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Good News—and Bad—about Fossil Fuel Power Plants in 2023 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). gigawatts (GW) of planned solar projects expected to come online this year is almost double the previous 13.4 Solar” only includes large-scale solar.

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Analysis: Is hydrogen the new oil?

A Greener Life

The Tokyo Olympics will be powered by a fuel with ambition – hydrogen. The Olympic village will be powered by hydrogen made at a solar power plant in the exclusion zone created after the Fukushima nuclear accident a decade ago. Grey is made from natural gas or coal, and has a large carbon footprint.

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How Much Land Would it Require to Get Most of Our Electricity from Wind and Solar?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Acknowledging that the United States is a leading contributor to carbon emissions, the Biden administration has committed to cutting US emissions 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.

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New Columbia Resource Tracks the President’s Climate Action Plan

Law Columbia

The first pillar, “ Cut Carbon Pollution in America ,” describes policies aimed at combatting the causes of climate change, principally by cutting carbon dioxide emissions. The Climate Action Plan presents three policy “pillars.”

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Is Bitcoin Bad For The Environment?

Environment Blog

Miners make more profit if they spend less on electricity so some are making the move away from expensive fossil fuels and towards renewable energy such as solar and wind power. Once the mining company has paid for the solar panels, turbines, and other equipment, their energy expenditure is greatly reduced.

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New Sabin Center Report Finds NYISO Could Price Carbon in Wholesale Electricity Markets

Law Columbia

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.