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2024 Year in Review: Clean Energy Progress Steeped in Solar and Storage

Union of Concerned Scientists

The end of every year is a great time for taking stock of what the year has broughtincluding in terms of clean energy in the power sector. As it turns out, 2024 has provided a whole lot of clean energy progress as fodder for that stock-taking. 2024s growth was led by Texas, Florida, and California.

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Ask a Scientist: How Close Are We to a Clean Energy Transition?

Union of Concerned Scientists

MS: There is a lot happening on that front, but I’d like to focus on energy storage. To decarbonize the power grid, we’re going to need tons of renewable energy from sources such as solar and wind. We’re also going to need a significant amount of energy storage to save some of that renewable energy for later.

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New Poll: More than Half of Canadians Support Government Action to Phase Out Fossil Fuels and Prioritize Renewable Energy

Enviromental Defense

Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People The majority of Canadians want to see governments in Canada tackle the climate crisis by prioritizing renewable energy and phasing out fossil fuels, according to a poll commissioned by Environmental Defence and conducted by Abacus Data.

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Will UN Climate Talks in Azerbaijan Deliver on Finance and Emission Reductions? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

That’s because countries previously agreed under the Paris Agreement that, by the end of 2024, they would decide on the new quantum of climate finance for lower-income countries, building on the previous target of $100 billion/year. Here’s what’s on the agenda at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and why it matters. to 2.8 °C C this century.

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New Interactive Map Highlights Federal Clean Energy Investments In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

On April 30, the PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center and Evergreen Collaborative unveiled Renewable Energy Success Stories in the Keystone State. All across the Keystone State, our communities are saving energy and money, becoming more energy independent, and protecting our planet.

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This Leap Year, Some Clean Energy Leaps to Watch For

Union of Concerned Scientists

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.

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PA Ranks 49th In US For Renewable Energy Growth; Delays In Adding Clean Energy To The Grid Will Cost Electric Ratepayers Billions

PA Environment Daily

The State of Renewable Energy 2025 documents the growth of six key clean energy technologies across the United States over the past decade and ranks states accordingly for solar power, wind power, battery storage, energy efficiency, electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging stations.