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Greece increases its renewable energy targets

A Greener Life

The revised 2030 energy and climate plan, unveiled by the government, targets the expansion of wind and solar power. The Mediterranean country aims for renewables to account for an 82% share of electricity production by 2030. The previous plan released in 2019 had set out only a 66% share.

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COP30: Twelve environmental facts about Brazil in 2025

A Greener Life

However, the country is diversifying its energy mix, and solar and wind power are expanding rapidly. In 2024, Brazil’s installed capacity for wind power reached approximately 22.6 Initiatives like the Renovagro Plan aim to reduce over one billion tonnes of CO2 by 2030. GW, and solar capacity surpassed 25.5

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Reforming Oceanic Governance: A Department of Oceans 

Vermont Law

Notably, the Biden Administration seeks to build 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030. However, the expansion of offshore wind is but one part of the Biden Administration’s strategy which includes the protection of 30% of all marine areas by 2030 and the elimination of greenhouse gas emissions from shipping.

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How Some Conservative Governments Embrace Renewables

Enviromental Defense

On January 13th, 2025 the Province of Nova Scotia and the Regional Municipality of Halifax announced that Nearly half of Halifax’s municipal electricity will soon come from a Queens County wind farm, a move the city says will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by a quarter. This announcement might improve its marks for 2025.

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Wind-powered Cargo Vessel Holds Hope for a Greener Future

Ocean Conservancy

While a wind-powered cargo vessel may seem like a 19 th Century idea, the Grain de Sail may be a herald of a greener future rather than a nostalgic nod to the past. After agreeing to a very weak short-term measure in November 2020, the discussions last week focused on new measures that could take effect by 2030.

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What Happened in the California Legislature in 2023?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Now that I have reached the extent of my white-water rafting knowledge, here is a recap of our very productive session: Electric vehicle directionality stalled but will return UCS co-sponsored Senator Nancy Skinner’s Senate Bill 233 (SB 233) which would have required all electric vehicles to be bidirectional by 2030.

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Ontario could easily phase out polluting fossil gas – if it wanted to

Enviromental Defense

Ontario has a large potential supply of wind and solar energy that could be developed to help phase-out dirty gas plants. The Independent Electricity System Operator recently produced a theoretical plan for phasing out gas plants by 2030. Between 2009 and 2016, Ontario built over 2000 MW of solar power and about 3000 MW of wind power.