A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

But there are still issues such as inefficient spatial planning and shoreline utilisation that does not consider clean energy deployment. Additionally, connecting ports to rail networks – which are a lower-emission form of transport than trucks – is problematic at many sites.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2025

Energy is one of the top expenses for schools, which is why investments in solar energy can help to maintain long-term financial stability and improve the quality of education they offer students, said Secretary Siger.

Electricity

A Greener Life

JANUARY 9, 2025

By Liu Lican Chinas first Biennial Transparency Report on Climate Change was released last week, and the country confirmed it has yet to peak its carbon emissions. It showed that total greenhouse gas emissions in 2021, including that from land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF), reached 13 billion tonnes, an increase of 4.3%

Carbon Dioxide

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 25, 2025

Data Centers also Contribute to Air Pollution and Degradation of Health The energy consumed by data centers doesn’t just contribute to carbon emissions—it also generates air pollution that directly harms human health. California, Arizona, and parts of Texas.

Air Pollution

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 3, 2025

In turn, this means a given percentage of hydrogen (by volume) blended in doesnt lead to the same percentage reduction in the amount of gasor to the same reduction of carbon emissions. A blend with 50% hydrogen by volume, for example, gets you only 23% less smokestack carbon pollution.

Renewable Energy

A Greener Life

JULY 10, 2025

Accompanying documents provide detailed technical guidance, carbon accounting methods and evaluation criteria. According to a Tsinghua University report , 80% of China’s industrial companies are concentrated in industrial parks, which account for 31% of the country’s total carbon emissions.

Carbon Dioxide

A Greener Life

APRIL 21, 2025

Municipalities like St Helens (UK), Turku (Finland), and Riverside (USA) are hosting community planning sessions on clean energy. Earth Aid Live A global concert series, held in cities such as London, Rio de Janeiro, Los Angeles, Nairobi, and Mumbai.

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 27, 2025

Pennsylvania needs proactive solutions to meet the growth in energy demand with cleaner generation. I support addressing climate change and cutting our carbon emissions. We can do that right now, but the majority, to date, chooses not to. I am opposed. The [Shapiro] administration is opposed.

Greenhouse

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2025

Shapiro Provides Update On The Fight To Lower Energy Prices, Calls On General Assembly To Move His Commonsense Lightning Energy Plan [PaEN] -- PA Elected Officials, Consumer, Clean Energy Advocates Demand Electric Grid Operator PJM Act To Hold Down Electricity Costs [PaEN] -- Bloomberg: US DOE Orders 760 MW Eddystone Peaking Power Plant In Delaware (..)

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MAY 28, 2025

On May 28, consumer and clean energy advocates from Pennsylvania and New Jersey gathered outside the headquarters of electric grid manager PJM Interconnection in Montgomery County to urge PJM leadership to do more to protect family budgets and bring more clean, affordable energy to the electric grid as quickly as possible.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2025

Data Center Infrastructure; Amazon Told PUC It Has Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Goal By 2040 [PaEN] -- Utility Dive: Talen Energy To Sell Amazon 1.9 Shapiro Announces Amazon Plans To Invest $20 Billion In Pennsylvania For A.I.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 9, 2025

John Quigley , Senior Fellow at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, said, “I think we should brace ourselves for continued high energy prices and more cost increases. PJM remains overly dependent on fossil fueled generation. GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2025

Penn Energy Savers Rebates Are Coming Soon To Help Eligible Households Upgrade To Energy Efficient Appliances, Do Building Retrofits [PaEN] -- City Of Reading Begins Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy Project To Save $13.3

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 29, 2025

Blast Furnaces, Carbon Emissions -- Register Now! Yaw’s Senate District -- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee Just Part Of Gas Industry’s Success -- PA Capital-Star: Gov. Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Sept.

Conservation

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2024

I’m not including laws that simply incentivize clean energy or those that fund pure science, even though both are vitally important parts of climate policy. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) , passed in 2022, contains hundreds of billions of dollars in funding for clean energy.

Law

PA Environment Daily

MAY 2, 2025

MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day MW-Day In 2024-25; Extreme Weather Risk Big Factor [PaEN] Related Articles This Week: -- DEP Received Air Quality Permit For 4.6

Electricity

Legal Planet

APRIL 24, 2025

It’s a tribute to the significance of state climate policies that Trump devoted an entire executive order to excoriating them as “fundamentally irreconcilable” with his own, fossil-fuel promoting, energy policy. MINNESOTAThe utility commission approved an Xcel Energy plan to achieve 100% clean power by 2035.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2025

Advocates Put Out A Call To Action -- Lead Counsel On Court Cases Striking Down Provisions In Act 13 To Preempt Local Regulation Of Oil & Gas Operations Raises Concerns About Proposed Legislation Establishing A RESET Board To Site Large Energy Projects [PaEN] -- TribLive: Plum Zoning Board Rejects Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well After Lengthy (..)

Greenhouse

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2025

Data Center Infrastructure; Amazon Told PUC It Has Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Goal By 2040 [PaEN] -- Better Path Coalition: Data Centers - Dirty Energy Deals Anything But Cheap [PaEN] -- 25 Environmental Groups; Local Government Associations Oppose House Bill To Fast Track Large-Scale Energy Generation, Storage Projects Proposed By Gov.

Electricity

Legal Planet

JANUARY 30, 2025

Transportation is now the largest source of carbon emission in the U.S. Normally, only the federal EPA can regulate tailpipe emissions from vehicles. States can also use green banks and other methods to nurture clean energy innovation. Trump had a terrible litigation record last time. Defend Californias car waiver.

Clean Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 17, 2025

Trumps executive orders also advance industry interests by making it easier to increase fossil fuel production while blocking clean energy development. The third is transition risk, or losses to fossil fuel-intensive industries resulting from the worlds transition to renewable energy sources.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2025

Shapiro's 'Lightning' Energy Plan To Lower Energy Costs, Create Jobs, Protect Pennsylvania From Global Energy Instability [PaEN] -- PUC Hearing On Data Center Growth Impacts Finds 30-40% Of Utility Demand Could Be From Data Centers; Concerns About Stranded Costs; Major Commitments To Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Energy Use [PaEN] -- Gov.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2025

GW To Move Forward To Address Near-Term Electricity Demand Growth-- 39 Upgrades, 12 New Construction [PaEN] -- PJM Releases List Of 51 Fast Tracked Power Projects To Provide 9.3 GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 GW [PaEN] -- PJM Electricity Auction Price 9 Times Higher Than Previous Auction-- $269.92/MW-Day

Electricity

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Even so, if you’re someone who cares about energy and environment, there are some things to be thankful for this year Here are a few. Falling prices of renewable energy. Clean energy investment. According to Clean Investment Monitor, U.S. Peak carbon?

Politics

Circle of Blue

JULY 9, 2025

In China we found the Central Government building new clean energy plants to quadruple wind and solar generation. Stoked by billions more tons of carbon emissions from coal combustion, global temperatures are rising, more powerful storms are inundating communities, deeper droughts threaten the planet’s supply of food.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MAY 12, 2025

NewsClip: -- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Regional Power Grid Operator Sees Manageable Summer Peak Load, But A Slight Risk Of Running Short Resource Links - Grid: -- PJM Interconnection: 51 Generation Projects, 9.3 GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2025

GW To Move Forward To Address Near-Term Electricity Demand Growth-- 39 Upgrades, 12 New Construction [PaEN] -- PJM Releases List Of 51 Fast Tracked Power Projects To Provide 9.3 GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 GW [PaEN] -- PJM Electricity Auction Price 9 Times Higher Than Previous Auction-- $269.92/MW-Day

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 10, 2025

Data Center Infrastructure; Amazon Told PUC It Has Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Goal By 2040 [PaEN] -- WHYY: Gov. Data Center Infrastructure; Amazon Told PUC It Has Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Goal By 2040 [PaEN] -- WHYY: Gov. Shapiro Announces Amazon Plans To Invest $20 Billion In Pennsylvania For A.I.

Carbon Emissions

Yale E360

MARCH 26, 2025

Continuing its clean-energy dominance, China installed more renewable power than all other countries combined last year. Renewable energy is powering down the fossil fuel age,” said U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres.

Renewable Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 21, 2025

For companies in the oil and gas sector, 80 to 90 percent of carbon emissions result from the use of their fossil fuel products. These companies have not only failed to take responsibility for their role in the climate crisis but also actively obstructed efforts to transition to a clean energy future.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The transformation to an economy fueled by clean energy – across sectors – has begun, and he can’t stop it. trillion in tax incentives, grants and loans over ten years to stimulate faster and broader cuts in carbon emissions than would occur in their absence. And he’ll pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2025

Data Center Power Demands] -- House Committee Told PA Needs An Energy Policy, Doing Nothing Means We Are Going To Run Out Of Power; Overreliance On One Fuel-- Gas-- Is Raising Electricity Prices [PaEN] -- PA Elected Officials, Consumer, Clean Energy Advocates Demand Electric Grid Operator PJM Act To Hold Down Electricity Costs [PaEN] -- North American (..)

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2025

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Air Pollution

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 1, 2025

This short-term calculus poses a dire threat to numerous UCS priorities, from clean energy, to electric vehicles, to sustainable agriculture, to climate resilience, to reducing the threat posed by nuclear weapons. Tax credits supporting the clean energy transition. Grants and loans supporting the clean energy transition.

Clean Energy

Legal Planet

JUNE 26, 2025

EPA has managed to come to the conclusion that carbon emissions from the power sector do not significantly contribute to climate change. emissions), EPA’s solemn conclusion is that they’re no biggie. Second, “only extraordinary emission reductions on a global scale would have any impact” on climate impacts.

Clean Energy

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Key targets include regulations substantially limiting carbon emissions from coal-fired powerplants, cars, and trucks. But scores of other regulations are in the cross-hairs, such as energy efficiency standards that benefit consumers and a variety of rules that protect clean air and water.

Paris Agreement

Legal Planet

MARCH 10, 2025

EPAs efforts to regulate carbon emissions from powerplants have had a tortuous history, and were about to go through another round, with a rule from a Democratic Administration being repealed and replaced by a Trump rule.

Carbon Emissions