DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 20, 2022
When she returned in 2018, long after the war had ended, a journalist encouraged her to go into the hills and take a look at some new hydropower plants on the river Lumbardhi i Deçanit. An area called ‘Zalli i Rupes, where environmental campaigners say gravel was dug for the construction of hydropower plants further down the river.
Business Green
JANUARY 19, 2023
Hydropower dam proposals have ballooned across the Balkans over the last two decades, as the leaders of some of Europe's poorest regions have looked to tap their abundant natural resources to secure access clean energy. But the picture is much more complicated. Clearly, England's rivers need all the help they can get.
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GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Given its de facto status as a sustainable industry, shareholders are more likely to demand transparency and accountability beyond that mandated by laws such as the U.K. Inadequate enforcement, corruption and a lack of political will to address these issues are key challenges facing these producing economies in tackling violations.
Grist
DECEMBER 15, 2021
And, in the United States, political gridlock chopped the heart out of Congress’ most ambitious clean energy plan. . Seattle this year passed a law to phase out natural gas in new commercial establishments and large apartment buildings. Political will. That’s begun in Cascadia. One of the most promising is “ green hydrogen.”.
GreenTechMedia
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Congress is under pressure to pass both bills Monday to ensure continued funding of the federal government and complete a politically pressing extension of coronavirus pandemic relief measures passed in March. Absent any future changes in law, the PTC will be reduced to zero starting in 2022. Action by the U.S.
GreenTechMedia
JANUARY 26, 2021
The same challenges hold true for other utilities that don’t already get a significant share of their energy from hydropower or nuclear power, the two primary carbon-free resources in the country. Wind and solar power accounted for just above 10 percent of U.S. generation capacity in 2020, according to federal data.
Grist
DECEMBER 8, 2021
Washington Governor Jay Inslee acknowledged a shortfall during a press conference last month: “Even with our best-in-the-nation laws, and even with federal action, we don’t have enough on the books today to actually reduce carbon at the pace we need to.”. Or rising prices could fuel a political backlash.
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