GreenTechMedia

MAY 12, 2020

million natural-gas customers across six states in the Southeast and Midwest. Despite near-term headwinds, Duke stood behind its long-term plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, starting with a target of 50 percent greenhouse gas reductions by 2030. Duke is among the largest U.S. power utilities, with 7.4

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2021

per cent of voters strike down federal government’s plans to hike taxes on petrol diesel, heating oil and natural gas. Urban regions including Geneva, Basel, and Zurich voted in favour of the so-called CO2 law, believed to be the first time a carbon tax has been put to a public vote, but 51.6

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2019

NextEra continues to invest in natural gas — on Monday the company announced the signing of an agreement for the 50-mile Lowman pipeline in Alabama and discussed plans to acquire the Meade Pipeline Company. ” Natural gas challenges, solar growth, Hurricane Dorian recovery costs. gigawatts in 2015 to about 7.3

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 26, 2020

The final coal deal, approved by Germany's parliament last month, will see all of the country's capacity closed by 2038, with more than half of it shut down by 2030. There are also compensation packages for workers in mines and power plants who lose their job as a result of the coal exit laws.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 17, 2023

billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in her Pennsylvania hometown, she will be facing off against some of the most powerful fossil fuel interests in the United States. LNG boom threatens to release vast amounts of methane, a powerful climate pollutant that is the main component of natural gas.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

As an alternative to landfill, which is due to be phased out, the GAYA chain is positioned as the channel of reference for making use of non-recyclable waste to produce a storable renewable gas, which can substitute for natural gas and as such has multiple end uses, in sectors such as sustainable mobility, industry and the tertiary sector.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 16, 2021

GlobalData research also shows that oil and gas EPC vendors are enabling the energy transition by building capabilities to set up renewable energy infrastructure. Ravindra Puranik, Oil and Gas Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Global power demand is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.5% over the same period.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 13, 2021

But last year, Holsum Dairies changed course, upgraded the two digesters and began producing renewable natural gas for California’s burgeoning renewable fuels market. The standard seeks to slash the carbon intensity of transportation fuel 20% by 2030, with annual benchmarks for gasoline, diesel, and greener replacement fuels.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In fact, when California passed its landmark 2006 climate law — which directed the state to cut greenhouse gas emissions down to 1990 levels by 2020 — supporters claimed that it would save thousands of lives through improved air quality alone. California has done exactly that.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 22, 2021

On July 14, the European Union (EU) announced a sweeping package of climate proposals that will help the continent cut greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030, from a 1990 baseline. But only 36 percent of them supported the interim 55 percent emissions reduction target for 2030. More than half favored weaker targets.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 10, 2021

The online event on 4 May, which included a keynote speech from Canada’s Infrastructure and Communities Minister, was organised by the British High Commission in Canada and the Canada Climate Law Initiative (CCLI) to mark six months to the COP26 conference in Glasgow. TAG), the largest natural gas transporter in Brazil.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Climate activists say the state’s progress on reducing building emissions has been far too slow given the pace of the climate crisis, and that it needs to end incentives for energy-efficient natural gas heating. Connecticut’s Global Warming Solutions Act calls for a 45% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and 80% by 2050.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 9, 2023

Greenpeace Italy and Italian advocacy group ReCommon aim to build on a similar case targeting Anglo-Dutch oil major Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force Eni to slash its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. Burning methane, the main component of natural gas, emits considerably less air pollution and CO2 than coal or oil.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 16, 2020

million by 2025 and 3 million by 2030. The funds are already allocated from state laws passed in 2007 and 2013, making them available for competitive funding solicitations or direct funding agreements over the next three years. Current state goals call for 1.5

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The Ohio Power Siting Board last month had 7,783 MW of solar projects in its regulatory pipeline , almost all of which had applications pending before the effective date of a new siting law that is expected to complicate future projects. plans to close its 595 MW Unit 1 at the Cardinal plant by 2030, AEP spokesperson Scott Blake said.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2024

liquefied natural gas (LNG). In a letter addressed to ING CEO Steven van Rijswijk and the first step in litigation, Milieudefensie says it believes the bank is in breach of its “duty of care” obligation under Dutch law. ING’s climate policy is miles away from what is necessary to achieve the 1.5°C Credit: Sabrina Bedford.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 8, 2023

Costs of clean power A recent Clean Energy Canada report, A Renewables Powerhouse , looked at the costs of producing power from wind and solar in Alberta and Ontario compared to gas power. Solar power is already cheaper than natural gas power in Alberta and is on track to be 16% less expensive by the end of the decade.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The US government has pledged to cut its carbon pollution in half by 2030 to prevent the planet from further overheating. The program successfully completed in 2022 despite that hurdle, but it highlighted the challenges the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) faces if it’s to cut emissions by 80 percent come 2050 as required by local law.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

MAY 24, 2022

Assembly Bill (AB) 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), required CARB to develop a scoping plan, to be updated at least once every five years, that describes the approach California will take to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The European Union’s newly proposed Green Deal raises “significant questions” for the oil and gas industry, analysts said, but the plan was broadly welcomed by companies across the energy sector. “Oil and gas exporters to Europe, including Russian gas and U.S.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Climate Act requires that the scoping plan “inform the state energy planning board’s adoption of a state energy plan,” and the State’s energy law requires that all state entities must make “any energy-related action[s] or decision[s] … reasonably consistent with the. state energy] plan.”.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The current 50,000 or so stations are to be expanded to 10 times that by 2030. The second most important target for green power is replacing fossil fuel use in buildings, especially growing use of natural gas for heating; in Vancouver, British Columbia, that causes nearly 60% of the city’s carbon pollution. And that’s crucial.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

Originally, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 required CARB to develop a scoping plan, to be updated every five years, that describes the approach California will take to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

By Dr Daria Shapovalova (School of Law) and Prof esso r Tavis Potts (School of Geosciences), University of Aberdeen. News that Shell is pulling out of the proposed Cambo oilfield in the North Sea has been met with delight by the climate movement and concern by the oil and gas sector. Energy (In)security.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

In order to bend that curve and cut direct building emissions, states and cities will have to pursue policies that end the expansion of new gas infrastructure and accelerate the transition to electric heating and cooking. The Majority of Direct Building Emissions Are Coming From Burning Natural Gas.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 4, 2021

A few examples: The rapidly developing renewable natural gas market is putting in place a meaningful number of cash?generating The program, a part of the DOE’s Energy Earth Shots initiative, is hoping to reduce the price of green hydrogen to $1 per kilogram by 2030. up of sufficient size to attract the attention of a SPAC team.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JUNE 1, 2022

Assembly Bill (AB) 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), requires CARB to develop and update every five years a scoping plan that describes the approach California will take to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to achieve the goal of reducing emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

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Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

In January, environmental law group ClientEarth then launched a legal challenge against Leadsom's decision , which it claimed was at odds with the government's own climate change plans and the UK's statutory target to decarbonise its economy to net zero by 2050. We will consider an appeal.".

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The new decision significantly increases the available incentive amounts and expands program eligibility criteria to include projects in Native American communities in California, as defined by federal law. The actions described here are part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen SGIP and make it more effective.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The legislation includes: The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which will spend roughly $370bn on decarbonisation and climate resilience over the next 10 years and is projected to get the US two-thirds of the way to its emissions goals by 2030. electricity grid to 80 per cent carbon free power by 2030. Second, U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

A new report warns that oil and gas production in the United States is expected to rise under Biden’s signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), even as the legislation helps to moderately lower fossil fuel demand through billions of dollars in clean energy investments. The report, “ Biden’s Fossil Fuel Fail : How U.S.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 11, 2020

French oil supermajor Total predicts peak oil by 2030, consultants McKinsey say 2033, while Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Wood Mackenzie peg the peak at 2035. Oil and gas isn't what it used to be. The price of natural gas dropped so low it was unprofitable, leading to companies such as Chevron to take an $11bn write-down.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

JANUARY 5, 2021

Early coverage has focused on the 2050 “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions target, but the real import of the act is likely to be in the myriad ways it updates existing policies to keep bottom-up pressure towards achieving that goal. or otherwise shake things up.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The city of Los Angeles, which LADWP serves, plans to meet 100 percent renewable energy by 2045 under its Green New Deal, meaning it will have to wean itself off of natural gas.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 25, 2021

They want officials to insist, as a pre-condition of approval, that PPL present specifics as to how it will enable the state to meet its commitment to achieving 100% renewable energy by 2030 and, under the Act on Climate , net-zero emissions by 2050. Based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, PPL owns utilities providing electricity to about 2.5

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Business Green

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The policy will see the UK end all taxpayer support for new overseas crude oil, natural gas, or thermal coal projects, with "very limited exceptions". The ban will apply to all UK public finance, including export finance, aid funding, and trade promotions, the government said. "Our Friends of the Earth campaigner Rachel Kennerley?also

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Environmental law charity ClientEarth has warned the Commission was putting itself at "serious risk of legal challenge" if it pressed ahead with plans to include fossil gas in the taxonomy. The proposal will now be scrutinised by EU governments and the European Parliament, which must approve it before it becomes law.

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