Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

At COP27 we saw some potential progress as nine countries joined the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA) , committing their collective resources and political will to accelerate the deployment of offshore wind energy. Individual nations, like Vietnam, made new commitments as well.

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Frontiers

APRIL 24, 2023

With the correct political will, we could actually implement them very easily.” The problem is that it is partly a question of national will and national political economy changes and partly a question of the global architecture that actively prevents the realization of some of these goals.

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Legal Planet

JULY 22, 2021

Today, I’ll explain how we might advance political feasibility through climate policy, how that is connected to technological innovation, and how we must necessarily balance between all four of these goals (efficiency, equity, political feasibility, and technological innovation) in developing climate policy. Green spirals.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 19, 2023

In 2021, China’s president Xi Jinping announced that China would not build any new coal-fired power projects abroad. 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. First published in The Third Pole.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 9, 2022

While those applying for a permit to construct a major renewable energy facility in New York must “consult[] with the municipality or political subdivision where the project is proposed to be located . . . Developers of renewable energy facilities of at least 20 MW but less than 25 MW may also submit applications to ORES. 94-c(4)(g).

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Despite carefully crafted markets, political factors push prices far too low. RECs associated with all of these renewable energy resources will be available to building owners to fulfill their Local Law 97 obligations without actually improving building energy performance. This echoes the experience of other carbon markets.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Wind power costs fell by half from 2008 to 2021. The resulting economic growth also helps create a stronger political base for aggressive expansion of clean energy. Climate policy has been boosted by dramatic changes in the economics of clean energy. Rooftop solar costs in 2020 were a third of what they had been in 2010.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This post was originally published on the Law and Political Economy blog as part of a symposium on inflation. But as the clean energy transition accelerates, these broader questions of politics and price making should be front and center. Ras Laffan LNG terminal in Qatar. Photo credit: Matthew Smith, Flickr.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2023

We have made a start by expanding our wind power, extending our nuclear power, pushing hard to get access to Canadian hydro power, and making our homes more energy efficient—that’s less costs and carbon free.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 13, 2024

Joanna Lewis’ recent book, “Cooperating for the Climate” does that by examining the motivations, science, and politics behind international clean energy technology collaboration with China. To predict what the future might hold, it helps to consult history. How could we do more? So, with the CERC, China was paying its side, and the U.S.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The organizations said that the proposed site for the turbine was in a major bird migration corridor and in “extremely close proximity” to the Ottawa National Wildlife Refute and was “one of the worst possible locations to construct and operate a wind power project.”

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 12, 2022

We all have something to celebrate today. Here’s a 3-minute video explainer. Download as PDF. The post A Great Day for Climate Policy appeared first on Legal Planet.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 18, 2021

After seven years of sanctions and accusations of malign activities by all sides, political relations between Russia and both the US and the EU are at their worst since the mid-1980s. After briefly talking about a so-called Asia-pivot in 2014-15, the strategy now is one of diversification in relations, both trade and political.

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Acoel

JUNE 23, 2021

In thinking back on this experience, I can’t help but conclude that what stopped this project was a community that had the resources and political influence to oppose a project that would, in their view, detract from their pristine way of life. Not true for many wind projects. For some, the answer may not be blowing in the wind.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 30, 2023

I sometimes ask students to guess what state produces the most wind power. It’s not as if the state’s extensive use of wind power is just a historical fluke, either. The state will soon get more power from renewables than natural gas. They’re always shocked to find out the right answer: Texas.

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Acoel

JULY 30, 2021

Like Dangerfield, advocates for the clean energy technology known as offshore wind power (OSW) have confronted a regulatory field of danger from hesitant environmental and utility regulators, legislators, beachfront home owners, and a most difficult set of critics—fishermen.

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Energy and Climate Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

This blogpost shows what is at stake regarding climate and energy policy, focusing on the election programmes of the different political parties. First, an introduction to the political landscape of the Netherlands will be given. This blog consists of three parts. PvdA wants to create energy islands at sea.

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Environmental Science

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Deserts are also useful sources of wind power. There are always desert winds, but at certain times of the year wind is much higher which can also generate energy (34). Politics of Conservation. Sometimes, local politics gets in the way. Leisure and Tourism. Deserts attract millions of visitors every year.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 24, 2023

The offshore wind energy industry faced huge challenges in 2023 A series of political and economic events made 2023 a particularly difficult year for the renewable energy industry, with many exploring how best to decarbonise economies. These are just a few of examples of a string of 2023 events.

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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. We need to respect our grid authorities.

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A Greener Life

MARCH 17, 2024

Nor have they any credible policies in place to invest in renewable energy technologies such as solar and wind power. Furthermore, the country has no plan to reign in its fossil fuel industry and opposed the idea at COP28 that fossil fuels should be phased out.

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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. Now in place for three months, the new coalition has overhauled a decades-long political stance toward Russia which was centred on Wandel durch Handel (change through trade).

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

25] And that amount does not include the costs associated with local and state political opposition. 41] Matthew Shaner, “Geophysical constraints on the reliability of solar and wind power in the United States,” Energy and Environmental Science 11, no. trillion. [25] Accessed March 7, 2021. [41] Jacobson, Mark A. 1510028112. [43]

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2022

Other States/National/International -- CNN: Wind Power Generated More Electricity Than Coal, Nuclear For First Time, Right Behind Natural Gas -- AP: Wind Energy Company Kills 150 Eagles In U.S., What’s Your Community Doing? Pleads Guilty -- Reuters: Special Report: U.S. Pleads Guilty -- Reuters: Special Report: U.S.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 22, 2024

Donald Trump has been talking a lot about donuts lately. Donuts, it seems, are threatened by renewable energy and depend on fossil fuels. Maybe because he’s heard that they’re cooked in oil? Trump’s knowledge of cooking is likely pretty minimal, given that it’s unlikely he’s ever been inside a kitchen. And windmills are terrible, just terrible.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 8, 2024

Maine Maine adopted legislation calling for the state to procure 3 GW of offshore wind power by 2040. When California started its emissions system, it had hoped to link with other Western states, but politics got in the way. Massachusetts. The governor signed a $56 billion state budget on August 9th.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 13, 2021

During the 2010s, wind power went from 1% of generation to 20%. There may be hope that the politics of climate change is beginning to detoxify. This is a holdover from the 1930s, when Nebraska was a highly progressive state. That has changed quite quickly. That would be a very promising sign for future climate action.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Ambassador Tom Shannon previously served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs during the same period and as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 2016 to 2018. John Bellinger previously served as the Legal Adviser to the State Department from 2005 to 2009. 1:20-CV-22471 (S.D. June 15, 2020).]]

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2022

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Citizens Voice: Special House Election Set For Tuesday In Luzerne County -- Reading Eagle: PA’s Mail-In Balloting Had Big Impact In 2020, But Will It Continue? What’s Your Community Doing? Senate Candidate Debate Without Fetterman -- Inquirer: Fetterman Skipped First Democratic U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2022

26 Get To Know The Clear Creek State Forest, Noon 6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables [ There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay ] -- October 19, 1973: First Of Six Major Fossil Fuel Embargos For Political Gain, This One By OPEC Over U.S.

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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

The court said the plaintiff had not alleged an injury connected to any particular action or law and that her allegations instead suggested disagreements with the defendants’ policy positions, which made her claims nonjusticiable political questions. Republican National Committee , No. 3:17 -cv-00123 (W.D.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2022

Conservatives Say They Support Solar, Wind Power Too [PA Farmer Who Wants Solar Included] -- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Mix Of Hope, Fear Over Startup Of Shell’s Ethane Cracker Plant In Beaver County -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: How Much Does A Hydrogen Hub Really Cost? Awards Student Scholarships To New Hope-Solebury H.S.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

For instance, Iowa can generate more wind power than it can get to markets in Chicago and further east. The law also addresses a big bottleneck in the energy system: lack of adequate long-distance transmission capacity. We will need much more robust transmission to achieve a carbon neutral grid.

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A Greener Life

MAY 19, 2021

In addition, as the administration plans to halt many new oil licences, those on federal land and waters, there is also the huge potential of training offshore oil workers to be offshore wind power workers.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 14, 2024

Fiedler Promotes Solar Energy Projects At Schools During Visit -- Penn State Earth Talks: March 18 In-Person/Webinar On City Heat Adaptation Tool For Cities To Improve Public Health , 4:00 p.m. -- The Energy Age Blog: The Latest On Wind Power -- Erie News Now: Erie Port Authority Votes To Condemn Former Erie Coke [Coal] Property For Redevelopment -- (..)

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2022

Wolf Previews Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Projects In Philadelphia Region Other States/National/International -- WHYY/Plan Philly: Report Says When Accounting For Climate And Health, Wind Power Is Cheaper For Delaware -- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: What The Latest UN Climate Report Says About Transportation -- USA Today: Here’s The (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 24, 2022

Safe Climate -- The Economist - Technology Quarterly: Electrifying Everything Does Not Solve The Climate Crisis, But It Is A Great Start -- The Guardian: California’s Largest Reservoirs At Critically Low Levels Signaling A Dry Summer Ahead PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- PA Capital-Star: U.S. Billion, $6.24

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