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. Renewable Energy Act sets fixed feed-in tariffs and gives renewables priority on the grid. Germany has dragged its feet on EVs because of its powerful car industry.
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. 6 went into effect, Ohio ratepayers have paid more than $182 million to subsidize two 67-year-old coal-fired power plants operated by the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC). Despite the partial repeal, H.B.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
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. By Antonia Douglas. greenhouse gas emissions. recent flip.
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. The list goes on, but you get the point.
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.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 31, 2022
It issued five Flex Alerts in 2020, eight in 2021, but there’s only been one so far this year. The concern is that, if an extreme heat wave were to strike the state in September, Californians would continue to crank their air conditioning well into the evening after solar power production has dropped off. and 6:28 to 6:48 p.m.
Physics World
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Tricky problem Nuclear energy is often not viewed as a low-carbon energy source. According to a poll carried out in 2020 by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), only a quarter of people aged between 18 and 24 in the UK are aware that nuclear is a low-carbon source of energy.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
250 
Let's personalize your content