Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 23, 2025

On Day 1 alone, President Trump issued executive orders declaring a national energy emergency , exiting the Paris Agreement , halting offshoreand some onshorewind development , unleashing American (fossil) energy , and expanding fossil fuel production in Alaska.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

JULY 29, 2025

Sure enough on Thursday, China and the European Union joined forces to pledge to work together to slow down global heating and they called the Paris Agreement “the cornerstone of international climate cooperation,” without mentioning the US. Despite the Trump administration’s knee-jerk cancellation of a $4.9

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

And he’ll pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement. And investments in renewable energy are accelerating because prices have dropped dramatically: m ore than 80 percent of new electricity capacity around the world comes from carbon-free sources. These are reasons alone to vote for Kamala Harris.

Clean Energy

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Exiting the Paris Agreement. Meanwhile, tariffs on Chinese imports are likely to increase costs for new solar installations, utility-scale storage, and electric vehicles. Those communities already have higher pollution levels and higher death rates than average, something Trump seems happy to allow. It gives the U.S.

Paris Agreement

A Greener Life

MARCH 20, 2025

That is Al Gores assessment of the potential impact of President Donald Trumps notice to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement on climate change. By Robin Pomeroy and Natalie Marchant A lot of the decisions that affect global warming pollution emissions , are not down to what the federal government in the US does.

Fossil Fuels

A Greener Life

JANUARY 28, 2025

Clean energy and clean tech solutions had come such a long way that it was much easier politically and economically for the Biden Administration to scale in the adoption of solar, wind, electric vehicles (EVs) and so on. The fundamental element of Bidens climate legacy is determined once we know how much will stick.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2025

carbon budget set forth in the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries must reduce CO2 emissions by 50-65% by 2030 and achieve zero CO2 emissions by 2040. Emissions goals were set in response to urgent developments in climate science indicating that for the world to meet the 1.5C GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2

Carbon Emissions

Legal Planet

MAY 14, 2025

One more reason were not ready for COP30 is that only 21 countries 11% of the parties have put forward new targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions through to 2035, as required by the Paris Agreement. So, with Trump pulling out of the Paris Agreement yet again, will California Governor Gavin Newsom go to COP30?

Paris Agreement

Legal Planet

JANUARY 15, 2025

I see EV subsidies as more at risk than electricity sector subsidies. On a dollar-per-ton basis in other words, the cost of reducing a ton of carbon emissions these subsidies are expensive, while things like the production and investment tax credits for zero-carbon electricity are much more cost-effective.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

JULY 10, 2025

All of this dismantling of climate policy means that the US will add an extra 7 billion tons of emissions to the atmosphere “from now until 2030, compared to meeting its former climate pledge under the Paris Agreement,” according to an analysis by Carbon Brief.

Climate Change

A Greener Life

JUNE 6, 2025

On the day he became president again, Donald Trump signed an executive order to take the US out of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Argentina was the first to say it might not stick with the Paris Agreement. billion pledged so far on the electricity sector, as this would empower work in all other fields.

Paris Agreement

Legal Planet

MAY 21, 2025

Energy Information Administration projects that retail electricity prices are expected to continue a rapid rise this year, with the average price increasing 13 percent from 2022 to 2025. Between 2013 and 2023, the agency said, electricity prices had tracked with inflation but are now expected to rise faster than inflation through 2026.

Rainforest

A Greener Life

APRIL 8, 2025

However, in response to Musk, Tesla has been targeted, cars have been vandalised, campaigns to boycott electric car makers have been organised, and there are reports of people who own Teslas being targeted with abuse. Why make Tesla and not Musk the enemy? Many might not know this, but Musk did not create Tesla.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

JULY 31, 2025

EO 14308: Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response (various measures addressing wildlife prevention and response) EO 14304: Leading the World in Supersonic Flight (repealing prohibition on overland flights by SSTs) EO 14303: Restoring Gold Standard Science (imposing various requirements such as reproducibility, best available science, (..)

Endangered Species Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

It can, and must, start now to meet the 2015 Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 Earlier this year, UCS experts worked with community groups to produce a report, On the Road to 100 Percent Renewables , which shows that two dozen states can reliably meet 100 percent of their electricity needs with renewable energy.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

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%. Coal-fired power, which is a baseload source, is the dominant fossil fuel used to generate electricity (40%), and natural gas-fired capacity is the second-largest source (26%).”.

Climate Change

Real Climate

AUGUST 17, 2022

As you can see there are tax credits and subsidies for electric vehicles, renewable energy, nuclear energy, transmission, hydrogen, air pollution reduction, energy infrastructure, climate resilience, rural development, residential buildings, etc. The biggest unknowns are the geopolitical implications.

Paris Agreement

Legal Planet

MAY 5, 2022

Mexico’s climate commitment for 2030 under the Paris Agreement calls for cutting emissions 22%, cutting black carbon by half, and achieving net-zero deforestation. Recent changes in electricity regulation seem likely to increase the role of fuel oil in electricity production, which produces about 50% more carbon than natural gas.

Paris Agreement

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

Fossil gas power plants currently provide the largest source of electricity generation and capacity in the United States. To meet our climate goals and reach net zero emissions by 2050, most studies show that we need to dramatically reduce gas use for generating electricity, heating homes and businesses, and running industrial processes.

Fossil Fuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As I prepare to attend the UN’s 28 th annual Conference of the Parties (COP28 ), I’ve been thinking a lot about the connection between the UN climate talks and litigation, especially in light of the stark reality that parties to the 2015 Paris Agreement are falling short on key milestones leading up to the next month’s meeting.

Paris Agreement

Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

This change shall facilitate two long-term obligations: achieving a climate-neutral Europe by 2050 and improving Europe`s contribution to the Paris Agreement. The step is underpinned by an action plan that was prepared for months under the responsibility of Commissioner Frans Timmermans earlier this year.

Paris Agreement

Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2022

In sharp contrast with their American counterparts, British conservatives remain firmly behind the Paris Agreement and supportive of cap-and-trade. Scotland set a 2020 goal of 100% renewable energy electricity generation. This covers electricity, heating, transportation, etc., Here’s what’s happening across Great Britain.

2030

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

They just released their 2022 “Annual Energy Outlook” (AEO), which is a big deal: it tells us where electricity is headed over the next 30 years. Here are five key takeaways from this year’s AEO, focused primarily on the electricity sector: 1. Relying on market trends is nowhere near enough to do the job. Carbon emissions remain high.

Natural Gas

Legal Planet

JUNE 4, 2021

The judge used the Paris Agreement as the benchmark for setting the company’s obligations. On the corporate front, Ford announced it would invest $20 billion on electric vehicles over the next four years. Like the Australian decision, this was a lower court ruling, and it remains to be seen what will happen on appeal.

Fossil Fuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2022

People might think about trading in that gas-guzzling SUV for a fuel-efficient hybrid or an electric vehicle. EV’s cost less to operate , and electricity prices are far less volatile than gasoline. A recent UCS analysis examined pathways for meeting carbon reduction requirements in line with the Paris Agreement through 2050.

Paris Agreement

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The 2022 UN NDC Synthesis report assesses the collective impact of emissions reduction pledges, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs), that countries have submitted under the Paris Agreement. At the same time, 2021 was also a year when renewable electricity generation reached a record high globally.

Fossil Fuels

A Greener Life

OCTOBER 19, 2022

But the government headed by the leader of the Moderates, Ulf Kristesson, is adamant they will stick to the country’s climate goals and the pledges set out in the Paris Agreement. We are going to meet our end of the Paris Agreement, but without destroying companies’ and Swedish households’ finances.

Government

Physics World

OCTOBER 29, 2021

But the United Nations has just said that the latest commitments of the 192 parties of the 2015 Paris agreement will equate to a 16% rise in global greenhouse-gas emissions in 2030 compared to 2010. It’s an achievable goal because electricity generation is centralized, we only have a countable number of electric power plants.

Paris Agreement

Legal Planet

MAY 9, 2022

Last year, climate negotiators in Glasgow finalized the Paris Agreement rulebook for international cooperation through carbon markets, clearing the way for the expansion of emissions trading and carbon pricing worldwide. Potential reforms include: Moving from a tradeable performance standard to a mass-based, cap-and-trade system.

Government

Frontiers

JULY 11, 2021

In 2015, 170 countries worldwide adopted the Paris Agreement, with the goal limiting the average global temperature increase to 1.5°C. Following the agreement, many countries and cities proposed targets for greenhouse gas mitigation. The authors propose three key policy recommendations.

Greenhouse

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

This official inner circle is now doing the business of the three separate international treaties in force for climate change: the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC), the 1992 Kyoto Protocol (Yes, it still exists and is in force, although the United States is not a party), and the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Paris Agreement

Legal Planet

JUNE 8, 2023

Moreover, it is important for regional or national governments to prioritize meeting the targets set by the Paris Agreement, supporting cities in their efforts. This target has been incorporated into the National Climate Agreement, a binding law that ensures political commitment to implementation.

Nitrogen Oxides

A Greener Life

DECEMBER 2, 2021

above pre-industrial levels, the high ambition goal set by the Paris Agreement. “As Only 44 of the 1,030 companies on the list have announced a coal exit date, and only around 30 of them have declared dates that could be considered aligned with the Paris Agreement. Gas power should not be an option.

Paris Agreement

Physics World

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In moving to more granular charges, OVO can use that data to pass on savings to their customers if, for example, the wind is blowing and turbines are generating energy, or if electricity is cheap at certain times. He is also helping to develop a benchmarking process to assess companies’ progress towards the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Paris Agreement

Law Columbia

JUNE 4, 2024

When ITLOS asserted the relevance of UNCLOS as an independent source of climate change-related obligations, including land-based emission sources, it put a spotlight on commitments that are, in some ways, more concrete than those found in the UNFCCC or the Paris Agreement.

Climate Change

Frontiers

JUNE 9, 2022

The share of renewables in total electricity generation is projected to increase, uptake of electric vehicles is accelerated, and energy savings in industry and building sectors lead to additional emission reductions.

Paris Agreement

A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Nearly half of Indonesia’s electricity is generated by coal power plants, and South Sumatra’s coal plays a crucial role. In what sounds like a tall promise, Indonesia’s state-owned electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara said earlier this year it would build only renewable energy plants after 2023.

Air Pollution