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U.S. Climate Law: A Broad & Rapidly Growing Field

Legal Planet

Standards for existing stationary carbon sources (focused on power plants to date). Vehicle biofuels requirements. Climate change under other federal statutes. Climate change as substantial impact requiring discussion in environmental impact statement. SEC rules on disclosure of climate-related risks.

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New Inflation Reduction Act Tracker Launched by the Sabin Center and EDF

Law Columbia

The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Environmental Defense Fund have just launched IRAtracker.org. Source: iratracker.org The IRA is this country’s largest climate investment to date. The expanded renewable energy investment tax credit, for example, now supports investments in energy storage and microgrids.

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Show Time: Stark message from the International Energy Agency

Legal Planet

Environmental groups mostly praised the rapid phasedown of fossil fuels, but also criticized the report for being too conservative in assuming only 90 per cent renewable electricity generation, and for the scenario’s substantial reliance on growth in nuclear power, carbon capture, and biofuels.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE. Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE.

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Why Ontario needs to stop burning polluting gas for electricity

Enviromental Defense

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. That means carbon emissions from electricity in Ontario will be rising back up again after years of decline. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 . Source: IESO [link].

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Physics: The Science of the Universe and Everything In It

Environmental Science

Responsible for nuclear physics which has given us nuclear power, and nuclear medicine which has opened up new avenues of medical treatment for such things as cancer. It was also the age of electricity and the light bulb - a great age of invention. Sponsored Content. How Physics Applies to Environmental Science.

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Why Ceding Nuclear to China and Russia Threatens National Security: Michael Shellenberger's Congressional Testimony July 28, 2020

Environmental Progress

I am an invited expert reviewer of the next assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a regular contributor to the New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes , and other publications, and a Time Magazine “Hero of the Environment.” Renewables have the same impact everywhere in the world.

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