Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 30, 2024
This is due in no small part to the “ nuclear bros ”: an active and seemingly tireless group of nuclear power advocates who dominate social media discussions on energy by promoting SMRs and other “advanced” nuclear technologies as the only real solution for the climate crisis. What are SMRs?
Enviromental Defense
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Ontario Power Generation has been quietly selling off Clean Energy Credits from its hydro and nuclear power to businesses in the United States since about 2013. The agreement provides Microsoft ongoing Clean Energy Credits so it can claim to be using low carbon electricity. We lose our claim to clean electricity .
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Vermont Law
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
While Japan once had one of the world’s most diverse energy portfolios, the loss of its nuclear program has caused a sudden shift towards a fossil-fuel heavy generation industry. Subsequently, Japanese greenhouse gas emissions and electricity costs for industrial and residential consumers have skyrocketed. Sendai Nuclear Power Plant.
Law Columbia
JUNE 1, 2022
But the country changed course as a result of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, which led to the forced shutdown of nuclear power plants and greater reliance on fossil fuels. As a result, Japan’s CO 2 emissions increased, peaking in 2013. As of May 2022 , there are 163 operating coal-fired power plants in Japan.
Edouard Stenger
MAY 16, 2017
China’s coal consumption declined over three consecutive years (2013 to 2016), and a continued slow decline is expected. India has stated that its planned coal-fired power plants may not be needed. As if this was not enough, the two Asian giants are also progressing on another part of the energy transition: electric vehicles.
Law Columbia
JUNE 26, 2023
Backgrounds After the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, all nuclear power plants in Japan were temporarily shutdown due to safety concerns. This led to the increased use of other energy sources, especially coal, for electricity generation. Civil Case : Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v.
Law Columbia
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
The attorney general said that PwC also served from at least 2008 to 2013 as global advisor and report writer for the Carbon Disclosure Project, a non-profit organization that functions as a global disclosure system for environmental information, including greenhouse gas emissions, from companies including Exxon. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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