article thumbnail

Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 were 21 percent below 2005 levels, which is nearly a one-quarter larger reduction than that promised by the United States under the Copenhagen Accord target of a 17 percent reduction. Evaluation of a proposal for reliable low-cost grid power with 100 percent wind, water, and solar,” PNAS 114, no.

article thumbnail

February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Lawsuit Filed Challenging Solar Power Facility in California. A California community services district and a neighborhood group filed a lawsuit challenging San Bernardino County authorizations for a solar power generating facility across 3,500 acres. County of Kern , No. BCV-20-100080 (Cal.

2020 40