Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

At the global level, however, Germany has its own claim to a leadership role, particularly in its early support for renewable energy. Although its track record has some complexities, this timeline of German actions shows just its early and sustained attention to clean energy policy: 1990. Renewables are 6% of power.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2022

In another respect, though, there’s more similarity: in both countries, subnational governments play a key role in climate policy. Regional governments. Although ultimate power remains in the national Parliament, the national government has devolved certain powers to regional governments in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 5, 2023

The potential contribution of the BBNJ agreement to strengthen environmental protection in the development of marine renewable energy technologies in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Nearly two-thirds of the global ocean and almost half of the planet are marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ). 11, Issue 2 p. 1-30. 

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The EU and its 27 member countries have some of the world’s most ambitious renewable energy targets with a legally binding goal to produce 42.5% of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030. Made in Europe The crisis is particularly biting in Europe’s offshore wind sector.

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Student in the Department of Economics at Colorado State University As the urgent need to take tough action towards climate mitigation and sustainability gathers pressure, for most major power-holders today, including the markets, institutions, government agencies, media and countries, environmentalism has perhaps become the biggest fashion fad.

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Energy and Climate Law

APRIL 29, 2020

It stipulates that customers who are not able to pay their electricity and gas instalments due to the corona-crisis shall be protected against termination of their electricity and/or gas contracts for three months (1 April 2020 until 30 June 2020).

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 30, 2022

Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [Ottawa, ON] – A new report released today by Environmental Defence, Buyer Beware: Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Carbon Capture Fairy Tales in Canada , reveals Canada’s federal government provided at least $8.6 billion and the Government of Saksatechwan has provided $1.2

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The wind is in our sails on the voyage towards a clean energy future. Wind energy is currently the largest renewable energy source in the US, and the industry is growing fast. The World Bank predicts that the demand for neodymium for energy technologies in 2050 will be 37% of total 2018 neodymium production.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Updated analysis from 2020 shows that emissions traced to the 88 largest carbon producers contributed approximately 60 percent?of The best solution: Replace fossil fuels with renewable energy. The transition to 100-percent renewables is possible. Renewables are a readily available solution.

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Law Columbia

JULY 27, 2020

On Monday, July 27, the Sabin Center filed comments with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in support of the proposed Vineyard Wind energy facility offshore Massachusetts on behalf of the group Win with South Fork Wind (“Win with Wind”).

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

As Senior Fellow Amy Turner documented last year , a number of local governments around the country have moved to prohibit natural gas hookups in buildings. However, some state governments have blocked those local measures, preventing municipalities from enacting natural gas bans.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 27, 2022

For stationary storage, companies such as RePurpose Energy and B2U Storage Solutions are repurposing these batteries to be used for renewable energy generation support. As the grid becomes cleaner, added grid storage becomes more necessary to support the generation variability of renewable sources.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 9, 2021

Anyone who has been following the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be well aware of the extreme heat many of the athletes have had to compete in. Greenpeace East Asia has been analysing how the scorching temperatures experienced at Tokyo 2020 are becoming more frequent in cities across East Asia. Photo credit: Loic Venance / AFP.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Back in 2018, California legislators were considering a bill that would have created an independent governance structure for California’s grid operator , the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). Now, 22 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have 100% clean energy goals on the books.

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Energy and Climate Law

JUNE 11, 2020

On 10 June 2020 the German government finally released its long-anticipated national hydrogen strategy. The blog entry also discusses particular legal amendments to the energy market design in Germany. In particular shall the production of `green´hydrogen be exempted from the renewable energy levy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As we said previously , “Fiona caught Puerto Rico’s government utterly unprepared, leaving the population unprotected. Issues related to the power grid (turned inoperable after María) and the government handling of its “recovery” led to confusion, chaos, and more suffering for Puerto Ricans.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 4, 2022

This would come on top of an increase in fossil fuel usage in the public electricity supply in 2021 as compared to 2020, when consumption of electricity was lowered due to COVID-19-related shutdowns and disruption. Emissions from Germany’s power sector could thus rise from 244 million tons in 2021 to 264 million tons in 2022.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Named Orca, the plant is based in Iceland so that it can tap into the island’s geothermal renewable energy sources. . Construction on the plant started in May 2020 and its design is based on advanced modular technology in the form of innovative stackable container-size collector units.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 28, 2023

The ARA is comprehensive, science-based legislation that covers many topics related to environmental and climate concerns in agriculture, including conservation on both agricultural and pasture land, renewable energy, and food loss and waste. And it’s about time.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Providing government financial support for these false solutions diverts funds from proven, cost-effective climate solutions including electrification and grid modernization, renewable energy generation and storage, and energy efficiency. The oil and gas industry is hard at work lobbying for governments to subsidize CCUS.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 30, 2022

Replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy from wind and solar will depend on upgrading the electric power grid, which is currently plagued by planning delays and gridlock. To achieve the consistent, widespread planning that is hinted at by the examples described here, FERC and state governments need to make changes.

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Law Columbia

JULY 27, 2023

The Report builds upon previous reports from 2017 and 2020 , providing a comprehensive update on the current state of, and trends in, climate change litigation worldwide. These cases aim to ensure governments fulfill their legal obligations to take concrete action in response to climate change. Read the full Report here.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

On September 9, National Fuel Gas Company announced the release of its 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report , providing a comprehensive review of environmental, social, and governance performance metrics. Click Here for a copy of the 2020 Corporate Responsibility Repor t.

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Edouard Stenger

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Renewable energy sources and electric vehicles are progressing so fast around the world that according to a new study coal and oil use could peak worldwide in as little as three years. All these findings are corroborated by many other studies from reputable institutions such as Bloomberg New Energy Finance. That’s it !

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A Greener Life

JUNE 22, 2022

In the next two years, Bhutan plans to harness 300 megawatts of solar energy, Minister for Economic Affairs Lokhnath Sharma has told The Third Pole. Currently, the country’s installed renewables capacity (excluding hydropower) is about 9 MW. Photo credit: Department of Renewable Energy, MoEA Bhutan.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 19, 2022

Action on climate change of all kinds needs to be right at the heart of government policy and programs.” – Doug Parr, policy director at Greenpeace UK. Announcing the report, the government told the Guardian that it is investing £5 billion in new flood defenses, and more than £750m on peat restoration, and woodland creation and management.

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Law and Environment

JULY 13, 2021

The Report calls for critical changes to three elements of New England’s regional energy system: wholesale market design, transmission planning, and ISO-NE governance. In October 2020, five of New England’s governors issued a joint statement demanding changes from ISO-NE. Recommendations for ISO-NE Governance.

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A Greener Life

JULY 9, 2021

The region will need to change its industrial structure and energy mix to meet national carbon targets, requiring policy and financial support from central government. Energy authorities in Inner Mongolia are aiming to connect 50 gigawatts of renewable power to the grid by 2025. There were no improvements in 2020.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Those eligible to apply include nonprofit organizations and government agencies. Those eligible to apply include nonprofit organizations and government agencies. By offering these incentives, GusNIP hopes to increase healthy food consumption, and reduce food insecurity and healthcare costs. NIFA announced $5.28

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Manning Law

JUNE 8, 2020

In celebration of Environment Day 2020 on June 5, we publish here in full the speech given by Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme. Governments have already invested trillions of dollars to stabilize our economies and protect the most vulnerable.

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The Energy Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Interior’s authority to regulate offshore wind comes from the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which amended the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to expressly authorize Interior to issue leases for renewable energy projects in federal waters. REN-N03 (May 27, 2020). federal waters. 556.400; 30 C.F.R. 585.107(a).

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Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Even so, it compares favorably with the national governments in places like the U.S. An electricity plan published in December 2020 calls for a 2030 power of mix of one-third coal, with the remainder divided roughly equally between nuclear, liquid natural gas, and renewables. What is South Korea doing to cut its emissions?

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Energy and Climate Law

JUNE 26, 2020

On 1 July the rotating presidency of the European Council is moving for one and a half years to Germany (1/July/2020), Portugal (1/January/2021) and Slovenia (1/July/2021). The three countries that will take over the presidency from 1 July 2020 drew up a unified action programme for the coming years.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In the process of striving for equity in the emerging clean energy transition, I must emphasize that livelihoods dependent on the power sector are on the line. In 2019 and 2020, I served as a member of a committee involved in the implementation of California’s Assembly Bill 617.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 31, 2022

Just two months before COP26, the government released Vietnam’s eighth power development plan (PDP8) which covered 2021–2030 and relied heavily on foreign investment in non-renewable energy. By 2020, Vietnam’s coal power fleet was generating as much energy as all other power sources combined.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 2, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen The world invested a record-high amount in renewables in 2022, a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has found. It revealed that the global investments in renewable energy as well as energy efficiency reached $ 1.3 Photo credit: IRENA.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

Throughout his career, Minott and the Clean Air Council earned a reputation for holding government agencies and fossil fuel companies accountable. Since assuming elected office in 2020, Rep. He has publicly called for investments in clean energy, green technologies, and environmental research.

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