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Why Ontario needs to stop burning polluting gas for electricity

Enviromental Defense

The decision to ditch coal was the biggest single action of its time to cut carbon emissions in North America. That means carbon emissions from electricity in Ontario will be rising back up again after years of decline. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 .

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Achieving Net Zero: Pittsburgh 2030 District Shifts Focus To Help Partners Meet Aggressive New Global Carbon Reduction Goals

PA Environment Daily

primary energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions. A zero-carbon building is a highly energy efficient building such that its energy needs can be supplied with renewable (carbon-free) technologies. Last year, Pittsburgh 2030 District partners reduced energy use to 34.9%

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Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce 2021 Texas Grid Failure

Environmental Progress

Advocates of renewable energy have argued since the 1970s that the variable, weather-dependent nature of sunlight and wind is a modest obstacle at best to relying on 100 percent renewables. Some have argued that weather-dependent energies would, paradoxically, make electricity even more reliable.

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Calling Out Climate Lies for a Living

Union of Concerned Scientists

In my retelling of the show, I quickly pointed out that the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change had by then concluded that “most” of the increase in average global temperatures since 1950 was “very likely” due to the increase in human-made carbon emissions. ExxonMobil is still funding those folks, big time.”

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

Environmental Progress

Congress took questions relating to the security of America’s electricity supply seriously before more than a dozen states experienced energy shortages last month, but those events make this hearing all the more urgent. In that same time, EIA projects renewable electricity will rise from 28 percent to 50 percent of global generation. [6]

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Tesla in Germany: Locals vote against factory expansion plan

Corp Watch

The technologies in question are suspected as a possible cause of fatal crashes, and capable of causing “a serious risk of accident and injury.” United States: Tesla employee’s firing and Elon Musk tweet on union were illegal, labor board rules. s production plant in Fremont, Calif.,

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Elon Musk proposes Tesla move to Texas after Delaware judge voids $56 billion pay

Corp Watch

The technologies in question are suspected as a possible cause of fatal crashes, and capable of causing “a serious risk of accident and injury.” United States: Tesla employee’s firing and Elon Musk tweet on union were illegal, labor board rules. s production plant in Fremont, Calif.,