Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

I’ve been thinking about the Berkeley Pit a lot lately as I’ve noticed growing attention in climate journalism and policy circles to one of the big policy hurdles for the clean energy transition: How will the U.S. Two years ago, the Biden administration passed historic climate laws that invest heavily in clean energy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 8, 2022

To get an assessment of the progress thus far, as well as an idea if what has to happen next, I turned to two of my colleagues in the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Climate & Energy Program: Principal Climate Scientist Rachel Licker and Transmission Policy Manager Sam Gomberg. Will we see any progress in Congress?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This means that for an indefinite amount of time—depending on the cause of the outage —a home can go without electricity for lighting, heating, cooling and other needs that people depend on every day. With solar to generate energy, a battery to discharge when needed, and efficiency measures to conserve energy, this household will be safe.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 13, 2022

We would run around all day until we finally needed to cool off, which meant we would go to whoever’s house had the most sodas, ice cream, or popsicles. My dog Henry trying to stay cool during the heatwave. I think about people who are unhoused and unsheltered, and how challenging it is to stay cool and hydrated.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The AC doesn’t work (or you don’t run it because there go your wages), but at least the pedestal fan pointed directly at your body and some cool water help. It was simply not comparable to being outside for only one hour of one day and knowing that, at any time, I could go inside my home to cool off. .

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 12, 2022

That often brings to mind images of people trying to catch some shade under a baking hot sun or city kids cooling off in a fountain while their parents sweat on the sidelines. The types of clouds that have increased—specifically thick, precipitating clouds —reflect sunlight back into space during the day and have a cooling effect.

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Environmental Leader

AUGUST 12, 2021

A pioneering cold storage technology based on modular ice cells — and ready for air conditioning/cooling use by commercial and industrial buildings — is available from Nostromo; the company has raised $13.6 million for its clean energy storage system and will begin trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

Change #1: 100% clean energy goals have spread At the beginning of 2018, the only state in the country with a 100% clean or renewable energy goal was Hawaii. Now, 22 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have 100% clean energy goals on the books.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 17, 2023

In addition to releasing greenhouse gases, burning fossil fuels releases aerosols that actually have a cooling effect on the planet. And because ramping down our emissions from fossil fuels will also ramp down the resulting aerosols, their cooling effect is expected to decrease as we decrease our fossil fuel use.

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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

APRIL 2, 2024

And, this spring, that clean energy production is looking more impressive than ever. Total generation in spring and fall is consistently lower because of lower electricity demand for heating and cooling in the shoulder seasons.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2024

The KEEP Home Energy Loan program will offer affordable financing to assist homeowners who are interested in reducing their energy costs by making energy efficient upgrades, such as installing storm windows, ductless heating and cooling, smart thermostats, solar water heaters, electric vehicle chargers, and more.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Despite the clean energy transition that is well underway in the United States, methane gas, or natural gas, remains the largest source of U.S. The grid needs electricity most during extreme temperatures so that we can all stay reasonably cool during sweltering heat waves and reasonably warm during frigid cold winter storms.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

New building codes and rebates for clean cooling measures in homes are scrapped, so low-income households can’t afford to cool their homes. Without incentives to replace gas stoves with clean induction stoves, home cooking fills the air with carcinogenic pollutants.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 11, 2022

That can mean a decrease in your total energy use, but not necessarily. If cooling your house gets cheaper because you’re more energy efficiency, you might decide you can afford to keep your house even cooler. First, a clean energy system is going to need a lot of solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries.

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Environmental Leader

AUGUST 12, 2021

A pioneering cold storage technology based on modular ice cells — and ready for air conditioning/cooling use by commercial and industrial buildings — is available from Nostromo; the company has raised $13.6 million for its clean energy storage system and will begin trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Forecasts of cool weather and expectations of lower wind power output had driven up demand for more fossil-fuel produced energy. But there is hope this will only be a short-term trend as, meanwhile, countries have also increased their clean energy investments.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

These statistics are extremely encouraging and are critical steps in the transition to a clean energy system. On the other end of the electric grid, advanced technologies can help reduce the amount of energy that is required for basic services like lighting, heating, and cooling. Energy Information Administration.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Further, in addition to directly reducing absorbed heat, cool roofs can reduce demand for air conditioning. And where air conditioning intake air is drawn from conventional rooftops—common in larger buildings—lowering temperatures at the roof would reduce the amount of work needed to cool air.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 16, 2024

Compared to funding for fossil fuels, clean energy stimulus creates nearly three times as many jobs for equivalent investments. Distort the energy market : Subsidies distort markets, favouring oil and gas over renewable energy. Lastly, fossil fuels come with a giant opportunity cost. 18 billion could have equipped 1.2

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2023

. -- PPL Electric Utilities (Allentown, Pennsylvania) , an electric utility, effectively leveraged the ENERGY STAR brand and certifications to encourage residential customers to upgrade energy intensive heating, cooling, and water heating systems. -- Ricoh USA, Inc.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The production and transportation of oil and gas also cause significant environmental impacts, as does the use of enormous amounts of water for cooling the generators. If the Democrats can pass some version of the reconciliation bill, renewable energy would get a really big boost.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Due to their high efficiency – three to five times higher than gas – annual energy costs for heat pumps are much lower. Upfront equipment costs can also be lower because heat pumps provide both heating and cooling in one unit and they qualify for a number of government rebate programs. What is “Natural” gas, really?

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Capaccio

MARCH 30, 2021

On 3/26/21 , Governor Baker signed comprehensive new legislation to support its commitment to Net Zero emissions by 2050, and builds on previously issued 2050 Decarbonization Roadmap and Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2030.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 10, 2024

The complaint , filed by Environmental Defence, the Ontario Clean Air Alliance , the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and a number of affected residents , calls out Enbridge for claiming that gas is the most cost effective way for Ontarians to heat their homes, when heat pumps are in fact the least expensive option.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 10, 2024

Due to their high efficiency – three to five times higher than gas – annual energy costs for heat pumps are much lower. Upfront equipment costs can also be lower because heat pumps provide both heating and cooling in one unit and they qualify for a number of government rebate programs. What is “Natural” gas, really?

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Legal Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

This program can cushion the economic impact of the transition to clean energy. The decline in atmospheric concentrations of methane is immediate, and the short-term cooling caused by cutting emissions is also observable. Doing so makes sense as a policy matter. Giving them a stake in climate policy is a smart move.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 30, 2023

Between heating and cooling seasons Headlines about renewable energy records also highlight how much of electricity demand renewables are meeting at a given time. Noting, and celebrating, new records is a good way to remind everyone of our progress in our transition to clean energy, and to motivate everyone to do a whole lot more.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 6, 2023

Panels over water are naturally cooled from beneath, and so their location adds to their efficiency. Solar projects of this type are reducing emissions with clean energy. Solar PV doesn’t perform as well when it overheats, which means that production can be sub-optimal on hot summer days.

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Acoel

JANUARY 5, 2024

This has become a familiar sight, and on January 2 , the first of the planned 62 turbines began delivering clean energy to the grid. In the US, at least, inflation is cooling and interest rate cuts appear likely in 2024. With my zoom on full extension, I took this photo of a wind turbine (some assembly required!)

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Frontiers

JULY 17, 2023

Solar parks can house semi-natural grassland communities Solar parks are sustainable ways to ensure clean energy. Article link: [link] Cooling down may be more effective than sitting down during half-time For sportspeople, half-time is the chance to recover – something that usually happens while sitting down.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 28, 2023

The clean-energy transition that is one focus of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will require big changes in our electric grid. The high-voltage wires must be well insulated, kept cool, and set at a safe distance from any people or obstacles. The IRA also provides $9.7

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Led by an interagency working group, the “Net-Zero Game Changers Initiative” will direct billions of dollars under the bipartisan infrastructure law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act toward five initial priorities: Efficient Building Heating and Cooling , including refrigerants with low global warming potential; Net-Zero (..)

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2022

Despite their concerns over nuclear waste, tribal leaders are celebrating a $46 million grant from Minnesota’s Renewable Development Fund, which will allow them to draft a new clean energy plan based on solar and geothermal energy. New York’s cooling assistance program ran out of funding in the weeks leading up to a heat wave.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2022

Department of Energy to assess environmentally compromised vacant lots of public land in the Hill District as potential renewable energy generation locations. The associated energy cost savings would be designated to benefit residents of the Hill District.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Rather than using treated wastewater to cool the steam the Allen plant uses to make electricity, as other plants have done, the TVA continues to tap into the source of Memphis’s drinking water. TVA CEO Jeff Lyash has often referred to gas as a bridge fuel , needed in the transition to renewable energy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Energy equity also means thinking about the unequal distribution of energy system costs in our country and how that directly reflects historical harms enacted through policy and siting of polluting facilities that have sacrificed communities of Black, Latinx, Native, low-income, and immigrant groups for decades.

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