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Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 27, 2024
The new global record in the generation of renewable energy was powered primarily by solar and wind. Solar power has been the fastest growing source of electricity in the world for 19 years in a row according to Ember’s Global Electricity Review 2024. More on that shortly. But first, the undeniably good news.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 11, 2023
Moreover, there are steps policymakers can take to prepare for these spring weather phenomena and bolster the reliability and resilience of the US power system. Power lines – Floods can saturate soil and make trees more likely to uproot and fall onto power lines. The link to climate change is clearer, however, with floods.
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The Energy Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
After additional rounds of feedback from the Task Force and the public, some actions may be added, deleted, or revised prior to the release of the draft Climate Action Plan later this year and the Final Report in February 2022. Public comments can be sent to climate@la.gov through October 8 th. Noteworthy actions include: ACTION 5.6
Edouard Stenger
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
For my first article since hurricanes Harvey and Katrina, I could have written another article on how not solving climate change would cost us trillions of dollars. Local air pollution (and global climate change) ; 4. — Ditching coal and natural gas for solar and wind. Switching from cars to bikes.
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
In discussing the late December winter storm that nearly led to rolling blackouts in the MidAtlantic region of 65 million people, Yaw suggested that increasing amounts of renewable energy were to blame for the near-miss and condemned neighboring states for adopting policies that “emphasize solar and wind power over natural gas.”
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 16, 2022
Pointing to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ definition of climate refugees as “persons displaced in the context of disasters and climate change,” he noted that the housing crisis was terrible before, but has worsened with the increase of local climate refugees.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 3, 2021
Concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere have risen approximately 47 percent since 1750, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels for energy. Strategies for capturing carbon from fossil fuel power plants, to prevent it from entering the atmosphere, have long lingered on the sidelines. from 1990–2019.
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