Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Many recent scientific reports—including from the IPCC , UNEP and the IEA —show that we are fast running out of time to make the steep cuts in heat-trapping emissions that would keep the Paris Agreement temperature targets within reach. Yet global fossil fuel production and use continue to expand. Particulate matter (PM2.5)

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Real Climate

AUGUST 17, 2022

As you can see there are tax credits and subsidies for electric vehicles, renewable energy, nuclear energy, transmission, hydrogen, air pollution reduction, energy infrastructure, climate resilience, rural development, residential buildings, etc. The biggest unknowns are the geopolitical implications.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2022

In sharp contrast with their American counterparts, British conservatives remain firmly behind the Paris Agreement and supportive of cap-and-trade. Scotland set a 2020 goal of 100% renewable energy electricity generation. This covers electricity, heating, transportation, etc., Here’s what’s happening across Great Britain.

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

This change shall facilitate two long-term obligations: achieving a climate-neutral Europe by 2050 and improving Europe`s contribution to the Paris Agreement. The step is underpinned by an action plan that was prepared for months under the responsibility of Commissioner Frans Timmermans earlier this year.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 4, 2024

When ITLOS asserted the relevance of UNCLOS as an independent source of climate change-related obligations, including land-based emission sources, it put a spotlight on commitments that are, in some ways, more concrete than those found in the UNFCCC or the Paris Agreement.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

They just released their 2022 “Annual Energy Outlook” (AEO), which is a big deal: it tells us where electricity is headed over the next 30 years. Here are five key takeaways from this year’s AEO, focused primarily on the electricity sector: 1. Relying on market trends is nowhere near enough to do the job. Carbon emissions remain high.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

Moreover, it is important for regional or national governments to prioritize meeting the targets set by the Paris Agreement, supporting cities in their efforts. This target has been incorporated into the National Climate Agreement, a binding law that ensures political commitment to implementation.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Subsection (g) calls for accelerating use of zero emission vehicles (basically, electric cars and trucks), as well as public transportation. This group of nearly all the world’s nations says that it: [R]ecognizes the need for deep, rapid and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in line with 1.5 °C Transportation.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 30, 2023

We are still heading in the opposite direction to that required by the Paris Agreement.” And to reduce emissions drastically to meet what was agreed at the Paris Agreement now seems an uphill task. Electricity generation was up at 2.3% The energy data Excluding hydropower, renewables accounted for 7.5%

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Law Columbia

APRIL 17, 2024

The report provides detailed information on the current state of Cuba’s electricity sector and recommends reforms to advance the transition to a lower emission, reliable, and more climate resilient system. Policymakers have subsequently announced their intention to increase renewable electricity generation to 37% by 2030.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 10, 2023

These companies talk out of both sides of their mouths when it comes to climate polic y—many claiming to support the Paris agreement, while simultaneously funding business groups to lobby against policies to implement and enforce national commitments.

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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.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2022

People might think about trading in that gas-guzzling SUV for a fuel-efficient hybrid or an electric vehicle. EV’s cost less to operate , and electricity prices are far less volatile than gasoline. A recent UCS analysis examined pathways for meeting carbon reduction requirements in line with the Paris Agreement through 2050.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

This official inner circle is now doing the business of the three separate international treaties in force for climate change: the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC), the 1992 Kyoto Protocol (Yes, it still exists and is in force, although the United States is not a party), and the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 29, 2021

But the United Nations has just said that the latest commitments of the 192 parties of the 2015 Paris agreement will equate to a 16% rise in global greenhouse-gas emissions in 2030 compared to 2010. It’s an achievable goal because electricity generation is centralized, we only have a countable number of electric power plants.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The 2022 UN NDC Synthesis report assesses the collective impact of emissions reduction pledges, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs), that countries have submitted under the Paris Agreement. At the same time, 2021 was also a year when renewable electricity generation reached a record high globally.

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Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2024

This led to a considerable decrease in Japan’s overall electricity supply, leading to concerns about potential outages. The Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015 and entered into force the following year in 2016, with Japan also submitting its NDC. Having that situation, new CFPPs were unnecessary.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Despite a significant uptake of renewable energy, India still relies on coal plants for more than half of its installed electricity supply. Enhanced coal production Despite the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, which committed the countries of the world to lower carbon emissions, India has seen no need to reduce coal use.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 2, 2021

above pre-industrial levels, the high ambition goal set by the Paris Agreement. “As Only 44 of the 1,030 companies on the list have announced a coal exit date, and only around 30 of them have declared dates that could be considered aligned with the Paris Agreement. Gas power should not be an option.

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Frontiers

JUNE 9, 2022

The share of renewables in total electricity generation is projected to increase, uptake of electric vehicles is accelerated, and energy savings in industry and building sectors lead to additional emission reductions.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 28, 2023

Also, Canada’s proposed Clean Electricity Regulations must be strengthened to immediately prohibit the construction of new gas-fired power plants. The G7 calls for ensuring that private investments and financial flows are consistent with a healthy climate , as committed to in the Paris Agreement. degree temperature limit.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In moving to more granular charges, OVO can use that data to pass on savings to their customers if, for example, the wind is blowing and turbines are generating energy, or if electricity is cheap at certain times. He is also helping to develop a benchmarking process to assess companies’ progress towards the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Frontiers

JULY 11, 2021

In 2015, 170 countries worldwide adopted the Paris Agreement, with the goal limiting the average global temperature increase to 1.5°C. Following the agreement, many countries and cities proposed targets for greenhouse gas mitigation. The authors propose three key policy recommendations.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

degrees Fahrenheit) is no longer feasible, and emphasized that if we move faster, we can keep it as far below 2 degrees C as possible—the fallback target in the Paris Agreement. degrees,” IPCC report review editor Steven Rose, an economist at the Electric Power Research Institute in the United States, told the AP.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Nearly half of Indonesia’s electricity is generated by coal power plants, and South Sumatra’s coal plays a crucial role. In what sounds like a tall promise, Indonesia’s state-owned electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara said earlier this year it would build only renewable energy plants after 2023.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

On checking into my hotel, I was told that all lights are on a timer, “so we save electricity.” Riding on one of the city’s “100% electric zero emission” buses, I noticed that much of the public lighting is solar powered. Salaheddine Mezouar, who emphasized the need for “urgent, tangible action” to implement the Paris Agreement.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

C carbon budget set forth in the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries must reduce CO2 emissions in the entire [existing] built environment by 50-65% by 2030 and reach zero carbon by 2040. Carbon Emissions Emissions goals were set in response to urgent developments in climate science indicating that for the world to meet the 1.5°C

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In neither of these scenarios does Canada actually meet its 2030 emission reduction target under the Paris Agreement or achieve net zero emissions by 2050 – both of which are legal commitments. A net zero analysis for electricity only. Canada’s electricity sector is already 82% free of carbon emissions.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 2, 2023

Fossil fuels currently account for around 60% of electricity generation , a share that it aims to reduce to 35% by 2030 through the expansion of renewables, including hydropower, and in particular wind and solar. China Electric Power Equipment and Technology (CET) also agreed last year to invest US$1.1

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 30, 2022

According to the IPCC, global emissions must be cut in half by 2030 to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, and IEA research shows it can be done. A rapid clean energy transition is (still) the best path forward.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

Article 2 (2) of the Act further states that citizens, the State, local authorities, business operators, and other private organizations must cooperate to achieve net zero and the objectives laid down in Article 2 (1) (a) of the Paris Agreement.

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Edouard Stenger

MAY 16, 2017

As if this was not enough, the two Asian giants are also progressing on another part of the energy transition: electric vehicles. Recently India has unveiled working on having only electric cars on the roads by 2030. Meanwhile, in China , 20 percent of new buses are already full electric.

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Legal Planet

MAY 9, 2022

Last year, climate negotiators in Glasgow finalized the Paris Agreement rulebook for international cooperation through carbon markets, clearing the way for the expansion of emissions trading and carbon pricing worldwide. Potential reforms include: Moving from a tradeable performance standard to a mass-based, cap-and-trade system.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that all scenarios to meet the Paris Agreement ’s targets for holding planetary temperatures under 1.5 trillion into oil and gas development in the Global South in the seven years since the Paris Agreement was signed. degrees Celsius, or 2.7

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 13, 2023

According to their first Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement, the country emits 192 million tonnes of CO2 and absorbs 215 million. Currently, only one in five people have access to electricity, so those low emissions are to do with poverty. In the next decade, emissions are expected to increase.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

However, with entirely electric-powered aircraft some way off from becoming commonplace and limited in range, airlines have turned to cleaner jet fuels to help reduce their impact on the planet in the meantime. Estimates suggest that the sector is responsible for about 2.5% SAF is not a silver bullet.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 21, 2021

degrees–the goal of the Paris Agreement and a critical threshold for climate change–the world must stop approving fossil fuel projects AND significantly ramp down the production of all fossil fuels: coal, oil, and fossil gas. This is a huge deal. 2) Drive a “massive clean energy expansion” over next decade.

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