November 24, 2024

social and environmental justice

Liberty Energy Trust
Massachusetts Considers Approval of LNG Facility in Environmental Justice Community
Clean energy advocates are pushing Massachusetts regulators to reconsider their tentative approval of an LNG facility near an environmental justice community.
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Smart Energy: DERs, Electrification, Wholesale Pricing
Distributed energy resources, electrification and just wholesale compensation for both dominated two panels during the virtual North America Smart Energy Week.
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Solar Expansion Faces Escalating Resistance
The historic shift to clean energy sources such as solar is encountering significant resistance from some unexpected corners.
United Nations
UN Hosts Energy Dialogue During General Assembly
The United Nations convened a “high-level dialogue on energy,” the first gathering of leaders at the U.N. in more than 40 years devoted solely to energy issues.
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Virginia Electrification Project Cuts Emissions, Utility Bills for LMI Customers
A pilot project in Virginia found that electrification retrofits on low- and moderate-income homes cut energy consumption but not always costs and carbon emissions.
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Equity, Lowering GHGs Could Become Goals of Mass. Efficiency Plan
Mass. regulators have proposed a mechanism for tying quantifiable equity goals and GHG emission reductions to state energy efficiency program funding.
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Climate Activists Condemn $170M in Public Bonds for Gas Plant
Climate activists mobilized in front of the Massachusetts State House to protest fossil-fuel infrastructure development in environmental justice communities.
Southern California Edison
CARB Plan Aims to Broaden Access to ZEVs
A California Air Resources Board proposal would give car manufacturers a new way to earn ZEV credits under the state’s Advanced Clean Cars program.
Canaport LNG
DC Circuit Sends LNG Approvals Back to FERC
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals found fault with reviews by FERC on climate and environmental justice issues for planned LNG projects in Texas.
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Panel Ponders Obstacles, Solutions to Residential Energy Affordability
Despite programs and resources that address high residential energy costs in Connecticut, there remain obstacles to accessible solutions.

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