A Greener Life

MAY 5, 2022

Encouraging data released in the report World Energy Transitions Outlook showed that despite global uncertainties renewables continued to grow and show momentum. At the end of 2021 global renewable energy generation capacity amounted to 3.064 gigawatts (GW) increasing global renewable energy capacity to 9.1%.

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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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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 11, 2021

Vincent’s larger cities–the more technologically developed southern communities of Georgetown, Kingston, and Biabou–are quite different from those on the opposite side of the dry meander. According to Reuters , that a draft of the legislation, prepared by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, was under ministerial consultation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

The biggest takeaway : without robust new policies, US energy sector heat trapping emissions will continue to remain high, far off-track from where we need to be to meet our climate goals. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2022 (AEO2022).

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 3, 2021

utilities have been slower to adopt the energy- and emissions-saving technologies than those in other parts of the world. Wastewater-to-energy systems start with a process called anaerobic digestion, which treatment plants have been using for ages to reduce the volume of sewage waste. Photo © Richard Webb / Wikimedia Commons.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The renewable energy transition involves harnessing epic forces of nature. Sleek solar panels forged from silver and silica from the depths of the Earth translate the sun’s blindingly fiery light energy into electricity. What secret weapon is a critical enabler of this dramatic energy transition? Batteries.

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Cresforum

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Mayor Quinton Lucas of Kansas City, Missouri, and Mayor Rick Osbon of Aiken, South Carolina, are prime examples of leaders working to find innovative ways to combat climate change and strengthen the American energy grid. Mayor Lucas is a strong advocate for implementing renewable energy sources, including solar, where possible.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

Nearly all of the alliance members have a renewable electricity standard (RES), which requires utilities in their jurisdiction to increase their use of renewable energy to a particular percentage by a specific year. We found that states have technically feasible and highly beneficial ways to achieve 100-percent renewable energy.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

By Leigh Hartman When Son Nguyen lived in the US, he saw rapidly advancing electric vehicle technology and heard stories from back in Vietnam about air pollution. The company sells electric motorbikes in Danang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and is exploring the reuse of electric batteries and how to power its factory with green energy.

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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

MARCH 12, 2024

Recent UCS modeling , conducted in partnership with Evolved Energy Research (EER), shows that, to reach these goals means completely phasing out US coal generation by 2030; in this scenario, gas generation would fall from about 40 percent of US electricity generation in 2021 to 25 percent in 2030, and 2 percent in 2050 (see figure 1).

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

On September 21, members of the Senate and House called for early action on legislation -- House Bill 100 and Senate Bill 872-- to require Pennsylvania to reach 100 percent renewable energy generation by 2050. This is one of the biggest concerns of my constituents and I will continue to fight for investments in clean energy.”

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The Energy Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Task Force released a first draft of the report in the spring of 2021. Some of the actions are related to development of renewable energy in Louisiana, whereas others aim to manage emissions. Other strategies focus on switching to low carbon fuels and developing the infrastructure to support renewable energy in Louisiana.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 17, 2022

This is an historic effort though it falls short of the broader ‘ Green New Deal ‘ goals that were proposed in 2019, and doesn’t include all of the elements that were in the proposed 2021 reconcilliation package (the American Jobs Plan in “ Build Back Better “) that ultimately floundered.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The era of renewable energy is knocking at the door. In this year’s edition of World Energy Outlook , the International Energy Agency showed that with the rapid roll out of renewable energy technologies, the demand for fossil fuels – gas, coal and oil – will peak this decade. This is a big deal.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 1, 2023

Heat pumps, a simple but effective technology, use electricity to remove heat from inside your home to cool it in the summer and pull heat in from outside to heat your home in the winter. Stats Canada ’s most recent statistics report that just six per cent of Canadian homes relied on heat pumps in 2021. With Ontario’s population of 14.53

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Enough research has shown that Collective Green Action requires the stakeholders to work together, to build technological synergies based on transparency and a public-private partnership that goes beyond borders and profit accumulation. Developing countries need renewable energy investments of about US$1.7

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 27, 2022

EVs are a newer technology, and their batteries require different end-of-life processing than gasoline vehicles. For stationary storage, companies such as RePurpose Energy and B2U Storage Solutions are repurposing these batteries to be used for renewable energy generation support. Slattery et al.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy launched Project PARETO to help oil and gas organizations with produced water management-- transport, treat, store, inject and/or reuse produced water from onshore oil & gas operations. Project PARETO can help with decisions around-- -- Buildout of produced water infrastructure (e.g.,

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 27, 2023

Pourbaix, Dilling and the Pathways Alliance are trying to sell us a false story that oil and gas production can continue, and even grow, as long as the emissions from production are “captured” by unproven technologies like CCUS. Myth: The oil and gas industry has ready-to-deploy technology to get us to net-zero.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is responsible for the development of offshore renewable energy in federal waters. The proposed array is to be made up of no more than 12 floating turbines capable of generating up to 144 MW of renewable energy.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This is an important milestone to help cement Pennsylvania’s position as an energy leader and accelerate innovation across a diverse set of energy technologies. Governor Shapiro supports revising the AEPS to continue supporting an all-of-the-above diversity of generation sources, including ongoing investment in solar energy.

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Vermont Law

MAY 11, 2020

The largest growing source of energy generation in the world is currently renewable energy. [1]. An EIA report from January, 2019 forecasts that renewable energy will continue to increase at a sharp rate as coal-fired and nuclear generation decreases each year. [2]. Power Technology (Feb.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 6, 2023

However, it’s a disappointment to the initiative’s proponents and to a larger group of environmental advocates who seek to promote California’s quick transition from reliance on heavily-polluting and climate-damaging fossil fuels to renewable energy resources. The California Court of Appeal agreed in a 2021 decision.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 15, 2022

In 2021, 9 percent of US electricity came from those graceful kinetic sculptures, up from less than 3 percent in 2011. Wind is now the largest source of renewable energy in the country. Wind power generation will continue to rise, including in the near term as a result of one of the US wind industry’s best years ever in 2021.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 10, 2023

In 2021, an ExxonMobil lobbyist described API as a “ whipping boy ” that takes the heat for bad policy positions while allowing the oil and gas giant to appear reasonable. B is for Beyond Petroleum In the 1990s, BP famously rebranded itself as “ Beyond Petroleum ,” then backpedaled from its plans to invest in renewable energy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. Energy efficiency also plays a critical role.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

Fifteen years ago, for example, it designed a virtual minivan—dubbed the Vanguard —that could meet California’s global warming emission standards at the time using existing technologies and fuels, demonstrating that the auto industry had the ability back then to produce cleaner cars. I recently caught up with Kevin X.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The growing credits for electricity reflect the growing number of EVs on the road in California, and support California’s goal of phasing out combustion technologies in favor of zero emissions vehicles. This is a little different than other similar sounding policies like Renewable Energy Standards, which can create some confusion.

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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

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

This has included retiring aging fossil plants, advancing the planned retirements of others, reimagining the energy grid through innovation and making investments in clean energy technology research and development. Posted: November 30, 2021] PA Environment Digest Click Here for a copy of the report.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2022

The Just Energy Transition Workshop is a timely workshop to examine the progress of the EU member countries, as well as the United States and Canada, following the COP-26 in Glasgow in 2021 and the IPCC Sixth Assessment Reports published in 2022.

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Physics World

JANUARY 11, 2022

It is no longer whether hydrogen will be part of a sustainable energy system solution, but rather how large a role hydrogen will play in a clean, sustainable energy system for the planet. Also discussed is how this vision is being made economically more viable by shifting cost structures and environmental driving forces.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

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. Compiled by UCS from Energy Information Administration data as of January 2023.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 24, 2023

With renewable energy, like solar and wind, becoming cheaper and easier to scale up, there has never been a better moment for governments to transition away from the fossil fuel industry and its destructive impacts on the environment, the climate and communities. In short, past Energy Futures have modelled climate failure.

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Physics World

JANUARY 11, 2022

It is no longer whether hydrogen will be part of a sustainable energy system solution, but rather how large a role hydrogen will play in a clean, sustainable energy system for the planet. The post European hydrogen programs: from Hydrogen Manifesto to Clean Energy Act appeared first on Physics World. Join the audience.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 2, 2024

Spring is a glorious time for renewable energy. Then came a crescendo: Solar and wind generated more than 5 percent of monthly electricity for the first time in 2013, passed the 10 percent point in 2017, and soared past 15 percent in 2021. Solar and wind hit their current peak on the graph in April 2023, at more than 21 percent.

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