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With an Energy Crisis Brewing, No Peak in Sight for Emissions

GreenTechMedia

On our current policy trajectory, there is no peak in sight, according to EIA By 2050, we will likely see a 50% increase in energy consumption. That means emissions could rise through 2050, absent massive changes to policy. And that spending packages around the world — even at historic levels — are still not enough.

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Solar, Wind Tax Credit Extensions and Energy R&D Package in Spending Bill Before Congress

GreenTechMedia

trillion federal spending and tax extension package negotiated by congressional leaders over the weekend alongside a $900 billion coronavirus relief package. Utility-scale solar power is already cost-competitive against coal-fired power across the world and with natural-gas-fired power in many markets.

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Texas leaders failed to heed warnings that left the state’s power grid vulnerable to winter extremes, experts say

Grist

Limited regulations on companies that generate power and a history of isolating Texas from federal oversight help explain the crisis, energy and policy experts told The Texas Tribune. left power system unprepared for the winter crisis. Those power companies in turn are the ones that sell to homes and businesses.

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The time is right to rethink the grid

GreenBiz

The grid faces twin challenges: It needs to become resilient and clean. Together, with the right policy support, they might just be urgent enough to get something done. . This week, the Biden administration announced a major infrastructure package , with clean energy and updates to the U.S. Alone, either would be daunting.

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UK Government’s Advisers Urge It to Back Hydrogen Economy in Stimulus Plans

GreenTechMedia

The report says it is time that policy support reached “beyond renewable power.” A new study by Aurora Energy Research, released Wednesday, claims that hydrogen generated from renewable energy and natural gas could provide more than 45 percent of the U.K.’s Support, not subsidies. billion) a year.

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2020 Looks Like the Breakout Year for Building Decarbonization in California

GreenTechMedia

California regulators just overhauled a legacy policy that acted as a brake on building electrification. Meanwhile, local governments across California are moving to adopt bans on new natural-gas hookups, grabbing the attention of the state’s powerful oil and gas industry. Wave of natural-gas bans.

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25 Green Business Ideas for the Aspiring Ecopreneur

Green Business Bureau

There’s no shortage of sustainable outcome gaps that need bridging, and market solutions are preferable to state and policy mandates in many of these cases. The ‘sustainability marketplace’ is just beginning to blossom with opportunity as nature’s threat reveals itself worldwide. Eco Friendly Distribution, Shipping and Packaging.

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