Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Effectively prohibited California utilities from using electricity from coal-fired generation. 2022 AB 1279. Requires 90% renewable energy and zero-carbon electricity by 2035, 95% by 2040 and 100% by 2045 CARB prohibited sale of new gas and diesel cars after 2034. Required CARB to create an inventory of GHG emissions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2022

Climate Alliance (USCA) can meet all of their electricity needs with renewable energy—while decarbonizing other sectors of the economy and ensuring equitable benefits to all communities. And we’re already seeing the prominent role that renewables are starting to play in our electricity mix. by 2035 is needed.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030. The industry has told governments that it is not big enough to deliver green energy goals, and requires better policy support to get back on track, especially for manufacturers in Europe. Made in Europe The crisis is particularly biting in Europe’s offshore wind sector.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 17, 2024

The report provides detailed information on the current state of Cuba’s electricity sector and recommends reforms to advance the transition to a lower emission, reliable, and more climate resilient system. Policymakers have subsequently announced their intention to increase renewable electricity generation to 37% by 2030.

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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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Enviromental Defense

MAY 7, 2024

CCS is a multi-billion dollar boondoggle that doesn’t come close to the hype, has significant safety risks, and is a substantial distraction from real climate solutions, such as building more renewable energy, increasing electricity transmission infrastructure, and developing and using storage technology. Want proof?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 19, 2023

New narratives, startups, and mobility experiments were based on great optimism about electric, digital, autonomous, hybrid, micro, or even aerial (drone) mobilities. Add to this major federal investments in electrifying transportation within the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. New ride hailing services (e.g., increase over 2020.

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A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2021

Germany has recently experienced fatal and apocalyptic climate- fuelled floods , after which the country’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel, promised the government would do more to tackle climate change. Ironically, the country already gets a lot of its electricity supply via interconnectors from France – produced through nuclear energy.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Witmer of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, focusing on electric, natural gas and water issues, as well as cybersecurity and the impact of environmental regulation on energy markets. “I McDonnell will assume his responsibilities as President & CEO of PennFuture on October 15, 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Coal-Fired Power Capacity Retired By End Of 2029 As A Result Of Competition With Natural Gas, Renewables PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- PennLive: Jury Selection Begins For Trial Of Cumberland County Woman Accused Of Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. 9 Webinar: Tackling The Next Half Century Of Water Challenges.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 19, 2023

News that the Pakistan government plans to secure financing and start construction on a long-stalled 300-megawatt coal-fired power plant in the port city of Gwadar has triggered a debate on the direction of the country’s energy sector. “We Electricity shortage is the biggest impediment to developing Gwadar,” he said.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In political terms, this seems like a lost opportunity to showcase the government’s achievements; it’s also a disservice to those in the policy community who are tracking implementation. Announcing $400 million in grant funding available for school districts to purchase electric or low-emission school buses. Opening Oct.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 11, 2022

The IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee during the unveiling of the report: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. The report Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of climate change looked at a variety of pathways for increased climate actions. Photo credit: IPCC / Mark Speight. By Anders Lorenzen.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Here are 68 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1 27 Released 1.1

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

On 2 January 2022, massive protests erupted throughout Kazakhstan , initially over the price of liquefied petroleum gas. The government had abruptly stopped subsidies, dramatically increasing the price for consumers. The government resigned on 5 January, and the situation continues to develop.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 30, 2023

This political rollercoaster ride was also unfolding across last year’s Danger Season , stressing the urgency of the need to act big, and act now. And just as suddenly, on August 16, 2022, the bill became law: the largest-ever one-time federal investment in climate action that humanity has ever seen. It was simply awesome.

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Dylan White , and Sam Wong As countries around the world accelerate the transition to clean energy, the race to gain shares in the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing market is intensifying, with global sales of EVs rising 31% in 2023. [1] News, Global Electric Car Sales Rose 31% in 2023 – Rho motion (Jan. 18741(a)(5). [5]

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 4, 2023

At the highest level, the contiguous United States is composed of three electrical grids: the Western Interconnection, the Eastern Interconnection, and the Texas Interconnection. Interconnections and regional entities (Source: North American Electric Reliability Corporation). Governance would expand beyond state borders.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

September 20, 2022 . “There were families who did not know about it, because they were living without electricity, so they didn’t hear the story,” Smith recalls. And political power with it. Just lack of political capital. By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue. Photographs by J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission regulations on climate disclosure, first proposed in March 2022 and likely to be issued in final form in October 2023, [1] have drawn considerable controversy and face an uncertain fate in the inevitable litigation. [2] This piece previously appeared in the CLS Blue Sky Blog. 46] The U.S.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 17, 2023

As more advisory services, investment companies, and public companies have publicized their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, the U.S. In March 2022, the SEC proposed amendments to Regulations S-X that would both enhance and standardize public companies’ climate-related disclosures (“Climate-Related Disclosures”).

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Additionally, MDE’s choice to regulate “site” EUI as opposed to “source” EUI is simply wrong if, again, the overarching goal is reducing GHG emissions, because Maryland is and will be a net importer of electricity (. Best left for another day is that the building activity site energy targets are crazy low and cannot stand.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 19, 2022

Lawmakers put a clause into an omnibus bill that prevented local governments from giving the natural environment its own legal rights. With less water in reservoirs, generators crank out fewer megawatt-hours, raising the cost of electricity and increasing the risk of summer blackouts. 4) Drought Is Political.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Some have argued that weather-dependent energies would, paradoxically, make electricity even more reliable. Adding more variable energy sources to electricity grids, all else being equal, might not in itself make electricity less reliable. But all else is not equal. GW of wind produced at a rate of 0.65

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 28, 2022

By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue – March 28, 2022. The city set a December 31, 2022 deadline for the water shut off. . The nearly 23,000-member Gila River Indian Community is modernizing: adding to its group of casinos, preparing to expand its irrigated farm acres, and elevating its influence in Arizona’s politics and economy.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 11, 2022

But Michigan’s experience shows how political conflicts and logistical challenges can complicate the math. Kelly House, Bridge Michigan – May 11, 2022. Brett Walton 2022-05-02 07:18:48 2022-05-11 11:32:01 After Decades of Neglect, Bill Coming Due for Michigan’s Water Infrastructure. Are Mergers The Answer?

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

To help voters determine which candidates would deliver the needed course correction, Environmental Defence and its allies in the Ontario Priorities Working Group asked each of the province’s major political parties whether – and how – they would deliver the rapid emissions reductions Ontario will need to head off climate catastrophe. .

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 30, 2023

Landmark DTE Energy settlement In July, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved a momentous sett l e m ent agreement regarding the electric utility DTE Energy’s plan to provide electricity to its 2.3 Reform utility political contribution and lobbying regulations. million customers for the next 20 years.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 6, 2022

By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — October 6, 2022. In the late 1970s, a golden age for American coal, skyrocketing oil prices coupled with rising demand for electricity set off a boom in coal-fired power plants. The issue boils down to the fact that the government is not collecting enough money to pay for cleanup. .

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

But in nearly every instance, Rose listened politely, refrained from challenging Tillerson on the facts, and went on to his next question. Later in the hour, Tillerson told Rose that the federal government should end subsidies for renewable energy. “I The company has yet to publish a report for its grantmaking in 2022, let alone 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In 2022, the cost of home energy skyrocketed – squeezing Pennsylvania households and businesses and falling hardest on low income families across our state. 75% Of PA Gas Production Goes Out-Of-State “Pennsylvania exports a ton of gas and electric,” said Marx. Over half of our electricity is also generated by gas-fired power plants.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 16, 2024

As we’re contemplating the legislative year to come, it is important to understand the political landscape surrounding this legislative session. Therefore, advocates or business interests who might have a difficult time advancing their goals in the Legislature might make an end-run around the government by going directly to the people.

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Court of Justice of the European Union found on 2 September 2021 in case C-718/18 that Germany failed to properly transpose various provisions of the main EU Energy Directives of the Third Energy Package, namely 2009/72 (electricity) and 2009/73 (gas). How much are governments allowed to interfere with energy regulation?

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

. -- Erie Times Guest Essay: Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition Wraps Up Conference In Erie - Natural Gas Delivers For All Pennsylvanians -- PJM Interconnection Files Proposed Winter Storm Elliot Settlement With Non-Performing Electric Generators With FERC, Requests Final Action By Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2022

16 -- Apply Now For Institute Of Conservation Leadership Delaware River Watershed Professionals Of Color 2022 Cohort [PaEN] -- WHYY: PA Task Force 1 Assists In Search And Rescue Operations Following Hurricane Ian -- EPA Seeking Nominations For Local Govt. Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities To Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Virtual 2022 Watershed Forestry Summit March 2-3 [PaEN] -- WLVR: PA Has The Most Abandoned Coal Mines In The U.S., Virtual 2022 Watershed Forestry Summit March 2-3 [PaEN] -- WLVR: PA Has The Most Abandoned Coal Mines In The U.S., DOT: PA To Receive First $25.3 What’s Your Community Doing?

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2022

Million In American Rescue Plan Funding -- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To PA State Government, Local Governments Has Yet To Be Invested. PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- ReadingE Editorial: Local Impacts Of Redistricting Don’t Get Enough Attention -- AltoonaM: Blair County Republicans Hosting Jan.

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