Legal Planet

AUGUST 18, 2022

A carbon tax could cover the economy without the need for scores of regulations tailored to each industry. It wouldn’t require placing bets on what zero carbon technologies will win out. It would provide an incentive for cutting carbon emissions, with the byproduct of cutting air pollution everywhere. Download as PDF.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 5, 2024

By providing public transit operating funding, encouraging housing density near public transit, setting zero-emission bus procurement requirements and providing incentives for cities to speed up public transit service with dedicated bus lanes, Canada can cut polluting carbon emissions by 65 million tonnes from 2024 to 2035.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 10, 2024

What’s more, switching to heat pumps would reduce a home’s carbon emissions for space heating, cooling, and water heating significantly. Switching from propane or oil to gas may result in lower carbon emissions. But switching from electricity to gas will result in higher carbon emissions. It’s not.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

When combining this project with our 3-megawatt (MW) Solar Field, we are mitigating 100% of our Scope 2 carbon emissions.” “It’s really exciting to be a part of this project,” says Ken Shultes, AVP for Sustainability and Facilities Planning at Dickinson.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Combined with electrification of bus fleets, the report finds that with these measures, Canada can reduce carbon emissions by sixty-five million tonnes by 2035, if investments begin now. Sixty-five million tonnes over the period 2024-2035 is equivalent to the annual carbon emissions produced by 20 million cars.

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Clean Energy Law

DECEMBER 19, 2023

UK ETS Currently the UK’s main measure to mitigate carbon leakage risk is the system of free allocation under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS). The UK ETS puts a price on greenhouse gases emitted by domestic producers, through a “cap-and-trade” system, in which total carbon emissions and allowances under the scheme are capped.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

On February 14, 2024, Marcellus Drilling News reported National Fuel Gas Company , parent to Seneca Resources drilling and NFG Midstream pipeline companies, is suing a former employee and several vendors for buying and installing counterfeit parts at several compressor stations.” “One

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Strategies identified in a new industrial decarbonization roadmap would slash carbon emissions by 84% by 2050 in Pennsylvania, achieving crucial climate goals, yielding billions in annual savings, growing jobs, and improving public health, according to a new analysis prepared for the Ohio River Valley Institute.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 2, 2024

The specific commitment to require high density housing and the elimination of minimum parking requirements within 800 metres of frequent-service transit stations announced today was a key recommendation from our recent report: Putting Wheels on the Bus: Unlocking the Potential of Public Transit to Cut Carbon Emissions in Canada.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 18, 2024

Finding careful resolution to these issues will be a key point of focus over the comment period for these regulations, which is set to run through February 26 th , 2024. Even with this strong starting framework, a series of outstanding issues could seriously undermine the integrity of the otherwise-robust approach.

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HumanNature

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Guest Post by Sam Leuthold , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Department of Soil and Crop Sciences and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology at Colorado State University Over the course of the last two decades, there has been a shift in the general popularity of agricultural soils.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The solar projects, which will be developed by Pine Gate Renewables, are expected to achieve commercial operation between June 2022 and January 2024. This project is a significant step in further reducing our Scope 2 carbon emissions and achieving our overall sustainability goals. EPA estimates.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Guest Post by Ben Platt , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. The point here is that if we care about reducing carbon emissions and energy costs, efficiency upgrades can often be the easiest and most cost-effective way to make a meaningful difference.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Equitable workforce development, particularly in the clean energy sector, is a critical next step to ensure rapid decarbonization – the reduction of carbon emissions from human systems and activities – in southwestern Pennsylvania. To learn more about green innovation in the Pittsburgh Region, visit the Pittsburgh Green Story website.

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Washington Nature

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

As we continue to reduce carbon emissions, we also must ensure we’re supporting building communities that are prepared to face our new climate reality. For instance, transportation accounts for 40 percent of Washington state greenhouse gas emissions. Today, Washington state faces a different landscape than it did 30 years ago.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

20 To Review 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment, PA Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Climate Action Plan Ohio River Valley Institute Feb. Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: February 19, 2024] PA Environment Digest Million In Tax Credits To Subsidize Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Total Expected To Be $1.17

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 15, 2023

If this is allowed to happen, it will make cities more congested, increase carbon emissions, and have the greatest impact on society’s most vulnerable. That is a vicious cycle of service cuts and fare hikes that push people away from public transit and into their cars, further decreasing revenue, leading to further service cuts.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 28, 2021

The IOC has committed to reducing its carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2024, and by 45 per cent by 2030, in line with the Paris Agreement. The IOC said that the Olympic Forest will be compensating for more than 100 per cent of their residual emissions and will help the organisation become “climate positive” by 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

This visionary project aligns seamlessly with Governor Shapiro’s dedication to combatting climate change by significantly reducing carbon emissions. “The partners – Constellation, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Lightsource bp – are mutually aligned in our goal to maximize its benefits for our local communities.”

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2022

This switch to solar at schools significantly reduces carbon emissions and creates community anchors for climate education, awareness, and action. With support from FedEx, Generation180 aims to help double the amount of solar at K12 schools nationally again by the end of 2024. Solar on U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The solar projects, which will be developed in Pennsylvania, are expected to achieve commercial operation by January 2024. The agreement will help Sheetz avoid nearly 78,000 metric tons of carbon emissions associated with its energy use annually, the equivalent of taking nearly 17,000 cars off the road, according to U.S.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 6, 2022

Kelly Sanders of the University of Southern California says the magnitude of a carbon emissions increase due to drought is difficult to calculate, owing to the complexity of electricity supply and demand. The latest model scenarios show a 10 percent chance that Lake Powell drops below 3,490 feet by April 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 13, 2022

“This collaboration with Constellation is an exciting next step toward meeting our environmental goals of reaching 100% renewable purchased electricity by 2025 and reducing carbon emissions and energy use 75% by 2035.” This has been achieved through a variety of strategic energy, sustainability, and real estate optimization plans.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

19 EarthTalks Webinar: The Economic Impact Of Carbon Emission Trading Scheme On Building Retrofits [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Energy Essentials: Unraveling Hydrogen Rainbow; Renewable Energy On The Farm; Carbon Markets, Climate-Smart Forestry [PaEN] [Posted: February 16, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Of Environmental Educators Announce 2024 Award Winners [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline: Outside Education, Experiences: Scovens Sisters Spark Students’ Stewardship Of Nature -- LancasterOnline: Mira Lloyd Dock Award Recognizes Marlisa Yoder-Bontrager For Tree Planting Efforts -- Energy Assn.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 5, 2024

The 2024 IECC sets energy conservation requirements for new buildings, including heating, ventilation, lighting, water heating, and power usage. So, the responding parties conclude , “[s]ince the process was followed fairly and correctly, all of the final language on EV charging infrastructure should remain in the 2024 IECC.”

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

19 EarthTalks Webinar: The Economic Impact Of Carbon Emission Trading Scheme On Building Retrofits [PaEN] -- Southwest PA Municipal Project Hub Will Help Municipalities In 10 Counties Apply For Historic Federal Funding To Develop Clean, Sustainable Economic Development Projects, Communities [PaEN] -- PA Taxpayers To Give $130.9

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

CO 2 emissions remain mostly level through 2050—nowhere close to meeting US climate goals. Carbon emissions remain high. Wind capacity steadily increases, mostly due to policy (the federal tax credit, which expires in 2024, and state RPS policies).

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Looking forward to 2024, we expect the federal government will make progress on efforts that are already underway and deliver real results. Here’s our list of the top 10 predictions for the environment in 2024 (in no particular order): 1. In 2024, we expect the finalization of these new regulations to drive down emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Of Water Companies: PA Receives Significant Economic, Consumer And Environmental Benefits From Water, Wastewater Utility Privatization And Consolidation -- Reminder: DEP Sets Dec.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 6, 2023

This means the responsibility to build new, affordable homes, stop car-dependent sprawl and reduce carbon emissions will largely fall on the City of Toronto – southern Ontario’s largest city. If you care about the environment, the most important thing you can do is vote.

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 24, 2023

In order to have eliminated all public financing for fossil fuels by Fall 2024, the government must release a plan by the end of this year. CCS relies on the flawed premise that we can continue burning fuels indefinitely by capturing some of the carbon emissions from polluting facilities before they escape into the atmosphere.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 27, 2023

But after years of continuous growth, it could mark an inflection point for both the transportation sector, and the oil and gas industry, against the backdrop of China’s dual-carbon goals, to peak carbon emissions before 2030, and reach carbon neutrality before 2060.

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E2 Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Any changes that result from this effort may be implemented by 2024. The goal of the LCFS update is to align the LCFS with CARB’s AB 32 Scoping Plan Update, which will be finalized in 2022. Click here to read the full GT Alert.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

Oil Giant's AFCON Sponsorship Denounced as Plot to Set Off Carbon Bombs Across Africa Common Dreams PaulaR Wed, 01/17/2024 - 14:46 Friday, January 12, 2024 Read more Brett Wilkins "As Africans, we need to show TotalEnergies the red card," said one climate campaigner. BRETT WILKINS Jan 12, 2024 4 Corporation TotalEnergies S.E.

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Vermont Law

JULY 31, 2023

Military Pollution is a Reason for Agencies to Implement the Global Social Cost of Carbon By Mariah Bowman , J.D. Candidate, 2024, Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law July 31, 2023 The social cost of carbon (SCC) has been the basis for policies such as tax credits for carbon capture technology and zero-emissions credits.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The Council also established and consulted with sector-specific advisory panels and working groups to address carbon emissions in areas such as transportation, solid waste, and energy generation. The draft plan will likely change after the public process is complete, culminating in regulatory action to enact the final plan by 2024.

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