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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. The shift, combined with the huge shift from ultra-dirty goal to more-moderately dirty gas helped cut our power sector carbon dioxide emissions by 41 percent from a peak in 2007. More on that shortly.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Their study examined the carbon dioxide and methane emissions from these companies’ products, as well as from the extraction and production processes of the largest gas, oil and coal producers and cement manufacturers. Data on the major carbon producers’ emissions have been published since 2014.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 2, 2022
That clearly includes natural gas—which oil and gas companies continue to tout as a “bridge” fuel from coal to renewable energy. One Shell executive wished bedbugs on the youth-led Sunrise Movement. That is because Trelenberg knew that the public pledges of the oil majors did not match their business models.
Law Columbia
AUGUST 10, 2021
To the extent those sectors continue emitting carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, those gases will need to be captured prior to release into the atmosphere. to 2 o C target set in the Paris Agreement. to 2 o C target set in the Paris Agreement. federal government controls approximately 1.7
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 23, 2023
In 2021 alone, the plants slated for retirement emitted more than 28,000 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NO x ), 32,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), and 51 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), according to EIA data. degrees Celsius, coal power should be entirely phased out by 2030.
Energy and Climate Law
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
With a view to traditional media outlets, the discourse is dominated by the Covid-19 crisis, and frequently disregards other themes, such as climate and energy policy. Most parties also agree that more European cooperation is necessary, for example a fortification of the EU-ETS or a European CO2 border tax (avoiding carbon leakage).
Law Columbia
JUNE 21, 2023
All of this makes the transition to cheap, renewable energy a necessity for the country. It also recognised that South Africa had international law obligations flowing from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. The debate then shifted to its adequacy.
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