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Emissions by the Big Utilities: Where They Are, What They’re Aiming For

Legal Planet

Zero coal by 2035, 24 GW solar/wind by 2030, net zero emissions by 2050, including upstream and downstream emissions. VHC 17% Gas 51%. Net zero by 2030, 50% cut from 2007 by 2030. VHC 29% 42% Gas. Net zero by 2050, including downstream emissions and upstream emissions from suppliers. Coal: 2.5%.

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Calling Out Climate Lies for a Living

Union of Concerned Scientists

In my retelling of the show, I quickly pointed out that the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had by then concluded that “most” of the increase in average global temperatures since 1950 was “very likely” due to the increase in human-made carbon emissions. ExxonMobil is still funding those folks, big time.”

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Opinion: As politicians battle, we need scientific credibility and objectivity to reach net zero emissions

Environmental News Bits

The electric sector has made some impressive early moves to reduce emissions, primarily driven by end-use efficiency and lower-emission generation, with natural gas and renewable-generated power replacing coal.

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The Supreme Court Curbs Climate Action

Legal Planet

Today, the Supreme Court decided its most important environmental case since 2007. Chief Justice Roberts’s majority opinion leaves EPA other options to reduce carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. Instead, it addressed emissions from a state’s grid as a whole. We didn’t dodge the bullet.

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.13.23

PA Environment Daily

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 9:30: House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1215 (Vitali-D- Delaware) the state Act 108 tax credit for hydrogen production would be limited to hydrogen produced for hard-to-electrify sectors, expanded to include a larger incentive to companies using hydrogen produced from renewable (..)

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Children Will Suffer the Consequences of Recent Supreme Court Rulings

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Supreme Court sharply limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to slash carbon pollution from power plants. The justices told EPA that it can set carbon emissions standards based only on interventions at individual power plants.

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French company to coordinate carbon capture project in Brazil

Corp Watch

Image Image Products Oil / gas exploration and production, natural gas and LNG trading and transportation, oil refining, chemicals, solar and biomass development Protesting Total's role in Burma - Photo Credit TotalOutNow Summary Total is a fossil fuel exploration company. million for air pollution in 2007, and then $8.75

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