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Building a Better Power Grid for Minnesota

Union of Concerned Scientists

Minnesotans are facing concurrent crises of climate change, high energy prices and inflation, and the inequitable public health impacts of fossil fuel air pollution. Renewable energy will help with all of that—but we need a grid that is designed for wind and solar instead of having to rely on expensive coal and gas plants.

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Climate Policy and the Audacity of Hope

Legal Planet

Wind power costs fell by half from 2008 to 2021. Cheaper renewable energy attracts private investment and makes limits on fossil fuels more feasible. The resulting economic growth also helps create a stronger political base for aggressive expansion of clean energy.

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The EIA Just Released a 30 Year Energy Outlook. It’s… Not Great

Union of Concerned Scientists

EIA is also projecting continued cost reductions and low prices for solar and wind power, such that natural gas and renewable energy are price competitive. From their thinking in November 2021, EIA projects that wholesale gas prices will remain less than $4.00/ million BTU through 2050, lower than gas prices in 2021.

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The Texas Paradox

Legal Planet

I sometimes ask students to guess what state produces the most wind power. It’s not as if the state’s extensive use of wind power is just a historical fluke, either. The state will soon get more power from renewables than natural gas. They’re always shocked to find out the right answer: Texas.

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Advancing Ocean Climate Action at COP27

Ocean Conservancy

In order to reduce emissions, we must phase out fossil fuels—oil, coal and gas—and move towards renewable energy and less plastic and petrochemical production since these products, so dangerous as ocean pollutants, are made from oil. Individual nations, like Vietnam, made new commitments as well.

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One Path to Better Affordability is Climate Change Action – Really

Enviromental Defense

Recently, the CBC , working with pollster Janet Brown, released the results of its annual spring report card on Alberta’s political and economic well-being. As we move away from polluting fossil fuels, investing in renewable energy is key to a cleaner and more affordable future.

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Ways of Price Making, Inflation, and Energy Price Shocks

Legal Planet

This post was originally published on the Law and Political Economy blog as part of a symposium on inflation. In the early days of the current price shocks, fossil fuel boosters blamed clean energy and climate policy. Ras Laffan LNG terminal in Qatar. Photo credit: Matthew Smith, Flickr. The Capacity Story.