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How the Tides have Shifted for Virginia Energy Policy in 2020

Vermont Law

Many states are responding to global calls for clean energy and making actual changes which reflect the climate change crisis. Today the energy sector accounts for 30% of the carbon dioxide emissions in. To stimulate change in the state, Virginia needs steadfast change to its energy sector. Executive Order 43.

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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.

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President Biden Outlines Comprehensive Plan for Federal Sustainability

Clean Energy Law

The president’s executive order aims to use the US government’s procurement power to achieve “carbon pollution-free electricity” by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050. This directive raises the possibility of a greater opening of government land — in particular military bases — for renewable energy projects.

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Did Biden have to approve the Willow oil project?

Legal Planet

That would release some 280 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, according to a federal analysis. energy goals. “If renewables keep growing at their current rate, it projects, renewable energy would account for 38 percent of global electricity by 2027—two years before Willow oil would finally start flowing.