Legal Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2024

I’m not including laws that simply incentivize clean energy or those that fund pure science, even though both are vitally important parts of climate policy. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) , passed in 2022, contains hundreds of billions of dollars in funding for clean energy.

Law

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 17, 2025

The guidelines , issued in October 2023, would help banks with more than $100 billion in assets manage the ways in which climate change affects bonds, mortgages, and other financial products. Trumps executive orders also advance industry interests by making it easier to increase fossil fuel production while blocking clean energy development.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Even so, if you’re someone who cares about energy and environment, there are some things to be thankful for this year Here are a few. Falling prices of renewable energy. Clean energy investment. According to Clean Investment Monitor, U.S. Peak carbon?

Politics

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 21, 2025

For companies in the oil and gas sector, 80 to 90 percent of carbon emissions result from the use of their fossil fuel products. These companies have not only failed to take responsibility for their role in the climate crisis but also actively obstructed efforts to transition to a clean energy future.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The transformation to an economy fueled by clean energy – across sectors – has begun, and he can’t stop it. More than 40 percent of all global power in 2023 came from renewable sources. million vehicles from 2022 to 2023, a thirty five percent year over year increase. But here’s a reality that Trump can’t avoid.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2025

Last year, PJMs summer peak was about 152,700 MW, and 147,000 MW in 2023. PJM documented this confluence of trends in the 2023 PJM paper Resource Retirements, Replacements and Risks (PDF). The National Weather Service predicts hotter-than-normal summer conditions, especially in the Atlantic seaboard states.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2025

Megawatts -- PennLive: 22 Bay Electric Vehicle Charging Station Opens In Lower Swatara Twp., Dauphin County -- PennDOT Focus On Innovations, Including Using Environment-Friendly Products, EV Charging Build Out -- LevitttownNow.com: Waste Management Opens $131 Million Landfill Gas Facility In Falls Twp.,

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 6, 2025

He has launched an illegal effort to claw back $20 billion in EPA clean energy funding significantly targeted for disadvantaged communities. In 2023, he said the the hype over wildfires is just hype to justify climate policies. He said , There is no climate crisis, and we’re not in the midst of an energy transition.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

At AWS, we share these concerns and are committed to being responsible partners in grid development and energy consumption. We've demonstrated this commitment through our Climate Pledge goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. In 2007, Google committed to carbon neutrality in its operations.

Carbon Emissions

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 16, 2025

Here’s the clean energy momentum at stake, the threats to that momentum, and why there is still reason for hope. Years of clean energy progress, month by month The graph of progress on clean energy from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) shown below says a lot about where we’ve come from, over the long term and in recent times.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2025

Pennsylvania has historically been an energy leader, but were falling behind other states in the necessary transition to clean energy. GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 And Saved $44.2

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2025

It should have been restored within 9 months of this date by August of 2023. XTO Energy Inc.[Exxon] It should have been restored within 9 months of this date by August of 2023. XTO Energy Inc. It should have been restored within 9 months of this date by August of 2023. LPR Energy holds 42 permits.

2025

PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2025

And Saved $44.2 GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 GW [PaEN] -- Fox45: PA Republican Sen. And Saved $44.2 GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 GW [PaEN] -- Fox45: PA Republican Sen. And Saved $44.2 GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 GW [PaEN] -- Fox45: PA Republican Sen.

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 17, 2024

year the vehicle is purchased): 2023, 2027, 2030, 2035. In addition to the vehicle characteristics, we also considered different energy futures. First, we considered both an electric grid consistent with todays policies (business as usual), using data from the Energy Information Administration.

2027

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2025

With Nuclear Energy - By Carol Browner, Fmr EPA Administrator -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Canadian Bitfarms Cryptocurrency Mining Co.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2025

. -- Increase the use of these resources will lessen Pennsylvanias reliance on foreign sources of energy. -- The diversification of energy generation by supporting a broad cross-section of clean energy technologies. Upcoming Meeting May 20-- Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority meeting. Read more here. ]

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2025

-- DEP Invites Comments On State Plan To Implement Federal Rule Requiring Methane Emissions Reductions From Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Facilities; 7 Hearings Set [PaEN] -- DEP: XTO Energy Failed To Restore 5 Multi-Million Gallon Shale Gas Water Impoundments In Butler County [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 24 (..)

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Additionally, long-term energy plans consider how utilities will operate their existing power generating facilities and what type of new facilities they might build and when. DTE’s goal is to reach “net-zero” emissions by 2050 while reducing its carbon emissions from 2005 levels 65 percent by 2028, 85 percent by 2035, and 90 percent by 2040.

Clean Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Codifying a floor for renewables in state law is helpful, but clean energy advocates must keep pushing utilities to move more quickly to incorporate higher levels of renewables not only to cut emissions faster, but also because renewables are the most cost-effective resources for ratepayers. What Still Needs to be Done?

Clean Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 22, 2024

When it comes to the transition to clean energy, 2023 was quite a year for progress: record-breaking amounts of solar installed in the United States, a solid drop in carbon emissions from the US power sector, more than one million electric vehicles sold in the country for the first time, “breakneck” growth in renewable energy globally, and more.

Clean Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 2, 2024

For hydrogen to have any role in the clean energy transition , it must be cleanly produced. This framework enables regulators to verify that the direct and significant indirect emissions associated with electrolyzer operations are zero. But the tell is in the asks.

Carbon Emissions

New Scientist

OCTOBER 28, 2024

China's carbon emissions may have peaked in 2023, as figures suggest its output has plateaued so far in 2024

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2024

On May 22, Duquesne Light Company released its 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report , which discloses the company’s performance in three core areas of its ESG strategy: climate conscious, powering people and responsible performance. DLC received more than $19.8 From the EPA GHG Equivalence Calculator as of Dec.

Clean Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 13, 2024

As electric vehicle charging stations sprout like mushrooms along our roads and clusters of new wind turbines come online, these two clean energy solutions to the climate crisis are becoming more commonplace. The United States needs to speed its transition to clean energy in order to stave off even worse impacts of climate change.

Fossil Fuels

Clean Energy Law

MARCH 11, 2021

In December 2018, after having successfully reduced greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector by 53.3%, a majority of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) jurisdictions announced plans to design a program to address carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels.

Carbon Emissions

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Although its track record has some complexities, this timeline of German actions shows just its early and sustained attention to clean energy policy: 1990. The Federal Cabinet adopts its first climate target, a 25-30% cut in carbon emissions by 2005 under 1987 levels. trillion tons.] Renewables are 42% of electricity.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

The Pittsburgh 2030 District , a project of the Green Building Alliance , has released its 2022 Progress Report , revealing District property partners have reduced carbon emissions by 44.8% This achievement moves the District within range of reaching its target goal of 50-65% reduction in carbon emissions before the 2030 deadline.

Carbon Emissions

Scientific American

JANUARY 6, 2023

A slow economy, clean energy spending, electric vehicles and heat pumps could offset coal combustion to level carbon emissions.

Carbon Emissions

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2024

These owners understood both the need for a supply of energy, and the value and reliability of clean energy. A significant fraction of the clean energy built in the US was financed on the commitments by such high profile, public data companies.

Electricity

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.

Electricity

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

The House Oversight Committee found that BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell handed out more than $44 billion in stock buybacks and dividends when profits started to rise last year, and those numbers are only going up: in April, ExxonMobil upped its buyback program from $10 billion to $30 billion through 2023.

Fossil Fuels

Washington Nature

JANUARY 9, 2023

Today kicks off the 2023 state legislative session for our elected state leaders. As 2023 is the first year in which the state will be collecting revenue from the Climate Commitment Act, the stakes for these budget decisions are especially high. © Courtney Baxter/TNC. Aerial view over Plum Creek / Checkerboard Forest Lands.

2023

Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 30, 2022

British Columbia was a welcome exception due to initiatives like the province’s clean car standards , plastic waste policies and climate plan. . Looking forward to 2023, we expect the federal government will make progress on efforts that are already underway and deliver real results. Putting a cap on oil and gas carbon emissions.

2023

Cresforum

JULY 19, 2024

Amazon recently released its 2023 Sustainability Report , which outlines their dedication to carbon-free energy and showcases U.S. industry leadership in clean energy. CRES Forum congratulates Amazon on their achievements, and we look forward to continuing to collaborate on these efforts.

Carbon Emissions

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

In fact, between 2000 and 2023, 80% of all major power outages in the United States were due to weather, including severe storms, wildfires, and extreme heat. In recent years the frequency of extreme weather events has skyrocketed, and many events have included power outages that threaten people’s safety and even lives. What is next?

Electricity

Cresforum

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

During the 2023 National Clean Energy Week Policymakers Symposium , a group of industry leaders convened for a panel discussion on how the United States can leverage its carbon advantage. A critical component of achieving this is American innovation.

Carbon Emissions

Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In 2023, we are pleased to report that environmental progress in Canada outran the efforts to slow it down. This move will free up taxpayer money to invest in the clean energy transition for Canadians. However, we also anticipate greater challenges at the provincial level, especially for people living in Alberta.

2024