E2 Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

11, 2023, the City Planning Commission approved amendments to the New York City Zoning Resolution, called “City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality,” proposed by Mayor Adams’ administration to advance the city’s climate goals, including an 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 3, 2023

It’s not surprising to see companies lobbying to try to optimize this lucrative credit for their profits rather than ensuring the produced hydrogen is genuinely low-carbon, but it is astounding to see regulators at risk of following suit. This won’t be a problem in the future when renewable energy predominates.

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Edouard Stenger

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) , renewable energy sources are to become the first electricity source by 2025, surpassing dirty coal. Solar and wind are also due to cover most if not all of global electricity demand growth in the meantime. Good news everyone !

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This is the second post in our series on the recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act , covering how the Act invests in strengthening our electric grid, which could better prepare us for the shift from fossil fuel generated electricity to renewable power. One in particular is the state of our electric grid.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

On May 31, Duquesne Light Company announced a new lineup of electric vehicle (EV) charging and fleet electrification programs to help local organizations save time and money on installing EV charging and transitioning to an electric fleet. In 2020, DLC installed the DCFC stations for Port Authority’s first two electric buses. “As

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2022

million square feet, released its 2021 Progress Report detailing efforts by partners who have committed to a dramatic reduction in energy use and carbon emissions in their buildings by the year 2030. In 2021, Erie 2030 District partners reduced energy usage to 22.4% million in 2021 (annualized) energy savings.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Despite a significant uptake of renewable energy, India still relies on coal plants for more than half of its installed electricity supply. By Rejimon Kuttappan Along with a major expansion of renewable energy, India is also pushing for big increases in its coal production, casting doubt on its climate commitments.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 6, 2023

Hydrogen’s supply-side has been buttressed by incentives from state and federal governments, refineries and utilities looking to extend the life of fossil fuel infrastructure, and renewable energy companies seeking to take advantage of the huge amounts of clean energy needed to produce green hydrogen.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

There’s a lot of discussion of how the private sector is supporting renewable energy, but it’s almost all about power consumers like Apple and Walmart. Net zero by 2050, including downstream emissions and upstream emissions from suppliers. Net zero emissions from operations, 50% cut from 2000 by 2030. Xcel Energy.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 22, 2022

We all know that to successfully address climate change we need to phase out fossil fuels and switch to electric power. A s we transition our homes and vehicles to electric power, it’s imperative that the electricity sector be clean. One company has developed a system for storing energy using compressed air.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

When it comes to climate action, it can be difficult to understand what makes a strong climate plan that puts us on a pathway to zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – and what new policies and tools are actually dangerous distractions from real solutions. Current global CCUS capacity is about 0.001% of annual greenhouse gas emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Strategies identified in a new industrial decarbonization roadmap would slash carbon emissions by 84% by 2050 in Pennsylvania, achieving crucial climate goals, yielding billions in annual savings, growing jobs, and improving public health, according to a new analysis prepared for the Ohio River Valley Institute.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Now, the Ontario government is crafting an official Clean Energy Credit system that will presumably require transparency. For example, several months ago news broke that Microsoft, the largest software company in the world, cut a deal with Ontario Power Generation to buy credits from Ontario’s electricity system.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This blog post is adapted from testimony delivered at the New York City Department of Buildings hearing on proposed rule §103-14 , Procedures for Reporting on and Complying with Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Certain Buildings in connection with the City’s building performance standard, Local Law 97. Additionality.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 19, 2024

You can sign petitions like this one to Stop Big Oil or you can write directly to your local, provincial or federal representative and ask them to support policies and plans that meet Canada’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Support clean energy Solar Power Plant in modern city: Sustainable Renewable Energy.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2023

PWSA holds the largest share at 30% of the total, underlining our strong commitment to sustainable energy practices. “It Additionally, this agreement further safeguards the region’s energy needs by providing a long-term hedge against rising energy prices. Stitt, PWSA Sustainability Manager.

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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.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 7, 2022

On December 7, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it has begun providing renewable natural gas (RNG) for the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority in Bellefonte, Centre County, supporting a transition to a cleaner, low-carbon fuel produced from organic waste.

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Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2020

There is hope that these effects of climate change can be slowed down or even mitigated with drastic changes in our energy sector. The energy sector is one of the biggest polluters when it comes to. greenhouse gas emissions. To stimulate change in the state, Virginia needs steadfast change to its energy sector.

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Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2022

In July 2022, the High Court of England and Wales in R (Friends of the Earth Ltd and Others) v Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy found that the UK Government’s plans to cut carbon emissions were inadequate and breached national law. In Greenpeace v. In RWE and Uniper v.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 30, 2021

Even if it were possible, simply eliminating carbon emissions from fossil fuel production would not address the myriad impacts of fossil fuel production faced primarily by Indigenous and front-line communities. Carbon capture and release: a license to pollute . You can create hydrogen using renewable energy or with fossil fuels.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

20 To Review 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment, PA Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Climate Action Plan Ohio River Valley Institute Feb. 20 To Review 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment, PA Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Climate Action Plan Ohio River Valley Institute Feb.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

This effort, he said , would be based on “promoting the sustainable use of land and water, energy efficiency, electrification, and the large-scale use of eco-friendly and renewable energy sources, among others”. Chinese investments fuel Kazakhstan’s energy economy.

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E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Enacted in 2019, the CLCPA transformed the state’s earlier clean energy standard efforts from administrative fiat to law and sets more aggressive goals to reduce statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economy-wide to 60% from a 1990 baseline by 2030, and 15% from a 1990 baseline by 2050.

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Ocean Conservancy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Underpinning these processes is the sense of urgency from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) most recent report , which made it clear that time has run out for incremental approaches to zeroing out greenhouse gas emissions. Never miss an update. Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list. Enter Your Email.loading.

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Law Columbia

MARCH 25, 2016

As detailed in the RGGI investment plan , these funds are typically used to support energy efficiency and renewable energy programs in New York State. For those unfamiliar with the program – RGGI is an interstate cap and trade program aimed at reducing CO 2 emissions from the electric power sector. Jessica Wentz.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

Utilizing manure nutrients efficiently means that risk of loss of nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment, and greenhouse gas is minimized. It complements Phoenix Contact’s Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power (CCHP) system, which generates about half of the facility’s electric requirements.

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Environmental Progress

JULY 3, 2023

Much of the cradle-to-grave carbon intensity data that governments depend on to guide in photovoltaic arrays are instead based on modeling assumptions that are likely to have grossly under-estimated — if not made-up — solar’s carbon emissions because they cannot get insights from Chinese manufacturers.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

By Penn State News With a goal of achieving 100% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2035, Penn State – under the direction of President Neeli Bendapudi -- is moving forward with several of the recommendations presented by the University’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Task Force in Spring 2022.

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Law Columbia

JULY 31, 2015

The most detailed state-commissioned assessment of what California must do to meet Governor Brown’s 2030 goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels shows that the state will need to add 1,600 megawatts of renewable resources – roughly 12 new utility-scale projects – annually.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Some of HSBC’s dealings were on behalf of Saudi Aramco, the world’s second-ranked company in Fortune’s Global 500 and often dubbed the world’s biggest polluter for being the largest corporate emitter of greenhouse gases. Many UN documents say emissions should be cut by 45 percent by 2030. degrees Celsius, or 2.7

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Edouard Stenger

OCTOBER 29, 2018

To limit climate change to runaway levels, the report mentions a deadline and a target: in the next 12 years we need to essentially halve global emissions. If renewables are booming and energy efficiency is gaining some traction, greenhouse gases emissions are still growing and the atmospheric concentration of carbon is still rising.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 24, 2023

Electric vehicles (EVs) play an important role in reducing carbon pollution from transportation. But there are some false and half true claims being made about electric vehicles. Here we will separate fact from fiction about electric vehicles. For example , in Ontario, a Hyundai Ioniq EV only emits 6.2

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The decision to ditch coal was the biggest single action of its time to cut carbon emissions in North America. But what you probably haven’t heard is that our grid is getting dirtier again, with fossil fuels increasing in our electricity supply from burning natural gas. Source: IESO Annual Planning Outlook (updated Feb 2021).

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 17, 2023

The proposal requires companies to report information related to “Scope 1” direct carbon emissions (think fuel use and greenhouse gases), “Scope 2” indirect carbon emissions (e.g., purchased energy and electricity), and for some companies to report on information related to “Scope 3” carbon emissions (i.e.,

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Physics World

MARCH 16, 2022

If I run a supercomputer that takes as much energy as 10,000 households then who am I to tell my children, or other people, they shouldn’t shower for 20 minutes?”. As the world grapples with the consequences of climate change, many scientists have begun to face up to the realities of their carbon emissions.

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Earthava

MAY 17, 2021

However, one of its most pressing current challenges is reducing the carbon emissions from transportation, a sector that is one of the highest contributors to greenhouse gases. Green technologies are eco-friendly inventions that’ concerned with energy efficiency, recycling, renewable resources , and more.

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