A Greener Life

AUGUST 30, 2022

The first wind turbine erected at the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm in April 2022. The combination of offshore wind turbines, floating solar panels and green hydrogen are some of the hybrid clean energy technologies currently under development off the Dutch coast. . Photo credit: Vattenfall / Ties van der Horst.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

They accounted for most of the failed generating capacity in a number of recent extreme weather events, including Winter Storm Uri in 2021 and Winter Storm Elliott in 2022, according to Gas Malfunction , a new Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) issue brief. percent higher than the number of wealthier residents, according to a 2022 UCS study.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 26, 2022

July 26, 2022. Under state law, the city can be held responsible if failures by government officials caused at least half of the damages. An independent analysis found that while electrical problems at wastewater pumping systems exacerbated the sewer backups, most of the devastation was due to heavy rainfall, not government failure.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen Tenders for 250 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy by 2028 are set to be unveiled by the Indian government, according to a government memo. Wind power is set to play a key part in the target of 50 GW of new green energy tenders each year at 10 GW. Photo credit: Reuters / Amit Dave. in 2019 to 72.8%

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 16, 2022

Department of Energy announced its partnership with Carnegie Mellon University to launch and host the 2022 Global Clean Energy Action Forum in Pittsburgh September 21–23. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. The Global Energy Forum will also for the first time hold a joint plenary of CEM and MI. Granholm. “We

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

SB 1145 requires CARB to create and maintain an online dashboard providing the public with information about the state’s progress on meeting its climate change goals, increasing government accountability. Clean Energy. Climate Change Mitigation.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2022

August 9, 2022. The waste has remained there because the federal government has not established a permanent long-term storage facility. August 12, 2022: Webinar: Climate Change in the Great Lakes Basin — register. August 25, 2022: Interagency Ecological Restoration Quality Committee Monthly Webinar Series — register.

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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. How is that going to happen? Their report, however, comes with a warning.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 24, 2023

If applied with integrity, these new rules for government spending will effectively shut the door on the creation of new handouts of public money to the companies most responsible for the climate disasters being experienced today – and free up billions for climate solutions. With mounting climate disasters, there is no room for delay.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

2022 was no different, with courts further delineating the procedural dimensions of climate cases and expanding on the responsibilities of stakeholders for climate mitigation and adaption. Courts in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom have provided oversight of government climate mitigation actions.

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Brag

JULY 13, 2022

On June 23, 2022, DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) issued a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) of $70 million to establish the 7th Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute. Nominations are now open until August 1, 2022 , and can be submitted here.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Public interest groups protest outside of Export Development Canada headquarters in Ottawa, tell federal government to keep promise to end the agency’s $15 billion in oil and gas support. Despite promises to end public financing for fossil fuels, so far this year the Government of Canada has already committed up to $15.4

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 7, 2022

On January 12 and 13, Foley Hoag attorneys will lead a series of discussions about the significance of New York Climate Action Council’s recently-released draft Scoping Plan to the state’s continuing clean energy transformation. Join us on January 12 and 13 to learn more about New York’s plan for clean energy future.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2022

Department of Energy issued a Request For Information (RFI) to inform a $500 million program funded by the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to place clean energy demonstration projects on current or former mine lands across America. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. million acres in the United States.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 27, 2022

For Canada to remain competitive in the global market, the federal government and the banks that finance the oil and gas sector need to immediately pivot and invest in clean energy. The post Statement from Aly Hyder Ali on the 2022 World Energy Outlook report appeared first on Environmental Defence.

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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). I’ll start off with the good.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

These two pieces of legislation have historic amounts of funding available for climate work, clean energy, clean water, dealing with legacy pollution issues, really a lot of money and a lot of opportunity. “So, Since 2022, the federal program has provided over $782.9 In track one, EPA is anticipating funding 150 projects.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Last week, the federal government showed some much-needed climate leadership at COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. Joining an ever growing list of countries from around the world, Canada pledged to end public financing for overseas fossil-fuel projects in 2022 and instead prioritize the clean energy transition.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 6, 2023

First, it seeks to structure more flexible implementation support for subnational governments and communities for policy implementation and actions. The World Resources Institute (WRI) found that we lost 10% more tropical forest in 2022 than in 2021. Why the GCF Task Force?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Back in 2018, California legislators were considering a bill that would have created an independent governance structure for California’s grid operator , the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). Now, 22 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have 100% clean energy goals on the books.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 8, 2022

So far this year the federal government has provided the oil and gas sector with $18.4 It provides corporations with financial support through government-backed loans, guarantees and insurance. The numbers here are for the first three quarters of 2022. We won’t know the full amount for 2022 for another few months.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 26, 2024

In August of 2023, Premier Smith imposed a seven-month industry-wide moratorium on new approvals for wind, solar, geothermal, and other forms of renewable energy. The halt cost clean energy investors, renewable energy companies, and provincial and municipal governments more than $30 billion in delayed, deferred, or lost investments and taxes.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2022

This move leads to approximately 6,000 to 13,000 fewer premature deaths, more than 140,000 fewer cases of asthma exacerbation, and 700,000 fewer workdays lost to illness from 2022 to 2040 compared to current policies and plans. Just as important, cleaning up the power grid can also decrease carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 5, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen Last month, the Danish government set aside funding for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, through an agreement reaching cross-party support across the political spectrum. Over a period of 15 years, the government will inject 26.8 Aalborg Portland is Denmark’s largest CO2 emitter.

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Washington Nature

MARCH 11, 2022

This week, the 2022 Washington state legislative session concluded, with a few notable achievements for the environment in our state. Jay Inslee were leaders in making salmon recovery a priority in 2022. In even-numbered years, the session lasts 60 days, shorter than it is in odd-numbered years. Finally, we thank state Rep.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Federal government releases new policy aimed at ending international public financing for fossil fuels, next step is ending domestic financing . The Government of Canada estimates that this policy will redirect $2.5 billion in fossil financing towards accelerating the urgent implementation of climate goals.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 30, 2022

Unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territories [Ottawa, ON] – A new report released today by Environmental Defence, Buyer Beware: Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Carbon Capture Fairy Tales in Canada , reveals Canada’s federal government provided at least $8.6 billion and the Government of Saksatechwan has provided $1.2

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2022

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to meet January 25 on legislation to redefine water pollution, prohibit the state from owning clean energy credits and other bills. There will also be a hearing on stormwater fees and implementation after the voting meeting.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

Here in California, for example, the Air Resources Board approved the Advanced Clean Cars II rule in 2022, which establishes that all new passenger vehicles sold in the state must be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. federal law governing prospecting and mining. For example, the U.S. New policy in the U.S.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2024

Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations for their elective pay program , which allows many non-taxpayers, including local governments and their agencies and instrumentalities, to recoup the value of certain climate and clean energy tax credits as cash payments.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 25, 2024

The federal government has set targets and policies for most sectors in the economy….except The government sets regulations to keep Canadians safe. Until the rules governing the sector are changed, it will be business as usual. Rather, they need to have proper plans on how they will build clean energy across the country.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 29, 2021

State government officials in New South Wales announce an increase in the amount of rainwater farmers are allowed to harvest on their property. If completed, the line will deliver hydropower generated in Quebec to Massachusetts, in order to fulfill the state’s clean energy goals. The rule will go into effect in early 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

times more energy in 2022 than it did 5 years prior according to Rooftop Solar on the Rise , a new report released by PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center on February 13. Why pay for polluting energy from a dirty power plant hundreds of miles away when Pennsylvanians can just soak up the sun on our rooftops?”

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Whether we experience an affordable and safe future, or one of spiralling costs and climate impacts, depends most on one thing: government action. While the federal and some provincial governments made key announcements in 2023 that will support climate action and improve the cost of living, they have more to do.

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Clean Energy Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Beginning in 2022, applicable warehouses will accrue a WAIRE Points Compliance Obligation (WPCO), which is calculated based on the weighted annual number of truck trips to the warehouse. iii] Latham Clean Energy Law Report, “Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry,” November 25, 2019, available at: [link]. [iv]

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

That requires bringing global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050. To meet that goal, the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero Roadmap released in 2021 says no new oil and gas supply projects can come online. That’s the gravy train the supermajors should ride.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2023

Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued temporary and proposed rules for the “direct pay” mechanism enabled by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and codified under Section 6417 of the Internal Revenue Code. This blog post reviews details of particular use to cities and other units of local government.

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