Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
With more electric vehicle choices than ever, EV sales in the US are hitting new heights. In just the first half of 2023, over 670,000 EVs were sold with over 80 percent of those fully-electric battery electric vehicles (BEVs ). EV sales in the US are accelerating and are on pace to exceed one million vehicles per year.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Fifteen percent of electricity is renewable. Renewables are a third of electricity consumption. Renewables are 42% of electricity. My foray into Germany climate policy left me with unanswered questions: What was the politics behind Germany’s history of climate action? How much of a role did the Green Party play?
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Law Columbia
APRIL 17, 2024
The report provides detailed information on the current state of Cuba’s electricity sector and recommends reforms to advance the transition to a lower emission, reliable, and more climate resilient system. Policymakers have subsequently announced their intention to increase renewable electricity generation to 37% by 2030.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Whether you call it updating, modernizing, or reforming, changes to the water rights system have long been considered a political third rail —the electric kind you don’t touch. Earlier this summer, I wrote about three bills that were poised to make long overdue changes to California’s outdated and inequitable water rights system.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 27, 2022
At the same time, 2021 was also a year when renewable electricity generation reached a record high globally. Under this scenario (which the IEA calls the Net Zero Emissions by 2050 or NZE scenario), renewables reach 60% of global electricity generation in 2030 and no new conventional coal plants are needed.
Legal Planet
MAY 9, 2022
Emissions trading systems are often launched with relatively lenient design features, typically justified as giving the system a chance to “learn-by-doing” and to gain political buy-in for approval of a program. . – Continual reform to improve ambition, integrity, and buy-in. Most ETS have fallen on the prices-too-low side.
Enviromental Defense
MARCH 23, 2023
Outspoken climate denier Joe Oliver is retiring from his position as Chair of the Board of Directors of Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) which operates Ontario’s electricity system and manages power generation. It’s only the lack of political will and leadership holding us back.
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