methane gas overreliance head-on. Over the past 30 years, the use of gas in the power sector has more than tripled, now responsible for 37 percent of the power sector’s net generation.

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The EIA Just Released a 30 Year Energy Outlook. It’s… Not Great

Union of Concerned Scientists

According to the forecast, while economy-wide CO 2 emissions decrease from 2022 to 2037 due primarily to the growth in renewable energy replacing retiring coal plants, emissions do increase after 2037 from increased usage of natural gas. Renewable energy generation increases faster than any other technology.

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Gas Plants Have a Real Climate Problem. So Do Some Proposed Approaches for Addressing It. 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Power plants fueled by methane gas have a serious climate problem. The fuel, commonly known as natural gas, now powers the biggest portion of US electricity generation—more than 40 percent. For communities and the climate, the imperative is clear: use renewables more, use gas plants less.”