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Comcast Signs Agreement To Purchase 250 MW Of Solar Energy In Step Toward Carbon Neutral Goal

PA Environment Daily

On March 31, Philadelphia-based Comcast announced an agreement to purchase 250 megawatts (MW) of solar electricity from Constellation that will power approximately 12 percent of its U.S. operations and the vast majority of its Mid-Atlantic operations with clean, renewable energy. power grid. power grid.

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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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The Atomic Energy Advancement Act: Preparing the Way for Advanced Nuclear Power Plants  

Cresforum

Increased electrification in both the industrialized and the developing world is projected to help meet emissions reduction goals, and nuclear power could provide much of the future needs for electricity. electricity generation, nuclear power produces more than half of the nation’s emissions-free electricity.

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New Study Finds Low Awareness Among Ontarians About Eco-friendly Technologies that can Cut Energy Bills

Enviromental Defense

To increase awareness in Ontario about eco-friendly solutions like heat pumps, electric stoves, solar panels and more, Environmental Defence is launching #MyGreenFlags. Just 34 per cent of Ontarians have heard about electric heat pumps and know what they do. Similarly, awareness of eco-friendly options is also low.

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IPCC: Limiting warning to 1.5°C is almost beyond reach?

A Greener Life

They added that due to the increase in climate-friendly policies and laws we have seen enhanced energy efficiency, reduced deforestation rates and accelerated the deployment of renewable energy. The report Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of climate change looked at a variety of pathways for increased climate actions.

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DEP Blog: Ten Tools To Take On Climate Change In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

In 2019, the governor set a state goal for greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced 26 percent by 2025 and 80 percent by 2050.? As a large state and an energy giant, Pennsylvania is one of the biggest generators of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Pennsylvania is acting to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

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Analysis: Is hydrogen the new oil?

A Greener Life

Hydrogen may have lost the race to fuel electric cars but it looks a likely contender to replace fossil fuels in trucks, ships, planes and heavy industry. But otherwise, green hydrogen will usually lose out to electricity where the latter can do the job. But manufacturing it takes a lot of electricity. By Fred Pearce.