Tag: Climate Change

December 8, 2020

Panfil acknowledges that the report’s conclusion is “novel,” but also says “the novelty is one that doesn’t depart from core legal obligations and longstanding understandings of our legal system.” “To the extent there are obligations and requirements that entities avoid […]

November 4, 2020

The votes are still being tallied to determine whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden will become the next president of the United States. But despite still-undecided outcomes in states including Maine, Georgia and North Carolina as of Wednesday morning, it […]

December 20, 2019

PG&E’s service territory is uniquely exposed to climate impacts because of its geography and vegetation, Michael Colvin, director of California energy at the Environmental Defense Fund, told Utility Dive. But “there are definitely things that the utility could have done […]

July 19, 2019

New York on July 18 enacted the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), law that requires the state to produce 100% of its power from renewables and nuclear by 2040. The legislation includes agreements to build two offshore wind […]

June 19, 2019

The United States wastes $218 billion per year growing, processing, transporting and disposing food that never gets eaten, according to ReFED. That represents almost 2 percent of our nation’s gross domestic product, yet one in six Americans is food insecure. […]

January 30, 2019

A recent Fast Company article has taken an in-depth look at some emerging startups and how climate change is spurring product innovation to eliminate plastic. The report details how a new wave of startups have popped up to reduce the […]

November 5, 2018

Today’s utilities face a number of growing and complex challenges, from new and changing environmental regulations to evolving technologies, aging infrastructure and rising customer expectations. In addition to these technology and human challenges, utilities are being forced to confront the […]

November 1, 2018

China in mid-September increased its renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 35% of electricity consumption by 2030. The country has already heavily invested in wind and solar, and it anticipates more gains will come from some provinces. In a revision of […]

April 13, 2018

New Jersey’s Assembly and Senate in separate actions on April 12 passed bills to ensure continued operation of PSEG’s Salem and Hope Creek nuclear power plants. Lawmakers also passed bills to modify the state’s renewable portfolio standards and for support […]

February 20, 2018

Utilities and climate change science have a tenuous relationship at best. A conservative industry, utilities and their overarching regulatory framework historically shied away from addressing climate change impacts to the U.S. power system, even as evidence mounted and severe weather […]

November 20, 2017

The New School is working to reduce its waste impact, but it’s also working address climate change by investing a portion of its endowment to fossil fuels and renewable energy. New York City has a goal of sending zero waste […]

June 28, 2017

Right now and for the next few months, there is a huge opportunity for California to create the basis for a future transportation system that works for everybody. S.B. 1, which was recently passed by the legislature, will raise gas […]