Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2022 17:05:44 +0000
The global energy crisis has given renewable energy a historic boost, with the world on track to add as much renewable energy in the next five years as it did in the previous twenty. According to a new report from the IEA, the global energy crisis is causing a sharp acceleration in the installation of […]
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:45:21 +0000
The renewable energy industry enters the new year with supportive federal and state clean energy policies in place and growing demand across sectors.
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 15:00:36 +0000
The World Bank has just released a new research study on how developing countries can transition to electric mobility. The in-depth 228-page study explores cost-effective starting points for developing countries to meet electrification goals and to come in line with a net-zero carbon trajectory. Some of the starting points explored in the research are electric […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:35:01 +0000
An ambitious renewable energy goal years in the making was reached ahead of schedule, according to General Motors Wednesday. By reaching the goal, General Motors is expected to avoid the production of an estimated 1 million metric tons of carbon emissions that would have been produced between 2025 and 2030. GM has announced that it […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2022 03:10:09 +0000
The future is renewable (in more ways than one). Several states have gone out and made 100% renewable electricity or 100% renewable energy commitments, but most have not. Something surprising I just discovered via Environment America, though, is that 1 out of 3 Americans live in a state that has some form of 100% clean […]
Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 17:23:05 +0000
New Jersey’s 2019 Energy Master Plan (EMP) laid out the blueprint for how the state can achieve a 100% emissions-free economy by 2050. It envisions a future where a home powered by 100% clean electricity keeps its occupants cool in the summer and warm in the winter by using a cold-climate heat pump. One where the […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2022 17:10:12 +0000
Rhode Island is the latest state that has committed to 100% renewable electricity. Earlier this week, Governor Daniel McKee made it official by signing the bill into law that commits Rhode Island to get 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources no later than 2033. In fact, that commitment means Rhode Island has the […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 01:00:59 +0000
Part of a Series: Ask a Scientist Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists. By Elliott Negin Since its founding in 2017, the US Climate Alliance — a coalition of states committed to meeting the goals of the Paris climate accord — has grown to 24 states and one US territory. All told, they represent 56% of the US population, […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:40:14 +0000
As of the end of 2021, 31 states and the District of Columbia had renewable portfolio standards (RPS) or clean energy standards (CES). These polices require electricity suppliers to supply a set share of their electricity from designated renewable resources or carbon-free eligible technologies. Four states — Delaware, Oregon, North Carolina, and Illinois — updated their […]
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 05:06:38 +0000
In terms of health, I believe pedestrian life, and more abundant, affordable electric mass transit is best. Yet, due to lack of good transit, inconvenience, work, and a litany of other issues, too many of us depend on car travel