2021 Carbon Emissions Politics Wind Power 
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 16, 2022
CO 2 emissions remain mostly level through 2050—nowhere close to meeting US climate goals. Carbon emissions remain high. This is where the analysis behind AEO2022 dates itself to November 2021. EIA also recently reported that US coal exports increased 23% between 2020 and 2021.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 22, 2022
During the Texas power outages in 2021, Minnesota gas utilities were stuck buying gas at Midwest wholesale prices 4500% higher than usual, passing astronomical bills onto Minnesota consumers—many of whom are already struggling with energy burdens that are higher than average. Source: MISO LRTP Report.
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Frontiers
APRIL 24, 2023
Author: Sorcha Brennan Professor Jayati Ghosh taught economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi for nearly 35 years, and since January 2021 she has been a Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. However, people might say, ‘Wait a minute, in the 1850s, nobody knew about carbon.
A Greener Life
MARCH 19, 2023
News that the Pakistan government plans to secure financing and start construction on a long-stalled 300-megawatt coal-fired power plant in the port city of Gwadar has triggered a debate on the direction of the country’s energy sector. The Gwadar coal power plant was first conceived in 2016, with an estimated cost of USD 542.32
Legal Planet
APRIL 29, 2024
New California legislation will require corporations to disclose their carbon emissions. Wind power costs fell by half from 2008 to 2021. The resulting economic growth also helps create a stronger political base for aggressive expansion of clean energy. Utility-scale solar was an even more dramatic story.
Environmental Progress
APRIL 20, 2021
Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce For a hearing on “Power Struggle: Examining the 2021 Texas Grid Failure” Written statement submitted by: Michael D. In its most severe appraisal of the loss of wind capacity, ERCOT expected 8% of wind power compared to capacity.
Environmental Progress
MARCH 11, 2021
In 2012, 2017, and 2021 the National Academies of Science and Engineering published three separate reports on threats to the grid, resilience, and the future of electricity. [1] Electricity experts are not able to clearly answer the question, “who is in charge of planning, developing and ensuring the integrity of the future power system?” [3]
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