Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Regionalizing the grid could allow California to take advantage of renewable energy in other states such as wind power from Wyoming and hydropower in the Pacific Northwest. The legislature is taking some much-needed time off, but it will be back in January 2024.

2023 299

2023 Renewable Energy Electricity Fossil Fuels 299

Enviromental Defense

JUNE 17, 2024

Past polls have indicated high levels of concern about the economy – the broader issues such as taxes, unemployment and investment – but in 2024, those concerns have narrowed to become hyper-local. As we move away from polluting fossil fuels, investing in renewable energy is key to a cleaner and more affordable future.

Climate Change 111

Climate Change Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Wind Power 111

A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) visits a hybrid power plant where “green” hydrogen is made using wind power and fed into the gas grid. At the same time, Germany is having to find ways to reduce its reliance on Russian fossil fuels and readjust its long-planned energy transition. By Arne Jungjohann.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Natural Gas Nuclear Power 98

Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Placing restrictions on solar, wind, and geothermal power that don’t apply to climate change causing oil and gas development will put Alberta’s burgeoning renewable energy industry at risk, and cost Albertans more for their energy. In 2023, Alberta led the country in renewable energy investment.

Renewable Energy 84

Renewable Energy Government Fossil Fuels Climate Change 84

A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2023

Excluding big hydro and nuclear power, India has 122 GW of renewable energy installed capacity and 175 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity as of the end of February, according to government data. Overall, India is also looking to boost its share of non-fossil capacity, which can include big hydro and nuclear to 50% by 2030.

Clean Energy 52

Clean Energy 2028 Wind Power Renewable Energy 52

A Greener Life

JULY 9, 2024

Secretary of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Ed Miliband addresses the staff at the department upon being confirmed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to head up the department on Friday 5th of July, 2024. Photo credit: Lauren Hurley / DESNZ via Flickr. It was a pleasure to meet the brilliant civil servants.

Clean Energy 56

Clean Energy 2024 Climate Change Conservation 56

Edouard Stenger

MAY 30, 2023

PV Magazine published at the beginning of the year an article stating that fossil fuels already had peaked. Renewables are indeed on an exponential, as “By 2024, renewable energy capacity is expected to be twice that of the total cumulative installed capacity in 2019.

Wind Power 52

Wind Power Fossil Fuels Electricity 2013 52

A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This week, the country moved forward with plans to construct its first offshore wind farms. In a draft plan, the government of Greece Identified areas for private development, with the long-term intention of lessening dependence on fossil fuels. Last year it generated more than 50% of power from onshore wind, solar and hydro.

Fossil Fuels 75

Fossil Fuels 2030 Clean Energy 2025 75

A Greener Life

JULY 4, 2024

In the past 14 years much has happened in the space of climate change as well as the advancement of clean energy , but it has also become clear how hard it is to say goodbye to fossil fuels. These are symbolic and cultural attachments as much as it is the challenge of putting a proper energy transition in place.

Clean Energy 56

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Climate Change Conservation 56

Circle of Blue

JUNE 6, 2022

Glen Canyon Dam is now operating at about 60 percent of its designed hydroelectric capacity, according to Nick Williams, the Upper Colorado River Basin power office manager for the Bureau of Reclamation. Rated for 1,320 megawatts — roughly the size of a large fossil fuel plant — the dam is now capable of only 800 megawatts.

Electricity 338

Electricity Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions Greenhouse 338

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere have risen approximately 47 percent since 1750, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels for energy. Strategies for capturing carbon from fossil fuel power plants, to prevent it from entering the atmosphere, have long lingered on the sidelines. from 1990–2019.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides 98

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2025

February 4-- Governors Budget Address -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - January 25 [PaEN] -- DEP Posted 90 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In January 25 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- Senate Environmental Committee Meets Jan. Ohio- $3.01

Natural Gas 82

Natural Gas 2025 Nuclear Power Natural Resources 82

Law Columbia

AUGUST 6, 2024

For background, in January 2024, Green Oceans filed a complaint in the U.S. In its April 2024 and May 2024 motions for preliminary injunctions, Green Oceans asked the court to halt all construction during the adjudication of Green Oceans’ claims.

Endangered Species Act 64

Endangered Species Act Ocean Clean Water Act Climate Change 64

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2024

Posted: March 17, 2024] PA Environment Digest Allegheny County; Private Gas Well, Propane Found And Secured -- Post-Gazette: 2 Killed In An ‘Absolutely Extreme’ Home Explosion In Crescent Twp., Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.

Natural Gas 87

Natural Gas Electricity Recycling Waste 87

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2025

Of Health, Penn State Project ECHO Host Feb.

Conservation 78

Conservation 2025 Natural Gas Clean Energy 78

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 24, 2025

In August of 2024, Fords Minister of Energy Stephen Lece announced that the province needed to procure 5000 megawatts of power (enough electricity for 4.5M In January Nova Scotia announced an ambitious effort to reach NetZero by 2035 and have 80 per cent of its power sourced from renewables by 2030.

Government 64

Government Conservation Renewable Energy Wind Power 64

Legal Planet

MARCH 14, 2024

Cornyn’s Senate website emphasizes expansion of fossil fuel production but also touts Texas as a “trailblazer in renewable energy.” But, he says, “we’re not yet at the point innovation-wise where we can rely mostly on intermittent, renewable sources to power electric grids.” John Cornyn (TX).

Renewable Energy 246

Renewable Energy Nuclear Power Biofuels Fossil Fuels 246

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 27, 2024

Announcing recently that the world broke a record by generating 30 percent of all electricity from renewable sources in 2023, the British think tank Ember said the data proves we are in a “new era” of energy in which a permanent decline in fossil fuels is “inevitable.” More on that shortly. But first, the undeniably good news.

Clean Energy 336

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Paris Agreement 336

ESA

AUGUST 16, 2021

But a major question is whether Manchin, a backer of fossil fuels, will go along with an effort that could eventually lead to less coal production in West Virginia. He has not ruled out supporting a clean energy standard, although he has been emphatic in saying he would fight any aimed at eliminating fossil fuels.

2021 98

2021 Clean Energy Climate Change Fossil Fuels 98

Legal Planet

JANUARY 22, 2024

Donuts, it seems, are threatened by renewable energy and depend on fossil fuels. Donald Trump has been talking a lot about donuts lately. Maybe because he’s heard that they’re cooked in oil? Trump’s knowledge of cooking is likely pretty minimal, given that it’s unlikely he’s ever been inside a kitchen.

Fossil Fuels 246

Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Clean Energy Wind Power 246

A Greener Life

APRIL 5, 2025

By Anders Lorenzen A leading energy think tank says that last month, less than half of the US electricity capacity came from fossil fuels. Date showing US fossil fuel generation in March 2025. Declining fossil fuels in the US The Ember data shows that in March 2025, just shy of 50%, fossil fuels accounted for 49.2%

Clean Energy 80

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Wind Power Renewable Energy 80

Legal Planet

MAY 7, 2025

For the first time, fossil fuels provided less than half of U.S. electricity generation for a whole month March 2025 thanks to record-high solar and wind power, according to data released by energy think tank Ember. Electricity!

Fossil Fuels 130

Fossil Fuels 2028 Climate Change Conservation 130

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

This article was originally published in Forbes , for which he is a contributor, on November 7, 2024. A renewed emphasis on fossil fuels is expected under another Trump administration, though coal will likely remain moribund thanks to poor economic fundamentals and constrained access to capital.

2025 130

2025 Fossil Fuels Politics Renewable Energy 130

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

While it is unsurprising that his policy priorities will reflect his long-standing antipathy toward climate protections and renewables not to mention the fossil fuel industrys financial support during his campaign his attempt to frame this policy by declaring a national energy emergency is beyond disingenuous.

Fossil Fuels 165

Fossil Fuels 2008 Natural Gas Nuclear Power 165

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Finally, a word on the stark choice America is faced with now embrace a clean energy future or double down on the fossil fuel industries of the past. Whats more, the US has less than 1% of global offshore wind capacity in service as of May 2024 ( 174 MW ). Offshore wind is an important component of the global response.

Fossil Fuels 251

Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Wind Power Climate Change 251