We have to fix unfairness: Ten takeaways from Cop28
From Teresa Anderson, Action Aid’s global lead on climate justice
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Temporary Pause on Pending Approvals of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports
"The U.S. is already the number one exporter of LNG worldwide – with U.S. LNG exports expected to double by the end of this decade."
Focus Friday: Carbon Renewal funding moonshot
The IPCC estimates that by 2050, an eye-watering 5–16 gigatonnes (Gt) of
Wealthy Nations Agree to 2035 Deadline for Ending Coal for the First Time
The agreement isn't binding, but at least there is an agreement, and
US’s power grid continues to lower emissions—everything else, not so much
The reduction in coal is currently the main reason.
The Federal Government is Electrifying All New Buildings — States and Cities Should Follow Suit
"The Clean Energy for Federal Buildings rule requires a 90% reduction in direct fossil fuel consumption"
New rule compels US coal-fired power plants to capture emissions – or shut down
Regulated parties unhappy about new regulations to "stave off 1.38bn metric tons of carbon pollution through 2047".
New Rule Ups Big Oil’s Financial Responsibility for Offshore Clean-up
The more companies are on the hook for clean-up costs, the more incentivized they are to limit the mess.
EU lawmakers agree to exit energy treaty over climate fears
The 1994 treaty has at times penalized investors for not investing in fossil fuels.
New Gas Peaker Plants Can Produce More Emissions than Older, Less Efficient Units: Study
The new plants, being more efficient, can be run profitably more hours of the year than the existing plants, increasing overall emissions.
Michigan Put Its Foot Down on Uneconomic Coal Operations
Losing money to cost everyone else more money.
Fossil Fuels Are in Everything from Plastics to Makeup, but Cleaner Alternatives Are Emerging
"around 70,000 everyday products are made with petrochemicals produced from fossil fuels"
Five Myths and Half-Truths About California Cap and Trade
California's cap and trade system sets an annual cap on emissions and allows trading of allowances to reduce carbon emissions.
Visualized: The Four Benefits of Small Modular Reactors
An SMR is a compact nuclear reactor that is typically less than 300 megawatts electric (MWe) in capacity and manufactured in modular units.
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