Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The IRA provides at least $369 billion in funding for clean energy — maybe more, depending on how many people take advantage of its tax credits. As Time magazine put it, “across the country, the IRA has spurred hundreds of billions of dollars in investment in clean technology.” And quite a deal it was.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

So today I’m glad to share some good news: a new UCS study that gives me fresh hope and determination to keep fighting for necessary actions to drive deep cuts in US heat-trapping emissions. Our research makes tangible why the healthier, fairer clean energy future we want and need is directly linked to the choices we make today.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 14, 2023

Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new power plant carbon pollution standards that, if strengthened, would go a long way to help meet the Biden administration’s goal of slashing carbon emissions in half from 2005 levels by the end of this decade. EN: First, why are these new standards such a big deal?

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Environmental Leader

JUNE 3, 2022

Dell Technologies committed to reducing emissions from assets it owned and controlled by 40% by 2020 from a 2010 baseline. It also sought to cut indirect emissions from the energy it purchased by the same amount. And, it promised to cut its energy intensity by 80% by 2020 from a 2012 baseline. The results?

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2021

On October 29, Mayor Jim Kenney, Superintendent William Hite, PECO CEO Mike Innocenzo and others joined the Philadelphia Energy Authority to celebrate the opening of a new Solar Training Lab at Frankford High School to help launch young people into careers in clean energy. Bright Solar Futures , funded by the U.S.

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Legal Planet

MAY 11, 2023

still does not limit carbon emissions from existing power plants, which generate 25 percent of our greenhouse gases. On June 2, 2014 , this blog led with an almost-identical sentence about EPA releasing its rule to regulate climate change-related carbon emissions from existing power plants, known as the Clean Power Plan.

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Physics World

JANUARY 7, 2022

Those critical challenges will require inventive and practical solutions, which is why automotive manufacturer Toyota has teamed up with The Electrochemical Society (ECS) to award a series of research fellowships focused on the development of green-energy technologies that reduce both pollution and carbon emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

This program is one of over 115 side events for the Global Clean Energy Action Forum to be held in Pittsburgh. Visit the Global Clean Energy Action Forum website for information on all available programs and presentations. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh starting at 10:15 a.m.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The case for phasing out of fossil fuels and making a just and equitable transition to clean energy has never been more clear. Contrast that with some of the wider benefits of the clean energy transition, such as phasing out coal generation by 2030, which are realized by everyone including historically disenfranchised groups.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2022

Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia) introduced Senate Bill 979 which amends the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard Act to establish a new Clean Energy Standard and encourage investment in carbon capture technology to achieve net-zero carbon emissions from power plants.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 18, 2024

Reaching the Paris agreement goals would require a quadrupling of mineral requirements for clean energy technologies by 2040,” he said. “To and China signed 9 key climate agreements to accelerate clean energy in those two countries—agreements that ultimately paved the way for the Paris agreement.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Since PPL's last climate assessment report in 2017, the company has taken a number of steps to advance its emissions reductions and overall clean energy transition strategy. The transition to a clean energy future offers us an opportunity to rethink how energy is produced, stored, delivered and used.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 25, 2022

If you become an IP lawyer, there’s work to be done on clean energy technologies. One important area for work involves the energy sector. Clean energy has been growing rapidly, and Congress recently poured $379 billion more into cleaning up our energy system. Land Use Law.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2021

"As we pursue our goals, we're investing in the research and development of clean energy solutions that will enable us to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, and we're committed to ensuring a balanced, responsible and just transition to economy-wide decarbonization."

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 26, 2023

There’s no question that the US electricity transmission system has to be modernized to enable a transition to an equitable clean energy economy, but how to do it is up for grabs. Yes, transmission system investments are decades behind in keeping up with the transition to newer, cleaner and cheaper energy technologies.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 8, 2024

Funding towards climate and energy programs includes: (a) a 27% increase in funding for the office overseeing the state’s environmental and energy agencies; (b) $30 million to support wind technology, clean-energy homes, and green workforce training programs; and (c) $200 million for public transportation improvements, accessibility, and planning.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

According to the Rhodium Group , “there was $213 billion in new clean investment across the economy—a 37% increase from the previous year and a 165% increase from five years ago.” Investment in clean energy production and industrial decarbonization rose 15% year-on-year to $61 billion.” Download as PDF

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Cresforum

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

During the 2023 National Clean Energy Week Policymakers Symposium , a group of industry leaders convened for a panel discussion on how the United States can leverage its carbon advantage. A critical component of achieving this is American innovation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 20, 2023

This is despite the clean energy progress the power sector has experienced to date—and despite the groundwork laid for more progress from leading states, as well as the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Section 111 of the Clean Air Act constrains how EPA sets standards—but gives states wide latitude in implementation.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Last month, DOE solicited applications from states to develop clean energy projects. The possibility of snagging some of this funding may also help nudge some lagging states to think seriously about cutting carbon emissions. The Inflation Reduction Act provides another important source of state funding. Download as PDF.

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Cresforum

AUGUST 2, 2021

Considering recent summer and winter weather-induced blackouts, accomplishing this critical goal while reducing carbon emissions and maintaining affordable electricity prices is challenging states, regulators, investor-owned utilities, and retail power providers alike. Check out the CRES Forum YouTube page to view our past events!

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 3, 2022

The majority 6–3 decision sharply curtails the EPA’s authority to set standards based on a broad range of flexible options to cut carbon emissions from the power sector—options such as replacing polluting fossil fuels with cheap and widely available wind and solar power coupled with battery storage. carbon emissions today.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 6, 2023

But with the recent influx of government incentives for hydrogen production, new and improving production and storage technologies, and greater political will than ever before, H 2 ’s reputation is gaining favor. But for many of these use-cases, hydrogen doesn’t do the job particularly well, at least as compared to existing technology.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 15, 2022

The law will provide $379 billion in subsidies to clean energy in the form of direct payments and tax credits. Subsidies aren’t the ideal way to cut emissions, because it’s impossible to target them to the precise behavioral changes you seek. But there are some extremely important dynamic effects. Download as PDF.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Energy conservation can take a lot of different forms, starting with retrofitting existing structures with insulation and more efficient heating and cooling. Commercial buildings could benefit from new technologies using artificial intelligence to control their heating and cooling systems.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

What secret weapon is a critical enabler of this dramatic energy transition? A 1 megawatt vanadium flow battery (a different technology from lithium-ion, but also used for energy storage) is in Pullman, Washington, built by UniEnergy Technologies and owned by Avista Utilities. Batteries help store surplus energy.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

We are disappointed that Canada’s Carbon Management Strategy , released by Minister Wilkinson, doubles down on the federal government’s risky approach of over-reliance on speculative and dangerous technologies being promoted primarily by oil and gas companies. per cent of global carbon emissions (under 40 million tonnes).

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Legal Planet

APRIL 11, 2022

If we switch to renewables, we won’t need to worry about saving energy. One reason to save energy is to limit carbon emissions from the energy we use. That’s going to important until the energy system has been completely cleaned up. In the end, you might use more electricity, not less.

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NAEP Leadership Blog

AUGUST 28, 2022

The IIJA proposes to invest approximately $75 billion in targeted carbon emission reduction initiatives and billions more in other initiatives that will have the effect on reducing emissions. Billion for a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations; $5 Billion for low or zero emission public transit buses; and $2.5

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 19, 2023

Richer nations, which are most responsible for heat-trapping emissions, must provide low- and middle-income countries the funding they require to transition to clean energy and better withstand worsening climate extremes. And we must invest in protecting critical ecosystems too.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

All told, they represent 56 percent of the US population, generate 62 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, and are responsible for 43 percent of the country’s annual carbon emissions. What job opportunities would this clean energy transition create? EN: Energy prices have gone up dramatically in the last year.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

"We are excited to partner with Sustainable Pittsburgh in the development of a Regional Quality Green Jobs Agenda, ensuring that individuals can move into high-quality, family-sustaining clean energy jobs through existing and new recruitment and training pipelines," said Robert Cherry, Partner4Work CEO.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 24, 2023

McCarthy bill would unwind years of climate progress The draft bill would repeal virtually all clean energy tax incentives included in the Inflation Reduction Act enacted last year. There is a different version of “permitting reform” supported by renewable energy proponents. What is permitting reform? Depends who you ask.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

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. EIA also projects US battery storage capacity to more than double in 2023. Rooftop solar deployment, meanwhile, doesn’t require any land.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2022

That’s because the case, which was about the nature and scope of EPA authority in regulating carbon emissions from existing power plants, turned on a rule that does not exist. Simply by taking West Virginia v. EPA the Supreme Court signaled ominous things to come. And all signs point to the fact that technically, economically, we can.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Black pastors across the country recently joined together to urge Members of Congress to act on climate change and embrace a clean energy future. In a recent letter, they stated, “To begin addressing these injustices and work towards a vision of vibrant communities, we urge you to support clean energy.” 20-26 -- Gov.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

The biggest takeaway : without robust new policies, US energy sector heat trapping emissions will continue to remain high, far off-track from where we need to be to meet our climate goals. CO 2 emissions remain mostly level through 2050—nowhere close to meeting US climate goals. Carbon emissions remain high.

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