Colorado Climate Progress: 2023 Year in Review
NRDC
DECEMBER 12, 2023
This past year saw continued climate action, with important policies that will reduce carbon emissions and air pollution while improving quality of life.
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Driving on Electricity Is Now Much Cleaner than Using a Gasoline Car
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 30, 2024
Replacing gasoline with electricity greatly reduces the carbon emissions from driving. Based on where electric vehicles (EVs) have been sold, driving the average EV in the US produces global warming emissions equal to a hypothetical 94 mile per gallon gasoline car, or less than a third of the emissions of the average new gasoline car.
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EPA’s Power Plant Rule is Not Bold. It’s What’s Required.
Legal Planet
MAY 11, 2023
In the year 2023, the U.S. still does not limit carbon emissions from existing power plants, which generate 25 percent of our greenhouse gases. Today’s the day for the long-awaited release of Environmental Protection Agency regulations to tackle planet-warming pollution by the nation’s power plants.
The Year Ahead
Legal Planet
JANUARY 3, 2023
Here’s quick rundown of what 2023 might hold in store. EPA, the agency will have to come up with a new approach to regulating carbon emissions from existing power plants. In addition, there are major air pollution rules in the works, which may lead to less use of fossil fuels. The Sackett case. EPA regulations.
Pennsylvanians Realized $500+ Billion In Public Health Benefits By Eliminating Coal-Fired Power Plants, Switching To Natural Gas
PA Environment Daily
MAY 21, 2024
The elimination of coal-fired power plants and increased use of natural gas in power generation has led to historic emissions and air pollutant reductions equaling $450 billion to $1.04 The analysis leverages emissions data from the Department of Environmental Protection and applies U.S. This is equivalent to removing 12.5
PennFuture, Clean Air Council, Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund File Appeal Of Commonwealth Court’s Ruling Refusing To Allow Them To Intervene In RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Case
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
On November 29, PennFuture, Clean Air Council , Sierra Club , and Environmental Defense Fund filed an appeal of the Commonwealth Court’s November 1, 2023 ruling that blocked Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a multistate carbon emissions reduction program.
If the US Meets Its Climate Goals, We Can Save Money and Lives
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
New in this UCS analysis is a look at the public health co-benefits of reducing air pollution from fossil fuels that occur from decarbonizing our economy. Knowing what these substantial benefits are can help us better understand the true impacts of reducing our fossil fuel emissions. Source: UCS.
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