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Good News—and Bad—about Fossil Fuel Power Plants in 2023 

Union of Concerned Scientists

With the clean energy transition already under way, the US electricity mix is set to continue changing this year. Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). I’ll start off with the good.

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What is COP26 and why does it matter? The complete guide

A Greener Life

Cop stands for conference of the parties under the UNFCCC, and the annual meetings have swung between fractious and soporific, interspersed with moments of high drama and the occasional triumph ( the Paris agreement in 2015 ) and disaster (Copenhagen in 2009). Why do we need a Cop – don’t we already have the Paris agreement?

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Dutch Elections: Energy and Climate Considerations

Energy and Climate Law

For the part below, the useful overview by Energie-Nederland, industry association for the producers, suppliers and traders of electricity, gas and heat, has been used as a source. They are against climate targets, want to withdraw from the Paris Agreement and stop the Dutch Climate Agreement.

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Carbon Capture and Sequestration in 2021: The Path Forward

The Energy Law Blog

As part of this pursuit, the Department of Energy will enter into cooperative agreements with industry and other stakeholders for the construction and operation of six demonstration projects for carbon capture at coal electric generating facilities, natural gas electric generating facilities, and industrial facilities.

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Carbon Capture and Sequestration in 2021: The Path Forward

The Energy Law Blog

As part of this pursuit, the Department of Energy will enter into cooperative agreements with industry and other stakeholders for the construction and operation of six demonstration projects for carbon capture at coal electric generating facilities, natural gas electric generating facilities, and industrial facilities.

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Climate Reregulation: Three Months In

Law Columbia

On Inauguration Day, the United States also began the process of rejoining the Paris Agreement. This suggests that standards will go above and beyond the Obama-era regulations, which in any event only went out to model year 2025.In Read more here>>> A Government-Wide Approach.

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Policy News: April 11, 2022

ESA

Report finds there is no hope of slowing global warming without a radical shift to electrical energy and carbon removal. BRUSSELS — The world can avoid the worst consequences of climate change, but emissions need to peak by 2025, the U.N.’s Even 2 degrees becomes unlikely without a peak by 2025. Executive Branch.

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