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Ontario is selling our Clean Energy Credit out from under us

Enviromental Defense

Last week, on Monday November 14, as part of its Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review , the Ontario government officially announced it would be developing a voluntary clean energy credit (CEC) registry. Now, the Ontario government is crafting an official Clean Energy Credit system that will presumably require transparency.

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Ask a Scientist: Two Dozen States Can Meet 100 Percent of Electricity Demand with Renewables by 2035

Union of Concerned Scientists

Since its founding in 2017, the US Climate Alliance —a coalition of states committed to meeting the goals of the Paris climate accord—has grown to 24 states and one US territory. US Climate Alliance members are well-positioned to drive decarbonization efforts,” says Paula García , a senior UCS energy analyst and the report’s lead author.

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Germany’s Role in Climate Policy

Legal Planet

Although its track record has some complexities, this timeline of German actions shows just its early and sustained attention to clean energy policy: 1990. Fifteen percent of electricity is renewable. Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector.

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Pennsylvania’s Electric Grid Is Dependent On One Fuel To Generate 59% Of Our Electricity; Market Moving To Renewables + Storage

PA Environment Daily

On March 7, the Independent Fiscal Office issued its latest Pennsylvania Electricity update that reports the electricity grid is dependent on one fuel for 59% of the state’s electricity generation-- natural gas-- followed by nuclear power-- 31.9%, coal-- 5.4% from other sources. Read more here. Read more here.

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Sen. Yaw Proposes Independent Energy Office To Promote Development Of PA’s Diverse Energy Portfolio - Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Coal

PA Environment Daily

Yaw did not mention renewable energy in this announcement.] Yaw's Energy Beliefs You can get a better understanding of Sen. Yaw's energy beliefs by reading a transcript of the comments he made at the February 27 joint hearing on electric grid reliability by the Senate Environmental and Consumer Protection Committees.

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Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate

Environmental Progress

Congress took questions relating to the security of America’s electricity supply seriously before more than a dozen states experienced energy shortages last month, but those events make this hearing all the more urgent. 1] In its 2017 report, the Academies warned that U.S. 1] In its 2017 report, the Academies warned that U.S.

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PJM Interconnection Formally Files Changes To Electric Capacity Market Rules With FERC Based Largely On Unreliability Of Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants During Winter Storm Elliot

PA Environment Daily

On October 13, the PJM Interconnection formally submitted proposed electric market reforms designed to support reliability of the electric grid now and in the future amid increasingly extreme weather and a changing generation fleet. Click Here for the complete announcement.