Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Nuclear Power Politics 
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Codifying a floor for renewables in state law is helpful, but clean energy advocates must keep pushing utilities to move more quickly to incorporate higher levels of renewables not only to cut emissions faster, but also because renewables are the most cost-effective resources for ratepayers. What Still Needs to be Done?
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 28, 2023
By Dave Jenkins, Conservatives For Responsible Stewardshi p The following goest essay first appeared in the Erie Times on March 27, 2023 -- We are at an inflection point on energy: 2022 was the first year when global investment in carbon-free sources of energy matched investment in fossil fuels. Energy is energy.
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Environmental Progress
JANUARY 20, 2022
Notably, in the same proposal, the Commission has also included screening criteria for gaseous fossil fuels. Their inclusion appears to be the result of a political compromise with Member States rather than of scientific appraisal as in the case of nuclear energy.
A Greener Life
JULY 30, 2021
In Germany, fossil fuels are king. While Germany has had a huge focus on renewable energy this has done little to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. Ironically, the country already gets a lot of its electricity supply via interconnectors from France – produced through nuclear energy.
Inside Climate News
DECEMBER 27, 2023
By ICN Staff In 2023, clean energy progress and the horrors of a radically warming climate fought almost to a draw. The push and pull of progress and catastrophe made 2023 one of the most discordant—and consequential—years for the world’s climate.
Energy and Climate Law
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
In a nutshell, the European Commission acknowledges that the transition towards a climate-neutral economy will have economic and social impacts, especially on regions that rely on fossil fuels extraction and treatment (e.g. refineries) or on highly carbon-intensive industries (such as cement plants or smelters).
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Josh Shapiro “Today, Pennsylvania is positioning itself as the leader of our country’s clean energy future and creating thousands of new, good-paying union jobs. Blue hydrogen means more wells, more methane leaks, more climate chaos. -- Blue hydrogen brings with it a new generation of dangerous fossil fuel infrastructure.
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