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Hydrogen Combustion is a Dead-End Technology for Heavy-Duty Trucks

Union of Concerned Scientists

UCS modeling shows that from a climate perspective, a hydrogen combustion truck in 2027 would be virtually indistinguishable from a diesel truck, but would lead to more than twice the negative monetized health impacts (including premature mortality and increased hospitalizations and ER visits).

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Massachusetts Passes Climate Bill Focused on Clean Energy and Offshore Wind

Law and Environment

GW by 2027. Other provisions include a ban on incentives and rebates from Mass Save related to fossil fuel powered systems, except as backup for electric heat pumps. DPU is instructed to study how to make it easier for communities to adopt geothermal heating and cooling systems. Electric Grid.

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Guide to the New SEC Climate Disclosure Rules

Capaccio

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. AFs would need to meet this requirement by 2026, and smaller reporting companies and EGCs by 2027.

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Brooklyn startup addresses gun violence with climate jobs

A Greener Life

Most of the work relates to greening the city’s buildings — electric heat pump installations, weatherizations and solar panel and battery installations. However, trainees also have the opportunity to learn other in-demand skills, such as electric vehicle charger maintenance and Wi-Fi installation. I guess 16 years later, it worked out.”

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Go Green; Grow Outside: The Risks of Unregulated Energy Use in Indoor Cannabis Production

Vermont Law

billion) is predicted to grow by over 500% by 2027. In addition to high-energy lights running 12-18 hours a day, these facilities also require heating and cooling equipment, humidity controls, and ventilations systems, all of which use prodigious amounts of electricity. Again, this is a great thing.

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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

Observing this timeline, countries should have the plan laid out, with the appropriate political permission given, no later than 2027, to have a disposal facility operational by 2050. The time from political permit to a working facility was 23 years. For example, the title of section 4.27 reads (our emphasis): “4.27.

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The ten-billion-dollar gamble: The JWST’s micro-scale windows on the universe

Physics World

In fact, it is one of three: the Vera C Rubin Observatory will see first light in Chile in 2022, while the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is currently scheduled to launch in 2027. The ten-billion-dollar gamble: Keeping the JWST cool. The NIRSpec team’s answer is an ingenious one.

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