PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2023

Growing by over 30 percent-- to 92,773 jobs since the height of the COVID-19 economic crisis in 2020–clean energy jobs in Pennsylvania have proved their resilience. Increased investment in the clean energy sector can support the continued trajectory of this job market lifting up Pennsylvania’s communities.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Severe rains are becoming more frequent in the country as climate change worsens. Though the project would cut through 53 miles of forest in western Maine, most of the electricity would be destined for Massachusetts, in order to fulfill that state’s clean energy standard.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 11, 2022

Based on numerous sources, Governor Baker has now signed an Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind. This bill includes a number of key advancements for increased adoption of zero emission vehicles and clean transportation throughout the Commonwealth. According to the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

But in fact, gas power plants are unreliable in extreme temperatures, which—thanks to climate change—have been occurring more frequently. VY: Clean energy sources will be absolutely pivotal for an equitable and reliable grid. How can we make sure the decisionmaking process for a clean grid transition is equitable?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

And this problem will only get worse as the impacts of climate change become more frequent and severe. While it’s clear we need to rapidly reduce gas generation to help limit the worst impacts of climate change, it’s less clear how much fossil gas capacity we actually need to maintain reliability in a future decarbonized grid.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

DEP’s Climate Change Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on February 21 to discuss a proposed scope of work for the 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment and state Climate Action Plan as required by Act 70 of 2008. For more information and available handouts, visit DEP’s Climate Change Advisory Committee webpage.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Publicly, Elsevier claims to be committed to a clean energy future. Together with Scientists for Global Responsibility, we’ve launched a petition demanding that Elsevier and its parent company, RELX, detail their plans to align their business practices with their public commitments to address climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

By: Deborah Klenotic, Deputy Communications Director Climate change is a major challenge facing Pennsylvania, and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is leading many efforts to fight back and protect communities. Find more materials at DEP’s Climate Change webpage.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

With the clean energy transition already under way, the US electricity mix is set to continue changing this year. Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). GW record from 2021.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

Just last week, we heard that with regard to climate change, “ humanity is on thin ice—and that ice is melting fast.” Yet policymakers still use the disinformation playbook to deceive and misinform the public about climate change, at the expense of our well-being and our future.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

It’s widely viewed as the “gold standard” for energy projections, even though there’s much debate in the energy community about the validity of the assumptions behind these projections. These projections show that without additional policies or incentives, the US is very much in danger of not meeting our climate goals.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 24, 2023

Meeting the Need for Climate Solutions in Biennial Budgets Thanks to revenue from the Climate Commitment Act, the State Legislature has made a historic level of investments in climate solutions- totaling over $1 billion in the next biennium. We’re thrilled to see it across the finish line this year.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 30, 2023

A 2021 Union of Concerned Scientists-commissioned analysis found that that kind of inflexibility led ratepayers in the Southwest region of the country to pay an extra $40 million per year because utilities curtailed wind to make way for more expensive (and dirty ) coal power. Indeed, they are good reasons to focus even more.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The fossil fuel industry is the problem, not the solution Despite their well-funded campaigns to convince us otherwise, here are five reasons why we need to be skeptical about fossil fuel industry engagement in global climate policy. Let’s start with the obvious: the burning of fossil fuels is the main driver of climate change.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 30, 2022

Wider repercussions, including the inequitable impacts of rising food and energy prices and the potential for a food crisis hitting vulnerable populations around the world, must also be urgently addressed by global leaders. Multiple crises colliding with climate change.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Four important global reports released in the last two days set up a deeply sobering context for the upcoming annual international climate talks in Egypt, also called COP27. Source: UN Climate Change 2022 NDC Synthesis Report. Source: UN Climate Change 2022 NDC Synthesis Report. The UNEP Emissions Gap Report.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

One strategy is to counterbalance carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that contribute to climate change by drawing an equal amount of carbon out of the atmosphere, such as through planting trees. By Department of Conservation & Natural Resources Efforts to slow or stop global warming involve many strategies working together.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 3, 2021

DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council is scheduled to hold a virtual meeting June 15 to hear presentations on energy storage in Pennsylvania, a summary of the 2021 climate impacts assessment and clean energy workforce needs. Click Here for a copy of the Assessment. Click Here for DEP’s presentation. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2022

The need to invest in our Nation’s future is especially true when it comes to the unprecedented risks we face from the climate crisis – and the opportunities we can create through action. Today, for the first time in history, OMB is formally accounting in the Federal Budget for risks of climate change. billion and $9.60

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Legal Planet

JULY 29, 2021

On Wednesday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed a package of four clean energy bills. These bills move Oregon to the forefront of climate action. This is not only a major step forward for the state; it should also clear the path to closer collaboration among Washington State, Oregon, and California on climate issues.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Although the nuclear bailout was repealed and refunded in 2021, some of the law’s other egregious provisions requiring ratepayers across the state to subsidize money-losing coal plants and gutting renewable energy and energy efficiency standards are still in place today. The Union of Concerned Scientists opposed H.B. Since H.B.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 10, 2023

This year has brought new evidence of what major fossil fuel companies knew and when about the role their products play in climate change, as well as what they did in spite of what they knew. They enable us to strengthen our balance sheet and high grade or diversify our portfolio.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 18, 2022

Each year, summer-like temperatures arrive all too soon during spring, thanks to human-induced climate change. Because as we know, climate change has become a climate crisis. The bill must include provisions to ramp down the power sector’s carbon emissions and ensure a just and equitable transition to clean energy.

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Clean Energy Law

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Green , James Bee , and Kevin Mak On 3 December 2023, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (Taxonomy) at the United Nations COP28 climate conference in Dubai. signing of all the financing agreements) has been made prior to December 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The General Assembly has yet to answer the question of how to help communities and workers caught in the market-driven transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. The auction of credits under the program is expected to generate an estimated $300 million annually to be invested in energy-related programs. Read more here.]

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Wolf’s RGGI rulemaking in 2021. In fact, EEN Action team member Kim Anderson of Cambria County testified at the Independent Regulatory Review Commission committee hearing on September 1, 2021, which resulted in a 3-2 vote in favor of RGGI. So, we must use RGGI to both clean up God’s creation and to help workers and families.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 22, 2022

Minnesotans are facing concurrent crises of climate change, high energy prices and inflation, and the inequitable public health impacts of fossil fuel air pollution. Renewable energy will help with all of that—but we need a grid that is designed for wind and solar instead of having to rely on expensive coal and gas plants.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

On January 26, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed House File 7 —the 100% Clean Energy Bill. Now, with climate and clean energy majorities in both chambers, Minnesota is poised to join other leading states in updating its clean energy policies equitably with benefits for all residents.

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Frontiers

DECEMBER 15, 2021

2021 speakers. Jump to: Al Gore | The case for climate optimism Esther Duflo | Good economics for harder times Harris Lewin | Genomics-led solutions for all life on Earth Kongjian Yu | Healing the world’s cities Axel Cleeremans | Solving consciousness David Christian | Preparing our children as guardians of the planet.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

On November 30, PPL Corporation released its updated climate assessment report , which highlights risks and opportunities associated with climate change, evaluates potential future emissions and generation mix using scenario analysis, and outlines the company's strategy and goals to enable a responsible transition to a cleaner energy future.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2022

Paul in a special session to pass the climate and energy funding they agreed on, Minnesota will miss out on significant federal support for clean energy infrastructure as federal programs start and other states vie for funding. Minnesota has the tools to build a clean energy future. What Are We Waiting For?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Here are the four biggest things that have changed since 2018 that make grid regionalization worth reconsideration. 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.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

To help avoid the worst possible consequences of climate change, however, the alliance states need to reach that 100-percent objective much more quickly. What job opportunities would this clean energy transition create? EN: Energy prices have gone up dramatically in the last year.

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Law and Environment

JULY 29, 2021

On July 12, 2021, in a landmark utility effort to electrify New York City’s building stock, Consolidated Edison (Con Ed) issued a request for proposals (RFP) for non-pipeline solutions (NPS). Proposals are due by 3 pm on August 31, 2021. The RFP is an implementation vehicle for the utility’s Main Replacement Program.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2023

“We are so pleased for Sustainable Pittsburgh and our region to be recognized for our work in connecting and strengthening our clean energy workforce ecosystem,” said Joylette Portlock, Ph.D., Executive Director of Sustainable Pittsburgh. According to sources like the 2022 U.S.

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Washington Nature

JULY 3, 2023

Over the past few years, Washington state has enacted a number of climate-focused laws to address both current and anticipated statewide needs and opportunities when it comes to climate change. 2019 saw passage of the Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA), putting Washington on the path to 100% clean energy.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2022

increase in carbon dioxide pollution from the Commonwealth’s power plants between 2020 and 2021. Pennsylvania’s power generation sector is one of the nation’s largest — and thus, also, one of the biggest emitters of climate-changing greenhouse gases. Environmental Protection Agency show a startling 9.6% Update: Read more here.]

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