Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Rogers/UCS Renewable energy The amount of electricity supplied by US renewable energy overall (counting solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and wood biomass) is expected to be 10% higher in 2024 than in 2023. One of 2024s new crop. It added up to 24% of total electricity generation in 2024, compared with 23% in 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Pennsylvania’s rate of total clean energy adoption has fallen well behind the national pace, and ranked 48th among the 50 states and Washington, D.C., Sadly, the renewable energy growth over the last decade in the Commonwealth is only enough to power less than 2% of Pennsylvania’s homes. Click Here for video from the event.

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Environment + Energy Leader

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The post McKesson Corporation Tackles Climate Change by Increasing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2022

From this 2040 perspective, Michigan’s 100-percent renewable energy standard took full effect five years ago, and—along with accelerated closures of coal plants, like the one in Monroe, and a ban on new gas plant construction—it has saved Michigan families at least $15 billion in public health costs.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 15, 2024

MS: There is a lot happening on that front, but I’d like to focus on energy storage. To decarbonize the power grid, we’re going to need tons of renewable energy from sources such as solar and wind. We’re also going to need a significant amount of energy storage to save some of that renewable energy for later.

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Environment + Energy Leader

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The post GM Secures Enough Renewable Energy to Power US Facilities by 2025 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. The automaker will achieve its goal 25 years ahead of its original target.

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Environment + Energy Leader

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The group aims to turn waste from manufacturing into renewable natural gas. The post Farm Powered Strategic Alliance Grows, Turns Food Waste to Renewable Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The RESPITE program's primary goals are to boost regional integration in the participating nations and quickly increase the capacity of renewable energy sources that are connected to the grid. The post World Bank Approves $311 Million in Funding to Expand Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Capacity in West Africa.

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Environment + Energy Leader

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Campbell Soup Company and Enel North America today announced a 12-year virtual renewable power purchase agreement, supporting Campbell’s goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The post Campbell Soup Company to Source 115 MW of Renewable Energy from Oklahoma Wind Farm appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 30, 2023

And I love hearing about new renewable electricity records as spring unfolds. A few recent examples for that last love: California scored a new record for total generation from renewable energy in mid-April and a new record for solar production in mid-May. New York just broke its solar record.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2024

“Careful with the plants, careful with the trees, careful with the animals,” her grandfather would repeat. Traveling to the southern region of Colombia as a young child, Paula García remembers being taught by her elders about the deep interconnectedness between humans and the natural world.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 15, 2024

It has also grown to be the largest source of carbon pollution from the US power sector, even as zero-carbon renewable energy has been growing by leaps and bounds. While maximizing energy efficiency is crucial, there will still be enormous amounts of electricity needed.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Advocates calling on the Nigerian government to prioritize renewable energy investments in the Niger Delta and ensure no community is left behind in its energy transition framework. Litigators pursuing climate justice and corporate accountability, backed by climate science and social science.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 4, 2023

With billions of dollars in government funding becoming widely available to scale renewables and climate tech solutions, the American energy and utility market will undergo extreme changes for years to come.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 7, 2023

Identifying and designing for the unique operating conditions at an RNG facility is paramount to remaining in compliance with air and water pollution regulations as the resource recovery process can be challenging.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JANUARY 4, 2023

According to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the ILO's Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2022, the number of renewable energy jobs increased by around 700,000 globally between 2020 and 2021. The post Green Energy Jobs Rapidly Expanding appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2025

On March 6, the City of Reading announced it is now moving into the construction phase as part of a strategic partnership with Schneider Electric to implement a Guaranteed Energy Savings Act (GESA) project, reinforcing Reading's commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency. The completion of the project is slated for late 2026.

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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

JANUARY 16, 2025

There is no shortage of evidence showing that clean, renewable energy can meet those needs, and We Energies should be held accountable for the public health and economic harms of its proposed gas investments. Now is the time for Wisconsin and the PSCW to tell We Energies that profits cannot be placed over communities.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JANUARY 2, 2023

The utilization of renewable energy sources is rising. by 2033 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. The market for rare earth metals is fueled by a number of growth factors, including: Rising sales of electric automobiles. Increased application in a variety of industries.

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Yale E360

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Climate change has upped the need for renewable energy, but the environmental and social costs of building such massive projects remain. Despite continued opposition, the World Bank has approved the first of five big dam projects expected to get its support in the coming months. Read more on E360

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Yale E360

JANUARY 20, 2022

Now, using renewable energy and a new method for making ammonia, researchers and entrepreneurs believe "green" ammonia can become a significant clean fuel source for generating electricity and powering ships. Ammonia has been widely used as a fertilizer for the last century. Read more on E360 ?.

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Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The program seeks to slash prices, enhance technology development for the renewable energy source. The post DOE Seeks to Tap Into US’s Geothermal Energy Potential appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment + Energy Leader

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Microsoft India announced that it has signed a renewable energy agreement of 150 MW with ReNew Power, one of India's largest renewable energy companies. The post Microsoft India Signs on for 150 MW of Solar Power appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2024

In a report this year to its shareholders, New Fortress Energy leadership stated its plan to replace the aging generating fleet in Puerto Rico with methane gas units, saying that solar power and storage would be complementary to the generation mix. So, why not transition to renewable sources?

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Environment + Energy Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

gigawatts of renewable energy when it is operational. The post Aquaterra Energy, Seawind Developing European Offshore Wind, Hydrogen Project appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. The production site off the coast of Italy will create as much as 3.2

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Yale E360

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

She sees her research on renewable energy and energy demand as part of the essential work of protecting and restoring the future for the next generation. Hungarian scientist Diana Ürge-Vorsatz is concerned about how the climate change crisis is impacting children. Read more on E360 →.

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Yale E360

MARCH 29, 2023

With the former president now in hospice care, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird looks back on Jimmy Carter’s environmental record in the White House — from his sweeping protection of Alaska’s wild lands to his efforts to push the nation toward renewable energy. Read more on E360 →

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Yale E360

AUGUST 19, 2022

German solar power is hitting new records this summer, and is set for further growth as the government enacts new policies to spur the expansion of renewable energy. Read more on E360 ?.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 5, 2023

In recent years, India has rapidly increased its renewable energy capacity and is now the fourth-largest producer of hydro, wind, and solar power. The post India’s Clean Energy Transition Hinges on Domestic Manufacturing, Warns Top Energy Official appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The end of the year can be a fine time for taking stock, and that’s true in the energy space just as in our personal lives. Lots of stories of clean energy progress caught my eye for 2021. Here are five of them–about renewable energy technologies and markets that seem particularly worthy of note and […].

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 16, 2024

The law authorized the creation of new transmission to serve “renewable energy zones” and a process to identify and select such zones. That became a model used in the Illinois Clean Energy Jobs Act ( CEJA ), which also combined new clean energy goals and state designation of renewable energy zones and related transmission.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 14, 2025

The results were clear: the majority of people across Canada want to see governments in Canada tackle the climate crisis by prioritizing renewable energy and phasing out fossil fuels. Even in Alberta, which has the lowest support for renewable energy, only 18 per cent of respondents want to see fossil fuels prioritized.

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Environment + Energy Leader

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Besides deploying energy efficiency techniques and renewable energy, Yeti is working with its suppliers to develop more environmentally friendly materials. The post Yeti Aims to Reduce its Carbon Footprint and Develop Eco-Friendly Products appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Although the nuclear bailout was repealed and refunded in 2021, some of the law’s other egregious provisions requiring ratepayers across the state to subsidize money-losing coal plants and gutting renewable energy and energy efficiency standards are still in place today. The Union of Concerned Scientists opposed H.B.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Today’s high energy prices are the result of recent events and long-term strategies. Reliance on fossil natural gas and the slow adoption of renewable energy contributed to electricity bills in New England in the first nine months of 2022 that are $5 billion higher than the prior year. Prices elsewhere in the country doubled.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

You don’t have to look beyond the front pages of newspapers , or beyond rooftops in your neighborhood to know that we are in the midst of a clean energy revolution, with renewable energy technologies dramatically decreasing in price and increasing in availability.

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