Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 19, 2022
A transition to renewable energy is not just one of the most consequential tools at our fingertips to act on climate, but also represents a great opportunity to increase control over our energy choices, improve the health of our communities and the planet, create jobs and wealth, and much more. by 2035 is needed.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 22, 2022
Minnesotans are facing concurrent crises of climate change, high energy prices and inflation, and the inequitable public health impacts of fossil fuel air pollution. Renewable energy will help with all of that—but we need a grid that is designed for wind and solar instead of having to rely on expensive coal and gas plants.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Climate action is limited by political will (not technology) In this pivotal moment of history, where the imperative to avert the worst impacts of climate change is clear, the world stands at the cusp of a transformative shift toward a renewable energy paradigm. What’s lacking is political will.
E2 Law Blog
AUGUST 12, 2022
12 and now heads to the president’s desk, would apply to the renewable energy industry. This GT Alert outlines how the Inflation Reduction Act, which the House passed Aug. Click here to continue reading.
Legal Planet
JUNE 6, 2022
However, there are a range of other policy tools in the electricity sector that might help advance decarbonization, policy tools that might be less politically polarizing. We then examined whether restructuring policies at the state level were associated with greater renewable energy capacity or production. Download as PDF.
Environmental Europe
JULY 1, 2020
Deploying renewable energy technologies is a key way to reduce emissions, but the EU’s own Environment Agency warned in late 2019 that current policy efforts are insufficient to reach the 2030 and the 2050 (net zero) emissions targets. insufficient renewable energy targets) or “delivery gaps” (i.e.,
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 2, 2023
At the global level, however, Germany has its own claim to a leadership role, particularly in its early support for renewable energy. Although its track record has some complexities, this timeline of German actions shows just its early and sustained attention to clean energy policy: 1990. Renewables are 6% of power.
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