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Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 30, 2023
Now, with climate and clean energy majorities in both chambers, Minnesota is poised to join other leading states in updating its clean energy policies equitably with benefits for all residents. The House has twice before passed a 100-percent standard, only to be stalled by the Senate.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 26, 2024
That’s how my love for renewables started,” García said. García’s encounter with local renewable sources in Colombia in the late ‘90s ultimately brought her to the United States where she earned a master’s degree in sustainable international development at Brandeis University. The land is bleeding,” her grandfather said.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 4, 2023
And, while renewable energy is growing fast too, it’s not happening fast enough—and can never happen fast enough if its outpaced by fossil fuel expansion. Richer nations should phase out coal by the end of this decade, and the rest of the world should join suit by 2040. Yet global fossil fuel production and use continue to expand.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
It adds Michigan to the growing list of states, including Illinois and Minnesota , that have adopted standards to increase renewable energy on the grid and move toward 100-percent decarbonization of the power sector. It also will expand energy efficiency programs, streamline utility-scale renewable project siting approvals, and more.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 12, 2022
Nearly all of the alliance members have a renewable electricity standard (RES), which requires utilities in their jurisdiction to increase their use of renewable energy to a particular percentage by a specific year. I interviewed her shortly after they released On the Road to 100-Percent Renewables.
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Click Here to join the meeting via Microsoft Teams. For available handouts and more information, visit DEP’s Climate Change Advisory Committee webpage. For available handouts and more information, visit DEP’s Climate Change Advisory Committee webpage. Questions should be directed to Lindsay Byron, at lbyron@pa.gov or (717) 772-8951.
Legal Planet
JUNE 16, 2022
Two thirds of generation capacity is based on fossil fuels, split evenly between coal and natural gas, with 17% nuclear, and 14% hydro and other renewables. Renewables are relatively small, at only 6%, but growing rapidly, having doubled from 2010 to 2019. 50% coal, 26% gas, and 25% nuclear.
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