Enviromental Defense
OCTOBER 6, 2022
But rather than ramping up the use of polluting fossil gas, this is the perfect moment for the province to transition to clean and safe renewable energy. But the agency was caught skewing information , suppressing modeling that supported renewable energy options and showed that their use would actually reduce consumers’ costs. .
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 12, 2022
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. We found that states have technically feasible and highly beneficial ways to achieve 100-percent renewable energy.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 2, 2024
Spring is a glorious time for renewable energy. Whatever the weather in March and beyond—in-like-a-lion blustery or out-like-a-lamb sunny—spring tends to be a season of strong electricity production from solar and wind in particular. It didn’t pass the 1 percent mark on a monthly basis until 2007.
A Greener Life
MAY 23, 2024
This will become increasingly important as solar and wind power expands because these energy flows are more difficult to adjust than, say, coal power. Unfortunately, due to trading-power difficulties between provinces, China’s east still relies on fossil fuels for much of its electricity generation.
A Greener Life
JANUARY 31, 2022
Just two months before COP26, the government released Vietnam’s eighth power development plan (PDP8) which covered 2021–2030 and relied heavily on foreign investment in non-renewable energy. The PDP8 would have doubled coal power capacity by 2030, with more to come in the five years after that. Human costs and backlash.
Law Columbia
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Last week the Sabin Center and the American Bar Association held an event on addressing landowner concerns in renewable energy siting. Wind and solar farms often spark siting battles between local residents who welcome renewable energy projects and their neighbors who are concerned about visual or other impacts.
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. More information about the program is available here.
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