Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 30, 2023

One notable example is in Michigan, where utilities are phasing out coal plants and momentum is building for legislation that would support an equitable clean energy transition. In 2022, the MPSC similarly approved a revised version of utility Consumers Energy’s long-range energy plan following settlement negotiations.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 12, 2024

These will only keep increasing unless Canada seriously commits to replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy. New polling shows that a majority of Canadians want governments in Canada to phase out our dependence on fossil fuels and prioritize renewable energy. There is no time to waste.

Fossil Fuels 126

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 3, 2023

With respect to the electricity grid, CEJA directs the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to prepare a Renewable Energy Access Plan (REAP) to help ensure that clean energy resources can connect to the grid and be ready to replace coal and gas plants.

Electricity 234

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 13, 2024

As electric vehicle charging stations sprout like mushrooms along our roads and clusters of new wind turbines come online, these two clean energy solutions to the climate crisis are becoming more commonplace. The United States needs to speed its transition to clean energy in order to stave off even worse impacts of climate change.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 26, 2023

The image that comes to mind when I think of fossil fuel villains is Batman’s adversary Two-Face. To be two-faced is to be deceitful, and deception is what the fossil fuel industry executives excel in. What is ESG? ” Kentucky officials are not doing this alone, it is part of a coordinated effort.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2022

The November 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, or BIL, includes an $8 billion “regional clean hydrogen hubs” program that charges the Department of Energy (DOE) with the development of at least four hydrogen hubs to advance the nation’s clean hydrogen sector.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 3, 2023

Last year’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) included a clean hydrogen production tax credit (known as “45V”) that is one of a slew of new incentives intended to help catalyze the next and necessary phase of advancing the nation’s clean energy transition as a whole. The costs will be too great otherwise.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 26, 2024

My testimony highlighted the critical importance of making sure today’s hydrogen policies choose hydrogen production projects and end uses that are truly aligned overall with the clean energy transition. This would be a disastrous outcome, wasting time and money we do not have in the pressing fight to turn the tide on climate.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

methane released from fossil fuel systems) could entirely undermine the climate benefits of the hydrogen tax credit and, worse, drive vast amounts of public dollars to subsidize what are ultimately still heavily-polluting fossil fuel-based projects, now just greenwashed as “clean.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 3, 2022

The majority 6–3 decision sharply curtails the EPA’s authority to set standards based on a broad range of flexible options to cut carbon emissions from the power sector—options such as replacing polluting fossil fuels with cheap and widely available wind and solar power coupled with battery storage. There is no time to waste.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 25, 2023

With an outsized credit for the lowest-carbon tier, the incentive’s aim is clear: Drive deployment of hydrogen production technologies that will be needed by, and aligned with , the nation’s overall clean energy transition. How do biomethane, lifecycle carbon accounting, and the tax credit interact?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 18, 2024

The tax credit, passed as part of 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act, provides a generous incentive for the production of clean hydrogen. Today, hydrogen is overwhelmingly produced through a heavily polluting fossil fuel-based process. Otherwise, hydrogen will slow the clean energy transition, not speed it.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

But smarter approaches, if carefully applied, could help to reverse costly reliance on gas, and accelerate the clean energy transition in PJM, and nationwide. Department of Energy estimated that unrestricted exports of LNG will increase wholesale domestic gas prices by over 30% by 2050. of the proposed generation in the queue.

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Natural Gas Electricity Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 71

PA Environment Daily

JULY 29, 2021

On July 29, the Ohio River Valley Institute released a new poll of Pennsylvania voters which found by wide margins they support tougher regulation of the natural gas drilling industry, community regulation of drilling and the development of clean energy sources. The poll found voters are especially concerned about fracking waste.

Clean Energy 98

Clean Energy Natural Gas Regulations Waste 98

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2023

Growing by over 30 percent-- to 92,773 jobs since the height of the COVID-19 economic crisis in 2020–clean energy jobs in Pennsylvania have proved their resilience. Increased investment in the clean energy sector can support the continued trajectory of this job market lifting up Pennsylvania’s communities.

Clean Energy 97

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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. Feedstock eligibility. Precautionary approach.

Electricity 283

Electricity Clean Energy Greenhouse Technology 283

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.

Clean Energy 57

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

When the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing, batteries help store clean energy to continue supplying electricity to the grid and to customers consistently and reliably. Generating and storing clean energy is a lifeline for the planet’s future; burning coal, oil, and gas fossil fuels causes 75% of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Once the battery looks up to code, it is off to the grid to power our renewable energy future! Battery energy storage is powerful and growing. Battery energy storage can help store clean energy for the grid. Challenges and Opportunities in Mining Materials for Energy Storage Lithium-ion Batteries.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 25, 2024

Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to carefully implement multiple new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits, including the Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen (“45V”). Upstream methane emissions are a potentially substantial share of the overall emissions rate of fossil fuel-based hydrogen production facilities.

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Clean Energy Waste Greenhouse Clean Air Act 217

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Concerns about the feasibility of some energy transition targets have intensified, driven in no small part by resistance from fossil fuel industries and growing public scepticism in many regions, where populists have framed ambitious environmental promises as unrealistic or out of touch with voters’ concerns.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2022

By Elena Weissmann, Vote Solar & Annie Regan, ReImagine Appalachia - PennFuture This guest essay originally appeared in the January 28, 2022 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -- Every Pennsylvanian has the right to clean air, safe drinking water and a healthy home, but not every Pennsylvanian has access to these basic rights.

Clean Energy 69

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

You may have heard about a miracle cure for plastic waste that creates green energy in the process—the mystical waste incinerator. We know how many people want to rid the world of plastic waste and shift to sustainable energy. But there really is no miracle cure for waste. We want that too.

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Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Waste Greenhouse 111

PA Environment Daily

JULY 12, 2023

Under DOE’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office the nine organizations— eight regional and one national— will establish a network of Technical Assistance Partnerships to accelerate the integration and deployment of clean energy technologies.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 27, 2023

At the international and federal levels, significant progress was made on climate action, plastic waste, toxic chemicals and biodiversity conservation. It is even more challenging if these investments mean much less money is available to invest in new fossil-free businesses that are ready to take off. You can read more here.

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Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

For years, grid parity – the time when solar and wind would be cost-competitive with fossil fuels and nuclear – was the holy grail of renewables energy, a target to reach in a distant future. Anything to delay the inevitable will be counterproductive and a waste of money. But the future is now. .

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Impacted Indigenous nations and environmental groups are holding governments accountable for permitting toxic waste to accumulate in the air, lands, and waters. They are also calling for the dismantling of the Alberta Energy Regulator. Premier Smith is attending COP28 to sing the praises of the fossil fuel industry.

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Fossil Fuels Government Regulations Waste 144

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Pennsylvania voters broadly favor the clean energy industry and express concerns about air and water pollution. Click Here for poll results narrative. Click Here for presentation slides. One in ten (11%) voters say they strongly oppose the practice. An additional 19% say they’re not sure. 28 to Oct. 28 to Oct.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 12, 2023

One is a subsidy to Enbridge—a fossil fuel giant—to build a fossil fuel power plant. Instead, it will lock in polluting fossil fuel infrastructure for decades. Burning waste pollutes the air and warms the climate. That’s nearly a quarter of all of the household waste disposed of in the province.

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Fossil Fuels Nitrogen Oxides Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide 78

Physics World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Among the main reasons to choose a career in renewables, Davies cites the growth that the sector is experiencing due to the increased focus on climate change and demand for clean energy. Energy touches everyone,” she says, “so being part of providing it in a responsible way really gets me going when I get up in the morning.”.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 9, 2025

Of 846 landfill sites, 830 have been closed and are no longer accepting waste; however, many toxins remain and may contribute to New Jerseys high ozone levels. These sites are areas where hazardous waste has been improperly managed and are now eligible for federal clean-up funding.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

Throughout his career, Minott and the Clean Air Council earned a reputation for holding government agencies and fossil fuel companies accountable. He has publicly called for investments in clean energy, green technologies, and environmental research. from Villanova University School of Law.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Notably, in the same proposal, the Commission has also included screening criteria for gaseous fossil fuels. Their inclusion appears to be the result of a political compromise with Member States rather than of scientific appraisal as in the case of nuclear energy.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2023

2023 Watershed Forestry Summit In Altoona [PaEN] -- Utilizing Rainwater And Gravity: A Guide To Rain Gardens -- Delco Times: Covanta To Hold Public Meeting To Outline Plans To Cut Air Emissions At Waste-To-Energy Facility -- Susquehanna Greenway Cleanup Week April 15-23, Volunteers Needed!

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 24, 2023

A recent study from Clean Energy Canada predicts that as a result of the energy transition, jobs in the energy industry in Canada will decline by 93 per cent by 2050 but there will be 700 thousand more jobs in the entire energy industry than exist today! million jobs in the clean energy industry.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 23, 2022

Canada needs a strategy to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, which must include phasing out high-carbon sectors like the fossil fuel industry. For example, investors used the premise of transitioning high-carbon industries to draft guidelines that greenwash new fossil fuel investments and false solutions like carbon capture.

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A Greener Life

JULY 9, 2024

We also acknowledged that their ambition could be higher when it comes to tackling climate change and unleashing the potential of clean energy and technology. 31% of the population are not worried, with 16% of those not accepting that the climate is changing because of human activity such as the burning of fossil fuels.

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