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RePlanet Nederland’s review of the draft Delegated Regulation on nuclear energy and gaseous fossil fuels in the sustainable finance taxonomy

Environmental Progress

In order to steer investment toward environmentally sustainable activities, the European Union launched the Taxonomy Regulation framework to define activities deemed sustainable. Notably, in the same proposal, the Commission has also included screening criteria for gaseous fossil fuels. 31 1(a)).

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September Is Here. That Means Another Nail-Biter for California’s Grid.

Union of Concerned Scientists

I’d be remiss not to mention that, ever since the August 2020 power outages, California policymakers and regulators have been pulling out all the stops to maintain grid reliability. The solar, wind, nuclear, hydropower, geothermal, energy storage and natural gas on the grid right now are the resources the state has this month.

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Can the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Avoid a Major Disaster?

Union of Concerned Scientists

While the IAEA has limited authority over nuclear safety even in peacetime, there are practical steps it could take to help the plant cope with any damage that would disrupt the systems that keep its highly radioactive reactor cores and spent nuclear fuel cool. However, the V-320 does not have such a system.).

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Sounding the All (Nu)Clear: Restarting Japan’s Nuclear Plants Post-Fukushima Disaster

Vermont Law

While Japan once had one of the world’s most diverse energy portfolios, the loss of its nuclear program has caused a sudden shift towards a fossil-fuel heavy generation industry. On August 11, 2015, the Kyushu Electric Power Company began the restart process on the No. Sendai Nuclear Power Plant.

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PUC Vice Chairman: During Winter Storm Elliot We Learned Natural Gas Can Be An Intermittent Generator Of Electricity Just Like Renewables

PA Environment Daily

Multiple presenters noted the PUC no longer regulated the electric generation market in Pennsylvania as a result of deregulation. Craig Williams (R-Delaware) noted the PUC’s testimony said natural gas provides 53% of elected generation in Pennsylvania in 2021, nuclear power 33%, coal just 12% and renewables and other sources the remainder.

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Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce 2021 Texas Grid Failure

Environmental Progress

4] Some energy experts and reporters have contended that Texas regulators did not expect to rely on wind to provide much electricity during the cold snap, and rather had relied on natural gas and other thermal power plants. This hour saw a difference of 28.9 GW between expected demand and delivered generation. [4]

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Pleasant Twp., Westmoreland County -- The New Yorker Book Review: Searching For Unfamiliar Terrain In ‘The Nature Book’ By Tom Comitta -- Penn State Extension Hosting Series Of In-Person/Online Private Water Supply Education And Testing [PaEN] -- PA Dept.