Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 13, 2022

California’s Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule passed in 2020, which required manufacturers to sell an increasing percentage of zero-emissions MHD vehicles, was an excellent start. This new regulation would apply to delivery vans, big rigs, box trucks, and buses.

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Environmental Leader

JUNE 2, 2021

billion in 2020, according to BloombergNEF. The analysis includes renewables, storage, electric vehicles and heating, hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage. The 2020 high of $501.3 in 2020 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. billion was up from $458.6. Read more ».

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Environmental Leader

JANUARY 7, 2022

The price of electricity saw significant increases in 2021 over 2020 in the United States as the cost of power-generating fuel and natural and weather events impacted supply and grids nationwide. The post Fuel Costs, Natural Events Produce Higher 2021 Electricity Prices appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 17, 2022

But in July 2020, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Municipal Law Unit struck down the first such ban that came across its desk as inconsistent with other state law. The post Coming soon to Massachusetts cities and towns: all electric buildings first appeared on Law and the Environment.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 27, 2022

In March, start-up BasiGo became the first company to launch an electric passenger bus in Kenya. We selected BYD because they are the largest manufacturer of electric buses globally and they are known for battery technology that is state-of-the-art,” BasiGo co-founder and CEO Jit Bhattacharya told China Dialogue. Policy direction.

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Environmental Leader

AUGUST 9, 2022

Procter & Gamble has cut emissions at all of its global operations by 52% from 2010 to 2020. The post Procter & Gamble Is Well On Its Way to Using 100% Green Electricity appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. It has done so using energy efficiency and renewable energy.

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The amendments are intended to accelerate progress towards decarbonization of the electricity sector and further ensure the state meets its goal of net zero emissions by 2050. The CES, first enacted in 2017, requires retail sellers of electricity in Massachusetts to provide increasing quantities of clean electricity over time.

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Yale E360

APRIL 19, 2022

electricity generation using natural gas likely hit its peak in 2020, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Finance (IEEFA), which finds that cheaper wind and solar are edging gas off the power grid. In the U.S., Read more on E360 ?.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

Let’s start by looking at projections when Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act’s big push for electric vehicles. In 2020, the Energy Information Administration projected that by 2023, there would be 580,000 zero emission vehicle sales in the U.S. carmakers are going to be shoved to the curb by the Chinese. That’s up from 2.8%

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This action follows the review and analysis of two rounds of public comment on matters related to electric storage, received from more than 30 organizations, advocates, utilities, state agencies, customer groups, and other interested parties. M-2020-3022877. The PUC voted 5-0 to publish the proposed policy statement for public comment.

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Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Between 1995 and 2020, BMW reduced its CO2 emissions by 53%. Also, in 2020, all the electricity it purchased to run its plants worldwide came from renewables. The aim is to cut its CO2 levels by 40% by 2030 and to be carbon neutral by 2050.

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Environmental Leader

JANUARY 7, 2022

The price of electricity saw significant increases in 2021 over 2020 in the United States as the cost of power-generating fuel and natural and weather events impacted supply and grids nationwide. The post Fuel Costs, Natural Events Produce Higher 2021 Electricity Prices appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Earthava

JULY 27, 2021

Electric cars are slowly dominating roads across the globe. In fact, the International Energy Agency reported that around 3 million new electric cars were registered in 2020, which is a 41% increase from 2019. However, electric cars will be a huge game-changer as they will reduce carbon emissions on roads significantly.

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Clean Energy Law

JULY 16, 2019

EPA’s electric power sector proposal follows nearly ten years of litigation filed by environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) and resulting court-ordered EPA rulemaking. Pursuant to court order, EPA must finalize this regulation by December 2, 2020. O’Brien and Stacey L. VanBelleghem. EPA’s Interpretation of Its Authority.

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Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 21, 2022

And the market is buying in: electrically-powered trucks made up 87% of the KION Group's sales in 2020. Kion has been pursuing e-trucks. Kion expects this rise to 90% in 2027. . The post Kion Group Says Sustainability Is at the Heart Of Its Manufacturing Processes appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental Leader

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The opportunity for such a build out was made possible by rapidly falling solar costs, which fell by 82% between 2010 and 2020. The post Bloomberg, Schneider Electric Outline Steps Needed to Expand Rooftop Solar appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Global Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

CHRIS JOHNSTON DECEMBER 2, 2020. Chris Johnston is co-author of The Arrival of the Electric Car – An Overview of the EV Revolution Happening Now. The fastest way to shift the transportation sector to environmental sustainability is to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Recently that has changed.

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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. 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. Since H.B.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 2, 2021

The planet’s demand for electricity is set for a strong rebound this year and next after dropping by approximately 1% in 2020, according to a new publication from the International Energy Agency. Read the full story at CNBC.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 31, 2022

At any point in the summer, extreme heat could trigger electricity supply shortages and rotating power outages. It issued five Flex Alerts in 2020, eight in 2021, but there’s only been one so far this year. For example, the two rotating blackouts in August 2020 occurred during energy supply shortages that happened at 6:38 to 7:40 p.m.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 2, 2024

Whatever the weather in March and beyond—in-like-a-lion blustery or out-like-a-lamb sunny—spring tends to be a season of strong electricity production from solar and wind in particular. Spring is also a glorious time for taking stock, since the official data on the previous year’s US electricity generation become available.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 24, 2023

This action follows the review and analysis of two rounds of public comment on matters related to electric storage, received from more than 30 organizations, advocates, utilities, state agencies, customer groups, and other interested parties. M-2020-3022877. The PUC voted 5-0 to publish the proposed policy statement for public comment.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Required state to reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and gave broad authority to CARB to implement the standard. Effectively prohibited California utilities from using electricity from coal-fired generation. Required the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to set standards for greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) new vehicles.

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Yale E360

JUNE 11, 2021

A new analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) suggests that global sales of gas-powered cars likely peaked in 2017, marking a major milestone in the shift to electric vehicles. Demand for conventional vehicles fell in 2018 and 2019 before dropping sharply in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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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 new decade has been a busy start for Virginians as the General Assembly started its 2020 session on January 8. By Antonia Douglas.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

electricity generation. Renewables are continuing to increase their share of the power sector, rising to almost 23 percent of the nation’s electricity supply last year, which was higher than the generation from both coal-fired and nuclear plants. In other words, when the air is hot, gas power plants cannot generate as much electricity.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 3, 2023

According to the California Energy Commission, more than one in five of all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the state at the start of this year was a zero-emission vehicle, which includes plug-in hybrids, battery electric, or fuel cell electric vehicles. More than 16 percent of new cars sold this year are fully electric plug-ins.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2022

Climate Alliance (USCA) can meet all of their electricity needs with renewable energy—while decarbonizing other sectors of the economy and ensuring equitable benefits to all communities. And we’re already seeing the prominent role that renewables are starting to play in our electricity mix. by 2035 is needed.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 8, 2021

The protein supplier has announced it will reduce GHG emissions across its entire domestic supply chain 30 percent by 2030 as well as obtain 50 percent of its electricity from renewable sources, such as solar and wind power, over the same time period. Read the full story in Food Engineering. Read more →

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

On November 22, the Public Utility Commission alerted consumers and small businesses that most utilities will be adjusting their price to compare for electric generation on December 1st – with potentially large winter energy cost increases in some areas for non-shopping (default service) customers. cents to 7.98 cents to 7.98

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Law Columbia

JUNE 16, 2022

Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and the Initiative on Climate Risk and Resilience Law today released an Electric Resilience Toolkit to support policymakers and stakeholders working on issues around electric sector regulation and climate resilience planning.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

They just released their 2022 “Annual Energy Outlook” (AEO), which is a big deal: it tells us where electricity is headed over the next 30 years. Here are five key takeaways from this year’s AEO, focused primarily on the electricity sector: 1. Relying on market trends is nowhere near enough to do the job. Carbon emissions remain high.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Electric trucks are ready for work We’ll need to tackle these issues from many fronts, and one promising avenue is electrifying our trucks and buses. There are currently over 100 models of electric trucks available or coming in the next two years in the US, made by over 40 manufacturers. The short answer is yes.

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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. Higher and more volatile energy bills An electric system that is over-reliant on gas can contribute to higher and more volatile electricity bills.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2022

Scotland set a 2020 goal of 100% renewable energy electricity generation. In 2020, they just missed this goal, at 97.4% This covers electricity, heating, transportation, etc., and is separate from their 2020 goal which centered just on electricity. This covers electricity, heating, transportation, etc.,

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 15, 2022

The ones that’ll soon be gracing areas over the horizon are powerful enough, each one, to generate the equivalent of an average home’s daily electricity use in just a few seconds. Even more important, though, wind is an impressive piece of our electricity supply. Wind is now the largest source of renewable energy in the country.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Between April 2020 and June 2021, solar panels atop Amazon fulfillment centers caught fire or experienced electrical explosions at least six different times. solar rooftops offline last year after flurry of fires, electrical explosions. solar rooftops offline last year after flurry of fires, electrical explosions.

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