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Ask a Scientist: Two Dozen States Can Meet 100 Percent of Electricity Demand with Renewables by 2035

Union of Concerned Scientists

From 2020 to 2040, solar generation in these states jumps nearly ninefold and wind generation more than sevenfold. Emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power plants in alliance states drop 88 percent and 77 percent respectively by 2040. Our analysis also demonstrates renewables’ power. percent in 2040.

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A 100% Renewable Energy Future is Possible, and We Need It

Union of Concerned Scientists

From 2020 to 2040, solar generation in these states grows nearly ninefold and wind generation more than sevenfold. Sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and nitrogen oxides (NO x ) emissions from power plants in USCA states fall 88 and 77 percent respectively by 2040, compared with 27 and 18 percent under current policies and plans.

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Ohioans Stuck Burning Coal, Burning Cash

Union of Concerned Scientists

6 was enacted, the plants have emitted more than 29 million tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, 28,000 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOx), and 16,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SOx). That amount, however, is less than what Ohio households have already paid in coal subsidies since January 2020.

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Reliance on Gas Power Plants Fuels Inequity

Union of Concerned Scientists

These plants, which were originally slated to close in 2020, include the Ormond Beach Generating Station located in the predominantly Latinx, low-income community of Oxnard. Most notable of these polluting emissions are nitrogen oxides (NOx). It’s not just gas power plants that are inequitably sited.

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Don’t Believe the Lies: Five Facts to Consider as the UN’s COP27 Comes to a Close

Union of Concerned Scientists

Their study examined the carbon dioxide and methane emissions from these companies’ products, as well as from the extraction and production processes of the largest gas, oil and coal producers and cement manufacturers. Data on the major carbon producers’ emissions have been published since 2014.

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Fighting Climate Change and Unhealthy Air, California Wants to Electrify Trucks, Too

Union of Concerned Scientists

Gavin Newsom’s 2020 executive order , which set a goal for the state’s heavy-duty vehicles to transition to zero-emissions vehicles by 2045, although the rule alone will not meet this goal. There are more than 1.8 pollution from vehicles. The rule was prompted in part by Gov. The rule would also reduce NOx and PM2.5

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DEP Announces Larger Rebates For Electric Vehicles; $3.4 Million For Installation Of 54 Fast Vehicle Chargers

PA Environment Daily

By reducing nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, carbon dioxide, and other pollutants from the transportation sector, we make the air quality healthier in our communities, while helping to slow down climate change and its impacts,” Ziadeh added. million settlement with Volkswagen.