Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 3, 2023

This post is adapted from a Client Alert to commercial real estate owners and tenants in those buildings in Maryland about the new regulations requiring that beginning January 1, 2024 greenhouse gas emission data be collected for reporting to the state government. The regulations are very specific that on and after January 1, 2025 (.

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Greenbuilding Law

MAY 1, 2022

With the federal government and state of Maryland each having announced within days of each other, the mandated disclosure of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, we have received, maybe not surprising, many calls in the last two weeks inquiring “what are GHGs?” greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. emission trends.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Importantly, however, CO 2 is not the only greenhouse gas directly produced: N 2 O is a greenhouse gas 265 times more potent than CO 2 , directly produced as a combustion byproduct. It’s obviously far better to simply avoid all those losses and use the electricity to power battery-electric trucks.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 18, 2024

Buildings use electricity and natural gas for heating, cooling, ventilating, water heating, lighting, and to power appliances and electronic devices. Up to 30% of greenhouse gasses globally come from these sources. Read the full story from Drawdown Georgia.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The company is falsely claiming that “natural” gas, better described as fossil gas, is the most cost-effective way for people to heat their homes, when in reality electric heat pumps are a significantly cheaper option. Natural Gas vs Electric For a long time, fossil gas was the cheapest way to heat buildings.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The cost of electricity generated from solar panels fell by 89 per cent between 2010-2022. Both onshore wind and solar are less than half as expensive as the cheapest fossil-fired electricity sources. Where there are vehicles, they are electric so air quality is improved.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 10, 2024

Natural Gas vs Electric For a long time, fossil gas was the cheapest way to heat buildings. But now, electric heat pumps are a much cheaper option. Upfront equipment costs can also be lower because heat pumps provide both heating and cooling in one unit and they qualify for a number of government rebate programs.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Enbridge’s marketing materials claim heating with gas is cheapest, though electric heat pumps would save a typical homeowner over $10,000 by comparison. Enbridge’s dishonest marketing is duping people into signing up for its gas service, falsely claiming it’s cheaper than heating with electricity which is just not true.”

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2021

The world is gathering soon in Glasgow to debate how to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decades. Does the climate keep warming, stay the same, or even cool? But what happens when we achieve the goal of zero carbon dioxide emissions from human actions?

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Until 2030 the EU shall emit 55 % less Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG), compared to 1990 levels. According to the Communication, buildings and power generation can make the largest and most cost-efficient emissions reductions, in the order of 60% and more compared to 2015, to reach the 55% greenhouse gas emissions reduction target (p.8).

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Photo: Solar energy panels, electric motorcycle and car at Tom Ridge Environmental Education Center , Erie.) On October 19, DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn joined state park and other DCNR officials in a visit to Colonel Denning State Park in Cumberland County to highlight a new initiative to move to battery-powered tools at 20 state parks.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 16, 2024

By making it cheaper to find, extract, process, transport and export fossil fuels, subsidies encourage more fossil fuel production, increasing the risk of locking in greenhouse gas emissions for decades to come. They’re an efficient way to use electricity for both heating and cooling – which means you don’t need a separate air conditioner.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

SB 253, authored by State Senator Scott Wiener, would require any company with over $1 billion in total annual revenue that does business in California to disclose three categories of greenhouse gas emissions: Scope 1 emissions, which are direct emissions from sources a company owns or controls, like on-site fuel combustion; Scope 2 emissions, which (..)

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 30, 2024

Heat pumps run on electricity and do not emit any greenhouse gasses so using one will be part of your contribution to reducing the effects of climate change. Heat pumps are an all-in-one appliance which provides heating and cooling in the same unit.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2023

While it is a heavily polluting fossil fuel that is set to continue declining as a fuel source for US electricity generation over the next decade, coal still accounted for roughly 20 percent of the country’s generation in 2022. Fuel transport – Spring floods can hinder the transportation of fuels like coal.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Cooling ice rinks. For the first time at any Olympics, China is using CO2, collected from industrial waste gases, to cool ice rinks in its four ice sports venues. China also claims that all the venues will be fully powered by electricity from wind farms in the neighbouring Hebei province through a 666 km ultra-high voltage grid.

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Capaccio

APRIL 22, 2024

Keeping this in mind, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for compliance with the new rules. Greenhouse Gas Emissions The rules require large accelerated filers (LAFs) and accelerated filers (AFs) to disclose material Scope 1 (direct) and Scope 2 ( i.e., electricity, steam, heating, or cooling) greenhouse gas emissions.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 22, 2022

We all know that to successfully address climate change we need to phase out fossil fuels and switch to electric power. A s we transition our homes and vehicles to electric power, it’s imperative that the electricity sector be clean. creating ice in off peak periods to supply cooling in peak periods. As the U.S.

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Capaccio

MARCH 30, 2021

The legislation, announced in a Press Release , updates the greenhouse gas emissions limits related to the 2008 Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act, and commits Massachusetts to achieve Net Zero emissions in 2050. In addition, the legislation contains provisions for investment in clean energy, and encouraging use of alternatives.

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Frontiers

MAY 5, 2022

Wow, cool: Honeybees can learn to differentiate between odd and even quantities. Clean energy potential found in bacteria that produces electricity after consuming methane. Through this approach, the researchers managed to convert 31% of the methane into electricity, but they aim at higher efficiencies. Article link: [link].

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Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Scope 4 greenhouse gas emissions are not new. They date to 2013 when the Greenhouse Gas Protocol identified “avoided emissions” as emission reductions that occur outside of a product’s lifecycle or value chain, but as a result of the use of that product.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 19, 2024

You can sign petitions like this one to Stop Big Oil or you can write directly to your local, provincial or federal representative and ask them to support policies and plans that meet Canada’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. If it’s within your means, you can purchase an electric vehicle (EV) or a plug-in hybrid car.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

Utilizing manure nutrients efficiently means that risk of loss of nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment, and greenhouse gas is minimized. It complements Phoenix Contact’s Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power (CCHP) system, which generates about half of the facility’s electric requirements.

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Washington Nature

MARCH 11, 2022

This transportation package strikes directly at the state’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. In support of the transportation package, the state Legislature invested over $100 million to support the transition to electric vehicles, including EV rebates and charging infrastructure.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 10, 2022

Most of the work relates to greening the city’s buildings — electric heat pump installations, weatherizations and solar panel and battery installations. However, trainees also have the opportunity to learn other in-demand skills, such as electric vehicle charger maintenance and Wi-Fi installation. I guess 16 years later, it worked out.”

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Lighting, refrigeration, ventilation, and cooling systems contribute to a building’s energy consumption. ESPM also allows you to track water use, waste disposal, and greenhouse gas emissions in your buildings. When it comes to saving energy, understanding where and when it is being used can be a game changer. According to the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2022

Every time a company or organization installs an energy-efficient heating, cooling, or lighting system, it’s another step for Pennsylvania and the nation toward independence from fossil fuels. And it helps lower greenhouse gas emissions to slow climate change and its negative effects.” Sullivan Human Services Center in Philadelphia.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2022

The technical opportunity grant is presented via the Communities Local Energy Action Program (LEAP) pilot , offered jointly by DOE’s Offices of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Electricity, Policy, Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Indian Energy, and Economic Impact and Diversity.

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Capaccio

JULY 25, 2023

In addition to these requirements, IFRS S2 requires companies to disclose the following: Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions: Companies will disclose their Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions. Scope 1 emissions are those emitted directly by the company, while Scope 2 emissions result from purchasing electricity, steam, heating, or cooling.

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Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

It details 80 (+ 20) ways to slash global greenhouse gases emissions and achieve emissions levels that can be absorbed by Nature. Solar and wind are already replacing coal and fossil gas for electricity generation. This might be some crazy utopia, or it might just be the future we all collectively build.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 23, 2022

” Disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions : Under the proposed rule, registrants would be required to disclose their Scope 1 and 2 emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, nitrogen trifluoride, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride. Scope 1 emissions are “direct.

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Vermont Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Subsequently, Japanese greenhouse gas emissions and electricity costs for industrial and residential consumers have skyrocketed. On August 11, 2015, the Kyushu Electric Power Company began the restart process on the No. With the loss of nuclear power, the electricity generation shifted towards a fossil-fuel dependent portfolio.

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Legal Planet

JULY 12, 2022

As the state moves toward all-electric buildings, replacing older gas-powered furnaces and air conditioning units with heat pumps can reduce carbon emissions and indoor air pollution while increasing efficiency, comfort and resiliency, especially as extreme heat events increase.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2022

Studies are also finding that vegetation planted for grazing under solar panels helps keep the panels cool, boosting energy production. Approximately 417 solar projects are awaiting approval from PJM Interconnection, the nation’s largest electric grid operator. The panels provide shelter and shade.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

The Regulation’s proposed criteria for gaseous fossil fuels (which includes both conventional natural gas, and synthetic gas derived from coal gasification) allow investment in their consumption without restriction in function, scale, or time period, as long as greenhouse gas emissions are no higher than 100 gCO2eq/kWh (see §4.29-31

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 24, 2021

greenhouse gas emissions 50%-52% below 2005 levels by 2030. Meeting this target will require rapidly converting as many fossil fuel-powered activities to electricity as possible, and then generating that electricity from low-carbon and carbon-free sources… Read more →

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

Further, the going price of gas can be volatile and generally tracks very closely with US wholesale electricity prices, since the country grew so over-reliant on gas power plants throughout the 2010s. Last year, for the first time ever, US renewable electricity generation surpassed coal-fired electricity generation.

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