Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 12, 2022

Extreme heat and heatwaves are growing more frequent and more severe because of climate change. While climate change is making our days hotter, the fingerprints of climate change are even clearer for nighttime temperatures than for daytime temperatures.

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Cresforum

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Mayors from all over the country are making strides in their communities to be at the forefront of clean energy development. Mayor Lucas is a strong advocate for implementing renewable energy sources, including solar, where possible. “Not

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Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Lamb KC and Stephanie Forrest On 7 February 2024, the Supreme Court of New Zealand decided to allow a novel climate change claim to proceed to trial. Background The plaintiff, Mr Smith, is an elder of the Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Kahu tribes and a climate change spokesperson for the Iwi Chairs Forum, a group of New Zealand tribal leaders.

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Cresforum

OCTOBER 25, 2023

need to deploy clean energy technologies to achieve net zero emissions? How will this energy transition impact energy security and the country’s position today as a major energy exporter? To see other panels from National Clean Energy Week, like and subscribe on YouTube. As the U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 28, 2022

Last week was a big one for clean energy in Michigan. First, Union of Concerned Scientists and the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition released a new report on how Michigan and other states can achieve 100-percent renewable energy standards that benefit all communities. The Path Ahead.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2023

Many of these disasters—including floods, storms, wildfires and droughts—were worsened by climate change. . Climate change is not the sole causative factor, of course. That’s why the long-waited climate bill that the U.S. Source: NOAA [link].

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 19, 2023

And those on the frontlines of these disasters need emergency help immediately, as well as climate resilience investments to protect them from future impacts we’ve already locked in. There isn’t a place on the planet that is immune to the climate-caused extremes we are witnessing today.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2022

Rather, strong investments in clean energy, energy-efficient homes, and programs supporting energy-insecure households—coupled with stronger utility oversight—all could start to provide rapid relief directly to families who are feeling the pinch from elevated energy and heating bills. that collect shutoff data.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In 1965, scientists sent LBJ a memo mentioning the risks of climate change. Conventional pollution controls would have been seen as transition measures until the shift to clean energy, so the Clean Air Act would have been written differently. We would have started pumping money into renewable energy research.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 3, 2023

To no one’s surprise it contained zero funding to address climate change – not even for clean energy – which the document referred to multiple times. So while it likes to talk about Ontario’s “clean energy advantage”, the government is actively dismantling it. It will be something to watch.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on February 22 to hear presentations on new federal clean energy funding opportunities under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; climate change and public health; and PA Clean Transportation initiatives.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

The Energy Efficiency Alliance , Environmental Entrepreneurs , Sustainable Business Network of Philadelphia , and Sustainable Pittsburgh will host an August 16 webinar Shaping Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Workforce Future starting at 2:00 p.m. But the business community also faces significant workforce shortages.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 17, 2023

Pennsylvania recently welcomed a slate of new administrative leaders, poised to help the Commonwealth’s business community capitalize on both the relentless transition to a cleaner energy future and new federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act. Click Here to watch the entire webinar on demand.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 9, 2024

Incorporating energy justice throughout clean-energy R&D5 in the United States: A review of outcomes and opportunities. link] [open access] Abstract It is widely acknowledged that a successful clean-energy transition is instrumental to climate change mitigation. Cell Reports Sustainability, 1(2).

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2024

The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) provides grants and loans to help ag producers and rural small business owners expand their use of wind, solar and other forms of clean energy and make energy efficiency improvements. Posted: January 24, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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Inside Climate News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

By Phil McKenna Aluminum is crucial for a clean energy economy, but its production is a leading source of greenhouse gas emissions as well as toxic air and water pollution, according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project on the “paradox” of aluminum.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2024

Something I really care about is to make sure the benefits of clean energy are reaching everyone in our society,” García said. She wanted her technical expertise to inform venues where decisions about the clean energy transition are being made at both large and local scales.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 30, 2022

The combination of offshore wind turbines, floating solar panels and green hydrogen are some of the hybrid clean energy technologies currently under development off the Dutch coast. . The low-lying European country is using its expertise in water engineering to build up its next wave of clean energy infrastructure.

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Energy and Climate Law

MAY 21, 2021

Our Encyclopedia on Energy Law, Climate Change and the Environment has now been published and may be ordered at Edward Elgar. This volume of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law provides an overview of the major elements of energy law from a global perspective.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Last week, on Monday November 14, as part of its Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review , the Ontario government officially announced it would be developing a voluntary clean energy credit (CEC) registry. Now, the Ontario government is crafting an official Clean Energy Credit system that will presumably require transparency.

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A Greener Life

JULY 11, 2022

The outcome of the tragic and devastating war in Ukraine could have serious impacts on how the world moves away from hydrocarbons to sources of clean energy. Depending on who you listen to, the war should either make us speed up the transition to clean energy or could slow it down and increase fossil fuel production.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 19, 2021

If we push, and Congress gives climate change the attention it deserves, the CEPP will be a key tool for tackling climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2023

Growing by over 30 percent-- to 92,773 jobs since the height of the COVID-19 economic crisis in 2020–clean energy jobs in Pennsylvania have proved their resilience. Increased investment in the clean energy sector can support the continued trajectory of this job market lifting up Pennsylvania’s communities.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2023

Nearly seven-in-ten voters statewide and eight-in-ten among union households say they would take advantage of tax incentives or low-interest loans to help them afford solar panels or improve energy efficiency if they qualified. One that benefits people and nature." The margin of error is +4.0%.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Last year, Congress passed the most ambitious climate bill ever enacted, the Inflation Reduction Act. The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 17, 2022

Government agencies are tasked with setting policies to reduce the impacts of climate change. The latest State of Climate Tech report says these startups saw a … Continue reading MN’s clean-energy tech enters the Shark Tank.

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 11, 2022

Based on numerous sources, Governor Baker has now signed an Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind. This bill includes a number of key advancements for increased adoption of zero emission vehicles and clean transportation throughout the Commonwealth. Stay tuned for Foley Hoag’s continuing zero emission transportation series.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 22, 2022

by Daniel Cohan, Rice University The new Inflation Reduction Act is stuffed with subsidies for everything from electric vehicles to heat pumps, and incentives for just about every form of clean energy. But pouring money into technology is just one step toward solving the climate change problem.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

. “Securing the supply of clean energy metals to achieve carbon reduction: A review.” link] Abstract Climate change is a major threat to the world. In … Continue reading Securing the supply of clean energy metals to achieve carbon reduction: A review ” Carbon Footprints 2(3), 16.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

This article first appeared on TribLive.com August 2, 2023 -- Local nonprofits with a commitment to clean energy/utility efficiency can win $50,000 and media coverage through a new program from Citizens Financial Group and Trib Total Media.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 1, 2023

To no one’s surprise it contained zero funding to address climate change – not even for clean energy – which the document referred to multiple times. So while it likes to talk about Ontario’s “clean energy advantage”, the government is actively dismantling it. It will be something to watch.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As much as climate change is reshaping life on Earth as we know it — the solutions posed are also going to change everyday life.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

But in fact, gas power plants are unreliable in extreme temperatures, which—thanks to climate change—have been occurring more frequently. VY: Clean energy sources will be absolutely pivotal for an equitable and reliable grid. How can we make sure the decisionmaking process for a clean grid transition is equitable?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 23, 2024

Prompted by a state law, California’s utility regulator has proposed to change the way electricity is billed by adding a fixed monthly charge to all rate plans and making a corresponding reduction to the cost for each unit of electricity used. The transition to clean transportation and clean energy is underway and we have to get it right.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

DEP’s Climate Change Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on February 21 to discuss a proposed scope of work for the 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment and state Climate Action Plan as required by Act 70 of 2008. For more information and available handouts, visit DEP’s Climate Change Advisory Committee webpage.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 1, 2021

Clean Energy Ventures announced today the launch of an open-access calculator to estimate a climate tech innovation’s potential impact on climate change. Read the full story in Yahoo!

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Climate change contributed to many deadly and costly disasters in recent years. looks to combat climate change, solar energy is increasingly seen as a large part of the answer. What will that land and soil … Continue reading Can solar power provide more than clean energy? As the U.S.

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