The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

federal tax credits were recently expanded to provide for $35/ton or $50/ton of CO₂ emissions sequestered depending on the storage location. 61 of the 2020 Regular Legislative Session (Senate Bill 353, by Sen. Section 45Q U.S. On the state level, Act No. A state with UIC primacy oversees the UIC program in that state.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2021

It is caused by human activity and carbon emissions. percent to the Energy Communities Trust Fund; -- 12.5 The Energy Communities Trust Fund will provide direct support to dislocated workers and communities experiencing impacts from the closure of existing power plants and the loss of jobs and investment.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2020

emissions sequestered depending on the storage location. 61 of the 2020 Regular Legislative Session (Senate Bill 353, by Sen. Sharon Hewitt) updates the Louisiana Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Act which is designed to pave the way for a CCS market in Louisiana. Section 45Q U.S. On the state level, Act No.

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Environmental Progress

JULY 3, 2023

Much of the cradle-to-grave carbon intensity data that governments depend on to guide in photovoltaic arrays are instead based on modeling assumptions that are likely to have grossly under-estimated — if not made-up — solar’s carbon emissions because they cannot get insights from Chinese manufacturers. million cars to the road.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study shows that it would take less than 1 percent of the land in the Lower 48—that’s an area comparable to or even smaller than the fossil fuel industry’s current footprint. Fortunately, the answer is relatively little.

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Physics World

MARCH 16, 2022

As the world grapples with the consequences of climate change, many scientists have begun to face up to the realities of their carbon emissions. According to a 2020 study ( Glob. At around 15 tonnes per astronomer, it ran to almost four times their annual emissions from flights (figure 1). © 2020 Springer Nature Limited.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2022

At issue in this case is whether and how the EPA can set standards for carbon emissions at power plants. EPA , the landmark 2007 decision that said the EPA has the authority to regulate carbon dioxide emitted from new motor vehicles. Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant. It’s actually needed for plant growth.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

Public Health -- Berkeley Lab: Halfway to Zero: Progress towards a Carbon-Free Power Sector ( April 2021 ) “Switching from coal to natural gas for power generation played a big role in lowering carbon emissions. fell from 38,000 in 2005 to 3,100 in 2020 (a?91% The researchers estimate? premature deaths?fell 91% decrease).

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Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

May 1, 2020). In particular, the court found that conclusion that greenhouse gas emissions constituted a significant impact was not clearly erroneous. 3, 2020; request for publication granted May 4, 2020). Natural Resources Defense Council v. Wheeler , No. 18-1172 (D.C. DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. WildEarth Guardians v.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Several factors¾including the effects of the economic recession, shifts in energy markets from coal to natural gas and renewable energy sources, and carbon pollution mitigation and clean energy programs like renewable portfolio standards¾have been identified as principal drivers of these reductions. [2].

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The court then found that BLM’s exclusion of foreign emissions in its alternatives analysis was arbitrary and capricious because its rationale “suffers from the same flaws the Ninth Circuit identified” in a December 2020 decision involving offshore drilling in the Beaufort Sea. CDV-2020-307 (Mont. State , No. West Virginia v.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Both Republicans and Democrats are touting natural gas with CCS as the next clean energy solution, and significant funding has been earmarked for its research and development — at the expense of renewable energy projects that have proven to be cheaper and to produce fewer carbon emissions.

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Circuit’s January opinion vacating EPA’s repeal and replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan regulations for controlling carbon emissions from existing power plants. The federal defendants, the States of Wyoming and Utah, and several trade groups appealed the district court’s November 2020 decision.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Scavello Introduces Bill Authorizing Community Solar Projects; $2 Billion Worth Of Projects Waiting For It To Pass -- Business, Environment, Energy Groups Praise Introduction Of Bipartisan Bills Increasing Solar Energy Mandate From 0.5%

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

The SCC is a metric that seeks to capture all of the costs that emitting a ton of carbon dioxide (or equivalent amounts of other greenhouse gases such as methane) imposes on society by contributing to climate change over the hundreds of years it remains in the atmosphere.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 6, 2021

billion for the production and acquisition of EV and low-emission school buses and ferries, which includes hydrogen fuel cells, liquefied natural gas, and other alternative fuel technologies. Reduction of Truck Emissions at Ports. The bill includes $150 million to reduce carbon emissions at ports. The bill authorizes $7.5

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ESA

JUNE 14, 2021

Climate: The Environmental Protection Agency does not list a timetable to act on a new carbon dioxide rule for existing power plants. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said it anticipates issuing a proposed rule in September updating its regulations for renewable energy generation. 21, 2020 ).

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