Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The 2022 UN NDC Synthesis report assesses the collective impact of emissions reduction pledges, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs), that countries have submitted under the Paris Agreement. Source: UN Climate Change 2022 NDC Synthesis Report. Source: UN Climate Change 2022 NDC Synthesis Report.

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

On November 4, 2022, the White House announced a new initiative to support research and development projects on 37 “game-changing” technologies to advance the Biden Administration’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. We will be tracking future funding announcements under this initiative.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 30, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen The renewable energy sector experienced record growth in 2022 of 1%. They still account for 82% of the global energy supply according to the industry’s Statistical Review of World Energy released this week. In 2022, emissions were up 0.8%, reaching a new high of 39.3 billion tonnes of CO2.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University There is a renewable energy revolution happening all over the world: costs for renewable energy have dropped significantly in the last 10 years and the world is starting to adopt the technology at a very fast pace. This would cost $17.10

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2023

"Solar leverages state and federal dollars to support the creation of solar arrays at public schools across the Commonwealth. It will save school districts and taxpayers money, create new learning opportunities and invest in statewide clean energy,” she added.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

US ratepayers very likely will pay even more for electricity and heating this winter compared to the already-expensive winter of 2021-2022. The US Energy Information Administration is forecasting the wholesale price of gas to reach its highest level since the winter of 2009-2010 in inflation-adjusted terms.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2022

The amount of solar energy at K-12 schools in Pennsylvania doubled since 2020, according to a new statewide report on schools' adoption of solar published by Generation180 , a clean energy nonprofit. Despite the pandemic, the solar capacity on K-12 schools rose from 14.5

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

By Odette Mucha , Vote Solar and Liz Robinson , Philadelphia Solar Energy Association As we know, solar power provides a wide range of benefits to Pennsylvanians. It creates local jobs, with Pennsylvania currently home to over 400 solar companies with over 4,300 solar workers. What is energy storage?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

All across the country, coal- and gas-fired power plants are still running, still polluting, and still showing signs of staying relentlessly online. The ongoing pollution from these power plants is an affront to public health and wildly incompatible with every climate ambition this country —and this world—has.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Today, over 6 million students now attend more than 8,400 schools nationwide that utilize solar power. Solar energy offsets electricity at nearly 1 in 10 (9%) K-12 schools in the United States. The report found that 87% of solar power installed at U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Most studies show that achieving these targets will require an unprecedented increase in wind and solar power to decarbonize the power sector and meet the increased demand for zero- carbon electricity to replace fossil fuels in building, industrial and transportation sectors. times current levels by 2035.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

DTE’s proposal, known as an integrated resource plan, describes how the utility intends to fulfill its customers’ electricity needs over the next 20 years. These types of long-term energy plans include forecasting the amount of electricity customers will need and examining different options for supporting that need.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

By Lily Jones, PEC Communications Director What does a local Audubon chapter have in common with a solar-powered business incubator? When you have a building based on innovation and moving things forward, you should probably generate your electricity through solar energy,” said Jocelyn Cramer, Wayne County Commissioner.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 24, 2023

There’s good news in the recently released official data on electricity generation in the United States in 2022: renewable energy has continued to grow, coal power has continued to drop, and renewables are now firmly ahead of coal for the first time ever. They offer a lot of good news about clean energy progress.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2022

MW solar energy facility in Union County. The article first appeared in The Bucknellian on October 7, 2022 -- Bucknell University is known for many things—stellar academics, superb facilities and superior athletics, but one aspect of the college that is increasing in size and scope is the campus’ focus on green and renewable energy.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Community solar projects are small solar installations typically located on underutilized farmland, large rooftops or former industrial sites. The property owner can earn income by leasing space for solar panels, and community members can subscribe to the project, earning savings on their electricity bill each month.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2022

What’s more basic, more natural, than sunshine?” -- Clean Energy Cooperative, Honesdale, Wayne County “On behalf of the Clean Energy Cooperative, I would like to thank the PA Solar Center for this recognition,” said Chris Weigand, President of Clean Energy Cooperative. billion annually. The current 0.5

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1

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A Greener Life

MAY 28, 2023

Solar panels on the rooftop and car park of a secondary school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Many such projects allow users to generate their own electricity and sell the surplus back to the grid. By Javier Lewkowicz Distributed generation and local actors are boosting renewables, democratising energy and reducing bills.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2022

The clean energy industry is continuing to deploy significant amounts of storage to deliver a low-carbon future. Having enough energy storage in the right places will support the massive amount of renewables needed to add to the grid in the coming decades. Currently only 4 percent of US electricity comes from solar.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Enacted in 2019, the CLCPA transformed the state’s earlier clean energy standard efforts from administrative fiat to law and sets more aggressive goals to reduce statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economy-wide to 60% from a 1990 baseline by 2030, and 15% from a 1990 baseline by 2050.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Last month, the British-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) reported that London-based HSBC, one of the world’s top-10 biggest banks, has helped raise $47 billion for the fossil fuel industry since its 2022 announcement that it would not finance new gas and oil infrastructure. trillion to $1 trillion.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2023

At that time, even the largest solar arrays in the world measured only in the hundreds of kilowatts, enough to generate the equivalent of the electricity needs of just a few tens of thousands of US households. I can distinctly remember how wacky it seemed when I first heard someone propose a one-megawatt (1000-kilowatt) solar array.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 4, 2024

A new North American Electricity Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) review of power outages and gas industry failures reveals the potential for prolonged and deadly power outages. What Happened in Texas?

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2022

By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal A solar power boom generated by new renewable energy mandates is unfurling in the Chesapeake Bay region. Virginia, for example, was ninth in the nation for new solar capacity in 2021. New York, which has one of the most ambitious clean-energy goals in the nation, has 80,000 sheep.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 19, 2022

Brooke Smokelin Has Dedicated Her Life To Trying -- DCNR Celebrates French Creek As The 2022 River Of The Year At Paddle Fest Celebration [PaEN] -- WeConservePA: PA Land Trusts Preserved 208,026 Acres; 107,300 Pennsylvanians Contribute To Land Trusts [PaEN] -- Dept.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Some have argued that weather-dependent energies would, paradoxically, make electricity even more reliable. 1] But recent power outages in Texas and California have poured cold water on these arguments. 1] But recent power outages in Texas and California have poured cold water on these arguments.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

This is especially concerning for a state like Pennsylvania where over half of households use natural gas to heat their homes , and much of Pennsylvania’s electricity is powered by natural gas-fired power plants, meaning even those who don’t use natural gas fuel directly for heating may still be affected by rising prices.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2022

On March 17, the Community College of Allegheny County officially “flipped the switch” to solar power. The extensive new 543-kilowatt solar installation will produce enough electricity to power 30–40% of CCAC North Campus’s electrical energy needs. Solar (Galvanizing our Energy Transition) program.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

Since I wrote that column, my last one on ExxonMobil’s annual grants, the company’s Worldwide Giving Report in 2022 indicated that in 2021, ExxonMobil contributed another $150,000 to AEI and $150,000 to the GWU Regulatory Studies Center. The company has yet to publish a report for its grantmaking in 2022, let alone 2023.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

Implement Ontario’s first comprehensive zero-emissions vehicle strategy, which in part includes: A province-wide electric vehicle sales target of 15 per cent by 2025, 45 per cent by 2030, and 100 per cent by 2030. A world-leading building retrofit program to improve energy efficiency, retrofitting five per cent of Ontario buildings per year.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2023

16 Shaping The Pennsylvania Clean Energy & Efficiency Workforce Future Webinar [PaEN] -- Sustainable Pittsburgh Selected As One Of 20 Regional Green Jobs Centers To Train Individuals For Climate-Resilient Jobs [PaEN] -- DCNR Webinar: Advancing Climate Resiliency In Pennsylvania Aug. Shapiro: Darlington Twp., Chris Deluzio -- Aug.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2022

Now a new report, the Pitt Climate Action Plan , spells out how the University will achieve that goal through investments in clean energy, transportation, efficiency and other areas.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A transition to 100% clean energy is an urgent priority worldwide to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change and preserve a livable planet. Solar power is jetting us towards that goal. gigawatts (GW) of solar power, enough power to provide electricity for one third of the households in Los Angeles.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 13, 2023

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

Annual Symposium To Focus On Electric Power Transformation - Energy, Environment, Policy & Technology Sept. 26-27 In Pittsburgh [PaEN] -- TribLive: Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

23 Innovative CEOs Enabling And Expanding Decarbonization; Part Of Global Clean Energy Action Forum [PaEN] -- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Suburban Philadelphia Firm Bets On New Technology to Store Solar Power 24/7 -- Erie 2030 District Achieves 22.4% Decline In Energy Use; $4.6 Million In Energy Savings; 14.6%

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