Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Ontario has a successful track record when it comes to building renewable power. Between 2005 and 2017 Ontario phased-out coal plants, reducing greenhouse gas pollution from our electricity system by 93 per cent. And between 2009 and 2016, Ontario built over 2000 MW of solar power and about 3000 MW of wind power.

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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 ). Jessica Wentz. Associate Director and Fellow.

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

In 2012, 2017, and 2021 the National Academies of Science and Engineering published three separate reports on threats to the grid, resilience, and the future of electricity. [1] 1] In its 2017 report, the Academies warned that U.S. gigawatts of highly-reliable, low-cost, and low-carbon power. [49] The answer is, ‘Yes, of course.

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