Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Investors and governments will be expected to refer to the Taxonomy in order to determine whether an activity they want to pursue can be considered sustainable, and under what conditions (screening criteria). Notably, in the same proposal, the Commission has also included screening criteria for gaseous fossil fuels.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Yet this Administration, along with others before it, has deliberately blinkered its review of the climate impacts of massive fossil fuel extraction projects like this one, in a way that allows federal agencies to conclude that these projects won’t jeopardize species.

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Acoel

APRIL 24, 2023

Burning gas and other fossil fuels in homes and businesses is one of the top 5 sources of climate pollution in the U.S. New York City is taking another approach: instead of regulating the efficiency of appliances, it sets indoor air quality standards for fuels burned in new buildings that make burning fossil fuels impracticable.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 4, 2023

leader in cleaning up the light duty fleet quietly released its own proposal in August: the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed to improve fuel economy of passenger cars and trucks steadily from 2027 through 2032 and heavy-duty pickups and vans from 2030 to 2035.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

This is roughly the equivalent of taking 66 million fossil-fueled cars off the road for an entire year. Beginning in 2027, the ACF would require all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicles purchased by public agencies to be emissions-free, including large work trucks and vans, street sweepers, vacuum trucks, and other similar vehicles.

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A Greener Life

JULY 23, 2021

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. The Tokyo Olympics will be powered by a fuel with ambition – hydrogen. It is planning to replace fossil fuels with hydrogen in heavy industries such as steel-making.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 15, 2023

Research shows that halting the burning of fossil fuels in homes and businesses is beneficial for the health of residents and vital to combat climate change. Such a Request for Information could be a potential first step toward implementing safety standards or other regulations governing their use.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Although coal represents less than 5% of Brazil’s energy mix, the federal government plans to invest 20 billion reais (US$3.7 The Bolsonaro government’s new coal plans face barriers to funding and worsen the country’s already worn-out image at COP26. Who will want to invest if in 2027 the transfer [of subsidies] will not continue?”.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The UN’s Climate Change Conference is just about to kick off in Dubai, juxtaposing the powerful political power of the fossil fuel industry and the desperate need to reduce oil and gas usage as we face an ongoing climate crisis. We cannot afford such harm in the middle of a climate crisis.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 25, 2022

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 13, 2023

Are they taking the necessary steps to make sure the country will be able to transition as quickly as possible from fossil fuels to renewables? That will include integrating an enormous amount of new clean energy resources in the coming years while allowing fossil fuels to drop out of the system. What do they need to do?

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Physics World

JANUARY 19, 2022

In fact, the market is expected to grow from $886m in 2020 to $2.5bn in 2027, according to the firm Marketwatch. Sent up by universities, governments and start-ups, they do everything from monitoring deforestation to tracking radio-tagged endangered animals. Richard Branson also blasted off on a Virgin Galactic test flight in 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2022

] -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 12:45: Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1780 (Armanini-R-Clearfield) extending the sunset dates for underground storage tank cleanup program from June 30, 2022 to December 31, 2027. What’s Your Community Doing?

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2022

Mitchell C. Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network-PA -- PG Guest Essay: Ukraine Crisis Time To Pivot To Renewable Energy - PennFuture -- York Dispatch Guest Essay: Clean Energy Transition Would Break Russia’s Geopolitical Hold - Citizens Climate Lobby -- The Hill Guest Essay: Russia’s Attack On Ukraine A Clear Warning To U.S.

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ESA

JUNE 1, 2021

The Trump administration proposed steep cuts across the government in its president’s budget request, especially to scientific and environmental programs. Top Climate Scientist Blasts Government Lab After Denier Invited to Speak – Gizmodo. Nations Must Drop Fossil Fuels, Fast, World Energy Body Warns – The New York Times.

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ESA

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The bill authorizes $5 million for this study each year through Fiscal Year 2027. The Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Council on Environmental Quality announced government-wide guidance for agencies to recognize and include Indigenous Knowledge in research, policy and decision-making. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Sen.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 22, 2022

Only portions of the legislation apply directly to units of local government, but taken as a whole it can be expected to help U.S. Still, how does a local government tap in? There are six broad ways local governments will need to navigate the IRA. . There are six broad ways local governments will need to navigate the IRA. .

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Clean Energy Law

JANUARY 11, 2022

On December 8, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability (EO), which aims to set the federal government — the largest purchaser in the country with an annual purchasing power of $650 billion — on a path to net zero emissions by 2050.

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