Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
It eliminates or slashes funding for clean energy and energy efficiency efforts throughout the Department of Energy and defunds a national Climate Corps , modeled after the New Deal era Civilian Conservation Corps. It blocks funding for state net zero programs and tighter building energy codes.
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
How moving toward clean energy can save consumers money Unlike gas, clean energy does not suffer from wild price fluctuations. Fuel costs don’t change for wind- and solar-powered electricity over time because the wind and sun are free, and clean energy produced in the U.S. stays in the U.S.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 8, 2022
To get an assessment of the progress thus far, as well as an idea if what has to happen next, I turned to two of my colleagues in the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Climate & Energy Program: Principal Climate Scientist Rachel Licker and Transmission Policy Manager Sam Gomberg. Will we see any progress in Congress?
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Yet even with this growth, Pennsylvania ranks middle-of-the-pack compared to other states in the nation, ranking 15th in the growth of rooftop solar over the last decade. Solar energy stands as an abundant and affordable solution crucial to America's transition to renewable sources.
Legal Planet
JUNE 14, 2021
The Defense Department remains the biggest single consumer of energy in the country, and it has made major investments in solar power. Each of these programs received at least a $31 million plus-up over FY 2017.”. It’s part of the annual funding bill for the military. The bill passed in 2019 was no exception.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 31, 2022
In addition, Koch Industries spent more than $38 million on its Washington lobbying operation during the last two full election cycles, from 2017 through 2020. Investing in Clean Energy While Trashing It. In the 2018 and 2020 election cycles, Koch Industries’ total outlay of $26.7 million was more than the $21.7
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 27, 2022
Getting to net zero emissions by 2050 from our current trajectory (which the IEA calls its Stated Energy Policies Scenario or STEPS) will take an unprecedented increase in investments in clean energy. Energy investments, which accounted for just over 2% of global GDP annually between 2017 and 2021, rise to nearly 4% by 2030.
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