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South Korea and Climate Change

Legal Planet

Actual generation is tilted a bit more toward fossil fuels and nuclear. The EIA reports that: “Fossil fuel sources accounted for about 69% of South Korea’s electricity generation in 2019, and the share of nuclear power accounted for 25%. Yoon is committed to the “40% by 2030” national climate target. Download as PDF.

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94 New Articles - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Thank you for your leadership! -- Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen [PaEN] -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: 45 Years After Infamous Accident, Why Are They Still Cleaning Up Three Mile Island?

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Electric Vehicles Combat Climate Change

Global Green

The Motley Fool combined data sources to conservatively calculate that wind and solar sources will supply almost 50 percent of the total US electricity supply by 2030. Nuclear is by no means ideal, but it is serving to bridge the gap to a zero-carbon future. Two-thirds of that supply was from rooftops and other small plants.

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October 16 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

1 Deadline Sustainable Pittsburgh Now Accepting Grant Applications From Businesses, Groups, Municipalities Looking To Earn Sustainability Certification In 7 Western PA Counties PA GreenGov Council Launches PA Climate Change Mitigation & Resilience Network EEN Action - Evangelical Environmental Network Delivered Over 51,000 Signatures To Gov.

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House Committees Hold Hearings On Hydrogen Hubs, Appliance Energy Efficiency; Consider Bills Increasing Recycling Fee, Study Solar Energy On Farms

PA Environment Daily

The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing November 13 on hydrogen hubs and climate change. Witnesses expected to present testimony include-- -- Illinois State Senator David Koehler , Assistant Majority Leader -- Colorado State Rep. Read more here.

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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

Law Columbia

Japan , their case challenging the legality of a governmental approval that allows for the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants. This will be the first climate change case heard before the Supreme Court. Japan’s climate change context. Civil law cases. Kobe Steel Ltd.,

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September 5 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

29; No Information Yet On Whether Oil & Gas Development Health Risks Will Be Included Health Department Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Pennsylvanians Near State’s Four Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. 27 Western PA Conservancy Webinar: Benefits Of Water-Thirsty Trees Sept. 30 Manada Conservancy Hosts Sept.