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Massachusetts Passes Climate Bill Focused on Clean Energy and Offshore Wind

Law and Environment

5060 ), titled An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind, into law on Thursday August 11, 2022. DPU is directed to promulgate updated regulations in accordance with the legislation. GW by 2027. Reduction of Fossil Fuels. Governor Baker signed the climate bill ( H.5060

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RePlanet Nederland’s review of the draft Delegated Regulation on nuclear energy and gaseous fossil fuels in the sustainable finance taxonomy

Environmental Progress

In order to steer investment toward environmentally sustainable activities, the European Union launched the Taxonomy Regulation framework to define activities deemed sustainable. Notably, in the same proposal, the Commission has also included screening criteria for gaseous fossil fuels. 31 1(a)).

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Analysis: New coal mines add question mark to India’s climate commitments

A Greener Life

But this announcement was seemingly at odds with another made just three days earlier, when coal minister Pralhad Joshi confirmed that India intends to increase production for the fossil fuel. According to India’s 2023 National Electricity Plan, the country’s 2026-2027 domestic coal requirement will be an estimated 866.4

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European Green Deal - What is the Just Transition Mechanism?

Energy and Climate Law

To do so, this mechanism will mobilise at least €100 billion in investments over the period 2021-2027 (p.1). In a nutshell, the European Commission acknowledges that the transition towards a climate-neutral economy will have economic and social impacts, especially on regions that rely on fossil fuels extraction and treatment (e.g.

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California Advances Corporate Climate Accountability Amid New Evidence of ExxonMobil’s Deception

Union of Concerned Scientists

California Sues Fossil Fuel Polluters California’s climate accountability lawsuit is groundbreaking in several ways: California is the first major fossil fuel-producing state to file a climate accountability lawsuit. California Gov.

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Ask a Scientist: The Electric Car and Power Grid’s Shared Future

Union of Concerned Scientists

A decade ago, the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) estimated that, based on the available technology, the United States could get 80% of its electricity from renewables by 2050. Now NREL says the country has the potential to reach 100% clean energy by 2035. What do they need to do?

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EPA’s Final 2027-2032 Truck Rule Risks Leaving Communities Behind

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just finalized its Phase 3 greenhouse gas regulation as a part of the administration’s plan to decarbonize the transportation sector. The Phase 3 regulation will cut new greenhouse gas emissions from trucks in 2032 by 32 to 62 percent for vocational trucks (e.g.,

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