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Maine Gov. Mills Signs Bill to Procure 3 GW of Offshore Wind by 2040

Law and Environment

.” The legislation bodes well for the future auction for offshore wind lease sites in the Gulf of Maine, which the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) anticipates will occur in 2024. The legislation also marks an important milestone in the nearly two decade history of offshore wind in Maine.

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Renewables are now an unstoppable juggernaut

Edouard Stenger

Renewables are indeed on an exponential, as “By 2024, renewable energy capacity is expected to be twice that of the total cumulative installed capacity in 2019. ” A recent study by Ember Climate shows that King Coal is already on its way out as it is being replaced by solar and wind. Yup, ten years ago.

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Analysis: Russia’s slow progress on climate action set to pick up speed

A Greener Life

To achieve the same in 2013, Russia needed oil to be at US$115. Public support for President Putin is strong and on the current trajectory he would comfortably be re-elected in March 2024, should he wish to stand again. The price of oil at which the Russian state budget is in balance is less than US$50 per barrel this year.

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ESA Policy News: August 16, 2021

ESA

Advances in attribution science since the last report was issued in 2013 have allowed experts to connect individual events to climate change with more certainty. A provision in the 2017 tax reform bill opened up the refuge to drilling and required the Bureau of Land Management to offer at least two oil and gas lease sales by December 2024.

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