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Group: EPA’s Coordinated Regulatory Assault on Coal Power Could Push Retirements Beyond 86 GW by 2030

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 19:30:38 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is readying a regulatory sweep targeting more stringent limits on traditional pollutants that could accelerate coal power plant closures. A coal generation trade group estimates that even without new rules, an estimated 86 GW of coal generation is slated to retire by 2030. While the Supreme Court in June curtailed […]

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Group: EPA’s Coordinated Regulatory Assault on Coal Power Could Push Retirements Beyond 86 GW by 2030

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 19:30:38 +0000

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We Still Need A Climate Emergency Proclamation, Manchin Or Not

August 1, 2022 admin air quality, carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Manchin, policy & politics, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 14:24:20 +0000

The legislation which will come up for a vote in Congress very soon all but ensures that the fossil fuel industry will maintain current oil and gas production levels without any change for the next decade.

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Southern Company: A History of a Prolific Power Technology Pioneer

July 31, 2022 admin alabama power, Business, carbon emissions, Coal, combined cycle, decarbonization, Energy, Environmental, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, gas power, Georgia Power, History, Hydro, mississippi power, natural gas, net-zero, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Research and Development, Solar, Southern Company, southern power, Technology, tom fanning, Vogtle, Water, Wind, workforce

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:18:32 +0000

Atlanta-based energy giant Southern Co. has rapidly evolved to keep in step with the evolution of power. As part of its corporate growth, the company has notably pioneered technologies that have reshaped

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Jigar Shah Talks About $504 Million Hydrogen Facility, Small Nuclear, & US Challenges

July 20, 2022 admin carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, Coal, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, grid storage, hydrogen, INTERVIEWS, investment, natural gas, nuclear energy, policy & politics, small modular reactors, Solar energy, uk, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 17:05:12 +0000

Shah’s perspective is that we don’t have the ability to go into Sim City and design whatever we want. We have to work with pre-existing facilities.

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“Higher Ambition” For Climate Action, Post-Manchin, Looks To Locals

July 20, 2022 admin air quality, carbon emissions, climate change, Fossil Fuels, Joe Manchin, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 23:15:16 +0000

Since Congressional zero emissions vision has stagnated, climate activists are prompting different constituent groups to address the climate crisis.

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Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Cut Climate Emissions More

July 19, 2022 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, climate change, investing, investment, plant based

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2022 16:30:48 +0000

Investing in the segment has one of the biggest impacts on decarbonization when assessed in terms of the market value of avoided CO2e emissions per dollar invested in mitigation efforts.

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Money, Money, Money: Climate Risks Aren’t Enough For Most Banks

July 15, 2022 admin banking, banks, carbon emissions, cleantech news, climate change, climate risks, investment, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 17:35:34 +0000

Big finance has a huge role in the climate crisis and can guide business leaders toward appropriate action to address the scale of the problem.

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Jigar Shah Has $40 Billion To Lend Green Energy Projects Via US DOE

July 14, 2022 admin carbon emissions, clean power, climate change, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, grid, grid storage, INTERVIEWS, investment, jigar shah, nuclear energy, pumped hydro storage, small modular reactors, Solar energy, us department of energy, usa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:43:21 +0000

Shah’s perspective is that investing 3-5 times more in transmission and expecting improvements in battery storage is a risky strategy. Shah is bullish on nuclear, especially putting new SMRs on retiring coal plants where transmission is already built.

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Republican Attorneys General Fight SEC Over Corporate Climate Disclosures

July 14, 2022 admin air quality, carbon emissions, climate change, climate risks, Fossil Fuels, green economy, investment, sec, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:05:20 +0000

“This proposed rule is the Biden administration’s attempt to take power from the states by circumventing the democratic process and legislating through SEC regulations,” John Murante, Nebraska’s treasurer and the foundation’s chairman, said in the filing.