Environmental News Bits
JULY 22, 2022
by Daniel Farber, University of California, Berkeley On July 20, 2022, President Joe Biden traveled to a former coal-burning power plant in Massachusetts that is being converted into a manufacturing site for offshore wind power equipment.
Edouard Stenger
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
As the Arctic is 30 degrees Celsius (50 F) warmer than what it should be right now, finding local solutions to cool down the poles suddenly doesn’t seem this far-fetched anymore. . Years ago I read a short article on how bringing more ice to the poles could help slow down climate change.
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Acoel
JANUARY 5, 2024
In the US, at least, inflation is cooling and interest rate cuts appear likely in 2024. Moreover, other world powers are stepping up, with significant results. China recently overtook Europe as the world’s largest producer of offshore wind power. All of this should contribute to lower prices for wind generation.
Enviromental Defense
MARCH 22, 2022
Ontario has a large potential supply of wind and solar energy that could be developed to help phase-out dirty gas plants. It estimated that we would need an additional 843 MW of solar and an additional 4,545 MW of wind capacity (along with a basket of other sources) to ensure the province’s energy needs are met. . As the U.S.
A Greener Life
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
Forecasts of cool weather and expectations of lower wind power output had driven up demand for more fossil-fuel produced energy. The EU’s emissions trading system forces manufacturers, power companies and airlines, to pay for each tonne of CO2 they emit, in an effort to reduce emissions and to meet climate targets.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 2, 2024
Monthly US electricity from large-scale solar, small-scale solar, and wind divided by total monthly generation. Total generation in spring and fall is consistently lower because of lower electricity demand for heating and cooling in the shoulder seasons.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
The IRA and current state policies recognize this fact by including incentives for consumers and businesses to purchase electric vehicles and replace inefficient gas, oil, and propane boilers, furnaces, and water heaters with highly efficient electric heat pumps, which also provide cooling in the summer.
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