2005 Carbon Emissions Clean Energy Paris Agreement 
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. How is that going to happen? Their report, however, comes with a warning.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 16, 2022
CO 2 emissions remain mostly level through 2050—nowhere close to meeting US climate goals. Carbon emissions remain high. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2022 (AEO2022). Transformative change to our energy system is needed if we are to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
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A Greener Life
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
By Rejimon Kuttappan Along with a major expansion of renewable energy, India is also pushing for big increases in its coal production, casting doubt on its climate commitments. In the accompanying document, Joshi states: “Overall, large numbers of mines are under development to meet the domestic coal demand.”
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 30, 2022
Quite the opposite: today’s high oil and gas prices are a fresh reinforcement, if we needed that, for why a rapid transition to clean energy is imperative. A rapid clean energy transition is (still) the best path forward. Multiple crises colliding with climate change.
Law Columbia
DECEMBER 1, 2021
The petitioner in this case requests that the NPCC be updated according to the best available science and the IPCC’s sixth assessment report ( Climate Change 2021 ) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by the Brazilian government consistent with a 1.5 The targets are based on Brazil’s national inventories of emissions.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Confirming initial projections when the law was passed, models now predict that IRA will significantly cut emissions by 2030. Despite the IRA’s substantial assist to emission cuts, we will need additional policies to push emissions 50% below 2005 levels. emissions 37-41% below 2005 levels.
A Greener Life
JUNE 28, 2023
In China, government plans to peak and neutralise national carbon emissions, and for a wholesale green transition , have caused a boom in “green employment”. Even the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement had only a small impact on employment. Yang also pointed out that this makes achieving zero carbon seem easier than it is.
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