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Grid Investments are Critical to Our Clean Energy Future

Union of Concerned Scientists

The simple fact is that ditching fossil fuels for low-cost clean energy resources is good for the planet, good for the US economy, and good for public health. The studies the DOE reviewed also found that transmission investments would provide a host of benefits beyond access to clean energy. The good news?

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States Can Plan Ahead for Clean Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

The fabulous growth of wind and solar builds on states’ clean energy policy and corporate decarbonization targets. However, great opportunities for more new clean energy supplies to replace fossil fuel energy need supporting grid investments. Where do we go for that modern infrastructure?

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Western Energy Markets Could Soon Be Governed Differently. Here’s Why That Matters.

Union of Concerned Scientists

Earlier today, the Launch Committee of the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative voted to approve its proposal for independent governance of western energy markets. Many utilities in the west are seriously considering these SPP-run alternatives for one key reason: governance. What’s the governance proposal all about?

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The Ontario government boasts about a “clean energy advantage” while dismantling it

Enviromental Defense

To no one’s surprise it contained zero funding to address climate change – not even for clean energy – which the document referred to multiple times. The current government acts like it’s somehow responsible for this feat. The current government acts like it’s somehow responsible for this feat.

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NCEW Recap: How the Private Sector and Government Can Work Together to Advance Innovative Clean Energy Technologies 

Cresforum

The final panel of the 2023 National Clean Energy Week Policymakers Symposium discussed the role of both the private sector and government in advancing the innovation of clean energy technologies. Jim Cabot of Breakthrough Energy moderated a discussion with Dr. Evelyn N. Wang of the U.S.

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Clean Energy Continues its Forward Momentum, but Canada Needs to Step Up

Enviromental Defense

For Canada, a major oil and gas producing country, it is imperative to be prepared for the shift in the global energy market. Increasing investments in clean energy sources will not only help meet Canada’s climate targets, but also safeguard the Canadian economy. This is an ambitious task, but very much achievable.

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Lithium Mining Boom Continues in Australia as Demand for Clean Energy Grows

Environment + Energy Leader

As the world shifts from fossil fuels to clean energy, Australia’s lithium sector is poised to match thermal coal’s importance within the next five years. According to government projections released on Monday, exports of the battery metal are expected to reach $13 billion by June 2028, matching the current financial.