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Science & Climate
APRIL 22, 2021
A team of transportation and policy experts from the University of California released a report today to the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) outlining policy options to significantly reduce transportation-related fossil fuel demand and emissions. The state funded the two studies through the 2019 Budget Act.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 19, 2022
I also find it fascinating to learn about bigger, more powerful wind turbines that better harness wind energy on land and in the ocean. The shift from fossil fuels in the 100% RES scenario reduces the amount of harmful air pollution from power plants much more than in our “No New Policy”/business-as-usual scenario.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Communities and ecosystems continue to suffer the consequences of human-caused climate change , primarily from the burning of fossil fuels across our economy. The case for phasing out of fossil fuels and making a just and equitable transition to clean energy has never been more clear. comes from burning fossil fuels.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 3, 2021
Concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere have risen approximately 47 percent since 1750, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels for energy. Strategies for capturing carbon from fossil fuel power plants, to prevent it from entering the atmosphere, have long lingered on the sidelines. from 1990–2019.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 15, 2025
In our current fossil-fueled freight system, the cost for convenience spans far beyond membership fees for expedited deliveries. Exposure to pollution from heavy-duty vehicles results in thousands of premature deaths and nearly $100 billion in monetized negative health impacts each year, according to UCS modeling.
ESA
APRIL 11, 2022
Despite the panel’s regular reports about the consequences of burning fossil fuels, between 1990 and 2019 global emissions rose 54 percent and they are still rising. or 2 degrees without a radical reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and electrifying many of the things that currently run on fossil fuels. The IPCC said 1.5
ESA
APRIL 5, 2021
Joe Manchin III (D-WV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) raised objections to her nomination because of her opposition to fossil fuels. BOEM – Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Ocean Wind, LLC’s Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore New Jersey (Apr. Nominations are due May 3, 2021. 29 & 30, 2021).
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