October 8, 2024

Fossil Fuels

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National Grid Wins Approval for $15.6M Geothermal Demo
Regulators said National Grid’s geothermal demo project could help the state understand the role of gas distribution companies in achieving its climate goals.
Oregon DEQ
Oregon Adopts GHG Cap-and-invest Program
Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission voted 3-1 to approve rules setting declining caps on GHGs from fuel suppliers, cutting their emissions 90% by 2050.
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Cooper Vetoes NC Bill Prohibiting Bans on Natural Gas Hookups
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill that would have prohibited cities and counties from banning natural gas hookups in residential construction.
EIA
Glick Asserts FERC Authority to Mitigate GHG Emissions
Concerns over FERC’s legal authority to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions came up throughout the commission’s technical conference on GHG mitigation.
Central Hudson
New Central Hudson Rate Plan Promotes NY Climate Goals
New York regulators on Thursday approved a three-year rate plan for Central Hudson Gas and Electric, effective July 1, 2021.
Washington Department of Ecology
Rulemaking Underway for Washington Climate Laws
Washington officials have begun the nuts-and-bolts rulemaking on three major climate change bills the state’s legislature passed in April.
Thomas Built Buses
New Jersey Legislators Back $45 Million EV Bus Bill
New Jersey lawmakers backed spending $45 million on electric school buses, recommending a ban on fossil fuel projects and enshrining the state’s energy plan into law.
UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021
Here’s What Key Glasgow Sectoral Initiatives Mean for 1.5 C
A Climate Action Tracker report says the 2030 NDCs and binding long-term and net-zero targets out of COP26 will only keep temperature rise to 2.1 C.
UN Climate Change Conference UK
COP26 Ends: 1.5 C Still Alive, but ‘Pulse is Weak’
Delegates registered their disappointment with the shortcomings of the final COP26 agreement in Glasgow but agreed to support it as a balanced compromise.
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Hawaiian Electric Accelerates Carbon Reduction Efforts
HECO has pledged to speed up its carbon reduction efforts as state officials revive the idea of converting its last coal-fired plant to biomass.

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