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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.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 10, 2023
The fossil fuel industry is the problem, not the solution Despite their well-funded campaigns to convince us otherwise, here are five reasons why we need to be skeptical about fossil fuel industry engagement in global climate policy. Let’s start with the obvious: the burning of fossil fuels is the main driver of climate change.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 12, 2024
And this problem will only get worse as the impacts of climate change become more frequent and severe. While it’s clear we need to rapidly reduce gas generation to help limit the worst impacts of climate change, it’s less clear how much fossil gas capacity we actually need to maintain reliability in a future decarbonized grid.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 23, 2023
With the clean energy transition already under way, the US electricity mix is set to continue changing this year. 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).
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 27, 2022
Four important global reports released in the last two days set up a deeply sobering context for the upcoming annual international climate talks in Egypt, also called COP27. Source: UN Climate Change 2022 NDC Synthesis Report. Source: UN Climate Change 2022 NDC Synthesis Report. The UNEP Emissions Gap Report.
A Greener Life
JUNE 30, 2023
They still account for 82% of the global energy supply according to the industry’s Statistical Review of World Energy released this week. 2022 was dominated by turmoil in energy markets , as Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine helped to boost gas and coal prices to record levels in Europe and Asia. of global energy consumption.
Enviromental Defense
JUNE 21, 2021
In a remarkable new report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) finds that in order to limit warming to 1.5 So it is extraordinary that this conclusion–that governments need to stop approving all new fossil fuel projects–is likely the most petroleum-friendly picture of a future where we avoid runaway climate change.
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