PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2025

Shapiros offer to work on legislation to make the electric grid more reliable, diversify Pennsylvanias energy generation, lower energy costs for ratepayers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Last year Senate Republicans uniformly rejected Gov. Read more here. In response, Gov. from other sources. Read more here.]

Electricity

Legal Planet

AUGUST 5, 2025

By ceding federal authority to regulate greenhouse gases, the Trump administration could unintentionally relinquish regulatory powers to California and other progressive states to carry out their own climate agenda, Carlson told the LA Times. But there may be a silver lining of sorts.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

APRIL 3, 2023

EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA) A. Energy efficiency standards for new appliances and lighting sources. Nuclear power regulation D. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rules bearing on electricity transmission E. Standing based on climate impacts C. Social Cost of Carbon D.

Law

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2023

This sparked a lot of concerns because it was just a few months after the March 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan. The public was thankfully not harmed by the Nebraska incident, but this was unfortunately not an isolated incident in terms of flood risks posed to the US nuclear power fleet.

Fossil Fuels

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. In it, we emphasize that nuclear is not only a low-carbon source of energy, but is also widely available, scalable and deployable.

Nuclear Power

A Greener Life

APRIL 19, 2022

While Macron has positioned himself as a pro-climate action word leader he is unpopular amongst many climate activists and people on the left, with many disliking his support for nuclear power and pro-business views. Banning wind turbines.

Nuclear Power

Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

Section 60103 creates a “Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund” (GGRF), which the EPA Administrator can use to make grants for the deployment of zero-emission technologies, and to carry out other greenhouse gas emission reduction activities. The IRA allocates significant funding for both new and existing federal grant programs.

Renewable Energy

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. The agreement provides Microsoft ongoing Clean Energy Credits so it can claim to be using low carbon electricity.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The recommendations include-- -- All Sectors Cap & Invest Program: Adopt a Cap and Invest Program for all sectors of the economy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, not just for power plants, establishing emission limits and a program to trade allowances; -- 30% Renewable By 2030: Amend the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards to require 30% (..)

2024

Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2023

Furthermore, the IRA’s tax credits – and direct pay – are in the aggregate uncapped, so the dollars opened up by the IRA are limited only by the ambition of renewable energy developers and investors, including cities. Project Complexity : Renewable energy project structures vary in their complexity.

Regulations

Law Columbia

MARCH 25, 2016

As detailed in the RGGI investment plan , these funds are typically used to support energy efficiency and renewable energy programs in New York State. Most of the carbon allowances are auctioned and the proceeds of those auctions are typically used to promote energy conservation and renewable energy programs.

Nuclear Power

Green Bang

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

The Rise of Modular Nuclear Reactors: Key Players and Trends In the face of climate change and the urgent need for sustainable energy solutions, modular nuclear reactors (MNRs) are gaining significant attention as a viable alternative to traditional nuclear power plants. References 1 - World Nuclear Association.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2024

PRESS PRESS continues all of the successful elements of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS) while making it more inclusive—adding nuclear power, next generation technologies like fusion, and clean forms of natural gas for the first time.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

PA] Natural Gas - PA Chamber Of Business & Industry -- Erie Times Guest Essay: Support Reliable, Affordable PA Natural Gas, Coal, Petroleum And Grow Renewable Energy - Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) -- TribLive: City Of Pittsburgh To Continue Leasing Natural Gas Fueling Equipment -- AP: Vistra To Buy Energy Harbor For $3.4

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2023

The Treasury Department’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) provides definitions of key terms in the statute, including lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, qualified clean hydrogen, and qualified clean hydrogen production facility.

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 2, 2024

1-31 Grants -- EPA Awards $55.7 28 to Oct. 6 [PaEN] Background On Issues -- Lt.

Nuclear Power

Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

However, the energy aspect is not excluded, as JTF’s investments can also be channelled towards the deployment of technologies and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.

Fossil Fuels

Global Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions is from transportation. This accounts for 28% of emissions, coming in above agriculture, commercial & residential, industry and power generation. EVs will continue to get greener as the power grid gets greener.

Electricity

Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 . It’s mostly due to a combination of poor planning coupled with an ideological opposition to renewable energy. Source: IESO [link].

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

These proposals were based on the Governor’s RGGI Working Group , which brought together labor leaders, environmental advocates, and industry to evaluate the merits of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). General Richard Zilmer, USMC (Ret.),

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The poll found an almost even divide on nuclear power-- 37 percent more emphasis and 34 percent less. Republicans, in particular, were supportive of placing more emphasis on natural gas (61 percent), solar (59 percent), hydropower (51 percent), nuclear (47 percent) and wind (45 percent)-- in that order.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Shapiro In Support Of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative [PaEN] -- Spotlight PA: Shapiro Isn’t Sold On RGGI Climate Program, His Working Group Isn’t Either - What’s Next? -- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Gov. Shapiro, Let’s Hold The Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable Via RGGI - By Rev.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2024

After Extensive Winter Storm Disruptions -- PJM Interconnection, Penn State ISO-NE Awarded $815,959 US DOE Grant To Improve Wholesale Electricity Market Design -- Bloomberg: Texas Utility Makes Case Pipeline Prices Unfairly Drove Up Gas Prices In 2021 Storm -- Bloomberg: Federal Trade Commission Alleges Shale Producer Scott Sheffield [Pioneer] Tried (..)

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

percent to the Energy Communities Trust Fund; -- 12.5 At least $12.5 million is to be used for methane abatement projects from plugging abandoned gas wells. -- $62.5 The legislation will establish several funds to disburse the estimated $300 million or more in annual revenue generated through future RGGI auctions-- -- 37.5

Carbon Dioxide

Cresforum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

clean hydrogen production to 10 MMT by 2030 and 50 MMT by 2050 to achieve a 10 percent reduction in domestic greenhouse gas emissions. Without incentives, hydrogen production with natural gas is typically cheaper than via electrolysis with renewable energy, even if it includes carbon, capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).

Fossil Fuels

Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

The Regulation’s proposed criteria for gaseous fossil fuels (which includes both conventional natural gas, and synthetic gas derived from coal gasification) allow investment in their consumption without restriction in function, scale, or time period, as long as greenhouse gas emissions are no higher than 100 gCO2eq/kWh (see §4.29-31

Fossil Fuels

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The attorney general said that PwC also served from at least 2008 to 2013 as global advisor and report writer for the Carbon Disclosure Project, a non-profit organization that functions as a global disclosure system for environmental information, including greenhouse gas emissions, from companies including Exxon. 451962/2016 (N.Y.

2016

Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 22, 2023

In developing the plan, the law directs the Utilities Commission to follow existing state law with respect to least-cost generation of power and maintain system reliability. So the law requires a balancing of consumer costs/system reliability and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

2021

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

There has been much talk in recent weeks about pricing carbon to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The most direct of these is imposed on certain fossil fuel power plants by requiring them to purchase carbon dioxide emissions allowances as part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. by Romany Webb and Justin Gundlach.

Electricity

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2023

Governor Dan McKee’s January 3 inaugural address made no mention of climate change, but in a reference as brief as the state is small, McKee did check one renewable energy box: We have momentum. Governor Lamont’s January 4 inaugural acknowledges energy costs and points his finger at utilities. Rhode Island . Connecticut.

Climate Change

Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

4] Meanwhile, many experts see in recent trends an inevitable transition away from coal and nuclear power plants, designed to function as baseload capacity, toward variable renewable energy sources with just-in-time natural gas back-up. 7] Nuclear plants are among the most reliable components of America’s power grids.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2024

Room 523 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch online. June 3-- NEW. House Game & Fisheries Committee holds informational meeting on Game Commission 2019 Performance Audit and recommendations by State Auditor General.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2022

“Immediate reductions in gas demand can be achieved through energy efficiency solutions such as ramping up demand response devices, including smart thermostats, and deployment of heat pumps. “ The REPowerEU plan estimates that reductions through energy savings in homes can replace 15.5 Read more here.

Natural Gas

Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2020

There is hope that these effects of climate change can be slowed down or even mitigated with drastic changes in our energy sector. The energy sector is one of the biggest polluters when it comes to. greenhouse gas emissions. To stimulate change in the state, Virginia needs steadfast change to its energy sector.

2020

Environmental Progress

AUGUST 3, 2020

We know we must now work to both cut greenhouse gas emissions to reduce the severity of climate change and at the same time work to adapt to the impacts we can no longer avoid. In fact, giving society cheap, abundant energy at this point would be the moral equivalent of giving an idiot child a machine gun.” Ehrlich agreed. “In

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2023

None of this is necessary and is, in fact, a roadblock to implementation of the proven, scalable renewable energy solutions that threaten oil and gas interests that dominate our political process in Pennsylvania. The plan is to deliver hyblend gas to homes, very possibly your home if you are a natural gas customer.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2022

Yaw said, “Putin spent years bolstering Russia’s economy with oil and gas exports, knowing full well the West’s race to renewables left them vulnerable and dependent.” “. Lehigh Valley Political Leaders Warn -- Reuters: Germany Aims To Get 100% Of Energy From Renewable Sources By 2035 -- Reuters: U.S. Does Europe Want Our Gas?

Natural Gas