Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 17, 2024

Last year, I wrote that fossil fuel companies made billions of dollars in profit during 2022 as people around the world suffered billions of dollars in damage from climate and weather related disasters. The history of colonization that still shapes the land to this day also played a role.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2023

By Dave Jenkins, Conservatives For Responsible Stewardshi p The following goest essay first appeared in the Erie Times on March 27, 2023 -- We are at an inflection point on energy: 2022 was the first year when global investment in carbon-free sources of energy matched investment in fossil fuels. Energy is energy.

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Mine Cleanup Law Weakened by Coal’s Decline — Reclamation is a flashpoint for the partisan divide over fossil fuels. Social and political circumstances in Syria may have aided the outbreak. . — Brett Walton, Interim Stream Editor. Recent WaterNews from Circle of Blue.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Over three-fourths of Indonesia electricity comes from fossil fuels: 60% from coal and 16% from gas. In late 2022, Indonesia nudged its goals upward to 32% below BAU, and (41% to 43% below BAU with foreign assistance). In fact, Indonesia is moving its capital 600 miles away for this reason. Several official plans.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The cholera outbreak in Syria may have been intensified by social and political circumstances. Moving away from fossil fuels is the only way to prevent the planet from dangerously overheating, but the transition will not be easy. The post What’s Up With Water – October 18, 2022 appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 2, 2022

On November 22, 2022, sixteen municipalities of Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit in the federal district court in Puerto Rico seeking to hold coal, oil, and gas companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since that time. . By Korey Silverman-Roati and Maria Antonia Tigre.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2022

The shift from fossil fuels in the 100% RES scenario reduces the amount of harmful air pollution from power plants much more than in our “No New Policy”/business-as-usual scenario. Similarly, communities now tied to fossil fuels need support in moving beyond that dependence. And our modeling shows renewables’ power.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In fact, a recent study examined parts of this heat wave—from late November up until December 11, 2022—and found that climate change made the event 60 times more likely. By holding these companies accountable, we would finally stand a chance to get off of fossil fuels the way we need to and limit how bad danger season will get.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2023

Yet, in 2022, almost 40% of electricity in the US was generated by power plants fueled by natural gas. Note: “Natural gas” is an industry misnomer; UCS considers methane, fossil gas, and gas to be much more appropriate terms. And now, as the U.S. I hope these companies will be held accountable.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 9, 2021

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lamented that the final texts, “take important steps, but unfortunately the collective political will was not enough to overcome some deep contradictions.” Among those contradictions is the need to wean society off fossil fuels versus the desire for short-term economic gain. We in the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 27, 2022

There is still much we can do to bend that emissions curve sharply within this decade—but only if world leaders, especially leaders of richer countries and major emitting nations, take responsibility to act together quickly and fossil fuel companies are held accountable for their decades of obstruction and deception.

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Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Notably, in the same proposal, the Commission has also included screening criteria for gaseous fossil fuels. Their inclusion appears to be the result of a political compromise with Member States rather than of scientific appraisal as in the case of nuclear energy.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The Governor approved a notable slate of climate legislation with a package that includes more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets and measures designed to reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. The post 2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted? Climate Change Mitigation.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 17, 2024

Cuba’s power system is currently heavily reliant on fossil fuels. In 2022, fossil fuels accounted for about 95% of electricity generation, and about 48% of the fossil fuels used were imported, putting the country at high risk of price shocks and supply shortages.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

Professors would be required to “encourage and allow students to reach their own conclusions” and “not seek to inculcate any social, political, or religious point of view.” The idea that fossil fuel interests and policymakers are actively working to dis-educate young people from middle school through college is disheartening and enraging.

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Inside Climate News

OCTOBER 29, 2023

were down slightly in 2022, but thousands of industrial facilities with substantial emissions remain, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s recently released Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program data. By Phil McKenna Emissions from the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the U.S.

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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. Posted: May 31, 2022] PA Environment Digest The keynote speaker will be: Jim Skea (Ph.D.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In the study, we found that political power dynamics shape international negotiations, that the Paris Agreement temperature goal doesn’t fully account for the dangers of sea level rise, and that climate justice requires fully considering diverse views and experiences of climate change. they would experience 1.2 times the global mean.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 2, 2023

I had a small glimpse into this work in early 2022 when his office reached out to me after reading a report I co-authored on the risk of chemical spills from storage tanks in Virginia. The latter would invest in a just energy transition, funding job training programs in states that have historically depended on fossil fuel extraction.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

With most energy investments still in fossil fuels, significant reform is needed to modernise the sector and meet Kazakhstan’s pledge to become net-zero by 2060. On 2 January 2022, massive protests erupted throughout Kazakhstan , initially over the price of liquefied petroleum gas. Photo credit: Matjaz Corel / Alamy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

They just released their 2022 “Annual Energy Outlook” (AEO), which is a big deal: it tells us where electricity is headed over the next 30 years. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2022 (AEO2022). Source: US Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2022 (AEO2022).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 19, 2023

And several automakers have announced they will no longer make fossil fueled vehicles sometime between 2025 and 2040. Add to this major federal investments in electrifying transportation within the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. increase over 2020. Globally, approximately 1.3 million people die in road crashes each year.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The simple fact is that ditching fossil fuels for low-cost clean energy resources is good for the planet, good for the US economy, and good for public health. It’s a contentious issue fraught with political and social dynamics that have largely doomed previous attempts. The good news?

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Fossil fuel language. The key focus point is to phase out fossil fuels, absolutely necessary for bringing emissions down. The language is the same as was agreed in Glasgow, calling for: ‘the phasedown of unabated coal power and phase-out of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies `. .

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

Through the Clean Air Act , and as affirmed—and reaffirmed—through multiple legal sagas, EPA is statutorily obligated to address carbon pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. The Supreme Court clipped the agency’s wings in its 2022 West Virginia v. In June 2022, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in West Virginia v.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 25, 2023

That’s why we’re revealing the people behind Canada’s oil and gas industry, who are fueling the climate crisis with their dedication to fossil fuels. The Irving family is notoriously secretive, but they don’t let that stop them from exerting unparalleled political influence.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

8th Kitchener – 425 Bingemans Centre Drive – 4:00 PM Greenbelt Rally: Unions, teachers, nurses, political parties, health coalitions and environmental groups will be there. 16th Toronto – Queen’s Park – 11:00 AM This rally is part of a globally coordinated action to demand that governments end fossil fuels – fast, fair, and forever.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

CARB’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) seeks to incentivize the production and sale of alternative, lower emissions transportation fuels in order to displace conventional fossil fuels. To identify which fuels should be promoted, CARB calculates the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels.

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HumanNature

MARCH 11, 2024

Sounding Green” has not only become politically correct, but also a possible finance-generating mechanism. Climate is a global issue and when complex political systems around the world are brought together, solutions cannot be straightforward. ” Available at SSRN 4198146 (2022). Kedward, Katie, Daniela Gabor, and J.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2022

By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – March 1, 2022. Burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests, raising livestock, making cement, and using synthetic fertilizers are among the actions that have increased the amount of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere to the point that the planet’s basic functions are coming undone.

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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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A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2021

In Germany, fossil fuels are king. While Germany has had a huge focus on renewable energy this has done little to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. But the reality is that Germany is far from the top of the leaderboard when it comes to climate action in Europe, let alone in the world.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2022

He has spent his career championing environmental issues like clean air and water, advocating for a transition away from fossil fuels, and promoting clean energy solutions such as energy efficiency, wind, solar and geothermal. Being an environmental activist in a fossil fuel state is not for the faint of heart.

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Legal Planet

JULY 25, 2023

These include the Landfill Methane Regulation , SLCP Reduction Strategy , 2022 Scoping Plan , and SB 1383. Right now, oil companies have political power sufficient to preclude a change in liability that would result in oil industry obligation. There are many possible emergency actions. The rest of the world is starting to catch up.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 13, 2023

Read on to learn why and how more than a thousand scientists issued an open letter urging JPMorgan Chase shareholders to vote in favor of a time-bound phaseout of financing for new fossil fuel development and exploration at the bank’s annual meeting on May 16. degrees Celsius (2.7 C above preindustrial levels.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2022

Mann, climate change scientist, author and Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State, and Director of the Earth System Science Center, is the 2022 recipient of the Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence. Posted: August 5, 2022] PA Environment Digest Currently, Michael E. Mann, Ph.D.,

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