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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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 10, 2023

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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 framing is consequential.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2024

On May 22, Duquesne Light Company released its 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report , which discloses the company’s performance in three core areas of its ESG strategy: climate conscious, powering people and responsible performance. DLC received more than $19.8 DLC received more than $19.8 to receive this distinction. “As

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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. Fuel blending.

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Legal Planet

MAY 7, 2024

These efforts are called the “ West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative.” Centralizing wholesale electricity transactions across a broader territory would improve grid reliability, lower costs for consumers, and increase use of clean energy technologies – even without building new generation or transmission infrastructure.

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 25, 2022

The case concerns the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing fossil fuel power plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). In January 2021, the D.C. Read the brief here.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The federal government is now supporting that role with federal funding for states. Last month, DOE solicited applications from states to develop clean energy projects. A key provision (IRA § 60114) appropriates $250 million to support emission reduction planning by state governments. climate policy.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2024

Douglas White, a long-serving member of Lower Providence’s Environmental Advisory Council , which had pushed for the clean energy resolution, agreed. The next step will be the drafting of an Energy Transition Plan that all of us—residents, businesses and local government alike—can live with,” White said.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Hydrogen has been billed as the clean energy of the future by governments worldwide, including in the United States, Europe, Australia and Japan. Read the full story in the Washington Post.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 1, 2023

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. As a result, between 2005 and 2017 greenhouse gas pollution from Ontario’s electricity system dropped by 93 per cent.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

On 15 October, the port in Shandong was certified as carbon-neutral by the China Classification Society Quality Certification Company, according to a government statement. It has built a wind power system to provide green energy for its operations and deployed hydrogen-powered vehicles to replace fossil-fuel-powered trucks.

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Legal Planet

JULY 29, 2021

They will be working alongside our faculty director (formerly faculty co-director) Ted Parson—an accomplished scholar of environmental governance—as well as me and my colleague Cara Horowitz, shaping the strategic direction of the Emmett Institute. Wang is a leading expert on environmental governance and the law and politics of China.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 25, 2024

Department of the Treasury is hosting a public hearing on the December 2023 proposed regulations governing implementation of the Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen. As Treasury moves to finalize regulations governing implementation of 45V, it must maintain a rigorous approach that is responsive to its statutory charge.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 31, 2022

Read the full story at Governing. From becoming carbon-neutral to having net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, 21 states are making the legislative push toward cleaner energy production. But these efforts are not without substantial challenges.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

One is strengthening commitments to reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions in order to keep the planet from dangerously overheating. In that decade, the federal government created the U.S. And state governments began to secure those same rights for individuals in their constitutions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2024

It was beyond the scope of this study to estimate the reductions in criteria pollutants separately for each economic sector, but economywide clean energy investments reduce deadly PM2.5 trillion in the Net Zero scenario by 2050, an amount that dwarves the net cost of the energy transition away from fossil fuels.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 4, 2023

Transportation is one of the most complicated and urgent areas of the clean-energy transition. The sector—including personal transportation like passenger cars, as well as air, marine, and surface goods and people movement—is the largest source of greenhouse gasses in the U.S.:

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

To avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis, it’s crucial that we shift energy production away from the unsustainable fossil fuels that cause climate change and towards those that release little to no greenhouse gases (GHG), such as solar and wind power. Clean energy is key to national security. degrees Celsius.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Energy use accounts for the bulk of greenhouse gas emissions. These facts make energy law central to one of the biggest issues now facing humanity. The resulting government policies are forcing radical change on the energy system of a kind not seen in a century or more. Climate change.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

During my more than two decades of federal service, I learned many things about the function of government. The goal is to encourage distributed solar programs to reduce energy burden and ramp up a clean energy source critical to achieving climate goals and building community resilience.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2024

AFIG aims to increase sustainable and renewable energy throughout Pennsylvania's transportation sector, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality for many communities," said DEP Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley. "A The awards will save an estimated 895,231 gallons of gasoline per year. Partners Host Aug.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Not only does this not align with the global momentum to move beyond oil and gas, it’s yet another black mark for the Government of Canada’s promises to end fossil fuel subsidies. It’s meant to provide subsidies for clean energy projects in order to help Canada reach its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 1, 2024

In addition, the CPRG program had tight deadlines, and some eligible states, tribes, and local governments may not have been able to apply for CPRG implementation funding due to timing and capacity constraints. But all is not lost. Now, they need capital to implement their strategies.

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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, You could do a microgrid installation for Community Energy Resilience.

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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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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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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

But in the long term, they see increasingly strong government climate policies continuing to pop up and understand that if they are going to achieve their goal of keeping the country dependent on their product, they need to keep prices at a socially acceptable level so that people don’t switch to other technologies that are cheaper—and cleaner.

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Ocean Conservancy

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, fossil fuel production accounts for 35% of global greenhouse gas emissions. For the first time, Ocean Conservancy attended the annual International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly to help advance a just clean-energy transition.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The Governor approved a notable slate of climate legislation with a package that includes more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets and measures designed to reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. Clean Energy. Climate Change Mitigation.

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Cresforum

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Our innovation engine is made up of the government, providing guidance and support; the research community and academia, seeking new discoveries and building the knowledge base; the private sector, bringing those discoveries to the market in new and useful ways. The report informed much of the discussion from the webinar’s speakers.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 8, 2022

The increasing competitiveness of clean energy and growing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are reshaping the US energy economy. Federal investments through things such… Read more →

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Cresforum

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Our innovation engine is made up of the government, providing guidance and support; the research community and academia, seeking new discoveries and building the knowledge base; the private sector, bringing those discoveries to the market in new and useful ways. The report informed much of the discussion from the webinar’s speakers.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gases produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere – with net zero meaning that there are no net greenhouse emissions from the entire energy system. Indeed, nuclear allows the opportunity to decarbonize all energy, not just electricity.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

While EVs already result in less greenhouse gas emissions than the gasoline alternative, using these recycled materials substantially lowers impacts associated with material sourcing. Government funding should continue to support research and development of battery repurposing, reuse, and recycling.

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Clean Energy Law

MARCH 15, 2024

Regulated Entities shall focus on “governance,” “strategy,” “impact, risk and opportunity management,” and “indicators and objectives” throughout their analysis and reporting processes. This involves assessing both the impact of their activities on the environment and the risks and impact environmental factors may have on their business.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 18, 2024

This included a bill that would have started a statewide conversation about the diminished role fossil fuels should play in Maine’s energy system as the state strives to meet its climate and clean energy commitments. Hydrogen is also very prone to leaking.

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