Physics World

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

As a versatile, colourless molecular energy carrier with great potential to decarbonize multiple sectors and help reach net-zero emissions, there has been a renewed interest in improving and expanding hydrogen production with minimal or zero impact to the environment. Want to take part in this webinar? Join the audience.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

Perhaps the most consequential of all Paxton’s actions, however, is a lawsuit he and AGs from 19 other states, including Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina, filed in 2021 challenging the EPA’s authority to curb power plant carbon emissions. That “aggressive pursuit” goes both ways.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 23, 2024

Last year, my UCS colleagues working on climate science and corporate accountability found, in a peer-reviewed study , that 37% of the area burned in western North America since 1986 is attributable to the carbon emissions of just 88 fossil fuel companies and cement manufacturers. That 37% equates to 19.8

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 31, 2022

The committee followed up that hearing —during which the executives disingenuously denied funding such a campaign—with another hearing on February 8 focusing on the oil companies’ inadequate plans to cut their carbon emissions. On the rare occasion when reporters broach the topic, he responds with … disinformation.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The Council also established and consulted with sector-specific advisory panels and working groups to address carbon emissions in areas such as transportation, solid waste, and energy generation. The CLCPA established the Council, a 22-member committee tasked with determining how to meet these statutory goals.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2022

The Supreme Court sharply limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to slash carbon pollution from power plants. The justices told EPA that it can set carbon emissions standards based only on interventions at individual power plants. In 2016, the high court—already at a 5-4 conservative majority—put the CPP on hold.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 8, 2022

Various Senate Republicans also challenged the publication of the regulation in other court action. Unless appealed, the preliminary injunction will remain in place until the full case against the RGGI regulation can be heard this Fall. Read more here. throughout the Commonwealth.

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Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 23, 2022

And some months ago, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia pledged to reach ‘net zero carbon emissions within its borders’ by 2060, but that calculation will not include oil exports (. all emissions or only greenhouse gases or just carbon dioxide or?). Scope 3 emission). but not from state regulators or private actors).

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Acoel

MAY 11, 2022

As in most countries, there appear to be no statutes or regulations in the United States that directly address carbon emissions from peatlands, and the requirements that do apply focus on protection of wetland habitat and water quality. The post Peat – Climate Champ or Chump? appeared first on ACOEL.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Just weeks ago, Saudi Arabia pledged to reach ‘net zero carbon emissions within its borders’ by 2060, but that calculation will not include oil exports (. carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, all emissions?). And it is not lost on us that calculating net zero emissions is ill defined, unregulated and complex.

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Greenbuilding Law

OCTOBER 30, 2022

There is no single widely accepted definition of the social cost of carbon, but most would accept that it is the present value of the future damages from one additional unit of carbon emissions in a particular year. In 2016 the cost was set by the Obama Administration at $36 per ton.

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Vermont Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

to reducing their carbon emissions. which will implement national standards to govern carbon pollution from power plants. Two steps forward, one step back: In February 2016, the Supreme Court issued a. the Paris Agreement) that will require periodic, rigorous accounting and management of total national emissions.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 25, 2016

The amount that the Senate has proposed diverting from the RGGI fund for FY 2017 is more than 80% of the total value of RGGI auction proceeds earned by New York in FY 2016 (which totaled approximately $166 million ). If the Senate proposal is approved, the diversions will total $269 million—nearly 30% of the $925.8

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ESA

JULY 18, 2022

Court strikes down Trump administration Endangered Species Act regulations. Mining in the area has been the subject of political controversy for years — President Obama recommended a mining withdrawal in this area in 2016, but the Trump administration stopped that process. These 2019 regulations allowed the U.S. International.

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The Energy Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

On November 11, 2016, the EPA published a proposed rule designed to update its Renewable Fuel Standards Program and support the growth of renewable fuel use. These new regulations will be aligned with those already in place for single-facility production. (2)

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Summary: In 2016, the Chinese government plans to launch a national market for carbon permit trading. Overall, there have been no reductions in carbon emissions. Moreover, regulators lack the tools necessary to verify estimates of emissions provided by companies, potentially leading to fraud.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

President Trump nominated Scott Pruitt as his EPA Administrator in 2016. [7]. Pruitt was, at the time, suing the EPA over regulations aimed at curtailing emissions and proudly stated he was “a leading advocate against the EPA’s activist agenda.”. [8]. The Senate confirmed this nomination in 2017. [9]. The Washington Post (Dec.

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

11] Part of the reason for inadequate in-state electricity supply in California last August was that state regulators had closed in-state baseload power plants. 13] California regulators in 2020 over-estimated the contribution they could reasonably expect from renewables. gigawatts of highly-reliable, low-cost, and low-carbon power. [49]

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 19, 2016

As CEO of Exxon Mobil, the world’s largest publicly-traded oil business, Tillerson’s 2016 compensation was $24.3 in domestic or international efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Environmental protection, what they do is a disgrace; every week they come out with new regulations.”. [34]. An important aspect of the U.S.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 26, 2024

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 25, 2024

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 18, 2022

As a result, the country lost half of its mature forest between 1940 and 1980, according to a 2016 report from the REDD+ initiative. As a result, Costa Rica began to implement stricter environmental regulations, new conservation policies and changes in the agricultural market.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In a landmark ruling in 2021, a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. million gallons of oil a day and produces up to 3.33

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2023

Yaw noted the IEO would be modeled after Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office , which was created by Act 120 of 2010, and Act 100 of 2016. It is also worth noting that these nuclear plants are providing this reliable, around-the-clock power without releasing carbon emissions." Click Here for a copy of Sen. Read more here.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 8, 2024

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Elsewhere, there are other significant commitments to fulfil: to put an end to Chile’s “ sacrifice zones ”, areas of the country impaired by chronic socio-environmental and economic problems; to create a state company to regulate the extraction and use of lithium, and to promote a new model of sustainable development.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

It then discusses the potential to use a cap-and-invest approach to mitigate GHG emissions from transportation in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic and addresses two key policy considerations: the type of fuels to be covered and the point of regulation. emissions from the electricity generation sector. [21]. allowance auctions. [22].

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

By contrast, the Obama administration’s proposed carbon regulation of the power sector, the “Clean Power Plan,” proposed emissions reductions of 32 percent — by 2030. Carbon emissions are thus following the same trajectory as other air pollutants.

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 19, 2023

million fine New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North Total oil project hurts 'tens of thousands' in rural Uganda: watchdog NGOs Brazil environment regulator denies Total permit to drill Foz do Amazonas basin Total settles U.S. million, upgrade Port Arthur refinery Violations at Port Arthur refinery bring $8.75

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