Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 7, 2022

As governments enact mandatory greenhouse gas emission laws and as businesses voluntarily make “net zero” pledges, we are increasingly working with organizations, first to understand and calculate their GHG emissions, then to implement strategies for efficacious yet frictionless reductions. from Scope 1 sources only?)

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 28, 2023

On August 23, the PJM Interconnection Critical Issue Fast Path Resource Adequacy stakeholder group heard testimony and suggestions on the issue of making electricity market changes to address nonperformance of natural gas and other generators during emergencies and events like Winter Storm Elliot in December. Read more here.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Council members proposed several amendments to the draft plan that highlighted the need for the Council to clarify its stance with regard to the future in New York of natural gas and alternative fuels.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2022

On October 4, Pittsburgh-based UPMC announced they intend to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% within the next eight years across its footprint. UPMC will lead by example to develop approaches to health care that rapidly reduce our contributions to greenhouse gas emissions,” said Boninger. “We

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2022

Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) As Russian bombs fall on Ukraine, Pennsylvania refineries refine Russian crude oil and oil and natural gas prices are locked to every word said by Russian despots, Sen. The new essay outlines what the coal and natural gas industries want to happen in Pennsylvania-- If Gov. Mitchell C.

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Acoel

JANUARY 7, 2022

commitments to the Paris Agreement calls for an 80% reduction of electric power greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. DOE’s current reference forecast of new plant capacity calls for 395 Gigawatts of new natural gas combined cycle capacity to be constructed between 2020 and 2050. electric generating capacity.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 25, 2022

With the release of its 2021 Progress Report , the Pittsburgh 2030 District , an initiative of the Green Building Alliance and the largest 2030 District in North America, announced it will move its primary focus from energy reduction to carbon reduction goals in response to urgent developments in climate science.

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 24, 2022

Assembly Bill (AB) 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), required CARB to develop a scoping plan, to be updated at least once every five years, that describes the approach California will take to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2024

On February 28, Ohio US Senator Sherrod Brown and Oregon US Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Protecting American Households from Rising Energy Costs Act , legislation that would ban the export of crude oil or liquefied natural gas (LNG) to our biggest adversaries: China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Read more here. Read more here.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Under the Clean Air Act, California has the unique ability to set its own standards for tailpipe emissions from new vehicles, including greenhouse gases. California has now adopted a rule phasing out gas and diesel vehicles by 2035. Notably, the legislation will allow ten municipalities to ban natural gas use in new buildings.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 1, 2024

Over 2022, Thanks To Strong Q4 Production; Fewest New Wells Drilled In Last Decade [PaEN] NewsClips: -- Spotlight PA: Federal Money Supercharged PA’s Plugging Of Dangerous Conventional Oil & Gas Wells, But Critics Want More Oversight -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Oil & Gas Industry Isn’t Taking Responsibility For Their Wells - By Rep.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions 1990–2019. Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions include carbon dioxide from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes, net carbon dioxide from land use, land use change and forestry, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases. trillion or 6.8%

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Legal Planet

JULY 12, 2022

California’s residential and commercial building sector accounts for nearly a quarter of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and combustion of fuel for heating and cooling buildings generates more than 10 percent of state emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2022

On August 30, the Erie 2030 District , a group comprising 17 Erie area property partners representing 130 buildings and over 5.9 million square feet, released its 2021 Progress Report detailing efforts by partners who have committed to a dramatic reduction in energy use and carbon emissions in their buildings by the year 2030.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

As with many environmental issues, when it comes to climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, this is no ordinary election. . As the province with the second highest greenhouse gas emissions in Canada, not doing enough to reduce these emissions is bad for the future of not just Ontario, but the whole country. .

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Inside Climate News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

By Phil McKenna The Environmental Protection Agency announced new regulations at the COP28 global climate summit in Dubai on Saturday that will reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry by nearly 80 percent.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

China, and United Arab Emirates hosted the Summit on Methane and non-CO 2 Greenhouse Gases that called on the parties of the Paris Agreement to include methane and other GHGs in their nationally determined contributions (NDC). The regulations include the implementation of a methane import standard by the year 2030. Since the E.U.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

And Ontario is, well… Ontario really really likes so-called “natural” gas – a fossil fuel – and plans to use more of it to generate electricity. And now, according to the IESO, emissions from electricity will rise to about 12 MT in 2030, and to over 18 MT in 2040. . How much more? of Ontario’s total electricity generation. .

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2022

Pennsylvania’s power generation sector is one of the nation’s largest — and thus, also, one of the biggest emitters of climate-changing greenhouse gases. Abundant natural gas, easily outcompeting coal in the market and touted for burning cleaner than other fossil fuels from a CO2 emissions perspective, stands out as well.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 21, 2023

But while greenhouse gas emissions may be reduced, a delivery fulfilled by a diesel-burning truck may lead to increases in emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides and lung-damaging particulate matter. While the latter part of this conclusion is obvious, the former part isn’t as much.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

On March 15 the PA Utility Law Project will hold a second webinar on the impacts of LNG natural gas exports on energy costs for Pennsylvania families from Noon to 1:00 p.m. With the fracking boom, all of that gas was trapped in North America. It kept a lid on natural gas prices.” “The Who Benefits From Exports?

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 14, 2024

Shapiro’s Offer To Work On Legislation To Make The Electric Grid More Reliable, Diversify Our Energy Sources, Lower Energy Costs For Ratepayers, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

It will lower the University’s greenhouse gas emissions by 15,452 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, the equivalent of taking nearly 3,330 fuel-burning cars off the road. 1 [Due To Cost Of Natural Gas To Generate Power] -- Scranton Times: 18% Rate Increase Awaits PPL Electric Customers Dec. Starting Dec.

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 16, 2022

Originally, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 required CARB to develop a scoping plan, to be updated every five years, that describes the approach California will take to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Germany shall become a `leading market` for hydrogen by 2030. In terms of mobility does the SPD aim for 15 million electric vehicles on German streets by 2030, the increase of public transport and train connections and a general speed limit of 130 km/h. Greenhouse Gas Emmissions shall be reduced by 70% in 2030.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2024

These measures led to a reduction of 78,650 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, which is equal to the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 15,878 gas-powered passenger vehicles driven for one year or 182,909,597 miles. From the EPA GHG Equivalence Calculator as of Dec.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 17, 2022

With legislation that became law last week, without the Governor’s signature, Maryland has enacted the most rigorous state law in the country reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and otherwise addressing ESG stewardship including climate change. only days from now).

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

New analysis recently released shows that Canadian oil and gas companies in Alberta and Saskatchewan are releasing FOUR TIMES more methane than what they’re reporting to the government. Methane is a really powerful greenhouse gas: it’s 86 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. Why is that such a big deal?

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Washington County [PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments On Mariner East II Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Chapter 102 Permit Amendment For An Area In West Goshen Twp., 21 On Rheems Quarry Expansion -- PUC Invites Comments On Williams Natural Gas Pipeline Co. . -- Save PA Forests Webinar Feb.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

But what you probably haven’t heard is that our grid is getting dirtier again, with fossil fuels increasing in our electricity supply from burning natural gas. TAKE ACTION : Tell Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) that you support the phase-out of polluting gas powered electricity by 2030.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Section 115 was probably aimed at more localized pollution problems like acid rain, but greenhouse gases unquestionably cause serious harm in other countries. Many of these ideas center around forcing the plants to combine their coal with natural gas or biomass in order to reduce emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Commonwealth is the second largest natural gas producing state in the nation and the largest electricity exporter in the entire country. Campaign Website Statements These are statements from the Shapiro For Governor Energy and the Environment webpage. Read more here.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 17, 2021

Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide, responsible for fully 25 percent of warming. It is also known as natural gas – a product with economic value, estimated to be $30 billion — that we are squandering in massive quantities into the atmosphere. Some Methane Facts.

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Greenbuilding Law

AUGUST 20, 2023

Buildings are one of Colorado’s top five sources of greenhouse gas emissions. This week’s regulation will drive Colorado’s statutory GHG emission reduction targets of 7% by 2026 and 20% by 2030 for the buildings covered in the program, as compared to 2021 levels. Newer, more efficient buildings may already meet the standards.

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Clean Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2022

Assembly Bill (AB) 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), requires CARB to develop and update every five years a scoping plan that describes the approach California will take to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2024

Said They Will Plug 4 Shale Gas Wells DEP Found To Be Abandoned And Not Plugged In September [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - January 20 [PaEN] -- DEP: From Jan. Shapiro Promised 30% Renewable Electricity By 2030, Will That Happen? -- PUC Hosts Feb. National- $3.08

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Edouard Stenger

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Renewables now account for 44% of the EU electricity mix and wind power is now producing more electricity than natural gas. The main economy of the continent still aims for 80 % renewables by 2030, despite closing its last nuclear reactors. Offshore wind could reach 5,9 GW in 2030 and 18 GW in 2040.

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