CCL Clarifies Its CF&D Focus post-IRA
I was pleased to see the following positioning paper from CCL, guiding our efforts for both this Fall, the election and preparing for the new Congress. Guidance on the future of the Energy Innovation and…
Nevada Clean Energy Fund May Get Funding under the IRA
The Inflation Reduction Act established a “Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund” to finance clean energy projects across the country. Now, Nevada’s green bank, the Nevada Clean Energy Fund, is positioning itself for some of the $27 billion authorized.
A near 100 per cent renewables grid is well within reach, and with little storage
from Renew Economy David Osmond | 24 August 2022 There have been many simulations of a 100% renewable electricity grid for Australia, including some ground-breaking studies from Beyond Zero Emissions, The University of New South…
World on brink of five ‘disastrous’ climate tipping points, study finds
from The Guardian The climate crisis has driven the world to the brink of multiple “disastrous” tipping points, according to a major study. It shows five dangerous tipping points may already have been passed due…
Climate law [IRA] makes clean energy much more cost-competitive, report says
from WaPo The Inflation Reduction Act will cause the cost of renewable energy to decline dramatically over the next decade, according to an analysis shared exclusively with The Climate 202. The analysis from ICF Climate Center, a global consulting…
Australia Is Joining The Us In Passing A Historic Climate Bill
[Editor] Proving once again that American leadership can really accelerate efforts and sacrifices made by other countries.
Renewables provided over 25% of total US electrical generation in first half of 2022
Renewables provided more than 25% of electrical generation in the United States during the first half of 2022, according to new data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
LETTER: Broken A/C systems in local schools
The Clark County School District’s half-hearted response to concerns about broken air conditioning in schools made me hot under the collar. CCSD should treat this situation with more urgency.
Extreme heat shattered 7,000 records this summer
from Wapo as “Maps show where extreme heat shattered 7,000 records this summer” By Harry Stevens and Jason Samenow | Sept. 13 at 1:17 p.m. It was the summer that wouldn’t quit. From early June to straight past…
Let Joe Manchin have his pipeline
The infrastructure for fossil fuels already exists; the infrastructure for a net zero economy does not. Reforming the permitting process to make it easier … is good. ….
There are permitting barriers to interregional transmission, utility-scale wind / solar, geothermal exploration, and new nuclear reactor designs.
Did the IRA kill the carbon tax?
[Editor’s note] Short answer: No. But this is a good summary of the politics around carbon fee and dividend, both today and historically.
What My Family and I Saw When We Were Trapped in China’s Heat Wave
[Editor’s Note] These impacts are not normally reported in the West. Worth seeing the devastation climate change is imposing elsewhere.