greenhouse gas (GHG)
NY Energy Research and Development Authority recently opened applications for its second net-zero affordable and multifamily housing retrofit pilot program.
Medford, Massachusetts, converted 4,500 streetlights to LED bulbs, which are using 60% less electricity than conventional technologies.
A California lawmaker has proposed a bill that calls for carbon neutrality in the state’s cement and concrete industry by 2045.
The second day of President Biden’s virtual Leaders Summit on Climate highlighted the technological innovations other, smaller countries have achieved.
Washington is on its way to becoming the second state to have a comprehensive cap-and-trade program after a Senate vote approving the bill.
President Biden recommitted the U.S. to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris Agreement, upping its target to 50% from 2005 levels by 2030.
Despite progress in reducing GHGs, Southeastern utilities aren't poised to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy said.
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FERC approved a policy statement on how it would review carbon pricing proposals in organized wholesale electricity markets.
Environmental advocates say North Carolina's upcoming decision on joining the RGGI could be critical to its efforts to cut carbon emissions 70% by 2030.
A draft study on carbon pricing in Hawaii suggests a carbon tax program would lower GHG emissions and could give households a dividend.
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