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Midwestern Utility Evergy Pledges Carbon Cuts in Line With Paris Accord

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Evergy has become the latest utility to pledge to long-term carbon cuts even though the states it serves, Kansas and Missouri, aren’t demanding them. Since 2005, Evergy has reduced the share of coal-fired power in its 6.2-gigawatt Above and beyond states' demands. gigawatts of nameplate capacity as of 2020.

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New York?s Energy Transition (and Challenges) in 5 Charts

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percent in 2018, and hitting 100 percent zero-carbon emissions by 2040. That leaves a massive gap to be filled by clean energy, since more than half of the state’s carbon-free emissions today come from nuclear power, as shown in the chart below. Source: NYISO.

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Arizona Utility APS Charts 15-Year Plan on Its Way to Zero-Carbon Energy by 2050

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More immediately, the utility aims for 2030 goals of 45 percent renewable electricity, with the Palo Verde nuclear power plant bringing the tally up to 65 percent carbon-free power. But in 2018 the Arizona Corporation Commission declined to acknowledge the gas-heavy IRPs from APS and Tucson Electric Power Co.

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New Sustainable Energy Factbook shows 2020 was ‘blockbuster’ year for renewables in America

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Energy demand for electricity and transportation fell by 3.8% This fall in emissions (see Figure 1) is the most significant on record and puts the United States on track to meet its 2025 Paris Agreement commitment, though energy demand and emissions are expected to rebound with widespread vaccinations in 2021. Figure 1: U.S.

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Global Briefing: EU set to push for more stretching 2030 climate target

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Poland accelerates coal phase out, pushes for nuclear and offshore wind. Poland is the only member of the EU which has so far refused to commit to net zero emissions by 2050, with the country seeking more time to reconfigure its economy, which is heavily reliant on coal-fired power stations and coal mining.

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'Grounds for optimism': Global CO2 emissions flatlined in 2019, data indicates

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The global energy agency put the halt in CO2 growth down to declining emissions from power generation in advanced economies such as the EU and the USA, thanks in large part to the expanding role of renewable energy such as wind and solar. per cent in 2018. per cent drop in CO2, amounting to 140 million tonnes.

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Climate Sceptic Goes Unchallenged on BBC’s Today Programme

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She was invited on the show (1:24) to discuss the National Grid’s ‘demand flexibility service’ scheme, under which households and some businesses receive payments for using less energy at times of peak demand. Porter declined to comment. The BBC and the Today programme did not respond when contacted for comment.