Environmental Leader

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The opportunity for such a build out was made possible by rapidly falling solar costs, which fell by 82% between 2010 and 2020. The post Bloomberg, Schneider Electric Outline Steps Needed to Expand Rooftop Solar appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

Electricity 83

Electricity 2010 2020 Renewable Energy 83

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2023

electricity to about one-fifth today. In fact, there was a surge in construction of new coal plants after 1970 due to high electricity demand. In 2010, U.S. electricity use hit a ceiling , and it has risen only slightly since then. The reasons why electricity peaked in developed countries (including the U.S.)

2012 233

2012 2008 Clean Air Act Renewable Energy 233

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

California established first renewable portfolio standard (20% from renewables by 2010). Effectively prohibited California utilities from using electricity from coal-fired generation. To help you keep track, here is a timeline of California’s most important actions. 2002 SB1078. AB 1493 (Pavley Act). 2006 AB 32. 2015 SB350.

Carbon Emissions 192

Carbon Emissions Renewable Energy Climate Change 2002 192

Legal Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

The earliest government estimate of the social cost of carbon was for 2010: $21/ton with a 3% discount rate and $35 at a 2.5% Given the roughness of this entire exercise, I’ll just use the average of the 2010 figures, $28 per ton. billion in 2010 dollars. discount rate. billion tons, or $78.4

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2010 Carbon Dioxide Climate Change 2008 224

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 15, 2022

The ones that’ll soon be gracing areas over the horizon are powerful enough, each one, to generate the equivalent of an average home’s daily electricity use in just a few seconds. Even more important, though, wind is an impressive piece of our electricity supply. Wind is now the largest source of renewable energy in the country.

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Wind Power Fossil Fuels Electricity Climate Change 359

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Over three-fourths of Indonesia electricity comes from fossil fuels: 60% from coal and 16% from gas. This was an increased unconditional commitment compared to the 2010 pledge of 26%. In fact, Indonesia is moving its capital 600 miles away for this reason. Indonesia has the third largest rainforest after Brazil and Congo.

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Paris Agreement Sea Level Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions 242

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. First, decarbonizing the electricity sector mainly with wind and solar to replace coal and fossil gas.

Carbon Emissions 308

Carbon Emissions Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2030 308

Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Renewables are relatively small, at only 6%, but growing rapidly, having doubled from 2010 to 2019. The EIA reports that: “Fossil fuel sources accounted for about 69% of South Korea’s electricity generation in 2019, and the share of nuclear power accounted for 25%. Actual generation is tilted a bit more toward fossil fuels and nuclear.

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Climate Change Fossil Fuels Paris Agreement 2030 231

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

electricity generation. Renewables are continuing to increase their share of the power sector, rising to almost 23 percent of the nation’s electricity supply last year, which was higher than the generation from both coal-fired and nuclear plants. In other words, when the air is hot, gas power plants cannot generate as much electricity.

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Fossil Fuels Cooling Electricity 2015 184

Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

from coal-fired electric generating units is roughly twice as high as the risk posed by PM 2.5 In 2010, I rightly predicted the end of public nuisance claims aimed at emissions alleged to be causing risks at concentrations below NAAQS levels. from other sources. from coal-fired EGUs. would seem to be in order. emissions.

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Regulations 2008 2010 Electricity 130

Legal Planet

JULY 29, 2021

The cuts are measured from a 2010-2012 baseline. House Bill 2165 addresses electrical charging for vehicles. HB 2165 also sets up a special rebate program for low- and medium-income purchasers of electric vehicles. Here are a few details about the four bills: House Bill 2021 creates the emission reduction mandate.

Fossil Fuels 264

Fossil Fuels Clean Energy Renewable Energy Electricity 264

Inhabitant

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In fact, between 2010 to 2019, the U.S. Given our increasing reliance on electricity, we will continue to require more reliable, clean and robust means of generating and distributing electricity. experienced 70% more power outages than in the previous decade.

2010 79

2010 2019 Climate Change Electricity 79

Cresforum

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and our investor-owned electric company members are committed to delivering—and to leading—America’s clean energy future. Today, 40 percent of our nation’s electricity comes from clean, carbon-free sources, including nuclear energy, hydropower, wind, and solar energy.

Electricity 40

Electricity Clean Energy Carbon Emissions Natural Gas 40

Legal Planet

JUNE 13, 2022

The national electricity plan projected that renewables will exceed coal in 2027. It was only in 2010 that India agreed that all countries should take responsibility for controlling their own emissions, but there was backsliding the following year at the next round of international negotiations. As in the U.S.,

2030 213

2030 Carbon Emissions 2027 Sea Level 213

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2022

Rising prices of methane gas used for power and heating, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are contributing to soaring electric and heating bills across the country. And between 2010 and 2020 across all economic sectors, the share of US primary energy consumption from methane gas increased from 25 to 34 percent. .

Clean Energy 237

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Electricity 2020 237

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Since the beginning of 2022, electric vehicle sales in the United States have been downright electrifying. Last year, US drivers bought more than 800,000 new electric vehicles (EVs), 65 percent more than in 2021, even as overall car sales declined. billion to help California drivers switch from gasoline to electricity.

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Electricity Air Pollution Clean Air Act 2030 315

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

US ratepayers very likely will pay even more for electricity and heating this winter compared to the already-expensive winter of 2021-2022. The US Energy Information Administration is forecasting the wholesale price of gas to reach its highest level since the winter of 2009-2010 in inflation-adjusted terms.

Fossil Fuels 293

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Electricity Natural Gas 293

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.

Fossil Fuels 116

Fossil Fuels Cooling Climate Change Electricity 116

Physics World

MARCH 16, 2022

Using renewable electricity to drive chemical synthesis may provide a route to overcoming these challenges, enabling synthetic routes that operate at benign conditions and utilize sustainable inputs. After a one-year postdoc at Caltech, he joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as assistant professor in 2017.

Carbon Dioxide 141

Carbon Dioxide 2010 2015 Technology 141

Clean Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2022

The program’s original target was to reduce the carbon intensity (CI) of transportation fuel used in California by 2020 at least 10% from a 2010 baseline. aviation fuels); and providing capacity crediting for hydrogen and electricity used for heavy-duty vehicle fueling. [5]. emphasis added) [4].

2030 130

2030 2018 Electricity 2010 130

HumanNature

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In Colorado, renewable energy generating capacity has more than quadrupled since 2010 [2]. On the other end of the electric grid, advanced technologies can help reduce the amount of energy that is required for basic services like lighting, heating, and cooling. Renewables have a critical role to play in greening our electric grid.

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Renewable Energy 2009 Solar Power 2023 105

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Billion Winter Storm Elliot Settlement With Non-Performing Natural Gas, Other Electricity Generators PUC Update On Investigation Of Dec. Billion Winter Storm Elliot Settlement With Non-Performing Natural Gas, Other Electricity Generators PUC Update On Investigation Of Dec.

Conservation 96

Conservation Electricity Air Pollution 2010 96

Legal Planet

JUNE 29, 2023

million EVs since 2010, including over 20 percent of new light-duty purchases so far this year. Californians have bought over 1.5 How ready are California cities to ensure equitable charging access? Answering this question is challenging, particularly given the still-nascent state of local EV action planning.

2010 130

2010 Electricity 2023 Government 130

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 23, 2023

California did this despite substantial growth over the decade from 2010 to 2020, adding about 2.4 Electric power related emissions went down about 40% from 2009 to 2019. That reduction amounts to roughly 45 million tons of CO2, equivalent to taking ten million cars off the road. reduction is attributable to California).

2009 262

2009 2019 Atmosphere Biofuels 262

A Greener Life

JULY 7, 2021

The research further found that the renewable projects added last year will reduce costs in the electricity sector by at least $6 billion per year in emerging countries, relative to adding the same amount of fossil fuel-fired generation. Two-thirds of these savings will come from onshore wind, followed by hydropower and solar PV.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy 2010 2020 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 4, 2024

Despite this, many companies insist that consumers should be on the hook for the emissions created when we use their products to drive our cars, heat our homes, or generate electricity.

Fossil Fuels 240

Fossil Fuels Climate Change 2013 2015 240

A Greener Life

JANUARY 31, 2022

Brian Eyler, Southeast Asia director of the Stimson Center, a US thinktank, explains that as Vietnam exports more manufactured goods than its neighbours, sources of electricity generation needed to be developed more quickly, and coal and hydropower were “the easy solutions”. It’s just back and forth, back and forth.”. Investment drying up.

2010 98

2010 2030 2020 Renewable Energy 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Between 2010 and 2018, Chevron is analyzed to have dedicated only 0.2% The cost of wind and solar power have been falling for over a decade, making them the world’s cheapest source of new electricity. Greenwashing is incredibly problematic because it works to slow and prevent climate action.

Fossil Fuels 281

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Climate Change Paris Agreement 281

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

Ethanol consumption grew rapidly between 2000 and 2010 but after 2010 biodiesel took over as the major source of biofuel growth before being eclipsed by renewable diesel after 2016. While ethanol remains the largest US source of biofuel, biodiesel and more recently renewable diesel have accounted for most of the growth since 2010.

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Biofuels 2016 2022 Deforestation 300

Physics World

MARCH 25, 2022

In the presence of strong electric or magnetic fields, however, this void can break down, causing elementary particles to spring into existence. The researchers applied strong electrical currents through these graphene-superlattice-based-devices, with current densities of up to 0.1 In theory, a vacuum is devoid of matter.

2004 138

2004 Electricity 2010 138

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2024

The CI is determined through a lifecycle analysis of the global warming pollution associated with the production and use of gasoline, diesel, biofuels, electricity, or other alternative fuels. After 2010, bio-based diesel fuels (biodiesel and renewable diesel) have been the main beneficiary of the RFS. LCFS credit generation.

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Biofuels Deforestation 2030 2025 267

Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

electric generation capacity, compared to just 4% in 2010. Overall, more than 3% of electricity in the United States was produced using solar technologies in 2020. While in use, solar panels safely generate electricity without creating greenhouse gas emissions. In 2020, solar panels provided about 40% of new U.S.

Waste 52

Waste Recycling Regulations Electricity 52

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 2010 ) -- MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC -Timberlake Compressor Station Flaring Equipment: DEP issued Air Quality Plan Approval for a “de minimis” air emission increase related to natural gas flaring equipment in Buffalo Twp., PA Bulletin, page 2010 ) -- National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. Tioga County. (

2013 98

2013 2005 Natural Gas 2010 98

Physics World

JUNE 28, 2021

After training the neural network, the team used it to study 1700 EUV and magnetic field images of the Sun, taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory between November 2010 and December 2016. Smartphones could create distributed space weather observatory. success rate.

Atmosphere 145

Atmosphere Radiation 2010 2016 145

Global Green

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Helping Haiti rebuild green following the devastating earthquake in January 2010. Since the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January 2010, the rebuilding of Haitihas been slow, but progress is being made. OUR PARTICIPATION. FOCUS OF OUR WORK. The solar power will allow students to have regular access to their computer lab.

2010 52

2010 Solar Power Electricity 52

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2023

There are 5 older Marcellus wells at this site that were drilled in 2010. “Repsol finished drilling the 6 new Marcellus wells at this site in April 2023. ProFrac hydraulically fractured the 6 new Marcellus wells at this site June 21, 2023 - July 24, 2023. 4 are in production and 1 is plugged.”

Natural Gas 111

Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2023 2010 111

A Greener Life

AUGUST 27, 2021

With fears of energy rationing and rising electricity bills, farmers and livestock breeders opt for sustainability and self-sufficiency. This brings with it the possibility of severe electricity rationing. “Since 2019, our electricity bill has gone up a lot because of the tariff hike. photo credit: Björn Wylezich / Alamy.

Solar Power 97

Solar Power Deforestation Electricity Clean Energy 97