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Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 27, 2024
Announcing recently that the world broke a record by generating 30 percent of all electricity from renewable sources in 2023, the British think tank Ember said the data proves we are in a “new era” of energy in which a permanent decline in fossil fuels is “inevitable.” More on that shortly. But first, the undeniably good news.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
A recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study shows that it would take less than 1 percent of the land in the Lower 48—that’s an area comparable to or even smaller than the fossil fuel industry’s current footprint. Examining Supply-Side Options to Achieve 100% Clean Electricity by 2035.)
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Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 23, 2023
With the clean energy transition already under way, the US electricity mix is set to continue changing this year. Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). I’ll start off with the good.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 24, 2023
Utilities and grid operators prepared for the storm as it was coming down the pike, but they still underestimated the energy demand it would trigger, as well as the number of outages at fossil fuel power plants—mainly natural gas-fired, plus some coal-fired plants.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 16, 2023
The solar energy sector is big and getting bigger. That’s a really good thing given the central role we expect and need solar to play in a just transition away from fossil fuels. I can distinctly remember how wacky it seemed when I first heard someone propose a one-megawatt (1000-kilowatt) solar array.
A Greener Life
MAY 23, 2024
A solar-powered charging station in Yibin, south-west China. Two-way charging could give vehicles like these the potential to stabilise power supplies by discharging stored electricity back to the grid. million “new energy” vehicles on the road, the vast majority of which require electricity.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Johnson’s new bill ends rebates for electric appliances, home electrification projects, and training funds for project installation. percent of peer-reviewed scientific papers agree that climate change is driven by human burning of fossil fuels, Johnson clings to the lie that there “are facts on both sides.”
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