October 6, 2024

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PJM Operating Committee Briefs: Jan. 13, 2022
PJM updated stakeholders at the OC meeting regarding ongoing discussions with the Illinois EPA over the impacts of the state’s sweeping energy legislation.
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Report: NY Road Transport Emissions Up 12% Since 1990
New York’s first greenhouse gas emissions report compliant with the state’s 2019 climate law showed statewide emissions have dropped 6% from 1990 levels.
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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Monitor: PJM Energy Prices Rose in Q3, Still Competitive
PJM’s energy prices continued to rise into the third quarter of 2021, the Independent Market Monitor reported, but they also remained competitive.
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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.
Drax Group
Maine Can Help Decarbonize Industrial Pellet Shipping, Consultant Says
Consultant William Strauss says Maine’s ports have a “huge shipping distance advantage” in the global industrial wood pellet fuel market.
UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021
Kerry on COP26 Week 2: ‘This Moment is Promising’
When COP26 ends this week, countries will have "the capacity to get where we need to go that we’ve never had before," John Kerry said.
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Net-zero Pledges Top Issue to Watch at COP26, Researcher Says
A big factor at COP26 will be the extent to which countries are willing to make further commitments toward achieving net-zero emissions this century.
Duke Energy
New Era for Grid Planning in North Carolina?
As H951 sits on Gov. Cooper's desk, the NCUC continued its examination of Duke Energy's IRP with a session on the increasing complexity of grid planning.

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