America is trailing in the clean energy race
4 years, 8 months ago

America is trailing in the clean energy race

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The United States is falling behind other countries in the race to transition to a clean energy future, according to a report released Wednesday by the World Economic Forum. “The weakening of fuel economy standards in the United States raise concerns over the level of political commitment to the energy transition,” the report said. While coal continued to lose market share, natural gas and wind power generation hit record highs in the United States last year, the EIA said. In another milestone, the United States generated more power from renewable energy than coal every day in April, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, which said it was any month.

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US gas-fired power boom reveals key emissions payoff in 2024: Maguire
1 week ago

US gas-fired power boom reveals key emissions payoff in 2024: Maguire

Live Mint  

By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, Jan 8 - For the first time, over 1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide was discharged from U.S. gas-fired power stations in a single year during 2024, marking a new pollution threshold for the world's largest gas producer and consumer. And as U.S. coal plants discharge 77% more CO2 per unit of electricity than …

U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022
1 year, 9 months ago

U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Electricity generated from renewables surpassed …

US emissions rose in 2022. Here’s why that’s not as bad as it sounds
2 years ago

US emissions rose in 2022. Here’s why that’s not as bad as it sounds

Salon  

A new report from the Rhodium Group, a research firm that models greenhouse gas emissions, brings good news and bad news. First, the bad: U.S. emissions increased by just over 1 percent last year, making 2022 the second consecutive year of carbon emissions growth since the American economy began recovering from the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The drop …

Despite everything, U.S. emissions dipped in 2019
5 years ago

Despite everything, U.S. emissions dipped in 2019

Salon  

Just a week into the new year, and the first estimate of how much planet-cooking pollution the United States belched into the atmosphere last year is already in. Perhaps surprisingly, total emissions fell 2 percent compared with the year before, according to the Rhodium Group, a research firm that frequently crunches climate numbers. “It’s a good-news bad-news story,” said Trevor …

US greenhouse gas emissions fell in 2019 due to less coal consumption, data shows
5 years ago

US greenhouse gas emissions fell in 2019 due to less coal consumption, data shows

CNN  

CNN — At last, there’s a small bit of good news concerning the state of the planet. After rising sharply in 2018, US greenhouse gas emissions reversed course and dropped an estimated 2.1% in 2019, according to an analysis of preliminary figures published Tuesday by the Rhodium Group, a private data analytics firm. That’s roughly equal to the annual greenhouse …

The world will get half its power from wind, solar by 2050
5 years, 6 months ago

The world will get half its power from wind, solar by 2050

Live Mint  

Nearly half the world’s electricity will come from renewable energy by 2050 as costs of wind, solar and battery storage continue to plummet. Wind, solar and batteries are poised to enable the power sector to meet its share of emission cuts required under the Paris climate agreement, at least until 2030, according to BNEF. By 2050, solar and wind will …

America’s renewable energy capacity is now greater than coal
5 years, 7 months ago

America’s renewable energy capacity is now greater than coal

CNN  

New York CNN Business — America’s coal industry has already been left in the dust by natural gas. We’re going to eventually see renewables surpass coal across the country.” Matthew Hoza of BTU Analytics “Coal has no technology path,” said Jeff McDermott, managing partner at Greentech Capital Advisors, a boutique investment bank focused on clean energy. Also in April, the …

America’s renewable energy set to surpass coal for the first month ever
5 years, 8 months ago

America’s renewable energy set to surpass coal for the first month ever

CNN  

New York CNN Business — America’s clean energy revolution is on the verge of a tipping point. The renewable energy sector is projected to generate more electricity than coal during the month of April, according to a recent report published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. “The transition that’s going on in the electric sector in the …

More bad news for coal: Wind and solar are getting cheaper
5 years, 9 months ago

More bad news for coal: Wind and solar are getting cheaper

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The simple laws of economics threaten to doom America’s remaining coal power plants. Wind and solar costs have plunged so rapidly that 74% of the US coal fleet could be phased out for renewable energy – and still save customers money, according to a report released on Monday by Energy Innovation, a nonpartisan think tank. …

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