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Legal Planet
MAY 19, 2024
The legislation, which takes effect on July 1st, is not just symbolic: it also prohibits construction of offshore wind turbines in Florida’s offshore waters and repeals state grant programs that encourage energy conservation and the deployment of renewable energy sources in the Sunshine State. ” philosophy.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Climate action is limited by political will (not technology) In this pivotal moment of history, where the imperative to avert the worst impacts of climate change is clear, the world stands at the cusp of a transformative shift toward a renewable energy paradigm. What’s lacking is political will.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 16, 2022
According to the forecast, while economy-wide CO 2 emissions decrease from 2022 to 2037 due primarily to the growth in renewable energy replacing retiring coal plants, emissions do increase after 2037 from increased usage of natural gas. Renewable energy generation increases faster than any other technology.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
The best solution: Replace fossil fuels with renewable energy. Climate change is overwhelmingly caused by burning fossil fuels, and the most immediate path to avert climate disaster is to stop investing in those fuels and start powering our economy with an equitable transition to renewable energy.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Since around 2008, natural gas use has been the mirror image of coal use. Gas had long been more expensive and more volatile in price than coal. But the growth of f racking began in earnest around 2008, and it drove down the price of gas. Politically, what has happened to coal jobs may be more salient.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
During the UN’s 27 th Conference of the Parties—COP27—several nations, including Estonia, Guinea Bissau, Kenya and Tanzania, have announced their intention to transition to 100 percent renewable energy. Colombia announced plans to stop developing oil and gas. Tuvalu endorsed the fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty.
Legal Planet
JULY 13, 2023
To begin with, there are the health benefits of the energy transition away from fossil fuels. As we clean up our energy system, we simultaneously reduce the tons of pollutants we now produce from burning coal, oil, and natural gas. This is not to mention the childhood asthma or the lost days of work due to illness.
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