Legal Planet

MARCH 6, 2023

But with the recent influx of government incentives for hydrogen production, new and improving production and storage technologies, and greater political will than ever before, H 2 ’s reputation is gaining favor.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 4, 2022

These measures include suspending business flights, lowering speed limits on motorways, restarting shuttered nuclear plants, a fast-tracked deployment of solar and wind power and turning down domestic and business thermostats from the current 22C to 18C next winter.

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

At COP27 we saw some potential progress as nine countries joined the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA) , committing their collective resources and political will to accelerate the deployment of offshore wind energy. Individual nations, like Vietnam, made new commitments as well.

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Frontiers

APRIL 24, 2023

With the correct political will, we could actually implement them very easily.” The problem is that it is partly a question of national will and national political economy changes and partly a question of the global architecture that actively prevents the realization of some of these goals.

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A Greener Life

JULY 4, 2024

Editorial Today (4th of July) the British public heads to the polls to decide who will govern the country that has been through several political earthquakes for the past decade, for the next five years. Photo credit: Rwendland – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Without it, nothing will happen, because the sea is a federal asset,” said Elbia Gannoum, president of the Brazilian Wind Energy Association (Abeeólica), which brings together more than 150 companies active in the sector. Finally, there are political impasses. Offshore wind power is being resisted by sectors linked to fossil fuels.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 19, 2023

In 2021, China’s president Xi Jinping announced that China would not build any new coal-fired power projects abroad. Bao Zhong, political counsellor at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Islamabad, told me that the Chinese government stands by the pledge. First published in The Third Pole.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 9, 2022

While those applying for a permit to construct a major renewable energy facility in New York must “consult[] with the municipality or political subdivision where the project is proposed to be located . . . Developers of renewable energy facilities of at least 20 MW but less than 25 MW may also submit applications to ORES. 94-c(4)(g).

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Acoel

JULY 30, 2021

Like Dangerfield, advocates for the clean energy technology known as offshore wind power (OSW) have confronted a regulatory field of danger from hesitant environmental and utility regulators, legislators, beachfront home owners, and a most difficult set of critics—fishermen.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Despite carefully crafted markets, political factors push prices far too low. RECs associated with all of these renewable energy resources will be available to building owners to fulfill their Local Law 97 obligations without actually improving building energy performance. This echoes the experience of other carbon markets.

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Legal Planet

JULY 22, 2021

Today, I’ll explain how we might advance political feasibility through climate policy, how that is connected to technological innovation, and how we must necessarily balance between all four of these goals (efficiency, equity, political feasibility, and technological innovation) in developing climate policy. Green spirals.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm. Under current projections and with no change to the scale, the 2024 record auction would power 11 million British homes. Photo credit: Orsted. By Anders Lorenzen The UK government has said that the UK’s sixth renewable energy auction has delivered a record 131 clean energy projects.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

ERCOT also expected, during peak demand events in winter, to have power from wind represent about 27% of installed wind capacity. In its most severe appraisal of the loss of wind capacity, ERCOT expected 8% of wind power compared to capacity. We need to respect our grid authorities.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The organizations said that the proposed site for the turbine was in a major bird migration corridor and in “extremely close proximity” to the Ottawa National Wildlife Refute and was “one of the worst possible locations to construct and operate a wind power project.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2023

We have made a start by expanding our wind power, extending our nuclear power, pushing hard to get access to Canadian hydro power, and making our homes more energy efficient—that’s less costs and carbon free.

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Environmental Science

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Deserts are also useful sources of wind power. There are always desert winds, but at certain times of the year wind is much higher which can also generate energy (34). Politics of Conservation. Sometimes, local politics gets in the way. Leisure and Tourism. Deserts attract millions of visitors every year.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 12, 2022

We all have something to celebrate today. Here’s a 3-minute video explainer. Download as PDF. The post A Great Day for Climate Policy appeared first on Legal Planet.

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Environmental Europe

JANUARY 26, 2017

As one previous post on this blog detailed, the current political turmoil in Northern Ireland was sparked by a subsidy for renewable energy production. Though it is tempting to blame political carelessness, the ongoing RHI scandal prompts a broader reflection about renewable energy policy instruments. data: SOeS ). speculative ones.

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Acoel

JUNE 23, 2021

In thinking back on this experience, I can’t help but conclude that what stopped this project was a community that had the resources and political influence to oppose a project that would, in their view, detract from their pristine way of life. Not true for many wind projects. For some, the answer may not be blowing in the wind.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 18, 2021

After seven years of sanctions and accusations of malign activities by all sides, political relations between Russia and both the US and the EU are at their worst since the mid-1980s. After briefly talking about a so-called Asia-pivot in 2014-15, the strategy now is one of diversification in relations, both trade and political.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 24, 2023

The offshore wind energy industry faced huge challenges in 2023 A series of political and economic events made 2023 a particularly difficult year for the renewable energy industry, with many exploring how best to decarbonise economies. These are just a few of examples of a string of 2023 events.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

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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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

This blogpost shows what is at stake regarding climate and energy policy, focusing on the election programmes of the different political parties. First, an introduction to the political landscape of the Netherlands will be given. This blog consists of three parts. PvdA wants to create energy islands at sea.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 17, 2024

. -- In March 2024, Exus North America began the necessary upgrades to repower the Twin Ridges Wind Farm in Meyersdale, Somerset County. Exus chose to repower the facility thanks to the clean energy plan’s 30% production tax credits for American wind power.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 18, 2024

A Swiss wind farm. By Anders Lorenzen Swiss politics sets itself apart from most countries. The country has a low penetration of traditional renewable energy technologies such as solar at 7% and wind power. Photo credit: Keystone / Olivier Maire. It often gives citizens the final say on a particular issue.

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

25] And that amount does not include the costs associated with local and state political opposition. 41] Matthew Shaner, “Geophysical constraints on the reliability of solar and wind power in the United States,” Energy and Environmental Science 11, no. trillion. [25] Accessed March 7, 2021. [41] Jacobson, Mark A. 1510028112. [43]

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A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) visits a hybrid power plant where “green” hydrogen is made using wind power and fed into the gas grid. Now in place for three months, the new coalition has overhauled a decades-long political stance toward Russia which was centred on Wandel durch Handel (change through trade).

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2024

18 Planet Philadelphia Radio Program Provides Updates On Wind Power, Local Green Energy Efforts -- Observer-Reporter: Fayette County Zoning Board Nixes Request For Georges Township Solar Energy Facility -- Citizens Voice: Fairview Twp. 10 And Learn About The Watershed Landscape You Live In!

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A Greener Life

MARCH 17, 2024

Nor have they any credible policies in place to invest in renewable energy technologies such as solar and wind power. Furthermore, the country has no plan to reign in its fossil fuel industry and opposed the idea at COP28 that fossil fuels should be phased out.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 4, 2024

By Anders Lorenzen The two New England states Massachusetts and Rhode Island have approved three giant offshore wind projects which combined will have an installed capacity of 2.9 gigawatts (GW) equivalent to powering 1.6 Image generated with AI. million US homes.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2025

24 RiverWatch Video Report -- Centre Daily Times: Follow These Centre County Recycling Tips In 2025 -- Lock Haven Express: Penn State, DCNR Forest Health Briefing, Forest Landowners Conference March 6-8 In State College -- Jan. Ohio- $3.01

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2022

Other States/National/International -- CNN: Wind Power Generated More Electricity Than Coal, Nuclear For First Time, Right Behind Natural Gas -- AP: Wind Energy Company Kills 150 Eagles In U.S., What’s Your Community Doing? Pleads Guilty -- Reuters: Special Report: U.S. Pleads Guilty -- Reuters: Special Report: U.S.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 13, 2021

During the 2010s, wind power went from 1% of generation to 20%. There may be hope that the politics of climate change is beginning to detoxify. This is a holdover from the 1930s, when Nebraska was a highly progressive state. That has changed quite quickly. That would be a very promising sign for future climate action.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2022

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Citizens Voice: Special House Election Set For Tuesday In Luzerne County -- Reading Eagle: PA’s Mail-In Balloting Had Big Impact In 2020, But Will It Continue? What’s Your Community Doing? Senate Candidate Debate Without Fetterman -- Inquirer: Fetterman Skipped First Democratic U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2022

26 Get To Know The Clear Creek State Forest, Noon 6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables [ There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay ] -- October 19, 1973: First Of Six Major Fossil Fuel Embargos For Political Gain, This One By OPEC Over U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2022

Conservatives Say They Support Solar, Wind Power Too [PA Farmer Who Wants Solar Included] -- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Mix Of Hope, Fear Over Startup Of Shell’s Ethane Cracker Plant In Beaver County -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: How Much Does A Hydrogen Hub Really Cost? Awards Student Scholarships To New Hope-Solebury H.S.

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A Greener Life

JULY 9, 2024

Secretary of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Ed Miliband addresses the staff at the department upon being confirmed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to head up the department on Friday 5th of July, 2024. Photo credit: Lauren Hurley / DESNZ via Flickr.

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