Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Heathrow has today pledged to make 2019 the year carbon and waste peaked at the airport, as part of a string of new goals outlined in an update to its sustainability strategy. Our goal is for 2019 to be the year of 'peak carbon' from Heathrow, even with a third runway in the future," he wrote.

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Solar Power World

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Don McEachin and co-sponsored by over 150 members could set the United States on a path to an economy powered by 100% clean energy by mid-century.

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Energy Central

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Local law 97 for New York City is causing much concern for building owners there. The law is well founded beause "New York City’s one million buildings account for nearly two-thirds of the city’s carbon emissions.

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Solar Power World

MARCH 5, 2020

Today, a diverse group of environmental, labor, and civic organizations sent a letter to New York State legislative leaders urging them to reform renewable energy siting to help New York State meet the legal mandates of the 2019 climate law for 70% renewable energy by 2030.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2020

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced it was suspending its enforcement of environmental laws in response to the crisis, informing companies they would not be pursued for environmental infractions during the outbreak. California to double 2030 clean energy goal, as New York closes its last coal plant.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 24, 2021

This week Connecticut Governor Lamont signed a new law that will require the state to install 1 GW of energy storage by 2030 with milestone requirements every three years: 300 MW by 2024, 600 MW by 2027 and 1 GW by 2030. The Energy Storage Association (ESA) applauded the move.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

While subject to consultation, the revised targets are to be incorporated into the Environment Act , which became law on 10 November last year. Kate Nield of environmental law firm ClientEarth said the target date was “far from ‘world-leading’”. g/m 3 by 2040, in addition to a 35% reduction in population exposure to PM2.5

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) uses electricity to cool air until it liquefies, so it can be stored until an opportune moment arrives when it can be brought back to a gaseous state and used for power generation. Katie Smith of law firm Reddie & Grose LLP examines where the approach fits into the energy storage landscape.

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E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

MARCH 27, 2023

New York’s Promise — A Clean Energy Future New York is off to the races as the 2023–24 State Budget negotiations are in the home stretch. They are also critical to the state meeting its mandated-by-law climate goals. · The path to a just clean energy future in New York has been defined and mandated by the state’s Climate Act.

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Front And Centered

MAY 15, 2019

To bring us closer to that future, we pursued four priorities in the 2019 legislative session. Once this task force issues its recommendations, we will return to the Legislature to implement recommendations, ensuring environmental justice is fully embedded in our laws. Clean and affordable electricity for all. This policy, which Gov.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 12, 2023

On June 29, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a law to prohibit the state’s investor-owned utilities from charging customers for lobbying expenses and other efforts to sway political outcomes. State utilities have also actively opposed climate policies including expanding local renewable energy programs and rooftop solar.

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Front And Centered

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Washington passed 100% clean electricity into law earlier this year, and with public input government agencies are currently drafting rules to guide utilities on how to comply with the law by phasing out fossil fuel emissions and integrating equity in their service models. 100% Clean Energy by 2045 is now the law in Washington!

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Front And Centered

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

That includes building a just and regenerative energy system that puts the health and well-being of current and future generations first at every stage of the energy process, from generating power to lighting and heating our homes. It is indisputable that taking action now is far less costly than putting it off.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The case specifically challenges a 2011 climate protection law, claiming it is ineffective and outdated, and therefore infringes upon children’s constitutional rights. For years, Fridays for Future has been demanding the revision of the Climate Protection Law in order to (finally) establish compliance with the Paris Agreement.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 27, 2020

New Jersey looked like the promised land for energy storage. Phil Murphy campaigned in 2017 on a clean energy platform that pushed for a 100 percent clean grid by 2050. When Murphy won and took office, he signed sweeping clean energy legislation in May 2018 that turned his goals into law.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 14, 2020

With that broad context, let’s look at 8 fascinating developments in sustainability from 2019. Beginning in late 2018 and stretching into 2019, she created a global movement, spoke truth to power , and collected more than 10 million followers on social media. Senate to pass common-sense gun laws. People are taking notice.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 4, 2020

Utility Dominion Energy is planning a major shift toward renewable energy and batteries as it looks to comply with Virginia's ambitious new clean energy law. gigawatts of energy storage over the next 15 years. Credit: Dominion Energy). Major boosts for solar, offshore wind and energy storage.

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Front And Centered

JUNE 7, 2023

( Print Version ) In a win for climate and health, WA’s utility commission requires Puget Sound Energy to do more to ensure clean energy implementation plan is equitable Clean energy and environmental justice advocates sought and won sweeping changes to the state’s largest utility’s four-year plan.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Efforts for geothermal development in Hebei Province had been previously reported back in 2019, specifically in the Xiong’an New Area , planned as a major business center and technological hub that has been developed with a “green city” approach.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Over the past half-decade, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has consistently won court battles upholding its authority over states to set the rules for how distributed energy resources can play in wholesale energy markets. “But if the aggregations do include demand response, the opt-out can apply,” she said.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 9, 2020

Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson recently signed a law establishing a mandatory Building Energy Performance Standard in the city, which is the second-largest in Missouri. The standard will be set to ensure that 65 percent of the buildings in each property type will have to save energy to comply with the law. and Washington state.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 14, 2024

The State Office for Mining, Energy and Geology (LBEG) of Lower Saxony, Germany has granted Mondelez Deutschland Snacks Production GmbH & Co. Mondelez Germany) the permit to explore for geothermal energy in the Bad Fallingbostel field.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 5, 2022

One of its core findings is that major transitions in the energy industry will be key to mitigating the climate crisis. One of the report’s key findings is that limiting global warming will require major transitions in the energy sector. There are also options for established, rapidly growing and new cities. “We Emissions growth rates.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Latest Office for National Statistics data shows there has been little improvement in home energy efficiency in recent years, writes Andrew Warren. Not far off half the energy the UK consumes each year is used in buildings. This provides what is probably the largest in-depth snapshot of the energy efficient state of our housing stock.

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EDF + Business

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Karine Kleinhaus and Andrew Howell, CFA Oil and gas companies, federal agencies, and ambitious start-ups are coming together around innovation in geothermal energy that could give it a foundational role in the emerging clean power grid. Department of Energy estimates that EGS could help propel geothermal from its 0.4% Recent U.S.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Latest Office for National Statistics data shows there has been little improvement in home energy efficiency in recent years, writes Andrew Warren. Not far off half the energy the UK consumes each year is used in buildings. This provides what is probably the largest in-depth snapshot of the energy efficient state of our housing stock.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 29, 2022

A series of stakeholder dialogues was organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy. The European Green Deal was presented in December 2019 and its overarching objective is for the EU to become a climate neutral continent by 2050. Have you read Spotlight on the European Energy Projects.

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Front And Centered

MAY 17, 2019

It allowed the state to “remedy discrimination against, or under-representations of, disadvantaged groups as documented in a valid disparity study or proven court of law.” This affects not only issues like education, but the states policies and resource allocations related to issues like climate, energy and the environment.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

It was announced on Wednesday (31 January) that Deltic Energy had been awarded the new licences in the latest North Sea oil and gas licensing round. The Guardian and the Good Law Project also revealed today that EnQuest Heather, a subsidiary of EnQuest, had been awarded a new oil and gas licence. percent (£4.5

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 29, 2020

While the most visible impacts have been in hotels and restaurants, the advanced energy industry has been hit hard as well. Allowing direct payment instead of federal tax credits for advanced energy development. manufacturing of advanced energy products. The job losses span the broad advanced energy spectrum.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 26, 2020

Long a global leader, Germany's wind market fell to its lowest point in years in 2019, due in part to a botched auction design. Germany's Enercon, the leading turbine supplier within the domestic market, swallowed a triple-digit-million-euro loss in 2019. gigawatts this year, lower than WoodMac's projection.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2022

Once completed, the Trans Mountain Expansion will allow more responsibly-produced Canadian oil to reach key markets in Asia and beyond,” claimed one ad from the Canadian Energy Centre, which according to Facebook analytics reached an estimated audience size of over one million people. 350 million (C $463 million) for energy research.”.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 6, 2021

This comes after the legislature in 2019 lifted project size limits for the state’s net metering program and implemented other policies that led to a crush of new project applications awaiting utility approval. The laws mostly paved the way for new solar generation development. Versant Power last recorded 382 megawatts, in 2019.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In December 2019 Morgan Stanley noted “the fastest growing U.S. utilities are those that are moving most aggressively toward clean energy. These three laws provide lessons for other states interested in accelerating the transition to a cheaper, cleaner grid. Utilities seeking to maximize shareholder returns are listening.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 2, 2021

By David Thill, Energy News Network. This comes after the legislature in 2019 lifted project size limits for the state’s net metering program and implemented other policies that led to a crush of new project applications awaiting utility approval. The laws mostly paved the way for new solar generation development.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 25, 2021

A new white paper published by the Mine Energy Taskforce and Local Energy Hub network has called for greater support for mine energy as a key low carbon heat source in the UK that can contribute to government’s ambition to reach net zero by 2050. One quarter of the UK’s homes and businesses are sited on former coalfields.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Minnesota utility Xcel Energy was fined one million dollars in late January for exceeding a maximum number of customer service complaints as a result of significant delays in its processing of interconnection requests for solar projects. by Gwen Brown, Interstate Renewable Energy Council.

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