Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Even so, it compares favorably with the national governments in places like the U.S. The EIA reports that: “Fossil fuel sources accounted for about 69% of South Korea’s electricity generation in 2019, and the share of nuclear power accounted for 25%. What is South Korea doing to cut its emissions? and Australia.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 15, 2025

Ontario must focus on made-in-Ontario renewable electricity, instead of relying on U.S. fracked gas and fossil gas plants or costly, slow-to-build nuclear power plants. The commitment to champion pipelines in all directions is laughable, and will do nothing to protect Ontario from U.S. aggression.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Fifteen percent of electricity is renewable. Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector. Renewables are a third of electricity consumption. Government adopts a sector-by-sector plan to reach 2050 climate goals. Renewables are 42% of electricity.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Cooperation between Russia and China on fast breeder reactors Civilian nuclear agreements and cooperation between countries are not uncommon, especially between nuclear supplier countries and those looking to expand and develop nuclear power programs. U-235) for China’s CEFR.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The Oskarshamn nuclear power plant. The new centre-right government in Sweden is making a big break from previous governments’ energy policies – announcing that for the first time in decades Sweden will build new nuclear reactors. Photo credit: Daniel Kihlgren – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2023

Yaw's energy beliefs by reading a transcript of the comments he made at the February 27 joint hearing on electric grid reliability by the Senate Environmental and Consumer Protection Committees. We were about a third, a third, a third [in sources of fuel to generate electricity]. We didn't have any reliability issues at all.” "And

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Cresforum

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The session explored the vital importance of nuclear assets for the future of energy in the U.S., including the different regulatory environments that nuclear utilities operate in, the deployment challenges that nuclear technologies face and the federal incentives that are helping support a nuclear renaissance in America.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 4, 2021

After 16 years as Germany’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel is stepping down which will also see an end to the Christian Democrats (CDU) as the governing party. However, it is anticipated that the outcome will actually be a coalition government between the Greens, SPD and the Liberal party the Free Democratic Party (FDP).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Back in 2018, California legislators were considering a bill that would have created an independent governance structure for California’s grid operator , the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). The overall idea, often referred to as grid regionalization , was to create one grid operator and power market for the entire west.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 2, 2025

The German example Germany, the economic and industrial powerhouse in Europe in 2023, decided, for ideological and emotional reasons, to wean itself off nuclear power , even though the low-carbon baseload energy source was key to stability and economic output. Ironically, Germany also imports nuclear-produced electricity from France.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2025

commercial nuclear power industry. The accident occurred at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant Unit 2 near Middletown, a few miles downstream from Harrisburg. The utility, you know, the electric people." Dick Thornburgh At 3:53 a.m., For 48 hours, the reactor was dangerously out of control. What's GPU?" "The

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2025

Here are 111 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! -- Guest Essay: March 28, 1979 At 3:53 a.m.

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The country wants to close the last nuclear power plant by 2022 and simultaneously phase-out coal by 2038 at latest. Now the government is pushing ahead with settling compensation - but not via a law but via a public law contract. Electricity production from coal shall end in 2038 at latest in Germany.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 30, 2023

That is why we are fully committing to nuclear power in the UK, backing a new generation of small modular reactors.” If I was hoping to bring down energy bills, then nuclear isn’t the first place I’d look. The cost of Hinkley Point C, Britain’s first new nuclear power plant in decades, was originally priced at £16 billion.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Last week, on Monday November 14, as part of its Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review , the Ontario government officially announced it would be developing a voluntary clean energy credit (CEC) registry. But they should, because Ontario Power Generation is a crown corporation – the public should know how the profit is being spent.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Grohnde plant is one of the German nuclear power plants which is due to shut down at the end of 2021. A recent report has shed light on the scale of the climate cost of Germany decommissioning its nuclear power plants. Photo credit: Preussen Elektra. By Anders Lorenzen. Climate neutrality is far off.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2024

PWT said this timely and critical report examines the current state of the PJM electric grid system, highlighting the challenges it faces and the potential consequences if immediate action is not taken. The findings are clear—our current path is unsustainable, and it's time to address the realities facing our electric grid."

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Here are 125 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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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Despite the government`s big talk on climate action , the country has hardly made a dent in easing its reliance on gas in recent years. Once again the UK government has talked up increasing the deployment of renewables , but they would do well to invest in the most powerful low-carbon technology we have; energy efficiency.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Those findings might surprise physicists, who will be aware that the energy density of nuclear fission is so high that just a fingertip of uranium has an energy equivalent of 5000 barrels of oil. Nuclear is also capable of supporting the decarbonization of other sectors, such as heating and transport.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 19, 2021

From physics to politics William D Magwood IV, director-general of the Nuclear Energy Agency, thinks nuclear power can help us meet net-zero targets. I fight,” answered Magwood, who at the time directed the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology at the US Department of Energy (DOE). Courtesy: NEA).

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A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2021

Germany has recently experienced fatal and apocalyptic climate- fuelled floods , after which the country’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, promised the government would do more to tackle climate change. Ironically, the country already gets a lot of its electricity supply via interconnectors from France – produced through nuclear energy.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Yaw (R) Guest Essay Supports Exporting PA Natural Gas Thru Philadelphia LNG Terminal [Ukraine War Taught Us LNG Exports Mean Higher Prices For PA Consumers ] -- TribLive Guest Essay: Movement To Halt Use Of Carbon Fuels To Blame For Christmas Electric Grid Problems - By Sen. Senate returns to voting session Feb. What’s Your Community Doing?

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

But what you probably haven’t heard is that our grid is getting dirtier again, with fossil fuels increasing in our electricity supply from burning natural gas. That means carbon emissions from electricity in Ontario will be rising back up again after years of decline. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 . Source: IESO [link].

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Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2023

Direct pay – which is already in effect as of January 1, 2023 – allows tax-exempt entities, including local governments, to claim the value of certain clean energy and other tax credits as a cash payment, rather than as an offset to tax liability that they do not have.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 11, 2023

This document is little more than a belated attempt to rationalize the government’s recent announcements for new nuclear and gas facilities. Numerous studies have shown that Ontario can meet its growing electricity demand with wind and solar, which can easily be combined with storage technologies to deliver power when needed.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2022

The government has also reversed a policy of military minimalism that dates back to the end of World War II, as new Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the goal of building “a powerful… armed forces that can be relied upon to protect us.” Should Germany stop importing from Russia? How has Germany reacted?

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Inside Climate News

APRIL 4, 2024

A nuclear power plant hasn’t been built in Texas in decades because of cost and public fears of a major accident. Now the governor wants to find out if smaller reactors could meet the state’s growing need for on-demand power.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2023

On March 6, Republicans on the Senate Local Government Committee reported out legislation-- Senate Bill 143 (Yaw-R-Lycoming)-- that would block the ability of local elected officials from moving to cleaner sources of energy to address climate change. Legislation like this was vetoed by Gov. Wolf in July of last year. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

27 Webinar: General Update Of Large-Scale Solar In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- PUC Publishes Final Policy Statement On Electric Utility Rate Design For Electric Vehicle Charging -- The Center Square: A Closer Look At Shapiros Carbon Tax Plan -- WESA: Truck Overturns Spilling 2,000 Gallons Of Diesel Fuel Into Allegheny River In Pittsburgh -- PA Assn.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2023

THURSDAY 1:00: Senate Transportation Committee hearing on charging electric vehicles. Room 8E-A East Wing Capitol Building. University of Pittsburgh, Alumni Hall, Room 121, Pittsburgh. Click Here to watch live. -- March 6 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN] -- Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 8, 2024

commercial nuclear power industry. The accident occurred at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant Unit 2 near Middletown, a few miles downstream from Harrisburg. The utility, you know, the electric people." Dick Thornburgh At 3:53 a.m., For 48 hours, the reactor was dangerously out of control. What's GPU?" "The

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2023

25 to March 3; More Well Plugging Sites Inspected PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - March 4 Independent Fiscal Office Reports 4th Quarter 2022 Natural Gas Production Decreased 1.6%; Average Price Increased By 82.5%

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Some have argued that weather-dependent energies would, paradoxically, make electricity even more reliable. 1] But recent power outages in Texas and California have poured cold water on these arguments. 1] But recent power outages in Texas and California have poured cold water on these arguments. But all else is not equal.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 29, 2023

The German nuclear power plant Grafenrheinfeld before it was decommissioned in 2015. By Anders Lorenzen As Germany completed its nuclear phase-out earlier this month, it becomes clear that Europe’s economic and industrial powerhouse is further away from climate action than almost every single EU member country. via Wikimedia.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Environmental groups mostly praised the rapid phasedown of fossil fuels, but also criticized the report for being too conservative in assuming only 90 per cent renewable electricity generation, and for the scenario’s substantial reliance on growth in nuclear power, carbon capture, and biofuels. To paraphrase St.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

With so many agencies involved, it can be difficult for state and local governments, Native American tribes, community groups, non-profit organizations, and others to keep track of what is happening and to engage and participate in the development and implementation of the tax credits, grants, policies and other programs created by the IRA.

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