Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). gigawatts (GW) of planned solar projects expected to come online this year is almost double the previous 13.4 Solar” only includes large-scale solar.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Dat Bike is one of numerous partners the US government works with to meet this rapidly growing demand for clean energy. government partnerships that are mobilizing billions of dollars to meet the growing demand for clean energy in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states. © NamLong Nguyen / Shutterstock.com.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 6, 2022

And between 2009 and 2016, Ontario built over 2000 MW of solar power and about 3000 MW of wind power. Had the current provincial government not canceled over 750 renewable energy projects in its first term, we would already be in a better position. Tell the Ontario government to stop expanding dirty gas!

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. EN: What does your report recommend that the federal and state governments do going forward?

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A Greener Life

MAY 23, 2024

A solar-powered charging station in Yibin, south-west China. Two-way charging could give vehicles like these the potential to stabilise power supplies by discharging stored electricity back to the grid. Photo credit: Wang Xi / Alamy. In January, China’s biggest trial of two-way charging took place in Wuxi, Jiangsu.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 3, 2024

To identify the most common false claims regarding wind, solar, and electric vehicles, the authors of the Sabin Center’s new report first reviewed social-media groups and websites created to oppose renewable energy projects or policies, as well as existing coverage about misinformation.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) visits a hybrid power plant where “green” hydrogen is made using wind power and fed into the gas grid. It plays a smaller role in electricity generation yet has been called the bridge fuel to the age of renewables – a flexible power source needed to complement variable wind and solar power.

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A Greener Life

JULY 9, 2021

The region will need to change its industrial structure and energy mix to meet national carbon targets, requiring policy and financial support from central government. Energy authorities in Inner Mongolia are aiming to connect 50 gigawatts of renewable power to the grid by 2025. By Gao Baiyu. The Kubuqi desert. Photo credit: Alamy.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 19, 2023

By Zofeen Ebrahim Progress towards the construction of a China-funded coal power plant in Gwadar raises questions about the climate pledges of both China and Pakistan. Bao Zhong, political counsellor at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Islamabad, told me that the Chinese government stands by the pledge.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 18, 2021

A person walks past solar panels of the Isyangulovo solar power plant in Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan. It is also one of the key areas of concern for France, the UK (where the next climate summit will be held in November) and for Germany, where the Green Party is expected to play a significant role in the next government.

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A Greener Life

JULY 23, 2021

The Tokyo Olympics will be powered by a fuel with ambition – hydrogen. The Olympic village will be powered by hydrogen made at a solar power plant in the exclusion zone created after the Fukushima nuclear accident a decade ago. They have government backing too, with heavy spending on recharging networks.

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Environment Blog

MARCH 25, 2020

Miners make more profit if they spend less on electricity so some are making the move away from expensive fossil fuels and towards renewable energy such as solar and wind power. Once the mining company has paid for the solar panels, turbines, and other equipment, their energy expenditure is greatly reduced.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

However, as explained below, siting decisions for pipelines and transmission lines are governed by different laws, and while both are subject to environmental review, their environmental impacts are not comparable. The recent pipeline decisions turned mostly on water quality concerns that are specific to oil and gas projects.

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

23] In response to Fukushima, the Japanese government shut down its nuclear plants and the cost of electricity went up. As a result, 1,280 people died from cold from unaffordable electrical power, researchers calculate, between 2011 and 2014. [24] While there has been talk of bringing solar manufacturing to the U.S. 49] U.S.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

I was one of the lucky ones allowed into the packed room, where he gave a rousing addressing, calling for urgent action by governments, businesses, and individuals to combat climate change. Secretary Kerry began his address by declaring: “climate change is deeply personal to me, but its personal to everyone in this room.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Even the proposal’s main architect, former Secretary of State James Baker, acknowledged that he faces an “uphill slog” in convincing the federal government to act. That seems unlikely, however. In the absence of federal action, many states are stepping in.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

ERCOT also expected, during peak demand events in winter, to have power from wind represent about 27% of installed wind capacity. In its most severe appraisal of the loss of wind capacity, ERCOT expected 8% of wind power compared to capacity. 14] The average age of a unit of wind or solar is 6.3

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