A Greener Life

OCTOBER 23, 2024

By Anders Lorenzen Having been at the forefront of dealing with climate impacts in recent years, Greece has shored up its renewable energy targets. Greece, which has recently battled one climate-fuelled wildfire after the other, has ramped up its renewable energy targets.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 19, 2023

The post G7 Moving Towards Renewable Energy and Zero Carbon appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Likewise, they also discussed the importance of critical minerals, ones often used in high-tech products, as needing to adopt ethical and environmental standards.

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New Scientist

DECEMBER 29, 2023

If governments step up support for renewable energy and other efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 2024 could see total carbon emissions begin to fall

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 6, 2024

Cargill has signed five deals that expand the global agriculture firm’s contracted renewable energy capacity by 42% as part of its overall goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

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Law Columbia

APRIL 26, 2021

In order to achieve the greenhouse gas reductions needed to sustain a livable climate, we must scale up renewable energy capacity at a rapid pace. The resource bank is part of the work of the Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative (RELDI). Read more about RELDI here and visit the resource bank here.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 6, 2022

But rather than ramping up the use of polluting fossil gas, this is the perfect moment for the province to transition to clean and safe renewable energy. But the agency was caught skewing information , suppressing modeling that supported renewable energy options and showed that their use would actually reduce consumers’ costs. .

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 2, 2023

“This is the first time Argentina has put into numbers the transformation needed in its energy sector to deliver on the country’s climate pledges,” Juan Carlos Villalonga, a renewable energy consultant and former deputy in the national congress, told Diálogo Chino. The plan targets US$2.7 GW of additional capacity.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MARCH 10, 2023

Cardinal Health has set greenhouse gas emissions goals, vowing to limit its Scopes 1 and 2 emissions by 50% by 2030, using 2019 as its baseline. The post Cardinal Health Vows to Cut Greenhouse Gases by 50% by 2030 ? appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 11, 2023

The PA Interfaith Power and Light , the PA Jewish Earth Alliance and Lower Merion Carbon Pollution Reduction Initiative will host an April 19 webinar on How To Source Clean Renewable Energy sta rting at 7:00 p.m. Pennsylvania electricity customers can choose who they want to supply electricity to their homes. You just need to buy it.

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Environment + Energy Leader

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Japan's Sekisui Chemical set a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 26% by 2030 from a 2013 baseline. It is replacing aging facilities and buying more renewable energy to get there. The post Sekisui Chemical Is Upping The Ante on Its GHC Reduction Goals appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

It reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 77% in intensity within its operations during those same years, and it reached 100% renewable energy use at facilities in seven countries. The post Kering Goes for the Gold By Mitigating Its Environmental Footprint appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 5, 2022

With proposed federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions by the Securities and Exchange Commission requiring GHG disclosure and new state statutes, including a new Maryland law that requires not only disclosure, but also a mandated reduction in GHG emissions, a greater appreciation of the subject of GHG appears in order.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2024

The butter, along with thousands of pounds of food waste from nearby retailers, is broken down in the digester to create renewable energy. In the course of one year, the Reinfords divert about 50,000 tons of food waste from landfills, turning it into a resource while also reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Governor Edwards’ Climate Initiatives Task Force, charged with making recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions originating in Louisiana, recently took another step towards that goal. This document contains proposed strategies and specific actions across several priority areas to be considered in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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Greenbuilding Law

JULY 30, 2023

As concerns about climate change intensify, businesses and individuals alike are seeking effective ways to set and meet the goals of net zero energy and greenhouse gas emissions to contribute to a sustainable planet. RECs use as the unit of measure the property rights to the “renewableness” (i.e.,

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Scientific American

JANUARY 10, 2023

Though renewable energy surpassed coal generation for the first time in 60 years, causing U.S. power emissions to decline, emissions from buildings and transportation went up in 2022.

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Acoel

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

And, as if all of that isn’t daunting enough, the United States Supreme Court is almost certain to drive a stake through the heart of the Chevron deference doctrine in its current term and that will make it harder to dispense with NIMBY challenges to renewable energy projects. Here’s the thing. appeared first on ACOEL.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Council’s draft plan recommends a broad array of regulatory measures, legislation, and other state actions across every sector of the state’s economy – any and all of which could have significant implications for New York’s clean energy markets for decades to come.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 30, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen The renewable energy sector experienced record growth in 2022 of 1%. They still account for 82% of the global energy supply according to the industry’s Statistical Review of World Energy released this week. Solar panels in the Bavarian Holledau region in Au, Germany.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

By Penn State News With a goal of achieving 100% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2035, Penn State – under the direction of President Neeli Bendapudi -- is moving forward with several of the recommendations presented by the University’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Task Force in Spring 2022.

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Environmental Europe

JULY 1, 2020

The European Green Deal and the proposed European Climate Law reinforce the EU’s goal to achieve “net zero” emissions by 2050, meaning that the EU will emit no more greenhouse gases than it removes from the air (for example through reforestation). insufficient renewable energy targets) or “delivery gaps” (i.e.,

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2022

The Green Building Alliance , the City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning, the Energy Innovation Center , and Duquesne Light Company , have secured a grant of technical assistance from the U.S. This creates a disproportionate financial burden to Hill residents, 40% of which are living under the poverty line.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Related Articles: -- PPL On Track To Achieve 70% Reduction In Greenhouse Gases By 2035, 80% Reduction By 2040 On The Way To Net-Zero Carbon Emissions By 2050 -- The Hershey Company Announces New Renewable Energy Agreements Aligned With 2030 Goal To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By More Than 50% [Posted: September 9, 2021] PA Environment Digest

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Vermont Law

APRIL 5, 2023

The potential contribution of the BBNJ agreement to strengthen environmental protection in the development of marine renewable energy technologies in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Pollution from different sources as well the rising greenhouse gas emission levels are some of the main drivers of the degradation of marine ABNJ.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Dunn added that renewable energy alternatives, such as solar, help to mitigate the impacts of climate change and reduce the Commonwealth's greenhouse gas emissions. “The department supports advancing grid-scale solar that avoids or limits impacts on forests, wildlife, and water.”

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 11, 2023

In the face of concerns over global climate change, finding effective solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has become a pressing priority. Encouraging Sustainable Investment: Environmental offsets drive investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency, reforestation, carbon sequestration, and other sustainability initiatives.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

After 30 years of international negotiations failing to mention the root cause of the climate crisis, the acknowledgement that we must phase out all fossil fuels and massively scale up renewable energy in order to effectively tackle the climate crisis, was both long overdue and extremely significant.

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Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 1, 2023

That the public unveiling of a new federal standard was made at Greenbuild 23, ‘the’ target rich environment of the year for green people and the very best place to learn what is new in green building, should not be lost on anyone given that the construction and building sector accounts for more than 39% of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Environmental Leader

JULY 1, 2022

The post 3M Has Cut its Greenhouse Gases by 71% Over Two Decades. appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. It expects to be halfway there by 2030 and 80% of the way there by 2040. It will invest $1 billion over 20 years to meet those goals and improve its water efficiency and reduce waste.

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Law Columbia

JULY 27, 2020

On Monday, July 27, the Sabin Center filed comments with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in support of the proposed Vineyard Wind energy facility offshore Massachusetts on behalf of the group Win with South Fork Wind (“Win with Wind”). Read the letter here.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 7, 2024

CCS is a multi-billion dollar boondoggle that doesn’t come close to the hype, has significant safety risks, and is a substantial distraction from real climate solutions, such as building more renewable energy, increasing electricity transmission infrastructure, and developing and using storage technology. Want proof?

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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. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rules bearing on electricity transmission E. FERC rules for wholesale markets that impact renewable energy. Social Cost of Carbon D.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In one podcast segment titled “The Real Cause of Climate Change, ” he says he’s been trying to convince friends and family that natural “solar cycles” are behind global warming, not greenhouse gas emissions from humans. He adds, “That’s what I’m starting to wonder what is really going on, as they try to tell us we’re creating it.

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Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 22, 2023

It would be one thing if this topic was only prospective, about leases to be entered into in the future, but the reality is there are very large numbers of existing leases including with renewal terms that are for premises that will be regulated by emergent greenhouse gas emission disclosure and reduction statutes, rules, and regulations.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 24, 2024

Albertans want and need leadership to address the climate crisis, energy affordability, and the fair and unbiased development of the renewable energy industry. 65 per cent of Albertans support reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and 70 per cent believe that the Alberta economy is too dependent on fossil fuels.

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Environmental Leader

JULY 15, 2022

The post Intel: Greenhouse Gases are Falling Even as it Expands Manufacturing Capacity appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Since 2000, Intel Corporation has sought to be a global leader in emissions reductions, water preservation, and waste generation — or the ability to reuse or recycle waste.

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Environmental Leader

JULY 15, 2022

The post Intel: Greenhouse Gases are Falling Even as it Expands Manufacturing Capacity appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Since 2000, Intel Corporation has sought to be a global leader in emissions reductions, water preservation, and waste generation — or the ability to reuse or recycle waste.

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