When the Inflation Reduction Act was becoming law in 2022, some of the country’s leading energy researchers predicted a cut of 37 percent to 42 percent by 2030 compared to the level in 2005, in line with the Biden administration’s stated goal of reducing emissions by 40 percent by 2030. So how are things going 18 months after President Biden signed the IRA? And why?
Editor: Here’s another example of how “market forces” can meaningfully change the rate and scale of the transition to clean energy.
China has unveiled new ESG disclosure rules for its biggest companies as it seeks to align with European requirements and bring foreign investment back to its struggling economy. “By catching up with international standards, the government hopes to attract foreign money—especially from institutional investors,” Wang said.
Here is the summary page for February ACTION — the background information and email-tool you need to ask our MOCs to protect the climate-friendly funding earmarked for ranchers and farmers regarding conservation of their lands. Urge them to protect that funding from efforts to reallocate that money to general subsidies when the “Farm Bill” is re-authorized, probably this year.
In the farm bill – a must-pass piece of legislation done every five years – Congress supports a range of federal programs that aim to make farmers and ranchers more competitive in global markets, mitigate agriculture’s climate impacts, and keep food prices affordable. These range from …
from WaPo Scott Dance, Sarah Kaplan, and Veronica Penney | January 9, 2024 The year 2023 was the hottest in recorded human history, Europe’s top climate agency announced Tuesday, with blistering surface temperatures and torrid…
A comprehensive look by TOMAS PUEYO This article will convince you of that nuclear is the best source of energy.¹ Don’t read it if you need your mind to remain anti-nuclear. If you are against nuclear,…
Ben King, Michael Gaffney, and Alfredo RiveraJanuary 10, 2024 In 2023, the US experienced something it hasn’t since before the COVID-19 pandemic: a growing economy paired with shrinking greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. After two years of emissions…
This bipartisan proposed legislation would expedite geothermal development by amending the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to allow for a new categorical exclusion for geothermal under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The Dixie Valley toad’s dependence on the hot springs is also its greatest vulnerability. Since 2007, Ormat Technologies, an Israeli renewables company, has had plans to build a geothermal plant that could disrupt the very springs the toads rely on … but provide electricity for 44,000 homes.
EV shoppers woke up on Monday to a market in which fewer vehicles than before qualify for the U.S. government’s $7,500 federal tax credit. The eligibility rules show only 19 models that receive the credit when purchased as new, down from 43 last year. See chart inside for the new list of eligible EVs.
A new assessment of Earth’s depleted ozone layer shows that efforts to repair the vital atmospheric shield are working, according to a panel of U.N.-backed scientists. Scientists said the ozone’s recovery should also serve as proof that societies can join to solve environmental problems and combat climate change.
It’s the hottest year on record, and the U.N. just set a global goal to phase out fossil fuels — but the U.S. is drilling for more oil and gas than ever before. By Maria Virginia Olano…
