Legal Planet
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector. Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019. German parliament adopts a law to end coal use by 2038 at the latest. Germany has dragged its feet on EVs because of its powerful car industry.
Energy and Climate Law
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
The German Federal Constitutional Court decided yesterday that the way in which compensation under the Atomic Energy Amendment Act of 10 July 2018 has been organized infringes the German constitution. By that time the nuclear power plant in Krümmel had several safety issues and small-impact incidents were discovered.
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Legal Planet
JUNE 16, 2022
Actual generation is tilted a bit more toward fossil fuels and nuclear. The EIA reports that: “Fossil fuel sources accounted for about 69% of South Korea’s electricity generation in 2019, and the share of nuclear power accounted for 25%. A law on “green growth” requires carbon neutrality by 2050.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 19, 2023
This is especially true of my all-time favorite topic: California’s power grid. Back in 2018, California legislators were considering a bill that would have created an independent governance structure for California’s grid operator , the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). The list goes on, but you get the point.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 26, 2022
Forty-three years ago on March 28, 1979, Pennsylvanians woke up to a much different world -- the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County. Yet in spite of the 2018 explosion of a brand new Revolution Pipeline in Beaver County, we’ve done little to change our laws or protect people.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 28, 2022
6 , the notorious law the Legislature passed in 2019 that slapped Ohio ratepayers with a monthly surcharge to bail out two struggling nuclear plants. In addition, FirstEnergy—owner of the two uneconomic nuclear power plants H.B. 6 was signed into law by Ohio Gov. But thanks to H.B. Mike DeWine.
Greenbuilding Law
APRIL 17, 2022
With legislation that became law last week, without the Governor’s signature, Maryland has enacted the most rigorous state law in the country reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and otherwise addressing ESG stewardship including climate change. only days from now). only days from now).
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