Mon.Feb 12, 2024

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BOEM and NOAA Fisheries Announce Final North Atlantic Right Whale and Offshore Wind Strategy

Endangered Species Law

Population estimates through December 2022 indicate. The Strategy expresses the agencies’ joint goal of protecting and promoting the recovery of the North Atlantic right whale ( Eubalaena glacialis ) while responsibly developing offshore wind energy.

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A New Strategic Plan for California Offshore Wind

Legal Planet

After AB 525 was signed into law, the CEC set offshore wind state planning goals in 2022 (2 to 5 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and 25 GW by 2045). One gigawatt is sufficient to meet electricity demand for about one million average homes in the state, according to the CEC ).

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Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations

Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital

October 25th, 2022. How the Inflation Reduction Act will fund and finance climate risk solutions. How you can start to develop projects to promote climate risk in your communities. Housing affordability and disparities in climate risks. 9:30 am PDT | 2:30 pm EDT | 5:30 pm BST.