Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 22, 2023

It would be one thing if this topic was only prospective, about leases to be entered into in the future, but the reality is there are very large numbers of existing leases including with renewal terms that are for premises that will be regulated by emergent greenhouse gas emission disclosure and reduction statutes, rules, and regulations.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Now that California has taken the lead and set a goal for all passenger vehicles sold in the state to be electric by 2035, the next logical step is electrifying medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. This is an integral step towards cleaning our air and reducing climate-warming emissions. There are more than 1.8 pollution from vehicles.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 17, 2022

With legislation that became law last week, without the Governor’s signature, Maryland has enacted the most rigorous state law in the country reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and otherwise addressing ESG stewardship including climate change. only days from now).

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2021

On October 14, the Department of Environmental Protection presented a proposed regulation that would adopt California’s existing Zero Emission Vehicle Program that requires 22 percent of the new passenger and light duty vehicle fleets offered for sale in the state be zero emission vehicles starting in model year 2025.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 19, 2023

Ontario recently announced it would contract new polluting gas plants to generate electricity for the province. This is outrageous, especially given that Ontario successfully phased out coal-fired power plants between 2005 and 2017 and brought down greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector by 93 per cent.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 15, 2022

Those goals call for a statewide reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions 26 percent by 2025, with a further 80 percent reduction by 2050 from 2005 levels. Wolf’s 2019 Executive Order also established the PA GreenGov Council, which develops strategies to help state government reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The city government has sought funding to buy bicycles that citizens can hire at bus stops and railway stations. Cities are major sources of greenhouse emissions, globally producing more than 60% of planet-warming gases. The city government has also sought funding to revive its surface water sources and networks.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Specifically, New York is statutorily required to achieve: An economy-wide 85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050; 70% renewable energy consumption by 2030 followed by a 100% zero-emission electric system by 2040; and. 6,000 MW of solar by 2025, 9,000 MW of offshore wind by 2035, and 3,000 MW of energy storage by 2030.

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Greenbuilding Law

JANUARY 29, 2023

The top 10 questions we received were: How does a building owner count its greenhouse gas emissions to report to the government under this new Maryland law ? Greenhouse gas emissions are not actually measured or counted on a building by building basis, such is not commercially practicable; rather GHG emissions are calculated.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Ontario recently re-contracted four gas-fired power plants to generate electricity for the province and appears poised to contract more in the near future. . Yes, Ontario needs new electricity generation. This is a national-level policy being developed to decarbonize electricity systems across the country.

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Law and Environment

MARCH 22, 2022

Today, the Securities & Exchange Commission voted 3 to 1 in favor of adopting a long-awaited set of proposed revisions to SEC regulations concerning the disclosure of climate risks and related financial impacts, as well as data on greenhouse gas emissions in certain SEC filings. Climate Disclosures in Financial Statements.

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Greenbuilding Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

electric generation capacity, compared to just 4% in 2010. Overall, more than 3% of electricity in the United States was produced using solar technologies in 2020. While in use, solar panels safely generate electricity without creating greenhouse gas emissions. In 2020, solar panels provided about 40% of new U.S.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2023

Direct pay – which is already in effect as of January 1, 2023 – allows tax-exempt entities, including local governments, to claim the value of certain clean energy and other tax credits as a cash payment, rather than as an offset to tax liability that they do not have.

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Capaccio

APRIL 22, 2024

Keeping this in mind, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for compliance with the new rules. Greenhouse Gas Emissions The rules require large accelerated filers (LAFs) and accelerated filers (AFs) to disclose material Scope 1 (direct) and Scope 2 ( i.e., electricity, steam, heating, or cooling) greenhouse gas emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

And track two focuses more on engaging vulnerable communities and government processes that advance environmental and climate justice. You could do a brownfield redevelopment project or a workforce development program for occupations that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants.”

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Under Governor Wolf, we’ve accelerated and expanded work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to equip Pennsylvania’s communities, businesses, and individual residents to address climate change impacts occurring now and projected for the near future. Pennsylvania’s greenhouse gas emissions are tracked yearly.

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Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Maryland has enacted the most rigorous state law in the country reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and otherwise addressing ESG stewardship including climate change. To be clear, Maryland has determined “decarbonizing” buildings is an important step toward achieving the State’s bleeding edge greenhouse gas reduction mandates.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

With initiatives like the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a Clean Energy Standard, strengthening Act 129 energy efficiency programs, funding the Whole Homes Repair Act, and establishing building performance standards for existing buildings, we could go even further.”

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 10, 2023

Emissions from the oil and gas industry in Canada now account for nearly 30 per cent of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. From 2005-2021, oil and gas emissions in Canada increased by 12 per cent , while other industries, such as electricity and heavy industry, reduced their own pollution during that same period. degrees Celsius.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 11, 2022

The UN agency concluded global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are at the highest levels in human history and without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors limiting climate change to 1.5°C However, governments need to provide clear signals in order to direct capital where it is most needed. It was sombre reading.

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Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Those changes were implemented (more or less) simultaneously for gas and electricity and focused on similar issues of organizing markets and stimulating competition. Article 20 rGR prescribes that transmissions system operaters shall accept cross-border mingled gas streams with up to 5% hydrogen content from 1 October 2025.

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Edouard Stenger

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Renewable energy sources and electric vehicles are progressing so fast around the world that according to a new study coal and oil use could peak worldwide in as little as three years. GW by 2025 according to Cleantechnica. That’s it ! Yes, you read that right.

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Capaccio

JULY 25, 2023

Beginning in January 2024, companies can start applying these standards, and the first reports adhering to them will be available to investors in 2025. In addition to these requirements, IFRS S2 requires companies to disclose the following: Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions: Companies will disclose their Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2021

On October 14, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University-- together with collaborators at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Boise State University-- released a research study on how Southwestern Pennsylvania can thrive during the transition to a future with net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Read more here.]

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 24, 2023

Electric vehicles (EVs) play an important role in reducing carbon pollution from transportation. But there are some false and half true claims being made about electric vehicles. Here we will separate fact from fiction about electric vehicles. For example , in Ontario, a Hyundai Ioniq EV only emits 6.2

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Cresforum

APRIL 13, 2021

EVs will almost certainly help reduce emissions long term because the transportation sector is now the number one source of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the U.S. Today, electric vehicles are more cost effective, their range is improving, and the industry is working hard to communicate their benefits to the public.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

A second bill would require annual reporting of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by a covered firm’s operations. Scope 2 emissions are those attributable to producing the energy (principally electricity) that the company buys. Scope 3 emissions are those from its supply chain, both upstream and downstream. [22]

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Acoel

APRIL 30, 2024

The Act created the two-phase CPRG program, with the first phase to provide $250 million in noncompetitive planning grants for state, local, territory and tribal governments to develop climate plans; and the second phase to provide $4.6 Numerous local government groups and tribes also submitted PCAPs.) And therein lies the rub.

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Cresforum

APRIL 13, 2021

EVs will almost certainly help reduce emissions long term because the transportation sector is now the number one source of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the U.S. Today, electric vehicles are more cost effective, their range is improving, and the industry is working hard to communicate their benefits to the public.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

We have little time left to create a practical path to achieving an 80% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050.” of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050, as have many Atlantic states for future OSW . the Investment and Production Tax Credits (ITC PTC) for, in part, OSW, but projects must begin construction by January 1, 2025.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 23, 2022

Canada needs a strategy to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, which must include phasing out high-carbon sectors like the fossil fuel industry. The Government of Canada has promised a Just Transition Act , which is an important step towards solutions that workers and communities need. What’s a “just transition,” again?

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Greenbuilding Law

MARCH 26, 2023

There is a move toward all electric buildings as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. The state of Maryland is leading the way in this movement, including several local jurisdictions adopting all electric building code laws. So, the change to all electric buildings is not a simple issue.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 18, 2023

None of it would be possible without government support. When the plant begins production, scheduled for 2025, it qualifies for a $1.75 The electricity to separate hydrogen from oxygen in water molecules is generated by nearby wind farms. That’s not all. “I million gallons of jet fuel per year from wood chips.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 19, 2022

Barges up to 300 feet long and 90 feet across will carry 12 miles of spooled electrical cable, navigation equipment, a tall crane and a specialized crew. The commission in April approved a 25-year state contract offering billions of dollars to Hydro-Quebec, a corporation tied to the Quebec government, for delivering renewable energy.

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Law and Environment

MAY 11, 2023

Administration Objectives for Permitting Reform The Administration supports reforms contained in the Building American Energy Security Act of 2023– a bill introduced by Senator Manchin last week –and encourages the inclusion of several priorities in a permitting reform package: Accelerate Deployment of Critical Electric Transmission.

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

Congress took questions relating to the security of America’s electricity supply seriously before more than a dozen states experienced energy shortages last month, but those events make this hearing all the more urgent. electrical grids were increasingly “complex and vulnerable.” [2] Shellenberger. 5] The U.S.

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Negotations to form a coalition government are complicated. Several options to form a new government are on the table and it is, thus, important to take a closer look at the election manifestos of the main parties to establish overlap on energy and climate issues. Electricity shall be produced entirely from renewable sources by 2040.

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