Environmental News Bits

MARCH 15, 2022

Clean energy installations in the U.S. dipped 3% in 2021 compared to 2020 as policy issues held back the potential for new wind and solar installations, according to a market report released by the American Clean Power Association (ACP). Read the full story at Utility Dive.

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Environmental Leader

JUNE 28, 2021

Dow’s ESG report states that, in 2020, the company initiated a joint development agreement with Shell to develop electrified cracking technology that could be powered by clean energy. The post Dow Commits to Develop Cracking Technology Powered by Clean Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Cresforum

JUNE 22, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C.— National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) today announced that its fifth annual celebration of the policies, industries, and innovations driving American clean energy will be held Monday, September 20 through Friday, September 24, 2021. In 2020, the U.S. Click HERE to register for the Symposium.

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SPR Law

OCTOBER 29, 2020

In late October 2020, the New York City Department of Finance issued proposed regulations to implement a Property Assessed Clean Energy (“PACE”) loan program in NYC to provide targeted loans with favorable terms to building owners for installation of systems designed to reduce energy use and carbon emissions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Consumers, clean energy developers and state governments have all warned about a looming crisis of inadequate energy infrastructure. The benefits of updated transmission are obvious: greater reliability, lower energy costs, and a resilient modern power system with new clean energy sources.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

On January 26, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed House File 7 —the 100% Clean Energy Bill. Now, with climate and clean energy majorities in both chambers, Minnesota is poised to join other leading states in updating its clean energy policies equitably with benefits for all residents.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 28, 2022

6 is still driving up Ohioans’ electricity bills—and undermining the state’s prospects for a clean energy future. Instead of providing lower-cost energy, the utilities with a stake in OVEC are using the subsidies to protect their bottom line and their shareholders. The Union of Concerned Scientists opposed H.B. Since H.B.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2022

Paul in a special session to pass the climate and energy funding they agreed on, Minnesota will miss out on significant federal support for clean energy infrastructure as federal programs start and other states vie for funding. Minnesota has the tools to build a clean energy future. Unless legislators return to St.

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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. How the Tides have Shifted for Virginia Energy Policy in 2020.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2022

Just last month, wind energy for the first produced more electricity than coal and nuclear together in the United States over the course of a day. From 2020 to 2040, solar generation in these states grows nearly ninefold and wind generation more than sevenfold. In 2040, electricity generation in the USCA states is 73 percent renewable.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

Net zero by 2050, 50% cut by 2030, and 100% clean energy by 2040. 1) NextEra Energy. Energy Mix (2020): [link]. 2) Duke Energy. Generated Energy Mix (2020): [link]. Energy Mix (2020): [link]. 4) Dominion Energy. 7) Xcel Energy. Energy Mix (2020): [link].

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2024

Department of Energy announced up to $475 million in funding for five projects in Arizona, Kentucky, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia to accelerate clean energy deployment on current and former mine land.

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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. Despite the pandemic, the solar capacity on K-12 schools rose from 14.5 MW to nearly 29 MW in a two-year period.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

An ambitious law that promises to accelerate the state’s clean energy transition, CEJA provides a detailed framework for greater utility transparency and accountability to update electricity distribution infrastructure to ensure a clean energy future. Illinois utilities contributed to that trend. billion to $2.2

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Environment + Energy Leader

JANUARY 4, 2023

According to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the ILO's Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2022, the number of renewable energy jobs increased by around 700,000 globally between 2020 and 2021. The post Green Energy Jobs Rapidly Expanding appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

We also evaluated the potential to accelerate the use of renewable energy dramatically through state-level renewable electricity standards, which have been major drivers of clean energy in recent decades. We found that states have technically feasible and highly beneficial ways to achieve 100-percent renewable energy.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Indonesia’s 2021 climate pledge under the Paris Agreement was to reduce emissions from 2020-2030 by 29%. Indonesia has announced plans for a $20 billion program to expand clean energy. The baseline for measuring these cuts is the 2030 business as usual scenario, which would feature hefty increases in emissions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Change #1: 100% clean energy goals have spread At the beginning of 2018, the only state in the country with a 100% clean or renewable energy goal was Hawaii. Now, 22 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have 100% clean energy goals on the books.

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Siemens faces international criticism for supplying new Indonesian coal-fired plant Clean Energy Wire PaulaR Mon, 02/19/2024 - 18:06 Monday, July 27, 2020 Read more Edgar Meza Tagesspiegel

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

But solar is the big winner here, with it’s share of total US capacity increasing from 7% in 2020 to 29% in 2050. Without additional climate or clean energy policies, gas (and to a lesser degree, coal) will both provide electricity and will be used to balance the grid with growing levels of variable wind and solar generation.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This is not only true of Christians, but Pennsylvanians as a whole, with 72% of the state’s residents supporting RGGI, according to 2020 polling. Already, utility scale wind- and solar-produced electricity is cheaper to generate , and now is a critical time for Pennsylvania to invest in clean energy jobs.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Publicly, Elsevier claims to be committed to a clean energy future. ” Lobbying and financially supporting US politicians who block climate action In the 2019-2020 U.S. But its ongoing practices tell a very different story. At UCS, we think Elsevier can do better.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Although its track record has some complexities, this timeline of German actions shows just its early and sustained attention to clean energy policy: 1990. It has helped to shape EU climate policy, while at the same time its own policies were shaped by the EU’s. trillion tons.] Renewables are 42% of electricity.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 27, 2023

Recent reports have documented the growing economic opportunities provided by clean energy and agriculture in Pennsylvania. Economic and clean energy groups released a report which found Pennsylvania’s Clean Energy economy grew to over 92,700 jobs in 2021. billion annually in economic activity.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 11, 2023

After issuing a 2020 executive order calling for conservation of 30 percent of California’s land and coastal waters by 2030, the Newsom administration released its Pathways to 30×30 plan in mid-2022.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to meet January 25 on legislation to redefine water pollution, prohibit the state from owning clean energy credits and other bills. Conventional oil and gas well drillers tried to abandon wells without plugging them 813 times in 2019 and 2020.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Clean energy is sweeping across America. In 2020, America generated almost four times as much renewable electricity from the sun and the wind as in 2011, with wind and solar now producing 11% of the nation’s electricity. Download the document.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JANUARY 4, 2023

According to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the ILO's Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2022, the number of renewable energy jobs increased by around 700,000 globally between 2020 and 2021. The post Green Energy Jobs Rapidly Expanding appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 2, 2024

And, this spring, that clean energy production is looking more impressive than ever. Every month in the past two calendar years—and in 45 of the 48 months of 2020 through 2023—solar and wind supplied at least 10 percent of US electricity. Solar and wind hit their current peak on the graph in April 2023, at more than 21 percent.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 14, 2022

When DHL first set its GoGreen target in 2007-2008, the goal was to become 30% more efficient by 2020. Billion to Ensure Climate Goals Are Met appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. The post DHL Is Investing $7.5

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Instead of investing in clean energy, the fossil fuel industry perpetuates the problem and erodes public trust. of gross domestic product in 2020 and are expected to increase. The Guardian reported that in the last three decades, five major US oil companies spent at least $ 3.6 billion on advertising. trillion or 6.8%

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2021

million square feet, released its 2020 progress report detailing efforts by partners who have committed to a 50 percent reduction in energy use in their buildings by the year 2030. In 2020, the Erie 2030 District reduced energy usage to 13 percent below the baseline, a slight increase from 14.8 percent in 2019.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2021

This legislation makes targeted investments to support environmental justice communities, workers affected by energy transition, and Pennsylvania’s growing clean energy and commercial and industrial sectors,” said Sen. percent to the Energy Communities Trust Fund; -- 12.5 A climate crisis is happening before our eyes.

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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.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Additionally, long-term energy plans consider how utilities will operate their existing power generating facilities and what type of new facilities they might build and when. In its previous energy plan , which the MPSC approved in 2020, DTE planned to operate Monroe until 2040. See this notice for more details on how to submit.)

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A Greener Life

MARCH 14, 2024

By Anders Lorenzen Despite trying to position itself as one of the leading countries in the world when it comes to climate action and diversifying to clean energy, the US remains the world’s largest oil producer for the sixth year running. million barrels per day (bpd). .”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

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. In parallel, there should be more concerted efforts to break down the barriers to the clean energy buildout.

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