Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 9, 2025

Thats why I believe the Climate Accountability Act is a critical step for Wisconsin, especially given all the ways the federal government is trying to move us backward on addressing climate change. the federal government is trying to move us backwards on addressing climate change. Madison is our home.

Fossil Fuels

Earth 911

AUGUST 7, 2025

To put this growth in perspective, solar panels are now being installed at a pace that would have seemed impossible just a decade ago, with predictions that the world could be installing one terawatt of solar annually by 2030—enough energy to power the state of California for a week-and-a-half. million in 2025 to $548 million by 2030.

Recycling

A Greener Life

JULY 10, 2025

This year’s Government Work Report also listed the programme as a key task within China’s “dual carbon” goals to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. According to the notice, industrial-park-construction projects can access support including existing public and local government funding channels.

Carbon Dioxide

A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

By Anders Lorenzen A coalition of Danish political parties and the three parties making up the coalition government have had their Green Tripartite adopted by the Danish Parliament (Folketinget). The deal is so large and significant that the Danish government has created a new Ministry toll implement the pact.

2027

A Greener Life

DECEMBER 27, 2024

A key component of the governments clean energy strategy, these hydrogen projects will contribute to emissions reductions as well as regional economic development and a key component in meeting the governments target of 10 gigawatts (GW) of hydrogen by 2030. With a combined capacity of 31.8

2026

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 11, 2025

Luckily, governments have many options that they can use to make polluters pay their fair share. The next federal government must make polluters pay for the harm theyve done to people and the planet. End Fossil Fuel Subsidies In 2024, the Government of Canada provided nearly $30 billion to the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries.

Fossil Fuels

Ocean Conservancy

JULY 16, 2025

This massive amount is expected to more than double by 2030 if we don’t change our relationship with plastic. In addition, these data have served as the backbone of policies enacted by governments throughout the world. Up to 23 million metric tons of plastic waste are estimated to enter global aquatic ecosystems annually.

Ocean

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 27, 2025

UCS and other groups have been calling for the state to develop a petroleum phaseout plan since 2022 , and the government has responded, created new regulatory authorities and a planning process at the California Energy Commission (CEC) and other state agencies. emissions by less than 1 percent [iv]. NOx VOCs PM2.5

Regulations

Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The United States government is on track to reduce its scope 3 emissions by 30% by 2030,a delegation representing the country said at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan last week. Read the full story at ESG Dive.

Carbon Dioxide

A Greener Life

APRIL 21, 2025

2025 The theme “Our Power, Our Planet” calls for tripling renewable energy by 2030. Reduce the dependency on fossil fuels It urges governments, companies, and individuals to reduce fossil fuel dependency and scale up sustainable alternatives. 1990 Earth Day expanded globally to 141 countries. What is Earth Day 2025 about?

Earth Day

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 20, 2025

To deliver on this goal, the federal government made important investments in renewable energy projects. Yet, reaching net zero also means phasing out polluting fossil fuel energy, so the government developed rules to impose a pollution limit on electricity producers. Canada formally adopted this goal.

Electricity

Circle of Blue

MAY 20, 2025

They dont cover government or enterprise data centers. In 2024, the Joyce Foundation examined groundwater governance in the U.S. But with the global AI industry set to be worth more than $390 billion by 2030, for communities struggling with a lack of funds and outdated infrastructure, there may be no other choice.

Cooling

A Greener Life

MAY 1, 2025

GW by 2030]. The government has also been guilty of overregulation, with three or four approvals needed to install solar systems. Ultimately, the Thai government or policymakers are scared of solar development. With the current plan, this seems impossible. That number currently stands at just 3.78

Renewable Energy

Enviromental Defense

JUNE 6, 2025

In 2021, The Government of Canada made a bold and necessary commitment to limit and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the oil and gas industry – the largest source of GHG pollution in Canada. It’s time for the new federal government to follow through on its promise and finalize the oil and gas emissions cap.

Climate Change

Law Columbia

MARCH 25, 2025

Additionally, sea levels around Malaysia are projected to rise by a maximum of 3 to 10 mm by 2030 and 11 to 21 mm by 2050. While no provision prohibits litigation related to the Act, it does create obstacles to using litigation as a means of government accountability. Malaysia regularly experiences high temperatures.

Climate Change

Circle of Blue

JULY 24, 2025

Yet not enough attention is given to the river’s care by the local government or population. By 2030, the Tonle Sap Lake region is expected to lose 40-57 percent of its production. According to a 2023 government report, 54.2% A young man with injuries from a landmine begs on the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Government

Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Statement by Stephen Legault, Senior Manager, Alberta Energy Transition The Alberta governments 2025 budget threatens the future economic prosperity of the province by failing to take action to transition from a fossil fuel based economy to a renewable energy economy. That sea change will happen during the next term of government.

2025

Enviromental Defense

JUNE 23, 2025

Through this three-part blog series, we’ll examine the hidden environmental consequences of AI and data centres, and what we, at Environmental Defence, think our government should do about it. This growth is being actively encouraged by some provincial governments seeing economic development opportunities.

Government

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Conniving to cash in Even as the fossil fuel industry avoids paying its fair share of the mounting costs of fossil fuel-driven climate harms, fossil fuel subsidies bankrolled by governments (and taxpayers) around the world soared to $7 trillion in 2022, according to the International Monetary Fund.

Fossil Fuels

Water Research & Technology

JULY 9, 2025

As such, an interdisciplinary critical outlook that cuts across technical, social, economic, environmental and governance domains is necessary for sustainable progress on safe and reliable WASH services. This themed collection will focus on WASH systems transformation and innovation.

Environmental Science

Law Columbia

JANUARY 24, 2025

Section 15(1) of the Climate Act obligates public authorities to, in so far as is practicable, performs its functions in a manner consistent with Irelands climate action goals, including the most recently approved national climate action plan , the most recently approved long-term climate action strategy , the most recently approved national adaptation (..)

Renewable Energy

Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2025

million tons of CO 2 -equivalent between 2019 and 2030, including 2.2-3.1 Even in such cases, the Court stressed that determining climate policy remains the responsibility of the parliament and government ( Aurora para 80). The applicants called for annual reductions of 6.4-9.4 million tons reduced domestically.

Climate Change

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2025

Czech Republic ), finding that the European Union (EU)s commitment to reduce emissions by 55 percent by 2030 is a collective obligation, not an individual one for Czechia. On November 26, 2024, the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic dismissed the countrys first strategic climate case ( Klimatick aloba R v.

Paris Agreement

A Greener Life

JUNE 10, 2025

The efforts made by the government to reduce the huge forest losses experienced since the 1970s appear to be paying off. The scientists voice concerns that we are alarmingly off track from the commitment signed by 140 world leaders in 2021 at the COP26 UN climate summit, which pledged to halt and reverse forest loss by 2030.

2024

Law Columbia

MAY 6, 2025

These pressures are further compounded by social tensions , as Indigenous communities are frequently excluded from decision-making processes, raising concerns about environmental justice and the equitable governance of natural resources. Initially, this restriction was based on lithiums potential use in nuclear energy.

Politics

Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Statement by Stephen Legault, Senior Manager, Alberta Energy Transition The Alberta governments 2025 budget threatens the future economic prosperity of the province by failing to take action to transition from a fossil fuel based economy to a renewable energy economy. That sea change will happen during the next term of government.

2025

A Greener Life

APRIL 10, 2025

It was in 2014 that the government ramped up ambitions and committed the funds for a fully electric railway. Electrification is step one in a broader plan to reach net-zero on the railway network by 2030. The pace of change doubled and then doubled again. First published in The Earthbound Report.

Electricity

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 15, 2025

As I described in a post back in 2022, California expected to put out its first solicitation for proposals in the winter of 2022, to see the first operational chargers in the second quarter of 2025, and to finish building the NEVI stations by 2030.

Electricity

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Source: Olamide Martins Ogunlade The conference brought together representatives from local communities, grassroots leaders, civil society organizations, government officials, women’s groups, youth movements, environmental advocates, and international allies, toward the goals of advancing a just energy transition and building climate resilience.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

DCNR has committed to sourcing 50 percent of its electric from renewable energy sources by 2030, largely through expanded solar infrastructure. Making conscious investments of this type ensure our parks and forests will remain healthy, safe places to visit for present and future generations.

Climate Change

A Greener Life

JANUARY 30, 2025

This is the goal we at the World Bank have set for Mission 300 to halve the number of people on the continent without reliable electricity by 2030. But with 2030 fast approaching and amid the continent’s rapid population growth, we must shift from discussion to decisive action and ignite a movement.

2030

ESA

OCTOBER 26, 2024

A recurring theme is the shift from merely mitigating biodiversity loss to aiming for “nature-positive” targets by 2030. This offers the opportunity to bring clarity to concepts like ecosystem services, enabling governments and businesses alike to track their progress toward reducing nature loss.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2025

Led by Governor Shapiro (then Attorney General), this investigation announced what Pennsylvanians living in the shale fields already knew: our government had failed to properly regulate fracking and protect residents from harm. But five years later - are we any better off?

Carbon Emissions

Legal Planet

APRIL 21, 2025

Carlson told the story of those who helped topple LAs smog, ending with, Individuals matter, government leaders, scientists, lawyers, activists, reporters what we do matters in an extraordinarily difficult time. Southern California has not violated the standard for lead since 1993. Thats pretty extraordinary.

Law

Legal Planet

APRIL 24, 2025

state governments have continued to make quiet progress in their efforts to expand clean energy and phase out fossil fuels. CALIFORNIA – Governor Newsom and legislative leaders have pledged to seek legislation extending California’s cap-and-trade system beyond 2030. Yet, despite all the drama in D.C.,

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 13, 2025

We will also stay vigilant in holding operators and government agencies accountable for impacts imposed on the community from the site,” said Gillian Graber, Executive Director of Protect PT. We will continue to study the air emissions coming from the existing site that residents have complained about.

Carbon Emissions

A Greener Life

JULY 6, 2025

However, recent efforts have focused on reversing this trend, with the government implementing stricter enforcement of environmental regulations and bolstering sustainable initiatives, such as promoting conservation efforts and enforcing land-use restrictions. This decline marks a notable shift after years of rising deforestation rates.

2025