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US 2024 Election Analysis: As Donald Trump is to become the next US president, the US government will yet again depart from climate action

A Greener Life

Instead, Donald Trump, a prolific climate denier, will become the 47th US President on January 20th, 2025, for the next four years and will lead the US until 2029, just a year before critical UN, EU, and current climate energy goals—plans that are almost certain to be shelved by the next Trump Administration.

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Trump 2.0, Day One: Considerations for Cities and Community Partners

Law Columbia

Among the EOs rescinded on Monday was President Bidens 2021 Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (EO No. But it is conceivable that subnational actors could stay the course sufficient for a future administration taking office in 2029 to enact policy more consistent with the December 2024 NDC.

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Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority To Buy More Wind Energy From Western PA Energy Consortium

PA Environment Daily

The PWSA board approved an amendment to a 2021 agreement with Direct Energy and NRG as part of a region-wide energy cost and consumption reduction program with the Western PA Energy Consortium. To advance its renewable energy goals, WPEC, in collaboration with PWSA, initiated this amendment to the original Direct Energy Agreement.

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Right on Energy: Section 45V Hydrogen Production Tax Credit  

Cresforum

Clean hydrogen production relies either on electricity, which may be generated through renewable or fossil fuel resources; or directly on fossil fuels, via steam methane reformation (SMR) or coal gasification accompanied by carbon capture, or via methane pyrolysis. Hydrogen Production and Challenges In 2021, the U.S.

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Climate Choices Part II — Session Law 2021-165 (Carbon Reduction Plan)

Smith Enviorment

A 2021 North Carolina law requires the N.C. More below on the requirements of Session Law 2021-165 (also referred to as House Bill 951) and NCUC action in response. More below on the requirements of Session Law 2021-165 (also referred to as House Bill 951) and NCUC action in response. January 22, 2023.

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Analysis: New coal mines add question mark to India’s climate commitments

A Greener Life

But this announcement was seemingly at odds with another made just three days earlier, when coal minister Pralhad Joshi confirmed that India intends to increase production for the fossil fuel. billion tonnes by 2029-2030. million tonnes, rising to 1.025 billion tonnes by 2031-2032. Is forest cover the panacea?

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Cities & the Inflation Reduction Act

Law Columbia

The IRA appropriates $330 million to the DOE to help states and local governments adopt codes that meet or exceed the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (for residential) or the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2019 The funding is set to remain available until September 30, 2029.