Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In that decade, the federal government created the U.S. And state governments began to secure those same rights for individuals in their constitutions. On the other hand, advocates for the transmission line say it is a vital springboard to a low-carbon future.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

To meet these goals, the state is facilitating burgeoning carbon capture and sequestration (or storage) (CCS) technologies that capture carbon from point sources to store, as well as carbon dioxide removal (CDR), which removes carbon from the atmosphere. Ecological Conservation. Conclusion. Download as PDF.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This Private Member’s Bill is only necessary because the federal government has failed to keep its own promise. Back in 2021, the federal government committed to ending the export of thermal coal before 2030. When burnt, that amount of coal would produce 40 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, or the equivalent of 8.7

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Clean Energy Law

JULY 8, 2021

On June 30, 2021, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a report to Congress that outlines a framework for how the US can accelerate carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) technologies and projects in a way that is efficient, orderly, and responsible. By Joshua T. Next Steps.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

GW record from 2021. In 2021 alone, the plants slated for retirement emitted more than 28,000 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), 32,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), and 51 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), according to EIA data.

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The Energy Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans requesting that the Court “hold unlawful, vacate, and set aside” the final rule which approved Louisiana’s 2021 application for primacy. One concern the groups have is that the carbon dioxide may leak into the environment, including underground sources of drinking water.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

US ratepayers very likely will pay even more for electricity and heating this winter compared to the already-expensive winter of 2021-2022. Between 2015 and 2021, 274 North American oil and gas producers filed for bankruptcy with a debt load of $177 billion. The bankruptcies were set in motion even before 2020.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 directed the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support the development of four regional “direct air capture hubs” (DAC Hubs)—networks that connect direct air capture projects with sequestration facilities and commercial users of captured carbon dioxide (CO 2 ).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 10, 2023

In 2021, an ExxonMobil lobbyist described API as a “ whipping boy ” that takes the heat for bad policy positions while allowing the oil and gas giant to appear reasonable. They enable us to strengthen our balance sheet and high grade or diversify our portfolio.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Responsible for 12 percent of all US global warming emissions from human activities, methane traps significantly more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide, making it 86 times more harmful for the first 20 years after it is released into the atmosphere. Its primary component is methane. VY: They do.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Any day now, Minister Freeland is expected to introduce a giant new fossil fuel subsidy called the carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) investment tax credit. The government is breaking their own rules The government introduced new rules to end fossil fuel subsidies this summer. I’m feeling really angry about it.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Data reported by the World Bank show that prices for two key fertilizers spiked dramatically between April 2021 and April 2022: diammonium phosphate prices went up 75 percent and potash prices rose a staggering 178 percent. The price of urea also surpassed its previous recorded spike in 2008 by approximately 18 percent.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 26, 2022

In the year since, there have been even more important advances in climate litigation seeking to hold companies and governments accountable for climate harms. Instead of warning the world and transitioning away from fossil fuels, the industry spent the last 50-plus years spreading disinformation and obstructing government action.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

When it comes to the airline industry, sustainable aviation fuel may be its ticket to a low-carbon future. In 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) set a target for the aviation industry to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Airlines bought every drop of SAF available in 2021,” Tjoeng says. “So

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

As noted at the end of last year, 2021 was significant for climate litigation, with several decisions worldwide providing a fresh look at stakeholder responsibility for climate change. Courts in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom have provided oversight of government climate mitigation actions. By Maria Antonia Tigre.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

That requires bringing global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050. To meet that goal, the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero Roadmap released in 2021 says no new oil and gas supply projects can come online. degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 1, 2024

The motion asks the company to produce a report examining how Enbridge’s governance systems are functioning. The motion asks the company to produce a report examining how Enbridge’s governance systems are functioning. They have also advocated for this to the US government. billion in profits for 2023.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Back in 2018, California legislators were considering a bill that would have created an independent governance structure for California’s grid operator , the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). In February 2021, SPP launched its Western Energy Imbalance Service which competes directly with the CAISO’s WEIM.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The city government has sought funding to buy bicycles that citizens can hire at bus stops and railway stations. The city government has also sought funding to revive its surface water sources and networks. The local government wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 9.64% every year by 2026-27, using 2017-18 as a baseline.

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Vermont Law

JULY 31, 2023

The social cost of carbon is an economic tool used to determine how much the cost is, in dollars, of emitting another ton of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. As carbon dioxide builds up in the atmosphere, it also traps heat surrounding the planet. The damage this heat creates is SCC.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 18, 2023

Electrification is a critical component of building decarbonization, and local governments are taking a leading role in this policy space. Berkeley decision does and does not say, local governments can better understand that many of them have options for electrifying new buildings. In exploring what the CRA v.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Each credit one metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent pollution below the standard. I’ve written recently about why a Cap on Vegetable Oil-Based Fuels Will Stabilize and Strengthen California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard , which addresses the bio-based diesel credits. Source California Air Resources Board.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Take action by telling the government to hold the oil and gas sector accountable for its pollution by urgently implementing a cap on emissions. 2021 – present LNG Canada Development Inc. (a a joint venture of Shell, Petronas, Mitsubishi, PetroChina and Kogas): 2013 – 2021 Shell Canada Ltd.: Shell Canada Products Ltd.:

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), signed into law on November 15, 2021, amended Section 40307 of the Outer Continental Shelfs Act (OCSLA) to provide authority to the U.S. In addition to BOEM and BSEE, several other administrative agencies are conducting work related to offshore carbon capture.

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Greenbuilding Law

MARCH 3, 2024

For readers who may not have heeded our warnings and even clients we have offered counsel and advice to before they make environmental marketing claims or disclosures required by governments (e.g., Make no mistake, the New York State government is coming for your cheeseburger with this greenwashing case.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2021

We can turn in the direction of healthier air quality and slow down climate change by switching to electric vehicles, whether we're government officials, business owners, school administrators, community leaders, or individual consumers.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 25, 2023

That is in our hands – or more precisely, that of our governments and powerful corporations. In 2022, the G20 governments alone subsidised fossil fuel use with 1.4 The key point to me is: these different indicators provide rather consistent AMOC reconstructions, as we showed in Caesar et al.

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Physics World

JULY 5, 2022

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), between March 2020 and November 2021, the UN shipped 87,000 tonnes of personal protective equipment (PPE), like masks and gowns, to countries around the world. Incineration is widely used to dispose of plastic waste.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Governments across the United States are for the first time regulating greenhouse gas emissions. If it is January 1, 2024, most commercial building owners not already measuring greenhouse gas emissions for reporting to the government under the Maryland Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022, may be in violation of law.

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Acoel

MARCH 10, 2022

4th 198 (2021), the Sixth Circuit reviewed a municipal tree ordinance that prohibited tree removal without a permit and required mitigation in the form of planting new trees or paying fines. . We certainly have moved beyond a time when anyone could argue that natural resources preservation is not a “legitimate” government interest.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Here are ten things to know about climate change in Pennsylvania, and tools from DEP to take action whether you’re a government official, business owner, farmer, community or environmental group, educator and students, media organization, or concerned resident. Pennsylvania is acting to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 1, 2022

Yet the technologies needed to do this, collectively known as carbon dioxide removal (CDR), remains nascent, underfunded and largely unregulated. Despite this knowledge, there has been little done since to develop carbon dioxide removal at scale. Both national and international governance are required.”.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 27, 2023

In 2021, overall annual emissions from oil and gas globally were 40,800 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). The oil and gas industry is asking governments for tens of billions of dollars in subsidies for CCUS, which hasn’t been proven to work and doesn’t address the emissions from the use of oil and gas.

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Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This is why Carbon Brief stated that “China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are set to fall in 2024 and could be facing structural decline , due to record growth in the installation of new low-carbon energy sources. And the Chinese government knows it.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 30, 2021

Carbon capture and release: a license to pollute . Oil and gas companies like to paint a future where we can still have oil and gas production, but where power plants and oil refineries can capture carbon dioxide from smokestacks and bury them deep in the ground. However, carbon offsets don’t actually decrease emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 9, 2022

Here are 30 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- Sen. Million In Grants; $1.4

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Brag

APRIL 24, 2023

Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a “Science & Tech Spotlight” on synthetic biology on April 17, 2023. GAO notes that the synthetic biology market could grow from about $10 billion in 2021 to between $37 billion and $100 billion dollars by 2030. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton The U.S.

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