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In the Race for Clean Energy, the United States is Both a Leader and a Laggard—Here’s How

Union of Concerned Scientists

percent of the globe’s electricity in 2015, solar now produces 5.5 Our share of solar electricity has grown from 1 percent to 6 percent since 2015. percent in 2015 to nearly 8 percent in 2023. The shift helped the United States to drop its share of fossil fuels in the energy mix from 67 percent in 2015 to 59 percent last year.

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South Korea and Climate Change

Legal Planet

In 2021, South Korea set a target under the Paris Agreement of a 40% cut from 2018 levels by 2030. Since 2015, South Korea has had an emissions trading system that covers the power sector and industrial sources. In March, the Conservative Party won a narrow electoral victory, making Yoon Suk-lyeol president.

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5 Ocean Victories of 2021

Ocean Conservancy

Through a changing administration, an ongoing global pandemic and a tumultuous political environment, we at Ocean Conservancy have never lost sight of our goal of a healthy and resilient ocean that supports us all. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Rejoining the Paris Agreement and Making Waves at COP26.

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Championing Ocean Climate Action at COP28

Ocean Conservancy

Amid this backdrop, Ocean Conservancy delegation is heading to the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai to partake in negotiations working to address these critical issues. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. degrees Celsius​​.

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Advancing Ocean Climate Action at COP27

Ocean Conservancy

Representatives from civil society, non-governmental organizations and the private sector gathered alongside governmental representatives to influence decisions and advance contributions toward the goals of the Paris Agreement of 2015. I was joined by Ocean Conservancy colleagues working to advance ocean-climate action.

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Defending EPA’s Authority to Fight Climate Change – at the Supreme Court

Legal Planet

The challenge originates with the Obama Administration’s 2015 Clean Power Plan , which required states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants by 32 percent (below 2005 levels) by 2030, in line with the national commitment under the Paris Agreement. The Clean Power Plan never went into effect.

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Smoke in Our Eyes: National Park Grandeur Degraded by Global Warming

Union of Concerned Scientists

In 2015, then again in 2020, the number of burned acres from wildfires crossed the 10 million-acre mark. degree Fahrenheit limits set by the Paris Agreement to avoid catastrophic climate impacts—more than double the 22 percent of the US as a whole that would exceed that temperature. Half Dome nearly obscured by wildfire smoke.