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Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. Record heat for several days across parts of the state strained the power grid so much that it started rationing electricity, for the first time in almost 20 years.

Energy

Energy Energy Demand Climate change

Duke Energy Lays Out Its Long-Term Clean Energy Pathways — and Price Tags

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

That’s how much additional capacity Duke expects to need in the next 15 years to make up for the retirement of its coal-fired power plant fleet and aging natural-gas plants. gigawatts under its carbon policy case — and up to 16.4 million residential, commercial and industrial customers in the Carolinas.

Energy

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As Canada builds a net-zero electricity grid, good decisions must start with good data

Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Even without carbon pricing, wind power is set to be 40 per cent cheaper than gas-fired power in Alberta and Ontario by 2030. For starters, Alberta and Ontario are in the midst of transforming their power grids. Governments and power authorities must act to make it a reality.

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Can the US Catch Up in the Green Hydrogen Economy?

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

needs a massive green hydrogen industry to decarbonize its electricity, transportation and industrial sectors, and major investments and policy changes today to enable it to grow to its full potential in the decades to come.

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

Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The ninth edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook tells the story of American energy efficiency, natural gas and renewable energy in a volatile year. Figure 2 shows that natural gas and renewable generation continued to expand their share of the resource mix. power in 2020. A record 33.6

Sustainability

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Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California's blackouts

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. Record heat for several days across parts of the state strained the power grid so much that it started rationing electricity, for the first time in almost 20 years.

Energy

Energy Energy Demand Climate change

Inside the IEA's Net Zero Roadmap: Six key takeaways from the landmark report

Business Green

MAY 18, 2021

It provides direct advice to governments and its annual World Energy Outlook reports, which offer projections for future energy sources and demand, have provided the bedrock for major energy investment and policy decisions that help shape the trajectory of the global market. A 'wake-up call' for natural gas.

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Revealed: Media Blitz Against Heat Pumps Funded by Gas Lobby Group

DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

Over the past two years, the Energy and Utilities Association (EUA) has paid a public affairs firm to generate hundreds of articles and interviews to lobby the UK government on energy policy. The EUA appears to back hydrogen in its policy strategy, sponsorship and on its website.

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Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. Record heat for several days across parts of the state strained the power grid so much that it started rationing electricity, for the first time in almost 20 years.

Energy

Energy Energy Climate change Demand

Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Forced outages are a tool of last resort, employed in circumstances of incredible stress to the grid and done to protect against more widespread outages. Record heat for several days across parts of the state strained the power grid so much that it started rationing electricity, for the first time in almost 20 years.

Energy

Energy Energy Demand Climate change

25 Green Business Ideas for the Aspiring Ecopreneur

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

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. Where Can The Aspiring Ecopreneur Make Their Mark?

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Biden’s proposed increase in solar power would remake the US electricity system

Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Department of Energy that found that solar power could generate up to 45% of the U.S. Rhodes, an energy technology and policy researcher at the University of Texas at Austin, what it would take to meet this target. Why such a heavy focus on solar power? power grid. We asked Joshua D. energy companies.

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Global briefing: Biden and Trump trade climate barbs in final TV debate

Business Green

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The two candidates vying for the Presidency at next month's US election, Donald Trump and Joe Biden, once again butted heads during a 12-minute segment on climate change and green policy last night, during the final televised debate before voters head to the polls on 3 November. Polish coal giant PGE targets 2050 net zero transformation.

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

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 21, 2020

They could also set the industries in a more advantageous position to seek further federal policy support as President-elect Joe Biden takes office and seeks to implement ambitious decarbonization goals for the U.S. ” Wind tax credit impacts. Wind power will also benefit from the tax extensions provided for in the bill.

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Cascadia is known for strong climate action. So why are emissions still rising?

Grist

DECEMBER 8, 2021

What’s hopeful is that climate policies leaped forward this year in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. What was missing were government policies capable of shoving economic growth onto a track that required less energy from fossil fuels. Then the leaders fell short on follow-through. Activists say the gaps may be larger still.

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Climate-Science Deniers, Right-Wing Think Tanks, and Fossil Fuel Shills Are Plotting Against the Clean Energy Transition

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 16, 2024

.” More recently, Morano has been talking about whales—specifically, the idea that the higher-than-usual number of dead ones washing ashore along the East Coast is the result of President Joe Biden’s push to develop 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by the end of the decade.

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Report Charts a Path for U.S. to Reach 50% Renewables by 2030

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2020

So finds a new report from Wood Mackenzie analyzing the investments and policy changes needed for the U.S. grid to reach 50 percent renewables by 2030. power grid, particularly if targeting a 10-year timeframe,” said Aaron Barr, the report’s author and principal consultant with WoodMac’s Energy Transition Practice.

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Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts

Duke Energy Lays Out Its Long-Term Clean Energy Pathways — and Price Tags

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Can the US Catch Up in the Green Hydrogen Economy?

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

Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California's blackouts

Inside the IEA's Net Zero Roadmap: Six key takeaways from the landmark report

Revealed: Media Blitz Against Heat Pumps Funded by Gas Lobby Group

Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts

Clean energy and markets are the solution (not scapegoat) for California’s blackouts

25 Green Business Ideas for the Aspiring Ecopreneur

Biden’s proposed increase in solar power would remake the US electricity system

Global briefing: Biden and Trump trade climate barbs in final TV debate

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

Cascadia is known for strong climate action. So why are emissions still rising?

Climate-Science Deniers, Right-Wing Think Tanks, and Fossil Fuel Shills Are Plotting Against the Clean Energy Transition

Report Charts a Path for U.S. to Reach 50% Renewables by 2030

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