A Greener Life

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has yet again warned that the energy transition to meet net-zero targets is not happening fast enough. They suggest the only thing that will lead to enough of a change of direction would be an unmistakable signal of ambition and action when governments meet in Glasgow in a few weeks time.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

Earlier this month, the US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service hosted a public hearing on their recent proposed rules governing implementation of the Section 45Y Clean Electricity Production Credit and the Section 48E Clean Electricity Investment Credit. My testimony is copied below.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2024

By John Quigley, Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center Next year, the electricity bills for twenty percent of Americans will start reflecting the high cost of failing to transition to clean energy. Massive amounts of clean energy generation and storage projects are backlogged in PJM. foothold. There’s no time to lose.

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Washington Nature

MARCH 18, 2022

trillion FY2022 omnibus spending package to fund the federal government through Sept. The Nature Conservancy engages deeply on advocacy for federal conservation funding, and we’re pleased to see the solid investments for conservation, climate resilience, and clean energy included in this bill. Photo © TNC.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection is still accepting applications for the Shared Energy Manager Program to help local governments, authorities and school districts reduce energy costs, consider renewable energy alternatives and implement local climate action plans. Click Here for presentation slides.

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Law and Environment

JULY 12, 2021

Last week, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that the Berkeley ordinance essentially banning use of natural gas in new construction was not preempted by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Moreover, all of these moves were based on the exercise of traditional police powers by local governments. Check and check.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2021

The PA Conservative Energy Forum will host a number of events to help celebrate National Clean Energy Week and educate policymakers and consumers about clean energy solutions through the fall. The events include-- -- August 26: Ely Farm in Newtown, Bucks County uses solar energy to sustain itself.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The agreement, which the Union of Concerned Scientists is a party to, is part of an “Uncommon Dialogue” sponsored by Stanford University that aims to both accelerate large-scale solar in the United States while “simultaneously addressing conservation and community opportunities and challenges.”

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Ahead of COP26, the UK government has signalled its support for climate action by announcing a £265 million renewables support scheme. . The Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme is the preferred government method to incentivise investment in renewables and other low-carbon energy technologies. By Anders Lorenzen.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2024

On June 11, the House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee unanimously reported out House Bill 2338 (Fiedler (D-Philadelphia) updating the duties and powers of the PA Energy Development Authority to use billions of federal climate and clean energy dollars to incentivize investments in Pennsylvania.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

To meet our climate goals, a massive acceleration in the global deployment of clean- energy technologies is needed now. These two key ocean-climate solutions were featured at the Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF) which brought together clean-energy leaders from around the world to accelerate the clean-energy transition.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 25, 2024

On June 25, the House voted 107 to 95 to pass House Bill 2338 (Fiedler-D-Philadelphia) to update the duties and powers of the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority to enable the body to apply for and leverage billions of federal clean energy dollars now available through the Inflation Reduction Act.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

By Anders Lorenzen The UK’s Secretary of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Ed Miliband, used a speech at the UK’s trade association for the energy sector, Energy UK Annual Conference, to make a compelling case for scaling up the clean energy transition.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Therefore, it is crucial to rapidly transition from the production and use of fossil fuels to sustainable renewable energy sources to reach our global climate goals so we can leave a habitable planet for future generations. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) included a major—forthcoming—refresh for one of the biggest policy drivers of the nation’s clean energy transition to date: tax credits subsidizing the deployment of clean electricity resources. These incentives aren’t just historically important.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 17, 2022

This requires accelerating the energy transition to clean and renewable sources in a way that is equitable. An equitable energy transition must expand access to clean energy technologies and expand decision-making to include environmental justice and communities that rely on fossil fuels while phasing out coal and gas plants.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 4, 2021

A federal court in Australia ruled that the government had a “duty of care” toward its young people to protect them from climate change. The corporate insurgents were seeking a sharp shift in corporate strategy, embracing clean energy rather than defining itself in terms of fossil fuels.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2024

On June 11, the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority announced the launch of a new financing program designed to help local governments identify and develop energy efficiency and energy system upgrades for municipally-owned buildings. Information on how to apply for the MORE Loan can be found on NEIF’s website.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 7, 2022

On January 12 and 13, Foley Hoag attorneys will lead a series of discussions about the significance of New York Climate Action Council’s recently-released draft Scoping Plan to the state’s continuing clean energy transformation. Join us on January 12 and 13 to learn more about New York’s plan for clean energy future.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Here are 50 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. 23; Transportation- Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 23, 2021

The PA Conservative Energy Forum will host a number of events to help celebrate National Clean Energy Week and educate policymakers and consumers about clean energy solutions through the fall. The events include-- -- August 26: Ely Farm in Newtown, Bucks County uses solar energy to sustain itself.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2022

Here are 64 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Here are 94 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Here are 120 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- We Remember Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

With that commitment, Pennsylvania is leading the nation in getting energy from renewable resources that include solar and wind power, beating out states traditionally known for clean energy like California and Texas.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Here are 68 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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A Greener Life

JULY 18, 2024

But they caution we must now pick up the decarbonisation speed across other industries outside energy – particularly in transport, buildings, industry and agriculture. In a criticism of the previous Conservative government, they said their plans and policies would not deliver the required action soon enough.

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A Greener Life

JULY 4, 2024

Editorial Today (4th of July) the British public heads to the polls to decide who will govern the country that has been through several political earthquakes for the past decade, for the next five years. These are symbolic and cultural attachments as much as it is the challenge of putting a proper energy transition in place.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 11, 2024

Join Sustainable Pittsburgh and guest speakers to learn about actionable resources that can help local governments and other organizations take action on climate resilience and adaptation. Municipalities now have access to numerous new resources to support climate adaptation efforts.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Federal government releases new policy aimed at ending international public financing for fossil fuels, next step is ending domestic financing . The Government of Canada estimates that this policy will redirect $2.5 We applaud the Government of Canada for showing much-needed climate leadership today.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

SB 1145 requires CARB to create and maintain an online dashboard providing the public with information about the state’s progress on meeting its climate change goals, increasing government accountability. Clean Energy.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

These two pieces of legislation have historic amounts of funding available for climate work, clean energy, clean water, dealing with legacy pollution issues, really a lot of money and a lot of opportunity. “So, But grants will be made available to anyone who can prove that they have the equipment to plug a well. million. “

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Washington Nature

MARCH 17, 2023

ask your Senator to support HB 1181 Read more on climate-smart planning Clean energy siting & development We’re supporting two bills that will move us closer to the clean, affordable, and connected energy grid necessary to tackle climate change while better balancing the impacts on communities – HB 1216 and SB 5165.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Nature Conservancy in Washington will be a part of that bustle and working to keep people and nature at the forefront of policy and budget decision-making. To this end, we’re working in partnership to support new policy approaches and funding that will move us closer to the clean and resilient energy future we must have.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Here are 41 new articles by local news media and in the PA Environment Digest last week about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership!

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2024

They recommend that state regulators not approve any new gas plants “except in the extremely limited cases when there are no viable clean energy solutions for grid reliability,” and that no new gas plants should be approved in environmental justice communities.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Here are 36 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- Dec.

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