2017 Electricity Politics Solar Power 
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Johnson’s new bill ends rebates for electric appliances, home electrification projects, and training funds for project installation. Despite the United States having spewed a quarter of all the world’s cumulative global warming gases, Johnson blathered at a 2017 town hall: “What about Africa?
Environmental Progress
MARCH 11, 2021
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. electrical grids were increasingly “complex and vulnerable.” [2]
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Enviromental Defense
MAY 31, 2022
To help voters determine which candidates would deliver the needed course correction, Environmental Defence and its allies in the Ontario Priorities Working Group asked each of the province’s major political parties whether – and how – they would deliver the rapid emissions reductions Ontario will need to head off climate catastrophe. .
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.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 31, 2022
To maintain leverage on Capitol Hill, Koch Industries ’ political action committee (PAC), affiliates and employees also contribute significantly more to federal candidates, party committees, outside groups, leadership PACs and 527 groups than their counterparts at BP America , Chevron , ExxonMobil or Shell. million was more than the $21.7
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 29, 2024
But in nearly every instance, Rose listened politely, refrained from challenging Tillerson on the facts, and went on to his next question. Darren Woods, ExxonMobil CEO from 2017 to the present. In fact, such standards have had a negligible effect on electricity prices and often save ratepayers money.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 8, 2022
SG: One great example of progress is the dramatic decline in coal-fired electricity in the United States. Over the last decade, coal generation dropped 40 percent while wind and solar use nearly quadrupled. Over the last decade, coal generation dropped 40 percent while wind and solar use nearly quadrupled. It’s a big deal.
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