Legal Planet
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector. Germany has dragged its feet on EVs because of its powerful car industry. How much did ending nuclear power impede German climate progress? New rates are large enough to spark expansion of renewable industry.
Energy and Climate Law
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
The background of the case goes back to the year 2011. By that time the nuclear power plant in Krümmel had several safety issues and small-impact incidents were discovered. The residual electricity volumes are a key-instrument of the Atomic Energy Act and the German nuclear phase out.
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Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
24, 2016); Alaska Oil & Gas Association v. The court cited Healey’s participation in the AGs United for Clean Power Press Conference in March 2016 and her attendance at a pre-press conference closed-door meeting with a climate change activist and a lawyer with a “well-known global warming litigation practice.” opinion Oct.
Law Columbia
MAY 31, 2024
Background Immediately after the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, all nuclear power plants in Japan were shut down. The Japanese government recognized the urgent need to secure power supply and implemented some measures to expedite the construction of new power plant.
Environmental Progress
MARCH 11, 2021
4] Meanwhile, many experts see in recent trends an inevitable transition away from coal and nuclear power plants, designed to function as baseload capacity, toward variable renewable energy sources with just-in-time natural gas back-up. California significantly expanded its use of renewable energy starting in 2011. 5] The U.S.
PA Environment Daily
MAY 5, 2024
[PaEN] -- Bill Reported Out Of Senate Committee Would Allow Pipelines Like Mariner East To Apply For Waivers Of Any PUC Regulation, Law Or Policy [PaEN] -- PA Capital-Star: PA Senate Committee Advances Bill To Allow Utility Companies To Request A Waiver For Any Law Or Regulation Enforced By The PUC [ Senate Bill 1174 ] -- PennLive: PA Senate Republicans (..)
Environmental Progress
SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
Renewables contributed to electricity prices rising six times more in California than in the rest of the US since 2011, the state’s “take-off” year for rapid growth in wind and solar — a price increase that occurred despite the state’s reliance during the same years on persistently-low-priced natural gas.
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