Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. It also will save US consumers money because they will spend less on fossil fuels.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 31, 2022

Solar energy production starts to dwindle by September. Solar power peaks earlier in the summer when the days are longer. By September, the sun sets earlier in the evening, and solar power production tapers off when people are still using substantial amounts of electricity in the evening. and 6:28 to 6:48 p.m.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 25, 2022

This much-needed set of 18 projects will improve electricity reliability, address overloaded wires , and help unlock more lower-cost wind and solar power to replace costly, polluting fossil fuel plants in Michigan and many other states in the Midwest (including Illinois and Minnesota ). Source: MISO.

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Solar Power Clean Energy Carbon Emissions Electricity 312

A Greener Life

JULY 7, 2021

New research from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) confirms renewables are continuing to outpace fossil fuels on cost. They found that the share of renewable energy that achieved lower costs than the most competitive fossil fuel option doubled in 2020. C climate pathway.

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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.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The solar energy sector is big and getting bigger. That’s a really good thing given the central role we expect and need solar to play in a just transition away from fossil fuels. With solar, there are no smokestacks, no fuel extraction. Where is California Going to Site Its New Solar Power?

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Solar Power Electricity Fossil Fuels Technology 317

New Scientist

MAY 7, 2024

The rapid growth of solar power led to a record-breaking year for clean energy generation in 2023, and the year is expected to mark the start of a long-term decline in fossil fuels

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 13, 2022

It means committing to incentives and standards that clearly align with the trajectory we need to be on across all sectors of the economy—both valuing the beneficial aspects of clean energy resources, and accounting for the negative effects of polluting fossil fuels. We must turn our attention there first.

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Technology Technology Climate Change Fossil Fuels 264

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

But gas power plants have also played an important role in helping to maintain the overall reliability of the electricity grid by meeting peak power demands, such as on hot summer days when people turn on their air conditioners. In this plan, almost all of this coal and gas generation is replaced with wind and solar.

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Fossil Fuels Electricity 2030 Clean Energy 317

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2024

In a report this year to its shareholders, New Fortress Energy leadership stated its plan to replace the aging generating fleet in Puerto Rico with methane gas units, saying that solar power and storage would be complementary to the generation mix. Fossil fuels account for 94% of electricity generation in Puerto Rico.

Renewable Energy 363

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Electricity 2025 363

A Greener Life

APRIL 4, 2022

A recent report has shed light on how we can wean ourselves off Russian fossil fuels faster than the EU and other countries are aiming for in ways that would also accelerate climate action. . An immediate embargo on Russian fossil fuels.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Nuclear Power Wind Power Solar Power 98

New Scientist

AUGUST 4, 2021

Ever cheaper wind and solar power means the decline of coal, oil and gas is unstoppable. The trillion-dollar question is how, and how quickly, their demise comes about

Fossil Fuels 112

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 4, 2023

The Bloom Energy servers today run primarily on natural gas or biogas as a fuel. But they can also run on renewable hydrogen, meaning wind and solar power could split the hydrogen and oxygen. There would then be no fossil fuel impact.

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A Greener Life

MAY 20, 2022

Perched at 3,730 metres above sea level in the community of Ancotanga, the Oruro solar power plant is one of the flagship projects in Bolivia’s energy transition. million barrels of oil equivalent of useful energy that fossil fuels are expected to provide in Bolivia by 2040, according to a WWF Bolivia evaluation.

Solar Power 98

Solar Power Fossil Fuels Radiation Natural Gas 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

The state-specific fact sheet, On the Road to 100 Percent Renewables for Minnesota , outlines how it could meet its electricity needs completely and equitably with renewable energy by 2035 and dramatically reduce fossil fuel use in vehicles and buildings.

Electricity 264

Electricity Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 264

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 27, 2022

There is still much we can do to bend that emissions curve sharply within this decade—but only if world leaders, especially leaders of richer countries and major emitting nations, take responsibility to act together quickly and fossil fuel companies are held accountable for their decades of obstruction and deception.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Under the LCFS each fuel pathway gets a unique carbon intensity (CI) based on a lifecycle analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and use of the fuel. The CI of an electric vehicle charged with solar power is zero, and most of the biofuels fall somewhere in the middle [i].

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Fossil Fuels Regulations Renewable Energy Carbon Dioxide 331

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Renewable generation is variable—wind and solar power produce electricity when the wind is blowing and the sun is shining. CEJA also expanded incentives for wind and solar power; however, the law did not include significant provisions for energy storage deployment.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on September 21 that his country would no longer finance coal-fired power plants abroad, making a high-profile commitment to move away from some forms of fossil fuel infrastructure less than six weeks before a pivotal global climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. It is already 1.1

Biofuels 363

Biofuels Carbon Emissions Cooling Fossil Fuels 363

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 19, 2023

That timing makes it a hugely important potential resource when winter hits hard and fossil fuels fail. It also makes offshore wind an important seasonal complement to the region’s abundant and growing solar power capacity. Power everywhere. The US offshore wind map.

Electricity 325

Electricity Fossil Fuels Wind Power Renewable Energy 325

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Our national overreliance on gas is evidently undermining energy access, not strengthening it, as some fossil fuel industry players would want you to believe. These claims just add to the deluge of greenwashing and disinformation from the fossil fuel industry. Don’t believe the industry spin.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 24, 2024

We’re witnessing an increase in costly damages thanks to fossil-fueled climate change , which has increased the intensity and frequency of some extreme events , and also thanks to more buildings and people in risky areas. As temperatures rise, so too does the demand for energy as more people turn to AC to keep cool.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

Multiple lines of analysis make clear that regardless of how cheap wind and solar power get, without directly addressing pollution from coal and gas plants, the country’s clean energy transition will not happen fast enough. But to bring those solutions fully to bear, we also need to force a reckoning with the problem itself.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 21, 2022

It all comes down to the system’s ability to effectively move low-cost energy—which these days is generated by wind and solar power—from where it originates to where it’s needed to meet customer demand. States and utilities are shifting rapidly to more renewable energy and reducing their reliance on fossil fuels.

Clean Energy 299

Clean Energy Renewable Energy Electricity Fossil Fuels 299

Enviromental Defense

MAY 7, 2024

CCS is an example of how oil and gas companies are pretending to care about the climate crisis, and are pushing dangerous distractions that they claim can help address greenhouse gas emissions – while allowing them to keep extracting and burning dirty fossil fuels. It’s called wind and solar power.

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Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Renewable Energy Solar Power 124

A Greener Life

JULY 26, 2021

In order to make their portfolio more sustainable and respond to lower fossil fuel demand, oil majors are increasingly snapping up renewable energy projects as the pressure grows to take action on climate change. BP and Total are also leading the way in terms of upcoming solar power capacity.”. Wind and solar growth.

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Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Solar Power 2030 98

A Greener Life

JUNE 30, 2023

But despite this, it did not shift the dominance of fossil fuels. Last year a total of 266 gigawatts (GW) of renewables was installed, with solar power leading the field. Unfortunately, coal is the fossil fuel accounting for the highest share of emissions. Photo credit: Reuters / Louisa Off.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Reimagine Appalachia Faith in Action Team and its partners recently hosted a webinar entitled “Solar-Powered Faith Communities and Houses of Worship: Saving Money and Ethical Labor” detailing how Faith communities can, and should, transition to solar systems while adopting ethical solar installation practices.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 19, 2024

Since then, the Conservative government has made a series of U-turns on its own net zero policies, attacked Labour’s green spending plans, and doubled down on its support for new fossil fuel projects, approving more than 100 new North Sea oil and gas licences. This comes as DeSmog and Democracy for Sale reveal that £6.8 percent (£1.8

Fossil Fuels 52

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 25, 2022

(If you want to get even wonkier, ask me about the joys of accurately modeling power plant heat rate curves.). and “How much solar curtailment will occur on a grid with 50-percent renewables?”. Probabilistic Modeling.

Electricity 279

Electricity Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy 279

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 8, 2023

When you think of solar power , California undoubtedly comes to mind. The state’s strong climate goals paired with abundant sunshine have helped California reach record rooftop and utility-scale solar buildout. Out of the 5,700 megawatts of installed community solar in the country, less than 1% of that is in California.

Clean Energy 246

Clean Energy Electricity Fossil Fuels Solar Power 246

Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 23, 2023

All told, it will be $4 billion spent on a make-work project for power plant developers and the fossil fuel industry. Why spend $4 billion on fossil fuel infrastructure that may or may not be used? Why spend $4 billion on fossil fuel infrastructure that may or may not be used?

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

We have long been well aware of the devastating consequences of burning fossil fuels for Pennsylvania’s ecosystems and our health. This solar PPA is a first step in transitioning to clean, affordable energy for all," said Kartik Amarnath, Mid-Atlantic Regulatory Director for Vote Solar.

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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy 2029 Clean Energy 78

Law Columbia

APRIL 3, 2024

Others have some factual basis but are commonly repeated without necessary context: for instance, the notion that solar panels produce significant waste, without the context that fossil fuel energy generates far more.

Electricity 135

Electricity Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Radiation 135

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

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Renewable Energy Carbon Emissions Fossil Fuels Solar Power 119

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

“Why pay for polluting energy from a dirty power plant hundreds of miles away when Pennsylvanians can just soak up the sun on our rooftops?” Small-scale solar energy, of which rooftop solar is the largest component - is growing rapidly in the United States, producing 10 times as much power in 2022 as a decade earlier.

Solar Power 80

Solar Power Fossil Fuels Clean Energy Electricity 80

A Greener Life

MAY 27, 2021

The Africa plan is the most dramatic example of an explosion of interest in installing floating solar panels on reservoirs and other water bodies, such as tidal flats and flooded former open-pit mines. The deployment of floating solar panels is growing in popularity around the world. It put the theoretical potential at 56 GW.

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Solar Power Electricity Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy 98