Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 27, 2022

There is still much we can do to bend that emissions curve sharply within this decade—but only if world leaders, especially leaders of richer countries and major emitting nations, take responsibility to act together quickly and fossil fuel companies are held accountable for their decades of obstruction and deception.

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A Greener Life

JULY 23, 2021

Hydrogen may have lost the race to fuel electric cars but it looks a likely contender to replace fossil fuels in trucks, ships, planes and heavy industry. The Tokyo Olympics will be powered by a fuel with ambition – hydrogen. And it has a head start in organising imports of the fuel.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study shows that it would take less than 1 percent of the land in the Lower 48—that’s an area comparable to or even smaller than the fossil fuel industry’s current footprint.

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A Greener Life

MAY 12, 2023

gigawatts of installed power capacity comes from fossil fuels like coal. The burning of fossil fuels is the main driver of climate change. metric tonnes of carbon dioxide per capita per year, the typical carbon footprint of an average Indian is a fraction of that of an average American (14.2

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Law Columbia

JANUARY 6, 2014

The first pillar, “ Cut Carbon Pollution in America ,” describes policies aimed at combatting the causes of climate change, principally by cutting carbon dioxide emissions. These facilities account for around 40% of all carbon pollution in the United States. The Climate Action Plan presents three policy “pillars.”

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Environment Blog

MARCH 25, 2020

The country is the world’s largest coal producer and, while their renewable energy production has increased greatly in recent years, the majority of Bitcoin mining done in the country is reliant on fossil fuels. megatons of carbon dioxide during the same period. Green alternatives to Bitcoin.

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Legal Planet

MAY 13, 2024

By one count , Biden has overturned more than two dozen of Trump actions affecting the fossil fuel industry. EPA adopts emissions rules for cars that will cut CO2 emissions in half by 2032, avoiding more than seven billion tons of carbon dioxide emission over three decades. March 20, 2024. March 29, 2024. April 12, 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

And it reveals how American families and businesses bear the brunt of wild price fluctuations in fossil fuels and deserve more stable, cleaner sources of energy. Fuel costs don’t change for wind- and solar-powered electricity over time because the wind and sun are free, and clean energy produced in the U.S.

Clean Energy 93

Clean Energy Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Electricity 93

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Here in New York, for example, we already have three forms of more or less direct carbon pricing. The most direct of these is imposed on certain fossil fuel power plants by requiring them to purchase carbon dioxide emissions allowances as part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Electricity 40

Electricity Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 40

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

North Carolina today gets over half of its power from fossil fuels, about 25% from coal and 33% from natural gas. Solar is at 5% and wind is under 1l%. The new bill seeks to put North Carolina on the road to carbon neutrality. There are also specific provisions for specific sources of generation.

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Solar Power Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels 2005 194

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

GW Of Clean Energy In PA, 4 Other PJM States Saving $1 Billion A Year [PPL included] -- DOE Invests $17 Million In 3 Projects To Strengthen Critical Minerals Supply Chain: 1 In PA, Another To PA Company, Both Coal-Related [PaEN] -- NYT: The Planet Needs Solar Power, Can We Build It Without Harming Nature?

Natural Gas 82

Natural Gas Recycling Climate Change Solar Power 82

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 14, 2023

Given the EPA has the responsibility and the obligation to address carbon pollution, these standards—the first to limit carbon emissions from existing coal- and gas-fired power plants—are long overdue. Those currently operating fossil fuel plants generate 25 percent of U.S. Last year, wind generated 10.2

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Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions Nitrogen Oxides Clean Air Act 205

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Million In Tax Credits To Subsidize Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Total Expected To Be $1.17 Million In Tax Credits To Subsidize Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Total Expected To Be $1.17

Conservation 104

Conservation Natural Gas Clean Energy 2024 104

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

percent of peer-reviewed scientific papers agree that climate change is driven by human burning of fossil fuels, Johnson clings to the lie that there “are facts on both sides.” The United States currently emits at least three times more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than all 54 nations in Africa combined.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Comitta: Calls For Hearings On The Failure Of Pennsylvania To Invest In Clean Energy Infrastructure [PaEN] -- ErieT: Solar Energy Project Planned In Girard, Another Still Planned In Southern Erie County -- PG: Pittsburgh Mayor, Other Cities, U.S. Labor Secretary Talk About Future Of $600 Billion Clean Energy ‘Marshall Plan’ -- Sen.

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Conservation 2021 Natural Gas Climate Change 63