Physics World

OCTOBER 28, 2021

With the COP26 climate summit underway in Glasgow, Physics World Weekly is bringing you a two-part series on climate change. Last week’s episode explored how extreme heat will affect global health and the challenges faced by climate modellers. Today’s episode is focussed on climate solutions.

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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. Currently, the states in our analysis meet their electricity needs with a mix of different electricity sources, including fossil fuels, nuclear power and renewables.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Those findings might surprise physicists, who will be aware that the energy density of nuclear fission is so high that just a fingertip of uranium has an energy equivalent of 5000 barrels of oil. The COP26 climate talks that will be held on 1–12 November in Glasgow offer a perfect opportunity to do so. Young support.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 1, 2022

Japan , their case challenging the legality of a governmental approval that allows for the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants. This will be the first climate change case heard before the Supreme Court. Japan’s climate change context. Civil law cases.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Change #2: Grid reliability challenges are increasing California’s grid has been facing significant grid reliability issues, struggling to meet peak electricity demand the past few years. In February 2021, SPP launched its Western Energy Imbalance Service which competes directly with the CAISO’s WEIM.

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Law Columbia

MAY 27, 2021

In 1978, during a phase of the Cold War when relationships between East and West began to relax, the United States and 4 other nuclear powers (China, France, the Soviet Union and the UK) made unilateral declarations granting security assurances to non-nuclear- weapon states. By Christoph Schwarte* . and “well below” 2°C.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2020

For years, legislators, policymakers, and business – Dominion Energy – have been avoiding the writing on the wall that climate change is having a substantial impact on Virginians, whether it be the fate of our historic sites in Williamsburg, the crop yield in the Shenandoah Valley, or an even more miserable pollen season in.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2021

To reach net-zero 2050 via this scenario, approvals and investments in new production facilities for coal, oil, and natural gas – and for coal-burning plants without carbon capture – must stop (wait for it) as of the end of 2021. That’s the end of THIS YEAR!

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

29; No Information Yet On Whether Oil & Gas Development Health Risks Will Be Included Health Department Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Pennsylvanians Near State’s Four Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. 27 Western PA Conservancy Webinar: Benefits Of Water-Thirsty Trees Sept. 30 Manada Conservancy Hosts Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing May 1 on cryptocurrency and climate change. At the hearing, Robert Altenburg, PennFuture’s Senior Director for Energy and Climate presented an overview of cryptocurrency mining in Pennsylvania and its environmental impacts. PAhomePage/WBRE.)

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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

To do so, this mechanism will mobilise at least €100 billion in investments over the period 2021-2027 (p.1). In a nutshell, the European Commission acknowledges that the transition towards a climate-neutral economy will have economic and social impacts, especially on regions that rely on fossil fuels extraction and treatment (e.g.

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Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This year’s list includes a diverse array of topics, from concerns over our energy and transportation infrastructure; housing and land conservation; international and local climate change; food security and contamination; and water quality of our world’s oceans. In Maine, it is. But despite producing enough food to support its 1.3

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

At RePlanet Nederland, we are delighted that the European Commission has proposed, on December 31, 2021, to include nuclear energy in the sustainable finance taxonomy. Yet, we believe that in its current form the proposal would underachieve the goal of encouraging private investment in nuclear energy as a sustainable activity.

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Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 22, 2023

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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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. is 32 years, as of January 2021. [14] It has been paying surrounding states for years to take excess power.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 15, 2021

G7 leaders had, before this year’s meeting hosted by the UK on Carbis Bay in Cornwall, the most southwestern county in the UK, promised that climate change would be one of the key discussion points. via Wikimedia. By Anders Lorenzen. But only two of the countries were willing to pledge more cash. ” .

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2022

In calendar 2021, DEP received 741 unconventional well permits , far less than half the number needed to adequately support the program. Related Article: -- IFO: 2021 Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee Revenue $233.8 There has been no increase in fees for conventional oil and gas drillers since 2014.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. Source: IESO Annual Planning Outlook (updated Feb 2021). It increases carbon emissions and makes climate change worse, and the impacts of climate change are not distributed equally.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

13 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Keystone Station Coal-Fired Power Plant, Armstrong County Dept. Of Health Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets Near State's 4 Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. 13 Manada Conservancy: The Health Of Our Trees - Impacts Of Climate Change, Insects, More Sept.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 18, 2021

Russia has been slow to move on climate action , as it is a hydrocarbon superpower and oil and gas play a significant role in the economy. Thus, there is a powerful lobby intrinsically opposed to – or at least suspicious of – radical measures to move quickly on climate change action.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 17, 2022

The failures at Homestake are emblematic of the toxic legacy of the American uranium industry, one that has been well-documented from its boom during the Cold War until falling uranium prices and concerns over the dangers of nuclear power decimated the industry in the 1980s. Credit© Mauricio Rodríguez Pons/ProPublica.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The next weekly Digest will be December 6.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2021

Middle District Court Of PA -- WBTimes: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant To Sound Emergency Sirens Aug. Penn State Extension Dive Deeper Water Education Summit Sept. Penn State Extension Dive Deeper Water Education Summit Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 4, 2021

Of Conservation Districts: Recognizes Pennsylvania Conservationists With 2021 Awards [PaEN] -- 7 Western PA Students Win National Garden Club Contests, Receive Prizes, College Scholarship [PaEN] -- 5 PA Winners Of National Assn. 26 In NE PA - Apply Now! 2:00 p.m. -- Help Wanted: PA Sustainable Agriculture Assn.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

EIA: 'Increasing Electricity Generation From Renewable Sources Contributes To Lower Power Prices' In 2023 [PaEN] -- Bill Setting Decommissioning Rules For Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facilities Passes The Senate [PaEN] -- Senate Passes Bill Blocking Local Elected Officials From Moving To Cleaner Energy Sources To Combat Climate Change [PaEN] -- Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

MGD Out-Of-Basin Transfer [PaEN] -- Senate Passes Bill Blocking Local Elected Officials From Moving To Cleaner Energy Sources To Combat Climate Change [PaEN] -- Rep. Yaw Proposes Independent Energy Office To Promote Development Of PA’s Diverse Energy Portfolio - Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Coal [PaEN] -- U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2023

Climate Alliance , conducted a research study in May 2021 to better understand the capabilities of airborne methane detection technology and to gather data on methane emission sources and rates. The coal industry, unfortunately, did not cooperate, so far. Overview DEP, in collaboration with Carbon Mapper, Inc. and the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

And resources to plug these wells, or even find them, had been scant – prior to the IIJA passed by Congress and signed by President Biden in 2021. For context, DEP spent $37 million plugging approximately 3,000 wells from 1989 through 2021. Fighting Climate Change for Pennsylvania The reality of climate change is here for Pennsylvania.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 25, 2022

Believing in the importance of aggressive action to address climate change is something of a recipe for bipolar disorder. News today from ClimateWire (subscription required) that power plant GHG emissions increased by more than 3% in both 2020 and 2021 – depression. Trump – depression. Biden first 90 days – elation.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 4, 2022

As we are in the early days of 2022, I could again write that 2021 was the year climate change went mainstream. We don’t have to go very far back to find when the issue was a niche, and it is only going to become more mainstream as the urgency of tackling the climate crisis continues to materialise. By Anders Lorenzen.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 23, 2022

For example, the IRA extends and expands existing tax credits for renewable electricity production, and creates a new credit for electricity production at certain nuclear power plants. Later, in November 2021, EPA proposed to strengthen the 2016 NSPS and establish new regulations for existing facilities.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2021

Helpful Resources: Click Here for latest PA Environmental News Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter Read Weekly PA Environment Digest [Posted: August 5, 2021] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Of Health: Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets Near State's 4 Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. Of Health: Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets Near State's 4 Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. For Virtual Ohio River Basin Conference Oct. 27 Hearing On Biosolids Permit Revisions [PaEN] -- House Adds Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 20, 2022

Washington Landmark -- TribLive: Westmoreland Recycler Salvages Old Electronics; Donates Laptops To Shelter -- MCall: Earth Day: Your Guide To Events, Cleanups In Lehigh Valley Area -- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Lancaster County Farm Kills 1.4

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2023

Six years ago, in 2017, electricity generation was 35% coal, 35% nuclear, 23% natural gas, 6% renewable, biomass and other. Read more here In 2021, 53% of electricity generation came from natural gas, 31% from nuclear, 12% from coal and 4% from renewables and other sources, according to the U.S. Yaw praised.

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Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

As background, I am an invited expert reviewer of the next assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and a Time Magazine “Hero of the Environment.” My name is Michael Shellenberger, and I am Founder and President of Environmental Progress, an independent and nonprofit research organization.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2023

DEP reported in December that between 2017 and 2021, conventional operators abandoned without plugging 2,246 wells -- 561 a year, on average. I helped respond to the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant accident, to severe floods, the worst tornadoes Pennsylvania ever experienced and the million gallon Ashland Oil spill.

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