Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

This would have enabled the CAISO to expand its operations into the rest of the west as a regional transmission organization (RTO), an independent entity that plans and operates the electricity grid. Now, 22 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have 100% clean energy goals on the books.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2022

The amount of solar energy at K-12 schools in Pennsylvania doubled since 2020, according to a new statewide report on schools' adoption of solar published by Generation180 , a clean energy nonprofit. They anticipate energy cost savings of $11 million over the 40-year life expectancy of the solar panels.

2020 52

2020 Carbon Dioxide Solar Power Clean Energy 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

In response, Europe has scrambled to replace flows and decouple this dependence , in part by shifting away from gas to clean energy alternatives, in part by increasing local gas production, and in part by turning to imports of liquified natural gas, or LNG—including from the US. Credit: U.S. Let us at least stave off the worst.

Fossil Fuels 217

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Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2020

Under Governor Northam’s direction, Virginia’s Energy Policy shifted quite dramatically from when he first took office in January 2018 to what we have at the end of the 2020 Legislative Session. The energy sector is one of the biggest polluters when it comes to. is to bring zero-carbon electricity supply to Virginia by 2050.

2020 52

2020 Renewable Energy Nuclear Power 2030 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The WMO’s GHG bulletin’s headline takeaways are stark: Atmospheric concentrations of three major heat-trapping gases, carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) hit all-time highs in 2021 (see table below). Methane emissions showed their biggest annual increase in 2020 and again in 2021.

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Fossil Fuels 2030 Clean Energy Climate Change 202

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This hotly contested referendum is focused on the future of electric power in the region. The electric company Central Maine Power got its state and federal permits and began construction on a high-voltage transmission line called New England Clean Energy Connect. Senate race.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 30, 2022

Earlier this month the International Energy Agency (IEA) released data showing that global carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions hit an all-time high in 2021, rebounding sharply from the 2020 decline caused by COVID-19 related economic slump. A rapid clean energy transition is (still) the best path forward.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

As a large state and an energy giant, Pennsylvania is one of the biggest generators of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. We emitted about 269 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2018 (the latest year for which data are available), with industry, electricity production, and transportation the largest sources.

Climate Change 59

Climate Change Clean Energy Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse 59

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Since 2020, the amount of solar installed by Pennsylvania schools more than doubled from 14.5 MW to 29 MW, enough clean power to reduce carbon dioxide emissions equal to taking 5,000 gas powered vehicles off the road. Solar energy offsets electricity at nearly 1 in 10 (9%) K-12 schools in the United States.

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Natural Gas Solar Power Carbon Dioxide Clean Energy 52

Clean Energy Law

MAY 24, 2022

Assembly Bill (AB) 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), required CARB to develop a scoping plan, to be updated at least once every five years, that describes the approach California will take to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

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2030 Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas Regulations 130

Clean Energy Law

MAY 16, 2022

Originally, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 required CARB to develop a scoping plan, to be updated every five years, that describes the approach California will take to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

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Fossil Fuels 2030 Electricity Technology 130

Clean Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2022

Assembly Bill (AB) 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), requires CARB to develop and update every five years a scoping plan that describes the approach California will take to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. emphasis added) [4].

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Most studies show that achieving these targets will require an unprecedented increase in wind and solar power to decarbonize the power sector and meet the increased demand for zero- carbon electricity to replace fossil fuels in building, industrial and transportation sectors. times current levels by 2035.

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Electricity Fossil Fuels Solar Power 2030 351

Environmental Progress

JULY 3, 2023

Worse than that, it might end up misdirecting the world’s clean energy efforts into dirtier than appreciated energy technologies because of the country’s ongoing dependence on coal-fired energy. The scale of the IPCC’s undercount shocks once applied to the EU’s “clean” energy plans. million cars to the road.

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Electricity Fossil Fuels Government Carbon Emissions 140

Global Green

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Although science firmly disagrees with Moore’s views, Planet of the Humans raised valid points on the weaknesses of the most extensively used renewable energy sources. Over the quarter of 2020, up to 47% of the electricity demand in the UK was met by renewable energy sources. the 25% of the total renewable energy share.

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Renewable Energy Climate Change Fossil Fuels Ocean 40

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2021

Comitta To Introduce Bill Investing RGGI Proceeds In Helping Communities & Workers In Clean Energy Transition, Environmental Justice Areas, Promote Energy Efficiency -- Rep. They Deserve Our Thanks, Our Support! Posted: June 6, 2021] PA Environment Digest

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Conservation Carbon Dioxide 2020 2021 59

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2021

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced Senate Agriculture Committee Meets June 7 On Bill Establishing On-Farm Conservation Program, If Funded House Committee Meets June 8 On Bill To Take Away DEP’s Authority To Adopt Carbon Pollution Reduction Programs House Environmental Committee Hearing June 22 On Pennsylvania CO2 And Climate Sen.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 18, 2023

A proposed offshore wind procurement bill in Maine would go a long way to enable the state to meet its climate and clean energy targets and become a national leader in floating offshore wind technology. Meeting these targets would strengthen Maine’s economy by creating high-quality jobs and helping stabilize energy costs.

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Law and Environment

MAY 11, 2023

The fact sheet provides an endorsement of the Building American Energy Security Act of 2023, establishes several major objectives for permitting reform, provides several recommendations to streamline federal permitting processes, and urges Congress to include the objectives and recommendations as part of bipartisan permitting reform legislation.

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Clean Energy Renewable Energy Carbon Dioxide 2025 130

Clean Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2021

While the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the progress of the TCI-P, the TCI held public webinars in September 2020 to discuss the development and potential equity impacts of the TCI-P and the draft MOU. Projects that include an electric generation component are generally not eligible for offsets. By Jean-Philippe Brisson , Joshua T.

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Carbon Emissions Fossil Fuels Regulations Greenhouse 130

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

These incentives include $4/MWh from the Coal Refuse Reclamation tax credit and a claimed $16/MWh from the Tier II Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard Program. Burning waste coal to generate electricity for bitcoin mining is one of the worst choices available. Bitcoin mining does not help clean energy.

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Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Waste Air Pollution 86

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

These incentives include $4/MWh from the Coal Refuse Reclamation tax credit and a claimed $16/MWh from the Tier II Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard Program. Burning waste coal to generate electricity for bitcoin mining is one of the worst choices available. Bitcoin mining does not help clean energy.

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Climate Change Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Waste 59

Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The second-most expensive campaign in Maine history is a debate over energy infrastructure. New England Clean Energy Connect, a 145-mile-long transmission line will cut through the commercial timberlands of western Maine. Lobbying campaigns are being funded largely by rival energy groups.

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2021 Clean Energy Carbon Dioxide Electricity 317

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

This is especially concerning for a state like Pennsylvania where over half of households use natural gas to heat their homes , and much of Pennsylvania’s electricity is powered by natural gas-fired power plants, meaning even those who don’t use natural gas fuel directly for heating may still be affected by rising prices. in Spring 2020?

Clean Energy 88

Clean Energy Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Electricity 88

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 20, 2021

DEP’s Climate Change Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet August 24 to review the latest Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory for Pennsylvania and hear an overview of DEP’s Energy Office Clean Energy Program Plan. The mix of electric generation fuels switched from 55.5 2020; Click Here for a summary. million tons.

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Greenhouse Electricity 2005 2018 52

Columbia Climate Law

MAY 8, 2020

May 1, 2020). 3, 2020; request for publication granted May 4, 2020). The dissenting judge would have found that the 2018 rule was an interpretive rule because it “did no more than articulate the EPA’s view of what was required by Mexichem in the ‘near term’ and pending further rulemaking.” Natural Resources Defense Council v.

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2020 Endangered Species Act Climate Change Greenhouse 40

Clean Energy Law

JANUARY 25, 2024

By Joshua Bledsoe , Kevin Homrighausen , and John Detrich On December 2, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final report that substantially increases estimates of the social cost of greenhouse gases (GHG), including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide (collectively, SC-GHG). 2016), [link]. [6]

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Greenhouse Carbon Dioxide 2008 2016 147

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2023

On April 18, a coalition of 23 clean energy, environmental justice, and climate action organizations working in Pennsylvania sent a letter to the U.S. Moreover, in 2020, Pennsylvania recorded the highest amount of premature deaths per capita caused by air pollution in the entire country. We need this Administration to act now.”

Clean Energy 60

Clean Energy Clean Air Act Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels 60

Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

In recent years, states in New England and the mid-Atlantic region have made significant progress in reducing climate change-inducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the electricity generation sector. [1]. emissions from the electricity generation sector. [21]. million metric tons] of carbon pollution.”. [35].

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2022

The vote total is not enough to override a Governor’s veto, which happened to a similar bill in 2020. million for sewer and water infrastructure and stormwater mitigation, including riparian planting for carbon dioxide reduction, stream buffering and streambank restoration. -- $62.5 Read more here.

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Regulations Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas Nuclear Power 59

Law Columbia

MARCH 13, 2023

billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. In 2020, the Trump Administration promulgated a new rule for model years 2021 through 2026 that reduced the required emissions reduction to only 1.5% On March 2, the Sabin Center filed a brief in Texas v. EPA on behalf of the National League of Cities (NLC) and the U.S.

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Clean Air Act Air Pollution Climate Change Regulations 55

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Fortunately, I don’t have COPD and I didn’t contract asthma when I was young, perhaps partly because I grew up in a home with an electric range. The study concluded that these childhood asthma cases could have theoretically been prevented by using electric appliances. But other Washingtonians may not be as lucky.

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2013 Electricity Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 358

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.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

It was also mentioned recently by Senator Casey, who proposed that natural gas — fitted with CCS technologies — be used, along with renewables, to increase clean electricity. The best solution, these studies conclude, is to use renewables like wind or solar to produce electricity. Reprinted from the Lock Haven Express.)

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Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas Carbon Emissions 54

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Monitoring Hazmat Incident Involving A Rail Car Leaking Carbon Dioxide Saturday In Clinton County -- Williamsport Sun: Project Underway To Rebuild Fishing Creek Trout Habitat, Boost Economy, Help Environment In Clinton County -- Save The Date: Keystone Coldwater Conference Feb.

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Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Clean Energy Ozone 89

Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

Circuit Decision Vacating Affordable Clean Energy Rule. 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. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 145.

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2021 Fossil Fuels Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

Law Columbia

APRIL 20, 2021

In the meantime, the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases issued a technical document providing interim estimates, including a cost of $51 per metric ton of carbon dioxide, using estimates developed prior to 2017 and adjusting for inflation. Circuit struck down last year.

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