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Renewables are now an unstoppable juggernaut

Edouard Stenger

PV Magazine published at the beginning of the year an article stating that fossil fuels already had peaked. ” 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. I previously noted that renewables are to become first global electricity source by 2025.

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New Columbia Resource Tracks the President’s Climate Action Plan

Law Columbia

On June 25, 2013, President Obama delivered a major speech on the topic of climate change. The agenda, detailed in The President’s Climate Action Plan , relies almost entirely upon executive powers; Congress is not even mentioned in the text. These facilities account for around 40% of all carbon pollution in the United States.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Healey issued the CID in connection with an investigation into unfair or deceptive acts or practices in trade or commerce with respect to fossil fuel products and securities. Power Plant Owners Challenged New York “Zero Emission Credits” for Nuclear Plants. Fish & Wildlife Service , No. 4:16 -cv-06040 (N.D.

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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. But a major question is whether Manchin, a backer of fossil fuels, will go along with an effort that could eventually lead to less coal production in West Virginia.

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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

The plaintiffs alleged that Peabody (and a number of other fossil fuel companies) caused greenhouse gas emissions that resulted in sea level rise and damage to their property. Peabody, a coal company, filed for bankruptcy in April 2016 and emerged from bankruptcy under a plan that became effective on April 3, 2017.

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